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How to make shiitake dashi (Japanese shiitake mushroom soup stock recipe)
I love shiitake dashi, and I use it all the time. Dried shiitake are very flavorful and full of umami. This dashi is 100% vegetarian/vegan and very flexible.
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Tagged dashi, Japanese food, shiitake, stock, the basics
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How to make nikujaga (Japanese simmered meat and potatoes)
Nikujaga is a simmered, sweet Japanese meat and potato stew. All my Japanese cookbooks proclaim “Men love this dish!”, but it really appeals to anyone who is a meat-and-potatoes lover.
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Tagged bento, Japanese food, niku, nikujaga, recipe, Western style
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Asagohan nabemono (Japanese style breakfast hotpot)
Sometimes I make a nabemono, or Japanese-style hotpot, for breakfast. This is a simple, rustic nabemono that I made to use up some old cabbage and burdock root (gobo).
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Recipe for Japanese flatfish (sole)
Karei (flat fish – a type of sole) is a popular, quick-cooking whitefish that is typically seen as a Winter dish, but since it’s so light in flavor and readily available, I like to cook it year-round. Karei should be … Continue reading
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Tagged dashi, flat fish, flatfish, Japanese food, karei, sole, white fish
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Udon with a moon
Otsukimi, or “Moon Viewing”, is a Japanese tradition where a variety of foods are prepared and consumed while enjoying the full harvest moon. The foods involved represent the shape of the full moon, such as round onigiri, mochi and udon … Continue reading
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Tagged dashi, moon viewing, noodle, otsukimi, raw egg, traditional Japanese dish, tsukimi, udon, udon with a moon
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