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Make satisfying dinners with our simple and easy 5-ingredients recipes. From Japanese-style wafu pasta to fried rice dishes, these easy recipes will be your new dinner staples. Salt, pepper, oil, water —and any optional ingredients – are freebies.

A donburi bowl containing grilled eel fillet over steamed rice.

A donburi bowl containing grilled eel fillet over steamed rice.

Unadon (Grilled Eel Rice Bowl) (Video) 鰻丼

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A classic Unadon (Japanese Eel Rice Bowl) recipe with sweet caramelized homemade unagi sauce...

A glass containing Aka Shiso Juice.

Aka Shiso Juice (Red Perilla Juice) 赤紫蘇ジュース

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With a beautiful, rose color and a refreshing taste, Aka Shiso Juice (Red Perilla...

A refreshing salad drizzled with Yuzu Miso Dressing.

Yuzu Miso Dressing ゆず味噌ドレッシング

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This Japanese-inspired Yuzu Miso Dressing recipe is so simple, yet it hits all the...

Mason jars containing beni shoga (Japanese red pickled ginger).

Beni Shoga (Red Pickled Ginger) 紅生姜

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Beni Shoga (Red Pickled Ginger) is julienned young ginger that has been pickled in...

A weck jar containing ume miso.

Homemade Ingredient

Ume Miso 梅味噌

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Make this sweet and fragrant homemade Ume Miso with seasonal Japanese plums, miso, and...

A ceramic bowl containing freshly made Pickled Sushi Ginger (Gari).

Pickled Sushi Ginger (Gari) (Video) 新生姜の甘酢漬け

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Pickled Sushi Ginger, known as “Gari“ in Japanese, is perfect for cleansing the palate...

A shell shaped bowl containing Asparagus with Miso Dressing (Karashi Sumisoae) garnished with salt pickled cherry blossom.

Asparagus with Miso Dressing (Karashi Sumisoae)　アスパラガスの辛子酢味噌和え

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Crisp-tender Asparagus with Miso Dressing is a classic and easy Japanese recipe with a...

A bizenware ceramic containing Chikuwa Isobeage and flake salt.

Chikuwa Isobeage ちくわの磯辺揚げ

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Chikuwa Isobeage are chewy fried fish cakes with crispy tempura batter that make a...

An oval ceramic plate containing Carrot Beef Rolls garnished with parley.

Carrot Beef Rolls

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Savory Carrot Beef Rolls are pan-seared and glazed with a quick teriyaki sauce. A...

An oval plate containing Japanese sweet rolled omelet.

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

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Learn how to make delicious Japanese Sweet Rolled Omelet (tamagoyaki) with layers of savory...

A Japanese meal set with shio koji salmon, miso soup, rice, and side dishes.

Shio Koji Salmon 塩麹サーモン

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Simple yet deeply flavorful, Shio Koji Salmon is the best way to enjoy the...

Sweet black soybeans garnished with a gold leaf in Japanese red and gold dishes.

Instant Pot Kuromame 黒豆 (圧力鍋)

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These gemlike Sweet Black Soybeans or Kuromame, cooked in the Instant Pot, are a...

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