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How-Tos

Gluten Free Japanese Noodles

Gluten Free Japanese Noodles

Selection of Japanese tableware including plates and bowls on a table.

The Ultimate Guide to Japanese Tableware

Kitchen equipped for cooking Japanese food.

How to Build a Kitchen for Cooking Japanese Food – A Beginner’s Guide

Orange chiffon cake served on a cake stand.

How to Make the Perfect Chiffon Cake

lady holding a mug sitting on chair

5 Must-Have Japanese Kitchen Tools

Sake and Mirin | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

Japanese Pantry Essentials: Sake vs Mirin

Decorative Kamaboko Cutting - Ichimatsu 4

How to Make Kamaboko Checkered Pattern (Ichimatsu 市松)

Decorative Kamaboko Cutting - Tazuna 6

How to Make Kamaboko Reins (Tazuna 手綱)

Decorative Kamaboko Cutting - Rose 7

How to Make Kamaboko Rose (Kohaku Bara 紅白薔薇)

Decorative Kamaboko Cutting - Peacock 5

How to Make Kamaboko Peacock (Kujaku 孔雀)

Decorative Kamaboko Cutting - Musubi 7

How to Make Kamaboko Knot (Musubi 結び)

Decorative Kamaboko Cutting - Matsuba 4

How to Make Kamaboko Pine Needle (Matsuba 松葉)

Decorative Kamaboko Cutting - Matsu 6

How to Make Kamaboko Pine Tree (Matsu 松)

Various kinds of seaweed presented on the table, including nori, wakame, hijiki, and kombu.

Discover Seaweed: The Essential Ingredient of the Japanese Diet

A guide on how season a carbon steel wok with these simple instructions with step-by-step pictures. and videos.

How to Season a Wok 中華鍋の空焼きの方法

Glass airtight containers with steamed rice in them.

How to Store Cooked Rice

5 from 5 votes
6 Must-Have Condiments to Make Your Favorite Japanese Food

Ingredient Substitutions for Japanese Cooking

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Japanese & Asian Ingredient Stores Online

Japanese Supermarket

Japanese Grocery Stores around the World

How to Devein Shrimp

How to Devein Shrimp and Prawns (Video)

4.80 from 10 votes
Various bento boxes for children.

Your Guide to Bento Box Lunch お弁当の作り方

Shio Koji Karaage in the bento box.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bento Making

Hosogiri | Japanese Cutting Technique | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Hosogiri

Wagiri | Japanese Cutting Technique | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Wagiri

Sainomegiri | Japanese Cutting Technique | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Sainomegiri

Nanamegiri | Japanese Cutting Technique | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Nanamegiri

Sengiri | Japanese Cutting Technique | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Sengiri

Mince Onion

How To Mince (Mijingiri)

Tanzakugiri | Japanese Cutting Technique | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Tanzakugiri

Sasagaki | Japanese Cutting Technique | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Sasagaki

Cutting cucumber in rangiri Japanese cutting technique.

Rangiri: Random Cut Cutting Technique

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Mentori

How To Cut Mentori

Kushigatagiri | Japanese Cutting Technique | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Kushigatagiri

Koguchigiri | Japanese Cutting Technique | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Koguchigiri

a piece of chicken fillet by knife

How To Cut Kannon-Biraki

Ichogiri | Japanese Cutting Technique | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Ichogiri

Hyoshigigiri | Japanese Cutting Technique | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Hyoshigigiri

Hangetsugiri | Japanese Cutting Technique | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Hangetsugiri

Carrot coins carved into Japanese ume plum shapes.

How to Cut Carrots into Flower Shapes (Nejiri Ume)

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Shiitake Hanagiri | Japanese Cutting Techniques (Hanagiri) | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Cut Shiitake Hanagiri (しいたけ花切り)

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Chiffonade

How to Chiffonade

Pickled Lotus Root 5

How To Make Hana Renkon 花れんこん

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Tazuna Konnyaku

How To Make Tazuna Konnyaku 手綱こんにゃく

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Containers filled with freezer-friendly bento dishes.

How To Freeze Food For Bento

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How To Wrap Wonton | Easy Japanese Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How to Wrap Wontons

5 from 9 votes
How To Prepare Shrimp for Shrimp Tempura | Easy Japanes Recipes at JustOneCookbook.com

How To Prepare Shrimp For Shrimp Tempura & Ebi Fry

5 from 21 votes
Clams being cleaned over a wire rack.

How To Clean Clams — The Best Way to Purge Sand

4.74 from 50 votes
Occasionally skim the scum and foam in the shabu shabu hot pot.

How To Skim Off the Scum and Fat from Soups and Stocks (灰汁取り)

5 from 4 votes
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