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Browse our best make-ahead recipes. Save time in the kitchen by making a big batch for the freezer or preparing the night before your party. Try our readers’ favorites: All-Purpose Miso Sauce, Instant Pot Asian Pulled Pork, Japanese Stuffed Cabbage Rolls, and Bulgogi Onigirazu.

A ceramic bowl containing homemade Furikake Chex Mix.

A ceramic bowl containing homemade Furikake Chex Mix.

Furikake Chex Mix

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Make this Hawaiian favorite, Furikake Chex Mix, for a holiday gift exchange, movie/game night,...

A donabe clay pot containing Japanese fish cake stew called oden, an assortment of fish balls and fish cakes.

Oden (Japanese Fish Cake Stew) おでん

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Oden is a Japanese fish cake stew simmered in a soy sauce-based dashi broth...

A white plate containing Purin (Japanese Custard Pudding).

Purin (Japanese Custard Pudding) プリン

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Made with eggs, milk, and sugar, Purin is a popular Japanese dessert of custard...

A rice bowl containing steamed rice sprinkled with furikake rice seasoning.

Homemade Ingredient

Furikake (Japanese Rice Seasoning) ふりかけ

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Furikake is a savory-sweet rice seasoning of sesame seeds, katsuobushi, and nori seaweed that‘s...

A chocolate chiffon cake served on a cake stand.

Chocolate Chiffon Cake チョコレートシフォンケーキ

5

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This show-stopping Chocolate Chiffon Cake is super-moist, fluffy, airy, and bouncy all at once!...

A ceramic plate containing steamed rice, dry curry, and a fried egg.

Japanese Dry Curry ドライカレー

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Dry Curry is a gravy-less Japanese curry made with ground meat and minced vegetables...

A cross section of Black Sesame Shokupan (Japanese Milk Bread).

Black Sesame Milk Bread (Shokupan) 黒ごま食パン

4.52

(25)

Nutty and earthy with a pleasant aroma, Black Sesame Milk Bread is a delicious...

A white square plate containing Japchae (Korean Stir-Fried Noodles)

Japchae (Korean Stir-Fried Noodles) (Video)

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Flavorful and exquisite Japchae is made of sweet potato noodles, julienne vegetables, and sliced...

A mason jar filled with Homemade Teriyaki Sauce.

Homemade Ingredient

Teriyaki Sauce 照り焼きのたれ

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Learn to make homemade Teriyaki Sauce the authentic Japanese way. You only need four...

A white ceramic plate containing spicy edamame.

Spicy Edamame スパイシー枝豆

5

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Fiery and spicy edameme beans sautéed with chili paste, garlic, and miso. The best...

Japanese kani salad served in a bowl.

Japanese Kani Salad カニカマサラダ

4.72

(64)

This healthy and flavorful Japanese Kani Salad is so easy to whip up, and it's absolutely...

A bamboo basket containing perfectly cooked and salted edamame.

How to Cook Edamame (Fresh and Frozen)

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Lightly boiled and perfectly salted, here's how to cook frozen and fresh edamame (young...

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