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March 2015 Email Subscriber Giveaway (Worldwide) (Closed)

This giveaway is exclusive to Just One Cookbook Email Newsletter Subscribers!

This month, instead of giving away $50 Amazon Gift Card to two winners, I decided to give away one of my most favorite kitchen tools (probably top 3!), Microplane Premium Zester/Grater.

In Japanese cooking, we grate garlic and ginger in our food often and zest lemon or yuzu on top of food.  This grater/zester is by far THE BEST one I found.  I’ve been using it for close to 10 years.

You can win one of 10 Microplane Premium Zester/Graters!  If you live outside of the United States, you will automatically receive $14 Amazon Gift Card or cash via PayPal.   Winner(s) in the US have a choice of zester/grater or Amazon gift card.

Important Rule:

  • You can enter ONLY one comment per subscriber.
  • Your email entry has to match with your email address in my {Free} Email Newsletter Subscription list.
  • In the comment box below, write any feedback you may have for me, any recipe request, or just say hello.

Ten (10) winners will be selected via Random.org and announced on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. This giveaway closes on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 12 p.m. PST.  The winners will be contacted via email, so please include a valid email address in the email address entry box.

Full Disclosure: This giveaway is sponsored by yours truly.

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Thank you so much for participating this giveaway!  Here are the winners!

Winners

Congratulations to…

Krystle (#101), Camille (#195), Tiffany Eng (#506), ummu hani (#109), Matt (#514), Marie (#150), Dorothy (#5), Glenn Fong (#44), Joy Marish (#293), and Karina Desmond (#14)!

I’ll email you guys shortly!

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    • Suzan Nakashima

      Read your cimment about your r and l. When that happens try spelling it. I do that sometimes when people don’t understand me. I only speak English too.

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    • Suzan Nakashima

      Read your comment about your r and l. When that happens try spelling it. I do that sometimes when people don’t understand me. I only speak English too. I hope it works for you.

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  6. Rumi

    I would love one of these zesters! I have a microplane but it doesn’t have a handle so that slows me down when I’m zesting citrus or ginger or garlic!

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  11. Tiphanie Wong

    Hi Nami!

    Thank you for the opportunity to win! I love reading your blog and looking at all of the wonderful food you eat and cook!

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  20. Audrey Pang

    Hi Nami,
    I stumbled upon your ecipes via FB and have been following your FB page ever since then. Appreciate your video tutorials and easy-to-follow recipes! I’m inspired by you to try to cook more Japanese food at home. Thanks again & look forward to more recipes by you!

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  21. Linda Oon

    It will be the most useful thing in my kitchen. I can even use it to grate carrots for my eye mask! 🙂
    Thank you for organizing this giveaway! You are amazing!

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  28. O J

    Hi! Love getting your email recipes! For me, a zester/grater is essential as I love trying to cook all kinds of cuisine. My favorite Japanese foods are ramen, teriyaki and tempura!

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  36. Junko

    Hi! Just learned this website from my friend. Your pictures are amazing. They make you want to cook those. I will try your ramen recipe first.

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  41. Maddie

    I grate so much in the kitchen and my two graters have gotten dull and do not work so well. Mostly I buy organic ginger and grate a bunch at a time. I place them in two RV Ice cube trays in my regular freezer so I always have organic ginger on hand. Each cube is about 1 tablespoon. Perfect for juicing or when I use it for cooking, I just let it thaw for 10 minutes or so. Thanks for your blog Nami!

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  44. Glenn Fong

    Thanks for all the great recipes, You don’t know how many people in Hawaii have eaten your meals and enjoyed them!! Mahalo’s

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  46. Josephine Wright

    I hope I will win this, it is so nice to have one like this! Thank you.
    I enjoyed your blog and your website is so beautiful and precise.

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  49. joyleen sy

    ohayu! im joyleen from the Philippines! Japanese food iss close to my ❤️❤️❤️, my Japanese roommate and friends prepares it for me. Your site is very helpful , brings back all those happy memories back at the dorm. More power to your site! More easy recipes too!

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  53. Hi Nami, when I went to Japan to visit previously, I had this amazing beef bowl from Yoshinoya. I opted to have it served with a raw egg, to dip the beef and it was SO SO delicious! I’ve been thinking about it since returning to Melbourne and would love to know how to make it at home. If you do know how to cook it, please do share! 🙂

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  55. Suzanne

    I always keep meaning to buy a microplane like one of these, but I never remember when I have the money. Instead, I got sidetracked with the idea of using a pedi-egg (which is a microplane with it’s own collection bin) in place of one. Because it could catch everything I grated on it. Haven’t bought that yet either! 🙂

    As for grating ginger, a couple years ago, my sister bought me a pretty little ceramic fish ginger grater made in Japan. Blue and white. Very pretty thing. Easy to clean. Sees a lot of use. 🙂

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  56. Diana Lampe

    I really enjoy reading your blog. The recipes are so carefully thought out, researched and tested that they are failsafe. The videos also make it very clear. I have a delightful Japanese daughter-in-law Nozomi and a cute little grandson Ibuki and I want to learn more about Japanese cuisine for them. I have cooked quite a few of your recipes. Keep up the excellent work. With very best wishes from Australia. Diana.

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  57. Phil Thompson

    Look forward to receiving your comments on life and all of your great recipes.
    Your website brings sunshine to my rainy day. Keep up the good work

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  61. Fernando Mendoza

    I love your website and have trying to make some of your recipes that deal with sweet red bean paste. I would love to see you post a recipe on sesame balls I know it’s more of a Chinese dish but your take on it would be pretty cool!

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  64. Marija Petrauskas

    Nami, you are a delight coming through my computer!
    Knowledge, fresh honest enthusiastic attitude!
    Hope i win!

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  65. Christia tamse

    Hi I love the recipes and step by step instructions for your recipes. The picture are always clear and nicely done. You make cooking these recipes very simple. Thank you!!!

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  67. Stephanie C

    Hello , Nami!
    My family loves your food, especially the salmon. I could use the micro plane to more closely replicate your recipes.

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  68. Jaime

    I am a huge fan! All your recipes, how-to videos, and website have a unique and personal touch that always grabs my attention. Thank you for your time and effort! I appreciate all you do!

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  73. Mari Oda

    Hi Nami,

    Thanks for your great blog and contests!

    My mother used to make two dishes that were simple but I don’t remember how they are made. Ojian and Tororo. Do you happen to have those recipes?

    Thanks again!

    Mari

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  77. Christine

    I use a zester all the time for limes and lemons when I’m making salads. I also use it for cheese for pastas. I enjoy all of the pretty food pics you post in your emails. 😉

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  78. Anne Rother

    Hi Nami I love your blog and look forward to receiving your emails. Your videos are great and give me confidence to try and make the recipes. I lived in Japan as a young child and again for a year in high school so love to hear about your trips too.
    Thanks for enriching my life and cooking!

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  86. Kee Kee Teoh

    Hi Nami, thanks for sharing your recipes. It’s been helpful for me being a newish wife and mom to try and cook for my family.

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  88. Jane

    Oh dear, you did make me laugh! I love hearing the Japanese language, and I think Japanese people would be far too polite to laugh at my atrocious attempts at speaking Japanese. (Just imagine … Japanese with an Australian accent!)

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  90. Katie Yee

    I been really interested in cooking lately and you are the first one I followed. I love your recipes and already tried cooking a few items and the results were amazing. Just want to say thanks!

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  100. Krystle

    Thank you for making me a awesome cook, I couldn’t have done it without you…
    P.S. My hubby thanks you also

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  104. Kaz Miller

    Hello. I’m a fairly new subscriber. I enjoy your blog and cannot wait to try your recipes. The first one will be your banana bread.

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  105. Michelle M in CA

    Hi Nami! Thanks for all your recipes and videos! I am half Japanese but was always afraid to try to make Japanese food for my family. I made your Oyako Donburi recipe first and it was such a hit! Your videos and instructions make it easy to do and they taste wonderful too! So glad my mom told me about your website! 🙂

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  108. ummu hani

    thank you for the wonderful recipes. i really love them 🙂
    and i really would love to have one grater. thank you again 🙂

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  109. montuos

    Re your email, you have my sympathy on your intermittent pronunciation problems! I have studied a whole bunch of different languages (including Japanese), but I have never attained conversational fluency in any of them.

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  117. Gemma Young

    Hi Nami, I enjoy so much reading your blog. I have cooked some of your recipes but I don’t think my cooking will qualify for a photo shoot. But they taste good though. Thank you so much for sharing. I am not very familiar with Japanese ingredients. I am just starting to learn. Your have some recipes that are similar to Chinese recipes that I’ve been cooking. I come from a back ground of different cultures….Chinese, Filipino and Spanish. So, more or less I never ran short of variety of food. When I came upon your website I was so happy cause that will give me a chance to try my hands on Japanese cuisine. Thank you again.

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  119. Lily Tan

    I hope I win the gift. I have been following your blog for about 2 years. I did tried your recipe but no time
    to take photo and do not know how to do the link. Not so good with computer. 🙁

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  121. Selina

    I speak a second language too! Sometimes it is a struggle to say or use the right words. Thank you for sharing!

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  122. Evelyn Heng

    Hi Nami, greetings from malaysia! I hv been following your blog for a long time and seen it progressed to what it is today. Well done!

    I particularly like your Japan travel stories. In fact i went to Nishiki Restaurant in Arashiyama for their kaiseki ryori based on your review. That dining experience was one of the most memorable during my trip to Kyoto.

    Thanks for all the yummy recipes and appetizing food pictures.

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  126. Hi Nami! thanks for sharing your recipes. Your blog is so inspirational!. I would love to see more Japanese finger foods recipes that perfect for bento lunch box, please…thanks!

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  129. theresa krier

    hi, i made your cherry bars & were a big hit, they will be made over & over, love your recipes, thanks so much

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  130. Karen Espiritu

    Now that’s one tool that I still don’t have in my drawer full of kitchen gadgets. I could totally grate ginger easily when making my mom’s recipe for karinto.

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  131. Lorna Machine

    I loved your blog on the club sandwich Nami. At least you have a sense of humor about it. Some people need to understand and have more patience – it lacks in today’s society. Keep up the great work! Your recipes are a-m-a-z-i-n-g!

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  134. Joni Yeo

    Hi Nami,

    I stumbled upon your website and loving it because the photos were so professional taken and the recipes were very precise.

    Even though I have yet to try any of your recipes but I think it’ll be awesome. Just need to go and grab a few Japanese ingredients and I’ll be able to start trying soon!

    I can feel you when you mentioned about struggling to speak a second language. I encounter such problems occasionally too when I just can’t pronounce certain words like the local. Anyway guess we’ll just have to buck up ya? Haha…

    Thanks for sharing all these wonderful recipes and hope to see more new ones coming.

    Joni

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  135. Nelun Herath

    Hi,
    You are indeed a generous person. Hope I will get this cos I do Japanese food most of the time thanks to your
    recepies I can manage a little bit of Japanese cooking which my Sons love. So once again many thanks and hope I will win this

    Cheers

    Nelun

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  136. Lily (Yuri) Toh

    Hello! I love Japanese cuisine and your recipes. And enjoy a Japanese’s sharing her experience and life from a foreign land.

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  144. Jess Riddoch

    Hi Nami!! Thanks for all the amazing recipes and sharing them all on your awesome blog!! Love it!!! 😀

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  148. Bee

    So excited! Going to Japan in May!!!! Have been reading up on your travels to Japan. Will follow your recommendations. Thank you

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  149. Naseera

    Hey there Nami

    Otsukaresama deshita 🙂

    Thanks so much for an amazing blog – the Nikuman looks delicious so will definitely give it a try!!

    A potential recipe request: Giseyaki!! ^_^

    Or rather, could you explain more about it? It appears there are two versions of Giseyaki – one were you use tofu and the other were you use rice? Is that correct??

    But, like I said .. a potential recipe request 🙂

    Have a lovely day…

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  150. Evelyn Low

    My go to blog for all food Japanese!!
    Thanks for sharing such clear instructions.
    Eyeing this product for the longest time already. Now a chance to own one.

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  158. Satomi Matsumoto

    There seems to be a lot of msg still in bottled and prepackaged food products.
    Do you look for msg free alternatives in all your recipes?

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  160. Melissa wong

    Hello,
    I am new to your blog but I love all the recipes you have posted. I am now a loyal followers of your fantastic food you share with us.

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  161. Eileen F

    I love having a site to go to for Japanese recipes. I didn’t get many recipes from my mother when I was growing up and since she doesn’t live near, sometimes it is hard to get them. Plus your recipes are instantly available. Love it!

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  165. Míriam

    Hi there! I just wanted to say thanks again for your advise on freezing rice and for this amazing site that you have! I really like it!

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  168. Jean lim

    I find your recipes interesting and special. My familyIenjoy eating Japanese food and find it expensive to eat out. So we tend to create Japanese food at home.

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  172. Katelyn Grosz

    I absolutely love your website! I got into Japanese cooking about 4 years ago, and while I know it isn’t the ONLY genre of recipes you post, your site is my go-to for any new recipe I want to try. Thank you! Everything I’ve tried so far has been delicious!

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  173. Laura Rasmussen

    If I don’t win please tell me where to buy it. I think the microplane premium zester/grater will allow me to enjoy cooking with less pain from hand arthritis.

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  176. Greg Hattori

    Great site for Japanese recipes. My mother passed recently. She was a great cook. Unfortunately I didn’t all her recipes. Your recipes are great and remind me of her.

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  177. Diane

    Can you recommend a good genmai tea? I tried some a long time ago but I have no idea what brand it was but it was packaged in a pretty tin. I haven’t found any genmai tea good as that one. Thank you!

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  183. Madison

    Hey there. Thanks for all the great content and the awesome giveaways. We readers all really appreciate you!

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  184. Meg McKavanagh

    Thank you! I love your website and blog – they have been the most wonderful introduction to Japanese culture and food! Thank you also from my very appreciative husband and kids!

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  188. Young Jin Li

    Hi Nami! How much I wanted to say thank you for all the great recipes you’ve been sharing! My family and I are big fans of Jap food and you did us a deed by showing us less frustration in all the cooking. BTW I love watching your videos on your Youtube channel. 😉

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  189. Peggy lee

    Thank you so much for sharing all your experiences and recipes. I enjoyed viewing all the beauriful pictures especially on the bento box recipes, it inspired me so much that I bought a nice bento box complete with the utensils (chopsticks, fork n spoon) and started preparing bento box lunch for my daughter everyday.

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  194. Lydia Carolina

    Hi, i knew you first from your instagram, although i don’t really cooking for myself, but i enjoy your food pics, then when i saw your cabbage pickles, i thought i want to make some for myself, i open your website and subscribe your feeds ^_^

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  199. Karin Leong

    As always, thank you for your giveaway. I understand totally about your difficulty in pronouncing “L” and “R”. My sons have the same problem. They are half Japanese. Anyway, I wish I can win this grater.

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  200. TheD00d

    A feedback? You are cute 😀
    A recipe request? Yeah more “sauces”, like curry roux, and stuff like that
    Saying hello? “Hello, gorgeous”

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  204. Lara

    Love your blog! (Nothing new there). The Grater looks very practical. Mine is very differently shaped, has cost me a lot of skin and belonged to my mother… It’s a good tip to look into!

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  205. Dear Just One Cookbook, I want you to know that i learned so much from you bogs. This is a great way of experiencing the japanese cuisine. Thank you for imparting to us locals yous delicious way of cooking nutritious and great tasting food via the internet.

    May you blog put more smile to the faces of those who crave for something new for their palate.

    Kindly continue on giving smiles to people through your blog, Have a great year ahead!

    God Bless!

    Diana M. Matin
    Olongapo City, Philippines

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  208. donna mikasa

    Hi Nami! Thank you for always sponsoring such generous giveaways, and for sharing your delicious and healthy recipes with us!

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  210. Le Franc

    Hi, thanks for the great recipes!! My mum is english but we live in France and she also struggles with the letter R ^^

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  212. Vesa Fraher

    I’m an Australian. My son and his Japanese wife live in Japan. I look forward to cooking authentic Japanese food for them when they visit next. Your recipes are amazing. Thank you for making them available on the net.

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  218. Chau Nguyen

    i love you <3 love your recipes so much, it's very simple but delicious and good health.
    i hope i win this giveaways <3

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  225. Hi!, Nami, I pray that all is well with you and your family. I love you’re sharing all of your very delicious recipes, I am so excited to have come across your site with so many great Japanese cuisine. Looking forward for the opportunity, to add to my recipe collection of so many more of your fantastic recipes. I’ve forward my entry, for the gift give away and will keep my fingers crossed. Nami, be soever bless in everything your heart desire, and always stay encouraged.

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  226. Lizzie Richardson

    Amazing blog! I went to Japan in December and fell in love with the food and I am so glad I have found a blog that has all the recipes I love!! 🙂

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  229. Alice

    I participate!
    And as i said before I would looove to see variation of some of your recipies but for vegetarian people like me that don’t eat nor meat nor fish nor sea food :’3

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  233. Sarah

    Hi Nami. Thank you for all your beautiful recipes, always very inspiring. I’m looking forward to try my hand at nikuman!

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  235. Alina

    Hi Nami, thank you for all your wonderful recipes. I haven’t made all the dishes but I have a tried a few – the Japanese curry, Green Tea Latte, Coffee Jelly, Kabocha Salad … and they have all been delicious. It’s a way for us to remember our great trip to Japan a few years ago!

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  239. Jan Day

    I just recently got into cooking Japanese and I have your cookbook and enjoy learning from you! Thanks for doing the cookbook and your website!

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  246. Tara Webb

    Haven’t been able to do much cooking lately but I am moving into a new house soon..can’t wait to try out lots more of your recipes.

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  248. Fun to see/hear you talking on your last recipe post. Everyone should see how you prepare and cook your recipes.
    Do you have a good easy recipe for shoyu pork?
    Or nishime?

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  249. Thank you so much for all the recipes and showing us how to make them!
    I still have a lot of trouble making dumplings wrapers, you make it seam so easy.
    Thanks again for all of this though
    Sandra

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  250. Thank you for the giveaway. The Microplane products are excellent and I’d love to win one.Thank you for the excellent recipes too. I would like to try more of them than we are able to.

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  253. Susan

    I am so glad I found you. It can be really difficult to find Japanese cooking instructions that aren’t drummed down for westerners. Please keep them coming.

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  254. Cindy Loh

    Hi Nami,
    I just want to thank you for your amazing food blog. I really enjoy cooking some of the Japanese dishes. Thanks heaps! Keep up the great work. 🙂

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  255. Christine Ang

    Hi
    I just want to say it’s the same with me, coming from a Chinese speaking background. I used to have problems with sh so shrimp became stream!

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  256. Blair Mastervick

    One of my favourite tools. You have one of the best blogs, clear, easy to follow recipes. Thank you for all you do.

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  257. Helena

    I m very happy to follow your beautiful world of cooking and discover great and delicious recipes!
    Wish you a wonderful continuation!
    and always the same fantastic succes!

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  259. Sarah

    I can completely relate to the second language problem. Swiss German. Blech. I speak and it sounds correct, but native speakers look at me blankly. It can be very frustrating.

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  260. Noriko Miyakoda Hall

    JOC has helped me cook things I loved as a little girl. Born in Japan and raised in the US on the east coast, it was difficult to get Japanese food, other than what my mother prepared. And of course I didn’t watch and learn. I just ate. So know as an adult JOC is helping me live my culture at home. Thank you.

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  262. Nathalie

    Thank you for sharing all these delicious recipes, well presented and very well explained. Hats off to you!

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  264. Eunice cortez

    I love your youtube channel and website. It conquered my fears of trying out japanese dishes with the perception of it being too complicated! My family loved the baked tonkatsu and ramen recipes and I have cooked them several times already. I will be trying your salmon miso with ginger rice soon!

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  266. Diana

    Your pork steamed burns was amazing, thank you! Do you think if the type of meat is change, let’s say chicken or shrimp, they would turn out good too?

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  269. Patricia McC

    Nami: You are an inspiration for the rest of us with great recipes and personal touches on everything you do!
    Don’t you worry if you have a hard time once in awhile with a consonant! What really matters is the wonderful recipes. Thanks for offering a tool that will be put to constant use in my kitchen!

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  270. Mika Sueyoshi

    Hi Nami! I love JOC!! I use it all the time to find delicious Japanese recipes! Thank you for sharing!!!

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  278. Kara Demeio

    Wow, we usually use an older grater or the block. You know, the four sided one. Anywho, i made taiyaki once again, but my cooking skill was rusty over the winter…i guess i ll have to try when its easier to obtain better fruits and condiments such as apples…i ts been a rough winter, hope you re staying warmer than on the east coast! It looks like a lovely give away item. Others might have the same luck im having with an aging one. Good luck, and thank you !

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  279. Carmen

    Hello Nami! I love your blog, the recipes have all been delicious, and your instructions are so easy to follow.

    Thank you.

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  280. Rene

    Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful recipes. They take me back to my childhood favorites that unfortunately I didn’t learn how to make before my mother passed away. My family even owned a Japanese restaurant and I still didn’t learn how to cook Japanese food…I only ate it! Thanks to you it’s not too late. Love your blog and recipes…so easy to follow and so oishi.

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  281. Lorie Burroughs

    I had an opportunity to visit my son who was living in Japan and totally fell in love with the food there. I really enjoy your blog and appreciate your recipes. I have lots of fun trying to recreate some of the incredible recipes I experienced while there. Thanks again for sharing!

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  282. Ping

    Hi Nami, this is a great giveaway!!! I would LOVE to have one of these microplane zesters!! The cheese grater I have currently is not suitable for grating zests and I have not found any good ones in the shops here in Europe. I have been cutting zests as thinly as I can from the fruits with a vegetable knife and then chopping them up. Takes a lot more time and effort! But the problem is that I live outside of the US… 🙁 I Anyhow, hope I get picked!! (maybe I can use the Amazon giftcard to buy one of these microplane zesters?)

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  284. Paula W

    In fifth grade, I had an Asian Indian math teacher. Sixty students moved onto sixth grade the next year all speaking math terms with an Indian accent such as “second-France” for “circumference”. Sigh! The sixth grade math teacher was rolling on the floor laughing.

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  288. Joy Marish

    Have ALWAYS wanted one of these ! It would come in VERY handy while cooking ! Especially my ALL TIME FAVORITE FOOD …… JAPANESE of course !!

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  291. Cristina

    I love to watch your recipes 🙂
    As a Spanish speaker, I also have certain words that I struggle with in English, don’t ask me to say properties or the brand Bose, Lol! !! they become Spanish words ASAP 🙂

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  296. Joanna

    I love your recipes, the visuals and simplicity makes cooking fun and enjoyable, AND tasty!! I also try to catch what the tools you use to help me along in the process. Thank you!!! 🙂

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  298. Abby

    Hi!

    I appreciate the candid nature of your blog and the amazing asian recipes that are on it 🙂

    I LOVE all your matcha recipes!! which type of matcha powder do you use/recommend??

    Thanks!

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  299. Nguyen

    Hi, I give this a shot in a way to start my morning. And I wonder if you could share with everyone, especially me a Chinese dish: creamy coconut shrimp? Thank you

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  303. Christine Hong

    I love receiving your emails and those wonderful recipes have helped me whipped up my favorite foods. Thank you and looking forward to receive more valuable recipes!

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  304. Margaret

    I just discovered your blog a few weeks ago. Having a Japanese mother, I know all about the L and R problem!

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  305. Lu

    Hi Nami,

    I grew up speaking mandarin Chinese and came to United States for college 8 years ago. Boy, don’t I get the he/she wrong. In Chinese, the he/she/it all prounced the same however in English they are not. My then boyfriend now husband used to get confused with me all the time. Also, I still count in Chinese and I noticed my friend who is Dutch and has been here for over 35 years still count numbers in Dutch. Do you count in Japanese?

    Have a great weekend!
    Lu

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  310. Nova

    I’m a new subscriber, so I don’t have any true feedback. Looking forward to learning more on how to cook Japanese food. Thanks for the videos!

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  312. Becky Dreseelhaus

    I would love to win a microplane zester as I am constantly “making do” with an inferior one. Love your website and videos.

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  313. Connie Fung

    Nami

    I like to learn to cook Japanese food. Your method is really simple and easy to follow.

    Thanks
    Connie

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  314. lloyd Le Blanc

    Hello,
    I have travelled many times to Japan and the difficulty with my name for Japanese was always a source of discomfort for me for their discomfort.However we always got around it with a smile or a laugh and and short language discussion.
    Thank you for sharing your story as it brought back many great memories.

    Regards,

    Lloyd

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  315. Parth Shankar

    Hi!
    Its my first time participating in the give away contest!! I live in India and love to Cook Japanese delicacies!!
    Well one of my most used dish is Tamagoyaki .
    I mostly cook it for my tiffin.
    I use cheese as a supplement for seaweed as it can’t be found in our grocery stores 😛
    So my question to you is that what else can I use instead of seaweed in the tamagoyaki?

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  318. Natsuko

    Thank you for sharing all of your recipes. I made your banana bread and it was so moist and delicious. This will be one of my go to recipes for overripe bananas.

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  321. Michael Sexton

    I have loved EATING sushi for years and recently decided that my love for eating should include MAKING sushi. Thanks to you and your website I am losing my fear of not knowing what to do. It is great fun to experiment and try new things!

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  322. Daisy Kikuchi

    hello nami san. thank you very much for sharing your recipes it really really helped my everyday life here in japan having a japnese husband.

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  326. Plumeria

    Love your blog Nami! The last time I was in Japan (15 yrs ago) I remember the kimchi was so delicious. I can’t even eat the bottled kimchi sold here in the U.S. I thought it tasted fresher, (not as fermented) and looked more “red”. I think I was in a department store, but the bottom floor was a supermarket, and the kimchi was in a little plastic box, not a bottle. It seemed like it was sold this way in other markets as well. Is there a difference between “Japanese” kimchi and “Korean” kimchi? If so, recipe please?

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  327. Christine Finck

    Hello a microplane grater is a necessity when you want to add ginger to a recipe, because you really do not want to bite into a big piece of ginger. English is not my first language neither, so I totally understand you, my children act as my translators too, I have problems with the “th” sound it does not exist in romance languages, the “ee” sound also is problematic I pronounce it like “i” so you can imagine when I want to say a sheet of paper it comes out a little diferent!!

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  329. Linda M

    Found your wonderful site searching for a easy to understand tamago recipe. Is there any way to use rice paper instead of wonton skins for shumai, etc?

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  334. Christina Lim

    Dear Nami san,

    Greetings from Singapore.

    Thanks sharing your great recipes, nice photos, good video and ha ha ha worldwide giveaway.

    Gambate kudasai 🙂

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  346. Damiana

    Hi Nami! Thank you for all the great ideas and recipes you’ve shared. And thank you for this chance to win!

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  347. Yeo jui Joo

    Hello, I come across your website and attracted by the delicious korean pan cake which I ate at one of the Korea restaurant while on holiday recently. Thank You for your sharing of so many delicious dishes. With You, it make our cooking enjoyable and interesting. Thanks….

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  348. Rachel Hunt

    I’m definitely buying one whether I win or not! But that would be cool. Can you do Amazake?! I know new years is far off, but I want to make it so bad!

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  349. Kari

    I love all the recipes at JOC. I have tried several. One of my favorite is the Korean Pancake – it was super easy to make and very yummy.

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  353. Chris Moy

    Hello, I don’t have any recipe requests at this time, since you’ve done such a great job. Keep up the good work!

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  355. Diana Baeza

    Hi Nami,

    Thank you for sharing all of your cooking secrets with us and showing us it’s easy to make delicious Asian food. Love all of your videos! 😉

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  356. Maureen Wittman

    I can totally understand the problem with the language. I was born and raised in Canada but went to live in Holland for a year. Rolling R’s and the guttural sound of G’s just was beyond me as we as North Americans don’t speak that way. Most Dutch people were kind but some of them just acted like I was stupid. I chose to ignore them but it still hurt. Just keep going the way you are going – some will be kind & some won’t but that is their problem as they are missing out on knowing someone special. Love your website – look at it this way no one can mistake what you are saying.

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    • Tessa van Lit

      Sorry that some of the Dutch made you feel that way. Hope you don’t think to bad of us all.
      And yes we have a lot of R’s en G’s in our words. It sounds a bit like a bear that grrrrrr’s
      Groetjes / Greetings Tessa

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  360. David Brooks

    Hi Nami. Please don’t apologize for your difficulty pronouncing L and R words. I admire the way you have mastered the English language. I wish I could do as well with Japanese.

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  363. Ron Owan

    Love your very descriptive colorful recipes! I have tried some but was intrigued especially by your Udon recipe & may attempt to make fresh Udon someday! I also want to try your Kim Chee recipe too!

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  366. Patricia Messer

    Thank you for your recipes. I am working on expanding my Asian cooking. I love the simple instructions, lovely presentation and flavors you present. I am growing more of my ingredients this year.

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  369. Sherry Hobson

    Been wanting one of these for a long time. Hope I win one. Love your email. .please keep them coming.

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  376. Dawn Pelikan

    Love your site! I enjoy Japanese food so much and prior to finding your site, the recipes scared me so much to make and any attempts to make failed miserably. I am now proud to say, with the help of your recipes and website tips, that I make your recipes at least twice a week to raves from my family. My son goes to your site and prints out recipes for me to make all the time! Keep it up and thank you !

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  378. Julita Villegas

    I subscribed to your newsletter because I wanted to learn how to cook Japanese food. Thank you for the recipes. You make them look so easy.

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  380. Charlene Shon

    I love your newsletters! I recently made your Oyakodomburi for my family and they loved it! Thank you!!

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  381. Raquel

    Hi Nami-san!

    I love your recipes!! Keep them coming and thank you for being an essential and authentic resource for Japanese cooking! It’s greatly appreciated!

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  385. Tere Linde

    I l-o-v-e Microplane products!!! So thrilled that you are featuring this product and offering an opportunity to add another piece to my kitchen tools!

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  388. Ann Cooper

    The grater looks amazing. I look forward to using it while trying out one of your recipes. I have a neighbor from Denmark and his name has a guttural ‘r’ in it. He insists that no American can say it properly. I try, though!

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  391. Justin Forsman

    I would love to see some recipes for pressed sushi. I love the history of sushi and it’s making and how it has transformed from a way to preserve fish to a work of art.

    I love your website, and can’t wait to buy your book!

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  392. Charlie

    Morning Nami!

    Don’t you worry about how you pronounce your words.

    People living in the country all their lives, have trouble pronouncing words properly and they have no excuse.

    Have a Joyful Day :~D
    Charlie

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  400. Grace Fong

    I love your blog and recipes.
    I’m not good in cooking but I’m glad that I found your recipes. It was easy to understand and learn for someone like me.
    Thank you.

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  401. Faiza Imam

    Love your blog , I’ve tried some of your recipes and the were very good. My husband wants me to make Chahan, I’m looking for a good Chahan recipe, tried a few that I found online but none were good.

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  403. Ora

    So I made your banana bread recipe recently and it turned out great! I would love to see more of your dessert recipes. It was easy to follow and dummy proof for someone like me who’s a novice in cooking.

    And keep the up the great work! I love your videos and image heavy recipes. They really help me know if I’m cooking the recipe correctly.

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  406. Karoline Roy

    Hi!
    I would like to have tips and recipes about what to do with Momordica charantia (bitter melon).

    Love your books/n/blogs!

    Karoline

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  410. Cathreen Chow

    I love your blog and love all your recipes! I also really enjoy reading your travel blog. I will refer to it next time I go to Japan. Keep up the good work!

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  411. Jerissa

    My Grandmother is Japanese and she is the cutest!! I love how she pronounces English words, it makes her even cuter. Love reading your blog, especially when you go to Japan!

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  412. Steffeni Kikuta

    Love your website! Just made the chicken meatballs – delicious! I like how your recipes are easy and delicious and the written recipe, photos and video make it very simple to prepare. Thank you!

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  414. Lynette Kam

    Hello Nami!

    Just wanted to say how much I enjoy looking at all your recipes. They look soo yummy! I already tried your wafu hambagu and it was delicious! Looking forward to trying more.

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  416. Connie

    JOC is the reason why I learned how to cook. Simple directions and pictures made it easy to follow. Thank you for inspiring me…my husband thanks you too! 🙂

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  418. Joan Chua

    My family and I just loves Japanese food and your website is the best, I’ve learned so much from you. Thank you Nami 🙂 !

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  428. John Stephenson

    I agree, Nami, a hand grater is one of the most kitchen tools needed in any types of cooking. Do you have a list of Kitchen tools that you use, and recommend for others to have on hand? Maybe you should do a special edition on equipment to have and use.

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  430. Jen

    Thanks for your great recipes:) do you have vegetarian recipe options for the steamed buns and gyoza? Thanks again!

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  437. Oh yay! I’ve been wanting one of these. I would still really love to see a series about the kitchen tools you use, I love watching how efficient your kitchen seems in the videos! 🙂

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  438. Joella West

    We enjoyed your Slow Cooked Chicken Wings last night. It was first time for the recipe and first time for the Instant Pot. Love them both.

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  439. Yoshimi Maeno

    I enjoy your blog! You are doing a great job!
    I especially enjoy simple recipe for everyday dinner.
    I use ginger a lot, so this tool would be very handy!

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  440. Waynetta Haynes

    I love how you keep us posted about your daily events, I have a hard time using the W I say warsh and Warshington. I’m made fun of by close friends and my kids. I’m originally from Central Illinois lived there most of my life until I was 29 then moved to Washington State. That’s was always fun when I had to say the name of the State. Thank you for sharing your recipes, this is great for cooking.

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  443. Eevamaria Mielonen

    I am truly grateful for your wonderful blog, video and receipes. You have made me discover the joy of cooking Japanese food. Years ago when I was a language student in China I had a Japanese room mate. I enjoyed her home / student dorm cooking very much. Now I have a change to learn cooking with your help. I just have one request: please do not change. Do not get more sophisticated, more professional, more “top chef” . Your down-to-earth, imperfect manner is the reason why I like your blog so much.

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  449. Joyce Tran

    Hi Nami, thank you so much for sharing yummy Japanese food recipes! and I love reading your blogs as well. <3 Have a good one.

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  450. Wendy Vor

    Hello & Happy Thursday! I’m looking forward to what the future holds for justonecookbook dot com. I love all the recipes you have been posting. I come from an asian family as well. and most of our cooking has been a long complex process. I very much enjoy your recipes because it is easy to follow. This pretty much was my fear, messing up on one step and your whole recipe will be a disaster. So thank you and thanks for hosting many giveaways.

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  451. I continue to enjoy your superb guidance in educating me on Japanese cuisine.
    I have learned over the years a number of Okinawan and Philippine dishes but have greatly increased my knowledge base by following your suggestions.
    Thank you!
    Mick

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  453. Beth L Evard

    In ten days, I’m cooking a Japanese dinner for 11 people. And I’m using your wonderful recipes. Thank you so much for taking your time to give us this wonderful blog. Warmly, Beth

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  457. Tanya

    Hey Nami! For a college kid cooking for herself, JOC has helped me tremendously! So thanks for all the great recipes! My most recent attempt at one of your recipes is the green tea souffle 🙂

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  458. Hiroyuki Himeno

    I have the same issues on pronunciation. I only spoke Japanese until age 5 and now I speak mostly English, but have a bit of difficulty with words such as “club”. I have to say it slow and be thinking of the correct Amerika-jin pronunciation at the same time.

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  461. Teri

    What a GREAT prize, I hope I win. I love your recipes! I am going to try to make the chawanmushi recipe you posted, I haven’t had that since I was little (that was a very long time ago). I loved reading your crab sandwich story. Keep up the great work!

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  463. Allen Magers

    Hi Nami,

    I would love to have one of these graters. Normally when I use one of this type there ends up being a little meat in the recipe off of my knuckles. LOL. Sometimes I don’t pay as much attention as I should. I noticed that the winners will be announced on April 1. Should I believe it if I get a notification email or is that an April fools joke? Talk to you soon Nami and thank you for your wonderful recipes and website.

    Allen

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  470. Joan deering

    I love receiving a new recipe every day and I have tried many and really enjoyed them I like hearing about your family and your trips .it’s like hearing from a friend. Thank you.

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  472. Marsha Mihara

    These are just the type of Japanese recipes I’ve been looking for…easy and yummy to eat…thank you!

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  474. Molly

    I just found your website and LOVE it! Also haven’t had a microplane grater since I moved last year, and I definitely hope to win one. XD

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  485. Elizabeth Tiu

    Hi Nami,
    So happy to receive Just One Cookbook subscription. Excited to learn more and make wonderful dishes inspired by you. Thanks.
    Beth

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  486. Sallie

    Love your commentary and recipes — Thanks!! Keeping my fingers and toes crossed I am a giveaway
    winner!!

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  495. Ava Lee

    It’s so hard to find a decent grater these days! You seemed to have picked the right one! Cheers from UK! Xx

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  498. Ching cheng

    Love your recipes, its easy to follow and always turn out well. Im a horrible cook but my husband loves all the food that i have prepared following your recipe. Would be great to see more japanese sweets ( eg dango, sweet cakes) recipe Though!

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  501. Ines Neves

    Hi! 🙂

    I wouldn’t worry too much about about your accent. We all have our quirks. Besides, I think the Japanese accent is adorable! 🙂

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  503. Andy Luan

    Hi! I love your pictures and recipes! Some Chinese people also cannot tell the difference between the l and r sound, especially in the word “world”. I like the story you wrote about the club sandwich 🙂

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  505. Gaonu Vue

    I love your recipes! You always make me want to get up and start making your food! Thank you for sharing these delicious recipes!

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  506. What a neat zester. If I give you my when in the USA mailing address I would love to have that. And your work at recipes is awesome always. I look forward to using them to teach Japanese cooking to a friend moving to JAPAN.

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  511. Jun

    Hi Nami-san,

    It surely looks like a great tool to have.
    Love your blog & recipes. Just to let you know that some recipes in print form are incomplete (ex. Yakiudon recipe). Ha ha… as for pronouncing words with L and/or R, I know exactly what you are talking about. Take care and keep up the great work! Jun

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  514. Barbara

    There’s always something interesting on your blog, either contest or recipe. This grater looks like it would be so helpful and quick to use.

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  515. evelynn yeo

    Hello Nami, I recently came to know of Just One Cookbook and already started to enjoy your recipes and looking forward to more.

    Cheers!

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  517. Don

    Love you and your site and your recipes! Look forward to seeing you in more interactive videos! (Don’t sweat the “r and l” thing! LOL!)

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  519. Mary Go

    Hi Nami, I look forward to your blog daily. It was never boring at all since I am learning from your recipes and it helps a lot! ☺ Hope I am lucky this time ☺

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  523. Chng Sim Sim

    Hi Nami, Thank you for always sharing with us your appetising and yummy recipes. My family and I love it very much. I hope to win.
    Best regards,
    Sim Sim

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  525. Theresa

    Thank you for all your wonderful recipes. I always look forward to reading your blog. It’s a pleasure.

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  528. Mariano

    Hi Nami! I just wanna said that ur such an inspiration for my & i don’t just sayit for the contest, no to long ago i wanned to lean dumplings… And some how ur videos show up in Youtube after that i spend hours watching your videos and then i move yo your website! And i have to said i am very please with your recipes, my fist recipe yours i made were harumaki? I think is spell like that! They were amazing!!! I master all ready the dough for gyoza’s! Thank you soo so much for the quality of your recipes,time & information! I think every one here agree with me!! You are awesome!! I am your fan! Cheers from a spanish chef living in Canada!

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  531. Eng Siew Christina Tan

    I love reading your post! Thanks for being the added personal touch in sharing your life (not just your recipes) with us! 🙂 Looking forward to hearing from you again 🙂

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  533. HONEY BEAR

    I REALLY LOVE YOUR SITE. I GREW UP IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. MY PARENTS GREW UP IN ARKANSAS SO I WAS RAISED MAINLY ON SOUTHERN FOODS. LUCKLY MY FAMILY HAD VERY MANY FRIENDS FROM OTHER ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS SO WE ALSO WERE EXPOSED TO ALOT OF OTHER TYPES OF FOOD. WE HAD JAPENESE, CHINESE, KOREAN, HAWAIIAN, MEXICAN, GERMAN, ITALIAN, FRENCH, SWEDISH, ENGLISH, SCOTTISH, IRISH AND SOUL FOODS.

    I COUNT MYSELF LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO SO MANY CULTURES GROWING UP.

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  534. HONEY BEAR

    TALK ABOUT MAKING MISTAKES I JUST NOTICED WHEN I HIT THE SUBMIT BUTTON THAT I MISSPELLED JAPANESE. I FEEL SO DUMB. PLEASE FORGIVE ME.

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  539. Marina Segura

    Hi! First timer here! I’ve been subscribed to your newsletter for about a month now and I love it. I am Spanish but English is my second language by choice and let me tell you I can relate 100% to your L-R story. I love to cook (asian food is one of my favourites to do so) and just because I live in Spain but I read and search stuff online in English (because there’s so much more information) I’m never able to enter any giveaways for being a non US resident, so let me tell you thank you thank you thank you for thinking of us.
    Looking forward to the next recipe

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  540. Kimberly Thio

    Hi Nami, I learn many new dishes from yr blog. The clear step by step photos is a great help. The dishes you feature are easy to prepare and suits kids taste. Thanks for sharing your many wonderful recipes.

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  543. Deborah

    I am from Brasil, and I love Japanese food, which I am so grateful for your kindness on sending me an update recipes of lovely oriental meals, thank you kindly my friend!
    It would be nice to be chosen to receive this gift, definitely a great accomplishment to my kitchen tools!
    Sincerely, Debbie!

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  544. sue park

    Hello Nami. I recently came across you blog and absolutely love it. I tried beef gyudon the other night and my family loved it! Love your recipes and videos they are made so that people like me can follow and cook haha. Thank you so much!

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  545. Deborah

    I am from Brasil, and I love Japanese food, which I am so grateful for your kindness on sending me an update recipes of lovely oriental meals, thank you kindly my friend!
    As a Brazilian speaking person, I am often making some mistakes with the English language, I know how you feel, but, the thing is, never give up!!!
    It would be nice to be chosen to receive this gift, definitely a great accomplishment to my kitchen tools!
    Sincerely, Debbie

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  549. Annesia

    Do you think you could show how to make melon pan? I love your videos so much and they definitely help me a lot. <3

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  553. Kristina

    My mom moved back to the states when she was 13 (she lived in Japan from 6 months till 13), and even she has trouble sometimes. Having grown up here, I lived in Japan for 5 years and know the pain of not being a native language speaker personally.

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  555. Julie Balvin

    Being bilingual is a great enviable skill; don’t worry about the L and R thing. People need to be more patient. But it would be fun to hear you say Hilarious!

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  556. Paige Gunderson

    I love you site and look through your recipes almost daily. My fiance loves asian food, so I’m always sifting through your recipe index trying to find new things to cook for him. 🙂

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  559. Alice Wilcoxson

    Hello. Thanks for all the wonderful Japanese recipes and videos. Watching you prepare them makes me brave enough to try many of them myself! I understand your challenge with the L and R. My mother is Japanese, and I didn’t realize this was such a challenge for her until I read the first letter she wrote to me when I went away to college! Reading her letter was also the first time I was really homesick, because I realized how much I missed her. 🙂

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  561. Miriam Weiss

    As a half japanese person living in the US I really appreciate your blog (my mom loves fact that I’m cooking a Japanese food again too!!)

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  565. Harton Djokro

    I work at Shio Japanese Restaurant,,I have ever been in Tokyo,1989,,that is why I love Japanese food,,,and want to know the recipe of Japanese food

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  567. Rachel

    currently living in Fukuoka, but will (sadly) be returning to the US in April. I know I’ll be homesick so I’ll be sure to use your recipes to make me feel like I’m in Japan again 😛

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  568. Madoka Gaspar

    Hi, Nami! I love all your recipes, especially for sauces. I grew up eating “convenience” sauces from the market. But, now I live in an area where I can’t get them. I could buy them on-line. But making them from scratch is much more satisfying and so easy! I would never have guessed! Thanks so much!

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  570. Linda Young

    Love you on youtube and my JOC binder is totally full and need to buy another binder for JOC recipes.
    Thanks for your wonderful recipes.

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  573. Nami, I really enjoy your site. SO FUN & EASY with your step-by-step video . Your recipe is always delicious !!
    Keep up your good work. GAMBATE, ney !

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  574. I just tried Grade A sashimi from Whole Foods and it is worse than raw fish! (As a kid, I’ve always enjoyed marinating meats and fishes – now I’m vegetarian, so they’re simply mere memories) . I love lemon zest – yaya!

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  576. Therese Hannan

    I have started making shio koji. It tastes great on everything! Thanks for the recipe and demo. Great blog. Don’t worry about the R and L pronunciation. Plenty of Irish people can’t pronounce TH correctly and plenty more British people have dodgy R pronunciation ….just listen to some British people saying Bread….sounds like bwead!!

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  577. Jenny Teo

    Hi Nami,

    Thank you for sharing recipes. I like your website most as it the your reipes are healthy and you make each dish so simple with the video guide.

    Thank you and keep up thegood work!

    Best wishes
    Jenny

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  580. Masako

    My mom arrived in the US in ’53. A US citizen 60 yrs never lost her accent. I have thousands of similar memories of mispronounced words. Today I find comfort & smile in the memories. One in particular was opening her freezer to find the words “Frank Steaks” written on the white butcher paper. I said, “Who’s Frank? And why is his steak in your freezer?” She said, “No! No! frank steak, frank steak” (curling the R). I laughed out loud! “Oh! flank steak!” LOL

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  584. Patricia Lam

    Your recipes and videos bring me back to my expat days in Japan. The cute accent, the polite and easy presentation, delicious fresh and easy recipes and the best kitchen aid can only be found in Japan. In Australia I miss the thinly sliced precut meats that I can just throw in the wok, wagyu and oily fish. In Japan I had to tell everyone my daughter’s name is Crarissu instead of Clarisse. Otherwise I get…eh? Mo ichido onegaishimas. Chotto muzukashi neh?

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  586. Reilee Corley

    Just love your site….visiting Japan is on my “bucket” list. I plan on using your web site as my travel planner.
    Aloha

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  587. Lubie Estes

    I like your One Cookbook, My daughter-in-law, who is Japanese recommended you as I like to cook Japanese as well as Korean and also Chinese. I have just learned to make my own Kimchi and it was with her help.
    Thanks a lot for your recipes
    Grandpa Lubie

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  590. Kristin Yamaka

    Hello! I love your site btw =)

    I would love to know how to make a Konbu filling for a rice ball. When i look to buy them in the store, they always have MSG in it =(.

    Thank you!

    Kristin

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  593. Diane McGraw

    I am new to your site but already have made several dishes. I am trying to learn Japanese cooking for my oldest grandson. He wants to eat the food of his heritage and I never learned from my ex-mother-in-law. Your easy recipes and clear instructions have made this possible. Thank You!!

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  594. kathy schmerler

    My mother is Japanese and has lived in America for 60 years. Still has trouble with the “L” and “R” sounds.
    Her accent is what makes her so endearing! Same for you- don’t change!

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  595. Popi Astriani

    Thank you, Nami. Your recipes really help me starting my new life in Japan (I’m Indonesian married to Japanese man).

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  596. sulad

    To be born in the US and grow up in a second language home. My English can still be found to miss points of pronunciation. I had even gotten people to complain that I have an accent. For you not alone, regardless if you are not born or born in this English speaking country.Don’t lose confident yet, keeping speaking English and no time you will find yourselves improving and speaking it confidently.

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  599. Karen Worrell

    This website is so much fun! I get to make delicious dishes quickly! And I love your stories! I speak Spanglish, too… LOL! I am originally from L.A. Native tongue is English. And L. A. has some cute, Spanish sounding words.. but they do not exist. Sometimes, now that I live in The South – US, not only remembering my Spanish, but using correct Spanish words. (Parque el carro – for: Park the car.) That is not the word for park! Epic Southern California Fail! Have a great spring!

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  607. Joy Marish

    I WON ….YAY !! I’d like the Microplane Premium Zester. Thank You So Much !!! I’ll put it to Good Use !!!

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