Japanese Food & Tips
Here are all of our posts on Japanese food:
Buying guide
- Where can Miso paste be found at Whole Foods? Check these aisles
- Where to Find Miso Paste at Walmart: check these aisles
- Who Sells Miso Paste? Top stores to buy this Japanese ingredient from
- Takoyaki vs Aebleskiver Pan: How to Pick The Best One For Your Needs
- Teppanyaki vs Gourmet or “Raclette” Cooking [comparison & review]
- Best Hibachi Cooking Grill to buy for home | Top 5 grills for sale reviewed
- Miso with Dashi In It | Flavor Meets Flavor!
- Best Teppanyaki Grill Plate for Induction Hob | top 4 reviewed
- 5 best Konro grills reviewed & how to use Japanese Charcoal Grills
- 6 Best Yakitori Charcoal Grills reviewed +some grilling tips
- Japanese Tawashi brush: 7 different types of brushes & their uses
- Best Instant Dashi | Powdered, stock or even vegan dashi reviewed
- The Tools you need for Teppanyaki | These are the 13 essentials
- Best Takoyaki pans, makers & machines reviewed | Top 7
- 7 Best Grill with Griddle Combo’s | Gas, charcoal & reversible
- 5 Best Fish Bone Pliers | Make your preparation life easier
- Best Furikake Seasoning | Top brands or make your own like this!
- Best rice cookers reviewed for white rice, brown, sushi or even quinoa
- Best Sushi Making Kit | Top 6 reviewed +some sushi party tips
- How much is a Teppanyaki grill? These 4 things go into pricing
- 7 best Binchotan Grills & Binchotan Charcoal for every $ range
- How to Make a Built-in Teppanyaki Hibachi Grill in Your House
- 11 Teppanyaki Grills for your home review | electric, tabletop & more
- Best Teppanyaki Hot Plate | Top 6 tabletop grills reviewed
- Best Teppanyaki Plate for Your Stovetop | We liked these 4, here’s why
- Best Small Cooking Grill: 7 reviews | Electric, gas, charcoal & infrared
- Teppanyaki or Plancha Griddle | differences & flat top grills reviewed
- Shichirin grill | review of the top 3 best grills [+Shichirin explained]
- Why You Should Buy The Hida Konro Hibachi Grill
- 5 Top Outdoor Teppanyaki Grills reviewed | Stand-alone to Griddle Plate
- Best Omelette Pan | Top 4 reviewed from cast iron to induction
Japanese Recipes
- 2 Vegan Japanese Vegetable Teppanyaki Recipes | cook in 16 minutes
- 3 Japanese Rice Balls recipes | how to make Onigiri and Ohagi
- Vegan takoyaki recipe: what to use instead of octopus
- How To Make Takoyaki With Fish: a delicious Cod Ball Recipe
- Chicken Takoyaki: Make It At Home
- Takoyaki Variations and Can You Make Takoyaki Without Octopus
- 2 Recipes for Teppanyaki Sauce | Choose a Twist of Soy or Ponzu
- Japanese Hibachi Vegetable Recipe | Delicious & healthy
- 13 popular Teppanyaki dipping sauce ingredients and 6 recipes to try
- Sushi Vinegar | Home made recipe + 3 best store bought vinegars
- Sukiyaki Sauce Recipe + 6 easy tips to make your “Warishita”
- Teppanyaki Popcorn – choose one of these 7 delicious recipe flavors
- 9 best Sushi Sauces You Must Try! + recipes!
- Tare Sauce and All the Wonderful Things You Can Do With it
- Vegan miso soup with noodles: make dashi & miso from scratch
- Matcha Green Tea Ice Cream | What Is It? + Recipe
- Tonkatsu Sauce
- Nitsume Eel sauce: salty sweet sushi sauce recipe & substitutes
- Ponzu sauce recipe
- Nikiri sauce: a great recipe & the traditional brushing technique
- A dumpling in Japanese is called Gyoza (餃子, gyōza) | Learn more
- Easy Instant Miso soup breakfast with white rice & furikake
- Shibuya Honey Brick Toast Recipe | What it is & how you make it
- 4 of the Best Teppanyaki Steak Recipes you can make yourself
- Learn to make this Ten Don “Tempura Donburi” recipe
- 6 quick & easy homemade Japanese Gari pickled ginger recipes
- Satsumaimo Japanese sweet potato butter honey recipe
- Different types of Japanese Ramen explained like Shoyu & Shio
- Make this great Teppanyaki Fried Rice Recipe | 11 simple steps
- Japanese Sushi Eel “Unagi” | What it tastes like +Unadon recipe
- Easy Vegan Mung Bean Egg Recipe with Just Egg | +a few facts
- What is Tenkasu? About Agedama Tempura Flakes & its recipe
- What is Hashimaki? Discover these chopstick rolls & recipe
- Easy Japanese ginger salad dressing recipe (+ #1 store bought tip)
- How to cook Teppanyaki at home: beef recipe, cookbooks & ingredients
- Sushi without fish | Delicious tofu recipe & more fillings discussed
- What is Ponzu sauce & how to make or buy it
- 7 most popular Japanese mushrooms & their delicious recipes
- Japanese Eggplant | What is it & 6 delicious recipes you can make
- 5 Best Teppanyaki Salmon Recipes to try out this week
- Easy Keto Stir Fry Beef Recipe | delicious and only 25 mins to prepare
- 5 Sushi without Rice Recipes for paleo and keto low carb diet
Cooking Tips
- How Long Can Takoyaki Last before it goes bad?
- How Do You Make Takoyaki Without Takoyaki Pan?
- How to Flip Takoyaki: make the perfect round ball with these tips
- Can You Bake Takoyaki? Follow these handy tips
- Can you reheat takoyaki? Yes! Use these quick & easy methods
- How do I clean my takoyaki maker? Use these three easy tips
- Do You Eat Takoyaki Hot or Cold? Hot is best, cold is feasible
- What are the different types of miso? [full guide to miso]
- How much miso paste per cup of water? Try this perfect balance
- Can miso paste and miso soup be frozen?
- Why Does Miso Soup Give Me Diarrhea? “Koji” might be the cause
- Can you eat miso when pregnant? The Japanese say yes!
- Can miso soup go bad? How long until it expires?
- Can miso soup be reheated? Yes! Check out these tips
- Can dogs eat miso paste? They can but here’s why you shouldn’t
- Can A Baby East Miso Paste? What Parents Should Know
- What’s the best miso paste to use for making ramen broth?
- Miso vs Tofu: how they’re made, differ, and how to use them
- Can Miso Cause Bloating? Not likely & this special process is why
- Can Miso Expire? Storage tips & how to tell when it goes bad
- Why Curing Food is Important
- Is Takoyaki Healthy? Not really no, but this is what you can do
- Can dogs eat takoyaki? Yes, but here’s why you don’t want to feed it
- How to Make Takoyaki in an Air Fryer
- 2 Important Reasons to Use Soy Bean Vegetable Oil for Teppanyaki
- Tofu Skin “Yuba” Benefits, Nutritional Content, and How to Make it
- Can You Freeze Takoyaki? You can but are they any good?
- What is Tamari Japanese Shoyu? Here’s how to use this soy sauce
- Katsuobushi as a block, as flakes or use a shaver | what is Katsuobushi?
- How do Japanese get a delicious broth?
- Japanese Udon noodles: how to use these thick noodles
- Bonito: did you know you can eat it dried & fresh?
- What is mirin and how do you use it?
- What is a fish cake in Japanese? 10 types of “Kamaboko”
- Miso Paste Substitute | 5 options you could add to your dish instead
- Is Takoyaki Supposed to Be Gooey Inside?
- Can you use konro grills indoors? Here’s why you shouldn’t
- What sushi is vegan? 7 different roll ideas you can make at home
- Is Yakitori Gluten-Free? Not all, watch out for the sauces!
- How Many Calories Does Sushi Have? The answer for 11 types
- Is Dashi Salty? It has sodium from Katsuobushi but no, not really
- 9 best ramen toppings to order or use when making ramen at home
- Rice to water ratio in a rice cooker | White, Jasmine, Basmati
- What Kind Of Charcoal Do You Use For Yakitori?
- Can I Use Takoyaki Flour for Okonomiyaki? Tips for the right flavor
- Wafu Dashi or “Japanese Dashi” | what it is & how to use it
- Can You Boil Dashi? Here are Things You Should Know About It!
- The smoke point of soy bean oil | everything you need to know
- What Are The Thick Japanese Noodles Called?
- This is how you light Japanese Charcoal | 3 easy steps and some tips
- You can clean a Flat Top Grill with Vinegar | This is how
- Is Takoyaki Halal? It is, if it meets these standards…
- 14 Sushi Fish Types & tips on handling sushi grade fish
- Do Bean Sprout Needs to Be Cooked or Can It Be Eaten Raw?
- Is rice bran oil good for cooking? Read about its high smoke point
- What is Taiyaki? It’s fun, delicious & fish-shaped: recipe & more
- Can sushi be frozen? This is what happens to sushi
- How Hot Does A Hibachi Grill Get? Binchotan & ideal temperature
- Can you use Charcoal Indoors? You need to be careful, here’s why
- Japanese guide on Sushi grade Tuna Fish | Maguro (マグロ, 鮪)
Popular Substitutes
- Best Substitute for Vegetable Oil: 9 alternatives [frying, baking]
- Best Substitute for Worcestershire Sauce: These 10 will work!
- 8 substitutes for Beef Broth | Don’t have it or want to go vegetarian?
- Don’t have Panko Breadcrumbs? 14 Substitutes you probably have
- Fish Stock Substitute | Use this if you’re out or want to go vegetarian
- Can You Make Dashi with Wakame? It’s not the best substitute
- 5 substitutes for your Dashi stock | Powder, Kombu & Bonito alternatives
- Tenkasu substitute | These things you can use instead
- Chicken Broth Substitutes if you don’t have it or don’t want to use it
Culture & Tradition
- Why Does Miso Soup Separate & seem like it’s “moving”?
- Miso Soup vs Clear Japanese Soup Broth
- How Often Can I Eat Miso Soup? This is what the experts say
- Teriyaki 照り焼き Origins: a surprising turn from tradition
- 43 of the best, most delicious & unusual Asian food to Try
- How Much Fruit do Japanese Eat? Not Much – And Here’s Why
- Why do Japanese put Raw Egg on Rice?
- Sushi for Beginners | a little history & the best get started guides
- Chef Erik Ramirez of Llama Inn: Japanese Peruvian connection
- Who is Hanaya Yohei? Read all about the sushi rebel
- How to poperly eat miso soup: spoon and chopsticks
- Japanese Soups | Soup culture and the different kinds of soups
- Is Benihana Authentic Japanese Food? | Everything you need to know
- Kikkoman brand origin, products and style
- What is the Muromachi Period and what foods where created?
- Japanese Teppanyaki & its meaning: how it came to Japan
- Is Sushi Chinese, Japanese or Korean? Not as obvious as you think
- 15 Best Types of Japanese Snacks You Need To Try Now
- Sushi Conveyor Belt restaurants “kaiten-zushi”: what you need to know
- Etiquette and table manners when eating Japanese food
- 21 most popular different types of Sushi | Traditional Japanese & American
- What does Sumimasen mean? Use it to thank or apologize
- Tsurai (辛い) or Karai (辛い) – “Spicy” in the Japanese Tongue
- Is It Safe for Pregnant Women to Eat Sushi? Tips & 7 alternatives
- Geiko, Geisha or Maiko? The differences and the culture
- What Is An Omakase Dinner?
- How much sushi is in a roll? And how many can you eat?
- Is Sushi Raw Fish? Not always, read about these different types
- What Does Takoyaki Taste Like? Read this to get a good idea
- How do you say “thank you for the food” in Japanese?
Differences Explained
- Sushi Roll vs Hand Roll | New Trend meets Old Tradition
- Sushi vs Zushi | Same Same or Different? We’ll Explain
- Ramen vs. Pho | Both Noodles with Broth, But a World of Difference
- Worcestershire vs. Soy Sauce | When to Use Which [Differences Explained]
- Miso vs. Marmite | How to Use Both + Differences Explained
- Miso vs Natto | Differences in Nutrition & Popular Dishes with Both
- Sushi vs Nigiri: Nigiri is sushi, but sushi is not always nigiri
- Dashi vs Hondashi vs Dashi No Moto | Uses for Soup and Beyond
- Sushi Bowl vs. Poke Bowl | It’s The Same Delicious Dish
- Sushi vs. Kimbap | Differences in Flavor, Preparation, Variaties
- Doenjang Vs Miso paste: Korean vs Japanese taste uses & more
- Saikyo Miso vs White Miso | Is There A Difference? Yes, But It’s Subtle
- Miso Powder vs. Miso Paste | When and How to Use Each
- Miso vs Soy Sauce: Taste, Uses, and Nutrition Differences Explained
- Miso Paste vs. Soybean Paste | Differences & How To Use Both
- Basmati vs Jasmine Rice | A Comparison of Taste, Nutrition & More
- Japanese Mayonnaise [or Kewpie] vs American: Taste & Nutrition
- Sushi vs. Sashimi | the differences in health, cost, dining & culture
- What is Hibachi? Japanese Hibachi VS a Teppanyaki grill
- Are Kombu, Wakame, and Kelp the Same? Seaweed benefits
- The difference between Japanese and Korean Food | Use of spices
- Chinese Food vs Japanese Food | 3 main differences explained
- Rice or Noodles: which is healthier? Carbs, calories & more
- Is Chinese Hoisin Sauce Like Japanese Teriyaki? The differences
- What is Kushiyaki? Aren’t those Japanese skewers called Yakitori?
- Is yakitori sauce the same as teriyaki? Uses & recipes
- Difference Between Korean BBQ And Japanese BBQ Explained
- Is Anchovy Sauce the Same as Fish Sauce?
- Do Japanese use fish sauce? This is how they get their own flavor
