Side Dish

Browse our collection of popular Japanese side dishes, including Pickled Cucumbers, Agedashi Tofu, Spinach Gomaae, and Japanese Rolled Omelette (tamagoyaki). These side dish recipes will round up your Japanese meals! They also go well with many of your favorite Asian food with a side of rice.

A bizenware containing kinpira gobo, a classic Japanese side dish.
A rice bowl containing Ume and Shiso Rice served with mackerel and miso soup.

Ume Shiso Rice (Mazegohan) 梅しそ混ぜご飯

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With umeboshi, fragrant shiso leaves, and sesame seeds mixed into steamed rice, this beautiful...
A white Japanese ceramic bowl containing Simmered Fried Tofu and Greens.

Simmered Fried Tofu and Greens 油揚げと青菜の煮浸し

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Simmered Fried Tofu and Greens is great for meal prep since it develops more...
4 Mason jars, each filled with a different soy sauce pickles.

4 Easy Soy Sauce Pickles 4種類の簡単醤油漬け

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Crunchy and refreshing, these quick Japanese Soy Sauce Pickles (Shoyuzuke) are easy to make...
Plum rice balls on a light green plate served with nori seaweed.

Plum Rice Ball – Midnight Diner Season 2 小梅のおにぎり

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Made with Japanese rice, chopped pickled plums, and sesame seeds, Plum Rice Balls or...
A black plate containing pickled daikon with shio koji.

Pickled Daikon with Shio Koji 大根の塩麹漬け

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Known as tsukemono, this sweet and savory Pickled Daikon with Shio Koji is a...
A beautiful Japanese bowl containing simmered Japanese turnips sitting on the thick minced chicken sauce.

Japanese Turnips with Soboro Ankake Sauce かぶのそぼろあんかけ

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Simmered in dashi broth, tender Japanese Turnips with Soboro Ankake Sauce is a winter...
Daikon and carrot pickled in sweet vinegar, served in Japanese ceramic bowls.

Tsukemono – Amazuzuke (Sweet Vinegar Pickling) 甘酢漬け

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Pickled in sweet vinegar, Amazuzuke cleanses the palate and enhances the flavors of your...
Spinach ohitashi in white ceramic plates.

Spinach Ohitashi (Japanese Spinach Salad) ほうれん草のお浸し

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Steeped in a dashi-based broth, Japanese Spinach Salad uses the classic yet simple ohitashi method to...
All-Purpose Miso Meat Sauce (Niku Miso) over steamed rice.

All-Purpose Miso Meat Sauce (Niku Miso) 肉味噌

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My easy Miso Meat Sauce (Niku Miso) is a savory-sweet side dish for your...
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