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Japanese Preserved Food Recipes

Discover the art of Japanese preserved food recipes, from salty to sweet. Learn how to make and use staples like umeboshi (pickled plums), asazuke (lightly pickled vegetables), takuan (dried daikon radish), and shio kombu.

These pantry-friendly ingredients add deep flavor, long shelf life, and authentic taste to everyday Japanese meals.

A bamboo strainer containing umeboshi (Japanese pickled plums). A bamboo strainer containing umeboshi (Japanese pickled plums).
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How to Make Umeboshi 梅干の作り方

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  • A fluted bowl containing Pickled Watermelon Rind.
    Pickled Watermelon Rind (Video) スイカの漬物
    50
    20 minutes
  • A white ceramic plate containing Napa Cabbage Pickles (Tsukemono).
    Pickled Napa Cabbage 白菜の浅漬け
    17
    10 minutes
  • Weck jars containing fresh kimchi.
    Quick Korean Fresh Kimchi 即席キムチ
    21
    30 minutes
  • A classic Japanese style meal consists of multiple dishes on a wooden tray.
    Senmaizuke (Japanese Pickled Turnip) 千枚漬け
    12
    15 minutes
  • 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
    36
    15 minutes
  • A Weck jar containing homemade fukujinzuke (Japanese pickles for curry).
    Homemade Fukujinzuke (Japanese Pickles for Curry) 福神漬け
    17
    20 minutes
  • Mason jars containing beni shoga (Japanese red pickled ginger).
    Beni Shoga (Red Pickled Ginger) 紅生姜
    16
    10 minutes
  • Pickled Sushi Ginger is presented in a glass jar.
    Pickled Sushi Ginger (Gari) (Video) 新生姜の甘酢漬け
    195
    20 minutes
  • A Weck jar containing Japanese ginger sweet pickles (Myoga Amazuzuke).
    Myoga Amazuzuke (Sweet Pickled Japanese Ginger)
    7
    10 minutes
  • A bamboo strainer containing umeboshi (Japanese pickled plums).
    How to Make Umeboshi 梅干の作り方
    24
    1 hour
  • A weck jar containing homemade salmon flakes.
    Salmon Flakes 鮭フレーク
    52
    20 minutes
  • Ume plum compote in a mason jar.
    Ume Plum Compote 梅の甘露煮
    4
    40 minutes
  • A mason jar containing ume plum syrup.
    Ume Plum Syrup 梅シロップ
    16
    45 minutes
  • 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
    23
    45 minutes
  • A black plate containing pickled daikon with shio koji.
    Pickled Daikon with Shio Koji 大根の塩麹漬け
    6
    15 minutes
  • Daikon and carrot pickled in sweet vinegar, served in Japanese ceramic bowls.
    Tsukemono – Amazuzuke (Sweet Vinegar Pickling) 甘酢漬け
    31
    20 minutes
  • Kasuzuke (sake lees pickling) on a dark Japanese plate.
    Tsukemono – Kasuzuke (Sake Lees Pickling) 粕漬け
    15
    6 hours 15 minutes
  • 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
    1 hour 5 minutes
  • Tsukemono - Shoyuzuke (Japanese Soy Sauce Pickling) in a Japanese bowl.
    Tsukemono – Shoyuzuke (Soy Sauce Pickling) 醤油漬け
    18
    6 hours 10 minutes
  • Carrot, radish, and garlic misozuke (miso pickles) in a brown ceramic.
    Tsukemono – Misozuke (Miso Pickling) 味噌漬け
    12
    2 hours 15 minutes
  • Tsukemono in Japanese ceramic.
    Tsukemono – Shiozuke (Salt Pickling) 塩漬け
    13
    8 hours 20 minutes
  • Pickled Tomatoes on a blue plate.
    Pickled Tomatoes トマトの酢漬け
    14
    15 minutes
  • A black lacquered plate containing Pickled Chrysanthemum Turnip (Kikka Kabu).
    Pickled Chrysanthemum Turnip (Kikka Kabu) 菊花かぶ
    5
    20 minutes
  • Shibazuke Pickles in a mason jar.
    Shibazuke Pickles 柴漬け
    16
    20 minutes
  • A light blue ceramic bowl containing Japanese Pickled Cabbage.
    Japanese Pickled Cabbage (Video) キャベツの浅漬け
    58
    10 minutes
  • Yuzu marmalade in mason jars.
    Yuzu Marmalade 柚子のマーマレード
    25
    3 hours 30 minutes
  • A red lacquer bowl containing Pickled Cucumber.
    Japanese Pickled Cucumbers (Video) きゅうりの漬物
    84
    10 minutes
  • A Japanese ceramic bowl containing Daikon and Cucumber Salad with Shio Koji.
    Daikon and Cucumber Salad with Shio Koji 大根ときゅうりの塩麹和え
    10
    15 minutes
  • Japanese Pickled Daikon in a Japanese blue ceramic bowl.
    Pickled Daikon 大根の漬物
    116
    10 minutes
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    Pickled Cucumbers with Ginger きゅうりと生姜の浅漬け
    11
    10 minutes
  • Pickled Turnip with Yuzu on a blue plate.
    Pickled Turnip with Yuzu カブの浅漬け (ゆず風味)
    5
    10 minutes