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Home » Recipes » Side Dishes

Side Dish Recipes

Explore our easy Japanese side dish recipes that are full of flavor and simple to make. Try classics like goma-ae (sesame spinach), kinpira gobo (braised burdock), or tamagoyaki (Japanese omelet) to complete your meal.

Serve up small bites like pickled vegetables, edamame, or miso-glazed eggplant. These tasty sides pair perfectly with rice, noodles, or any main dish—and they’re great for lunch, dinner, or bento boxes.

Popular Side Dishes

A donabe pot containing Japanese Corn Rice (Butter Shoyu Flavor) topped with melted butter.

Japanese Corn Rice (Video) バター醤油とうもろこしご飯

4.72 from 95 votes
A rectangular plate containing Miso Glazed Eggplant garnished with yuzu kosho paste on a green maple leaf on the side.

Miso Glazed Eggplant 茄子の味噌焼き

4.70 from 118 votes
A bizenware containing kinpira gobo, a classic Japanese side dish.

Kinpira Gobo (Braised Burdock Root) (Video) きんぴらごぼう

4.72 from 109 votes
A white ceramic plate containing ramen eggs.

Ramen Eggs (Ajitsuke Tamago) (Video) 味付け玉子

4.75 from 543 votes
A Hario donabe (Japanese clay pot) containing Japanese Mushroom Rice topped with butter, chives, and sea salt flakes.

Japanese Mushroom Rice きのこご飯

4.70 from 66 votes
An oval plate containing Japanese sweet rolled omelet.

Japanese Sweet Rolled Omelet (Tamagoyaki) – Midnight Diner Season 2 厚焼き玉子

4.53 from 105 votes
A ceramic dish containing Hijiki Seaweed Salad.

Hijiki Seaweed Salad (Video)ひじきの煮物

4.87 from 43 votes
A rectangular plate containing Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Balls).

Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Ball) (Video) 焼きおにぎり

4.67 from 81 votes

Latest in Side Dishes

An indigo round plate containing chopped cabbage dish called Yamitsuki Cabbage served with a pair of chopsticks and small dishes and sake cups and the table.

Yamitsuki Cabbage やみつきキャベツ

4.86 from 124 votes
A round red bowl containing Simmered Shiitake Mushrooms (Fukumeni) garnished with green leaves.

Simmered Shiitake Mushrooms (Fukumeni) 椎茸の含め煮

5 from 2 votes
Blue and white bowls containing ramen with soup topped with seared sliced chicken chashu, soft boiled egg, and blanched bok choy, and garnished with pickled ginger.

Chicken Chashu 鶏チャーシュー

5 from 3 votes
Sushi oke (Hangiri) containing sushi rice made with cooked Japanese short-grain rice, rice vinegar, sugar, and salt.

How to Make Sushi Rice (Video) 酢飯

4.57 from 498 votes
A ceramic donabe pot containing Japanese chestnut rice (kuri gohan); peeled chestnuts beautifully laying over steamed rice in a single layer.

Chestnut Rice (Kuri Gohan) 栗ご飯

4.77 from 13 votes
A white plate containing okra with ginger soy sauce.

Okra with Ginger Soy Sauce オクラの生姜醤油和え

4.82 from 16 votes
An oval fluted plate containing Stir-Fried Bitter Melon and Eggplant topped with julienned ginger.

Stir-Fried Bitter Melon and Eggplant with Miso

5 from 1 vote
A white plate containing Bean Sprout Salad, seasoned with sesame oil and mixed with (ground) sesame seeds and green onions.

Bean Sprout Salad もやしのナムル

4.77 from 52 votes
A plate containing Onsen Tamago (Japanese hot spring egg) made with a microwave.

2-Minute Microwave Onsen Tamago

5 from 7 votes
A round ceramic plate containing napa cabbage stir-fry with shiitake mushrooms and bacon seasoned lightly with soy sauce.

Napa Cabbage Stir-Fry 白菜の炒め物

4.70 from 30 votes
A blue and white bowl containing Simmered Ganmodoki topped with yuzu zest and served with dashi soy broth and komatsuna greens.

Simmered Ganmodoki がんもどきの含め煮

5 from 2 votes
A white bowl containing Onsen Tamago (Japanese Hot Spring Egg) drizzled with dashi-based broth and garnished with sliced green onion.

Onsen Tamago (Video) 温泉卵

4.77 from 174 votes
Japanese plates containing Ganmodoki (Japanese fried tofu patties).

Ganmodoki (Japanese Fried Tofu Patties) がんもどき

4.84 from 6 votes
A rice bowl containing Hijiki Rice (Takikomi Gohan) served with pickles on the side.

Hijiki Rice (Takikomi Gohan) ひじき炊き込みご飯

4.68 from 25 votes
A glass picking jar containing my favorite and go-to Japanese pickles made with colorful vegetables seasoned with salt, kombu, and sugar.

Asazuke (Japanese Lightly Pickled Vegetables) 浅漬け

4.91 from 11 votes
A rectangular plate containing Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Balls).

Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Ball) (Video) 焼きおにぎり

4.67 from 81 votes
Perfectly cooked Japanese short-grain rice being served in the Japanese rice bowl.

How to Cook Japanese Rice in a Pot on the Stove (Video)

4.62 from 170 votes
An oval Japanese plate containing Japanese rolled omelette, Tamagoyaki, placed over a bamboo leaf.

3-Ingredient Simple Tamagoyaki (Video) 玉子焼き

5 from 8 votes
A white and blue enamel bowl containing Crispy Baked Potato Wedges with ketchu in a mini container.

Crispy Baked Potato Wedges

5 from 4 votes
A black bowl containing Namasu (Japanese Daikon and Carrot Salad).

Namasu (Daikon and Carrot Salad) 紅白なます

4.79 from 51 votes
A green plate containing Datemaki, Japanese sweet rolled omelette, enjoyed during the New Years.

Datemaki (Japanese Sweet Rolled Omelette) (Video) 伊達巻

4.68 from 25 votes
A white and red Japanese bowl containing Kuromame, sweet black soybeans, topped with gold leaf for the Japanese new year's celebration.

Kuromame (Sweet Black Soybeans) 黒豆

4.84 from 18 votes
Fresh homemade mochi made with a stand mixer.

How to Make Mochi with a Stand Mixer (Homemade Mochi) お餅の作り方

4.45 from 275 votes
A blue plate containing menma, seasoned bamboo shoots for ramen.

Quick Menma Recipe (Seasoned Bamboo Shoots)

5 from 7 votes
Japanese spinach salad dressed in sesame sauce served in a bowl

Japanese Spinach Salad with Sesame Dressing (Gomaae) (Video) 胡麻和え

4.67 from 249 votes
A rice cooker containing freshly cooked brown rice.

How to Cook Short-Grain Brown Rice in a Rice Cooker 玄米

4.50 from 8 votes
A fluted bowl containing Pickled Watermelon Rind.

Pickled Watermelon Rind (Video) スイカの漬物

4.74 from 46 votes
A glassware containing Japanese cold tofu topped with green onion and grated ginger and drizzled with soy sauce.

Japanese Cold Tofu (Hiyayakko) 冷奴

4.81 from 47 votes
A white plate containing zucchini corn stir fry seasoned with miso butter.

Zucchini Corn Stir Fry

4.60 from 22 votes
A white bowl containing Easy Chrysanthemum Salad.

Chrysanthemum Greens Salad 春菊のナムル

4.80 from 10 votes
A white ceramic plate containing Napa Cabbage Pickles (Tsukemono).

Pickled Napa Cabbage 白菜の浅漬け

4.95 from 17 votes
Black and white round ceramic plates containing roasted kabocha slices.

Japanese Roasted Kabocha Squash

4.60 from 20 votes
A Hario donabe (Japanese clay pot) containing Japanese Mushroom Rice topped with butter, chives, and sea salt flakes.

Japanese Mushroom Rice きのこご飯

4.70 from 66 votes
Weck jars containing fresh kimchi.

Quick Korean Fresh Kimchi 即席キムチ

4.95 from 20 votes
Green bean gomaae in a Japanese ceramic mortar.

21 Popular Japanese Vegetable Dishes

A rectangular plate containing three flavors of mochi (sweet red bean, sweet soybean flour, and soy sauce and nori seaweed).

How to Enjoy Mochi (Japanese Rice Cake)

4.73 from 22 votes
Japanese New Year dish Kuri Kinton is served in the lacquer bowl.

Kuri Kinton (Candied Chestnuts and Sweet Potatoes) 栗きんとん

4.84 from 18 votes
White flower-shaped ceramic containing candied sardines (tazukuri)

Tazukuri (Candied Anchovies) (Video) 田作り

4.83 from 17 votes
Assortment of mushrooms are wrapped and cooked in foil with miso and butter.

Miso Butter Mushrooms in Foil きのこのホイル焼き

4.65 from 48 votes
A classic Japanese style meal consists of multiple dishes on a wooden tray.

Senmaizuke (Japanese Pickled Turnip) 千枚漬け

4.67 from 12 votes
A baking sheet pan containing Roasted Miso Garlic Cauliflower.

Roasted Miso Garlic Cauliflower

4.57 from 51 votes
A rice bowl containing Sweet Potato Rice (Satsumaimo Gohan) sprinkled with gomashio (salt & black sesame seeds).

Japanese Sweet Potato Rice さつまいもご飯

4.89 from 9 votes
A white plate containing Spicy Japanese Pickled Cucumbers sprinkled with white sesame seeds.

Spicy Japanese Pickled Cucumbers ピリ辛きゅうりの浅漬け

4.75 from 36 votes
A white ceramic plate containing ramen eggs.

Ramen Eggs (Ajitsuke Tamago) (Video) 味付け玉子

4.75 from 543 votes
A ceramic rice container filled with Okowa (Japanese Mixed Glutinous Rice).

Japanese Sticky Rice with Chicken and Vegetables (Okowa) 五目おこわ

4.52 from 33 votes
A rice bowl containing Myoga Yukari Mazegohan.

Myoga Yukari Rice (Mazegohan) ミョウガとゆかりの混ぜご飯

5 from 4 votes
A plate containing thinly shredded egg crepe/omelette called Kinshi Tamago.

How to Make Kinshi Tamago (Shredded Egg Crepe) 錦糸卵

4.79 from 14 votes
A donabe pot containing Japanese Corn Rice (Butter Shoyu Flavor) topped with melted butter.

Japanese Corn Rice (Video) バター醤油とうもろこしご飯

4.72 from 95 votes
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