Do You Know Your Tsukemono?
Check out Serious Eats' fantastic guide to 'tsukemono,' Japanese pickles!
Advanced Japanese Dining Etiquette is Hard!
Think just not standing up your chopsticks in the rice bowl is enough? Even some Japanese diners—and long-term residents—don't know these detailed etiquette tips!
Why Japan Loves Fish
Food culture expert Takeo Koizumi explains exactly why fish are so central to Japanese cuisine culture.
Edamame: Green Beans
Often chosen to accompany a glass of beer, edamame taste best with a dash of salt!
4 Meals Under ¥400!
Want to know how to eat cheap in Japan? Eat like the locals! Here are some examples of 'fast food' found all over Japan!
Discover the Balance of Japanese Cuisine
During Ichiju-Sansai Week at Georgetown University, students can taste from a Japanese menu developed by the Japanese master chef of a Michelin-starred restaurant.
Michelin-Quality 'Ichiju-Sansai' Fish Recipe
Created through a collaboration between Michelin-starred Chef Isao Yamada and food service provider Aramark Corporation, this original menu will give you a fresh perspective on Japanese cuisine.
What is Ichiju-Sansai?
World-famous Japanese foods like sushi, ramen and sukiyaki are actually not frequently served at the dinner table in ordinary Japanese households. To find more typical home cooking, we need to look at a kind of Japanese cuisine known as 'ichiju-sansai.'
Yaki Kani: Grilled Crab
Crab is a Japanese specialty that's especially popular during winter time, when the hot, succulent juices of the grilled crab are a welcome treat!
Disney's Not-Quite Japanese Breakfast
Disney's Aulani Resort in Hawaii offers a traditional Japanese breakfast with a difference—and three key errors. Can you spot them in this photo? (Hint: It's not the fruit!)
Michelin-Starred 'Kaiseki' Cuisine in New York
In collaboration with the Tsuji Culinary Institute in Osaka, David Bouley's Brushstroke offers traditional Japanese multi-course cuisine for the Tribeca area.
How to Make 4 Key Kinds of Dashi
'Dashi' is a Japanese soup stock or broth that forms the basis of many Japanese dishes. Find out how to make awase, kombu, shiitake and iriko dashi for your Japanese-style meals!
NY Serves Up a Traditional Japanese Breakfast
For those living in the Big Apple who want to taste a traditional Japanese breakfast, look no further than Okonomi's 'ichiju-sansai' plate!
3 Tips on Japanese Food Presentation
You may have some Japanese recipes down pat, but what about the presentation?
750 Years of Soy Sauce Tradition
With a tradition dating back more than seven centuries, Yuasa soy sauce has taken to the tables of Europe's finest restaurants.
Toshikoshi Soba: New Year's Eve Noodles
One of Japan's longstanding traditions is to eat buckwheat noodles on New Year's Eve. But why are they so important? Read on to find out!
Fugu-Sashi: Pufferfish Sashimi
The pufferfish is known around the world for its dangerous poison, but when sliced into sashimi, it's transformed into the most beautiful and tasty Japanese delicacy.
7 Premium Dashi Ingredients
’Dashi' soup stock comes in several flavors and varieties. Here's a great selection of ingredients to help you create the real taste of traditional Japanese soup in your own kitchen!
2 Ways to Cook Japanese Short-Grain Rice
Nami from Just One Cookbook gives us a few tips on how to prepare Japanese short-grain rice to perfection!
Top 10 Traditional Sweets of Japan
The 10 top traditional Japanese sweets everybody craves!
