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Home » Recipes » Sauces & Condiments

Sauces & Condiments

Discover how to make homemade Japanese sauces and condiments to elevate your cooking with authentic flavors.

From the savory richness of teriyaki, the citrusy brightness of ponzu, to versatile miso-based sauces, these essential recipes will help you recreate traditional Japanese dishes at home.

Whether you’re seasoning grilled meats, enhancing sushi, or adding depth to noodle soups, mastering these flavorful sauces will take your meals to the next level.

A mason jar of homemade Japanese mayonnaise next to a bottle of Kewpie mayonnaise.

How to Make Japanese Mayonnaise (Kewpie Mayo) マヨネーズ

4.90 from 614 votes
A glass mason jar containing homemade teriyaki sauce.

Teriyaki Sauce 照り焼きのたれ

4.74 from 332 votes
A bottle of Bulldog vegetable & fruit sauce (Tonkatsu sauce) and a mason glass jar of homemade tonkatsu sauce.

Homemade Tonkatsu Sauce とんかつソース

4.71 from 778 votes
A mason jar containing Homemade Shiso Pesto.

Homemade Shiso Pesto 大葉ジェノベーゼ

4.70 from 30 votes
Glass bowls containing two types of Goma Dare (Japanese Sesame Sauce).

How to Make Sesame Sauce (Goma Dare) 胡麻だれ

4.75 from 94 votes
A Weck glass jar containing Crunchy Garlic Chili Oil (Taberu Rayu).

Crunchy Garlic Chili Oil (Taberu Rayu)

4.65 from 28 votes
A glass container with fresh shiso leaves marinated in garlic soy sauce.

Shiso Garlic Soy Sauce 大葉にんにく醤油

4.82 from 11 votes
Two glass bottles containing smoked soy sauce.

Smoked Soy Sauce Recipe

5 from 5 votes
A Weck jar containing golden fried garlic chips.

How to Make Garlic Chips

4.86 from 7 votes
A white bowl containing spicy mayo.

Homemade Spicy Mayo Recipe

4.69 from 70 votes
A food processor containing freshly ground Nerigoma (Japanese white sesame paste).

How to Make Sesame Paste (Neri Goma)

4.64 from 11 votes
A mason jar containing Japanese Chili Oil (La-yu).

Homemade La-yu (Rayu Japanese Chili Oil)

4.83 from 68 votes
A rice bowl containing steamed rice sprinkled with furikake rice seasoning.

Furikake (Japanese Rice Seasoning) ふりかけ

4.39 from 226 votes
A mason jar containing Homemade Shiro Dashi (Versatile Dashi Base).

Homemade Shiro Dashi (Versatile Dashi Base) 白だし

4.88 from 8 votes
A mason jar containing Homemade Mentsuyu (Tsuyu) / Japanese Soup Base for Noodles.

Homemade Mentsuyu (Noodle Soup Base) めんつゆ

4.68 from 129 votes
A mason jar containing Yuzu Ponzu (Yuzupon) - Japanese citrus dipping sauce.

Yuzu Ponzu ゆずポン

4.67 from 9 votes
A enamel tray containing homemade Japanese curry roux blocks.

How to Make Japanese Curry Roux (Video) カレールーの作り方

4.68 from 781 votes
A Weck jar containing homemade fukujinzuke (Japanese pickles for curry).

Homemade Fukujinzuke (Japanese Pickles for Curry) 福神漬け

4.48 from 17 votes
A rice bowl containing steamed rice topped with Yukari Shiso Rice Seasoning.

Yukari (Shiso Rice Seasoning) ゆかり

4.88 from 8 votes
Mason jars containing beni shoga (Japanese red pickled ginger).

Beni Shoga (Red Pickled Ginger) 紅生姜

4.82 from 16 votes
A weck jar containing ume miso.

Ume Miso 梅味噌

4.91 from 11 votes
Pickled Sushi Ginger is presented in a glass jar.

Pickled Sushi Ginger (Gari) (Video) 新生姜の甘酢漬け

4.76 from 194 votes
Cranberry sauce served in a white ceramic bowl.

Easy Orange Ginger Cranberry Sauce

4.67 from 27 votes
A weck jar containing homemade salmon flakes.

Salmon Flakes 鮭フレーク

4.79 from 52 votes
Ume plum compote in a mason jar.

Ume Plum Compote 梅の甘露煮

5 from 4 votes
A white bowl containing Tempura Dipping Sauce (Tentsuyu) served with grated daikon.

Tempura Dipping Sauce (Tentsuyu) 天つゆ

4.69 from 110 votes
Negi Miso (Leek & Miso Sauce) in a weck jar.

Negi Miso (Leek & Miso Sauce) ねぎ味噌

4.64 from 11 votes
Plum jam in a white small bowl. Plum jam in a jar and plum wine in the back.

Plum Jam 梅ジャム

5 from 5 votes
Unagi sauce in a glass bottle.

Homemade Eel Sauce (Unagi Sauce) ウナギのたれ

4.68 from 170 votes
Homemade miso is in the making; soybeans, salt, and koji mixture in a glass jar.

How To Make Miso 手作り味噌の作り方

4.70 from 50 votes
Demi Glace デミグラスソース | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Demi Glace デミグラスソース

4.79 from 41 votes
A glass jar containing homemade all purpose miso sauce.

All Purpose Miso Sauce 味噌だれ

4.73 from 107 votes
A Japanese ceramic containing Homemade Ponzu Sauce. It's on a tray along with all the ingredients used for the sauce.

Homemade Ponzu Sauce (Video) ポン酢

4.68 from 169 votes
Two bowls containing fine and chunky sweet red bean paste (anko).

Pressure Cooker Anko (Red Bean Paste) 粒あん・こしあん (圧力鍋)

4.67 from 81 votes
Yuzu marmalade in mason jars.

Yuzu Marmalade 柚子のマーマレード

4.60 from 25 votes
A mason jar and a fluted plate containing Homemade yakiniku sauce (Japanese BBQ sauce) .

Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) Sauce 焼肉のタレ

4.68 from 81 votes
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Tartar Sauce タルタルソース

4.70 from 13 votes
A glass jar containing homemade Okonomiyaki Sauce (Okonomi Sauce).

Homemade Okonomiyaki Sauce お好み焼きソース

4.63 from 129 votes
A mason jar containing homemade yakisoba sauce (copycat version of Otafuku Yakisoba Sauce).

Homemade Yakisoba Sauce 焼きそばソース

4.67 from 170 votes
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Homemade Takoyaki Sauce たこ焼きソース

4.59 from 46 votes
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How To Make Shio Koji (Video) 塩麹の作り方

4.70 from 23 votes
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How To Make Clarified Butter

5 from 1 vote
Food processor containing homemade black sesame paste.

How to Make Black Sesame Paste (Kuro Neri Goma)

4.61 from 76 votes

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