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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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How to make homemade nukazuke

First of all, what is nukazuke? Nukazuke (lit. rice bran pickle) is a pickle (tsukemono) made from burying vegetables in a salted pickling bed (nukadoko) of primarily toasted rice bran flavored with kombu, soybeans, chili peppers, ginger and any number … Continue reading

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