Japanese Food & Tips
Here are all of our posts on Japanese food:
Buying guide
- Japanese Tawashi brush: 7 different types of brushes & their uses
- Best Instant Dashi | Powdered, stock or even vegan dashi reviewed
- 5 best Konro grills reviewed & how to use Japanese Charcoal Grills
- 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 Small Cooking Grill: 7 reviews | Electric, gas, charcoal & infrared
- Why You Should Buy The Hida Konro Hibachi Grill
- 5 Top Outdoor Teppanyaki Grills reviewed | Stand-alone to Griddle Plate
Japanese Recipes
- 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
- 9 best Sushi Sauces You Must Try! + recipes!
- 2 Vegan Japanese Vegetable Teppanyaki Recipes | cook in 16 minutes
- 3 Japanese Rice Balls recipes | how to make Onigiri and Ohagi
- 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
- 13 popular Teppanyaki dipping sauce ingredients and 6 recipes to try
- Japanese Sushi Eel “Unagi” | What it tastes like +Unadon recipe
- Sukiyaki Sauce Recipe + 6 easy tips to make your “Warishita”
- 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
- What is Ponzu sauce & how to make or buy it
- 5 Sushi without Rice Recipes for paleo and keto low carb diet
Cooking Tips
- 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
- 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 Miso Expire? Tips on storage and how to tell
- 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…
- 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
- 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
- Don’t have Panko Breadcrumbs? 14 Substitutes you probably have
- Fish Stock Substitute | Use this if you’re out or want to go vegetarian
- Best Substitute for Worcestershire Sauce: These 10 will work!
- 6 substitutes for Beef Broth | Don’t have it 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
- 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
- 14 most popular different types of Sushi | Traditional & American
- What does Sumimasen mean? Use it to thank or apologize
- Tsurai (辛い) or Karai (辛い) – “Spicy” in the Japanese Tongue
- Sushi for Beginners | a little history & the best get started guides
- Geiko, Geisha or Maiko? The differences and the culture
- What Is An Omakase Dinner?
- 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
- 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
