5 Popular Japanese Recipes
The traditional Japanese cuisine (also known as “washoku”) is based on rice with soup, side dishes. The side dishes often consist of fish, pickled vegetables, vegetables cooked in broth, etc. Seafood is common in Japan, it’s often grilled, but also served raw as sashimi or sushi. Seafood and vegetables are also deep-fried in a light batter, as tempura. Apart from rice, other staple includes noodles, such as “soba”, “ramen” and “udon”. Here are some of the Japanese recipes commonly found in Japanese convenient stores or streets.
Making these recipes you may need a few desired ingredients. Look up at our Japanese pantry kit to know what’s a need in making the recipe.
Yakisoba (焼きそば) is a classic Japanese stir fry noodles dish with chicken/pork or any meat of your choice and vegetables, and it’s seasoned with a sweet, sour, and tangy flavored sauce. For this recipe usually, wheat-based noodles are used. In Japan, these noodles are stir-fried on an iron plate/ Teppan (鉄板). You do get ready-made yakisoba sauce, but in this recipe, we will show you how to prepare Yakisoba sauce from scratch. Watch the Video
Japanese Cream Stew, also known as White Stew, is rich and creamy packed with tender chicken, bite-size vegetables, and served with steamed rice or bread. Japanese Cream Stew (クリームシチュー)is perfect for winter and light dish. The silky texture and light color of Japanese Cream Stew are the results of a béchamel sauce which is made from flour, butter, and milk. Watch the Video.
Japanese egg sandwich or Tamago Sando (たまごサンド) is an authentic egg salad sandwich that can be found in every convenient store in Japan. The Egg salad is a creamy and rich egg yolk flavored filling. For this sandwich we will use the Japanese Kewpie Mayonnaise and Shokupan Bread.The Japanese Pullman Bread also known as Shokupan is usually soft, sweet and milky. And the Japanese Kewpie Mayonnaise gives the sandwich an extra tangy and creamy flavour. Combining all of this makes this sandwich one of the best Egg sandwiches that we have tasted. Watch the video.
Chicken Katsu Curry カツカレ is a combination of steamed rice, Japanese curry, and panko-breaded crispy fried chicken. It’s an ultimate comfort dish with rich Japanese curry sauce served with crispy chicken. Chicken Katsu is an alternative to the common Tonkatsu (pork cutlet). The Japanese word “katsu” means “cutlet” in English. Watch the video
Okonomiyaki is “Japanese savory pancakes” or “Japanese pizza” made from chopped cabbage and other ingredients you like it to be grilled with., The word “Okonomi” means “what you like” or “what you want”, and “Yaki” means “grilled” or “cooked”. In this recipe, we will show you how to make Osaka-style Okonomiyaki. These pancakes are topped generously with some Katsuobushi ( Dancing Bonito flakes), Aonori (Dry Seaweed powder), Japanese kewpie mayonnaise, and Okonomiyaki sauce. The batter/mix for the pancake generally contains some of the main ingredients like the grated Nagimo yam, Pickled ginger, Dashi, and Tenkasu(Tempura scraps). Watch the video.