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  • A plate with matcha waffles topped with fresh strawberries and blueberries, served on a decorative newspaper-style paper. A fork and knife are beside the plate on a wooden table.
    Matcha Mochi Waffles
    40 minutes
  • Bento box filled with delicious foods.
    Back-to-School Bento Box Ideas
  • A Japanese meal set with two trays, each featuring foil-baked salmon with vegetables, rice, miso soup, tamagoyaki, pickles, sliced tomato, watermelon, and various small side dishes, all arranged neatly on a wooden table.
    JOC Cooking Challenge September 2025
  • Salmon fillet baked in foil with sliced lemon, julienned carrots, and mushrooms, garnished with chives. Japanese side dishes, rice, and chopsticks are visible in the background.
    Salmon in Foil (Video) 鮭のホイル焼き
    150
    25 minutes
  • A tray lined with printed paper holds several neatly cut squares of golden brown curry fudge. A can of curry powder sits blurred in the background.
    How to Make Japanese Curry Roux (Video) カレールーの作り方
    786
    35 minutes
  • Six square pieces of green matcha cake are arranged on a white plate with a fork beside them. A cup of black coffee and a coffeepot sit in the background on a wooden surface.
    Matcha Butter Mochi
    2
    1 hour 10 minutes
  • A white ceramic plate containing Okonomiyaki, a savory Japanese cabbage pancake topped with okonomi sauce, Kewpie mayo, and bonito flakes.
    Okonomiyaki Recipe (Video) お好み焼き
    714
    40 minutes
  • A close-up of a red spoon holding a bite of salmon sashimi, rice, and fish roe above a bowl of Japanese soup with more salmon, rice, and garnishes. Chopsticks and wasabi are visible on the side.
    Salmon and Ikura Dashi Chazuke 鮭のいくらの出汁茶漬け
    2
    10 minutes
  • A plate with a hamburger steak topped with brown mushroom gravy, a sunny-side-up egg, white rice, and garnished with parsley. A yellow napkin and a drink are in the background.
    Loco Moco (Video) ロコモコ
    141
    40 minutes
  • A rectangular white plate with several golden-brown takoyaki balls topped with mayonnaise, sauce, green seaweed flakes, and bonito flakes, garnished with pickled ginger on the side.
    Takoyaki Recipe (Video) たこ焼き
    167
    35 minutes
  • A round golden-brown cake with whole cherries baked inside, displayed on a glass cake stand, viewed from above.
    Easy Plum Cake – Perfect with Any Summer Fruit
    46
    55 minutes
  • A plate of stir-fried beef liver with green vegetables and bean sprouts in a brown sauce, served on a light-colored dish with chopsticks beside it. Rice and soup bowls are partially visible in the background.
    Stir-Fried Pork Liver and Garlic Chives (Nira Reba) レバニラ炒め
    1
    45 minutes
  • A Japanese grocery store showing the rice shelf.
    Japanese Rice Guide: Types, Where to Buy, and How to Store It
  • A bowl of beef udon with sliced beef, green onions, narutomaki (fish cake), and fresh herbs in broth, served on a wooden tray with chopped green onions and a bottle of seasoning on the side.
    Beef Udon (Niku Udon) (Video) 肉うどん
    270
    25 minutes
  • Two pieces of simmered fish fillet with a light brown glaze, served on a decorative plate with sauce, burdock root, and a green maple leaf, set on a wooden table with rice and miso soup in the background.
    Nitsuke Recipe (Japanese Simmered Fish)
    2
  • A white plate containing Baked Chicken Katsu (Japanese Chicken Cutlets) and shredded cabbage salad.
    Baked Chicken Katsu 揚げないチキンカツ
    220
    1 hour
  • A plate of chilled udon noodles on a bamboo mat, garnished with green maple leaves, served with dipping sauce, wasabi, green onions, ginger, and sesame seeds on a rustic wooden table.
    Cold Udon Noodles (Zaru Udon) ざるうどん
    3
    15 minutes
  • A glass with a clear straw contains a layered drink of red puree at the bottom, white cream in the middle, and green matcha on top, sitting on a wooden board lined with printed paper.
    Strawberry Matcha Latte
    4
    10 minutes
  • A selection of glass pitchers with light-colored broths, a measuring cup with liquid, and a bamboo tray displaying dried seaweed, mushrooms, bonito flakes, and other dashi ingredients on a white surface.
    What is Dashi and How to Make It
  • A white plate containing Mapo Eggplant (Mabo Nasu).
    Eat With Your Eyes: The Art of Japanese Plating and Presentation
  • Sliced burdock root being sautéed in a black skillet over a blue gas flame on a stovetop.
    Mastering Gentle Heat in Japanese Cooking
  • A bowl of Japanese potato salad with visible chunks of potato, carrot, cucumber, and ham, served in a rustic ceramic bowl on a folded cloth napkin beside a wooden fork and spoon.
    Japanese Potato Salad (Video) ポテトサラダ
    241
    1 hour 20 minutes
  • A collage shows: slicing fish fillet, marinating fish in sauce, slicing eggplant, scoring fish skin, slicing cucumber, and blanching tomatoes in boiling water with their skins cut crosswise.
    The Quiet Magic of Prep Work in Japanese Cooking
  • A plate of crispy breaded chicken cutlets drizzled with sauce, served with shredded cabbage, tomato wedges, and dipping sauce. Chopsticks rest in front of the plate on a wooden table.
    Chicken Katsu (Video) チキンカツ
    139
    30 minutes
  • The table with Japanese seasoning staples: sugar, salt, vinegar, soy sauce, and miso.
    Sa-Shi-Su-Se-So Seasoning Order in Japanese Cooking
  • A selection of glass pitchers with light-colored broths, a measuring cup with liquid, and a bamboo tray displaying dried seaweed, mushrooms, bonito flakes, and other dashi ingredients on a white surface.
    Dashi: The Star Ingredient in Japanese Cooking
  • A collage showing Japanese cooking ingredients, vegetables frying in a pan, a plated eggplant dish, a miso soup with salad, someone seasoning fish, and various seasonings and dried ingredients on a tray.
    Nami’s 5 Secrets to Japanese Cooking
  • Carrot coins carved into Japanese ume plum shapes.
    How to Cut Carrots into Flower Shapes (Nejiri Ume)
    15 minutes
  • Zaru soba and zaru cha soba (cold buckwheat noodles and green tea noodles) served on a bamboo mat with shredded nori on top. Dipping sauce, green onions, and wasabi are in the background.
    Zaru Soba (Cold Soba Noodles) ざるそば
    119
    15 minutes
  • Three grilled triangular rice balls (yaki onigiri) with a golden-brown crust are arranged on a green leaf in a rectangular plate, accompanied by pickled vegetables on the side. The setting is on a wooden table.
    Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Ball) (Video) 焼きおにぎり
    84
    30 minutes
  • Koshian (fine red bean paste) and Tsubuan (chunky red bean paste).
    How to Make Anko (Sweet Red Bean Paste) 餡子
    143
    1 hour 40 minutes
  • Cutting cucumber in rangiri Japanese cutting technique.
    Rangiri: Random Cut Cutting Technique
    5 minutes
  • Japanese Cutting Technique—Sogigiri
    Sogigiri: Slanted Slice Cutting Technique
    1
    5 minutes
  • A table set with a traditional Japanese meal, featuring colorful dishes in bento trays and bowls, beautifully arranged according to Japanese dining etiquette. Vegetables, pickles, fish, and two hot pots complete the authentic experience.
    Essential Japanese Dining Etiquette and Table Manners
  • A rustic bowl containing noodles with tonkotsu broth, topped with chashu, ramen eggs, menma, kikurage, ginger, and chopped green onion. On the table, a plate of crispy gyoza and a glass of mugicha are served together.
    JOC Cooking Challenge June 2025
  • A rustic bowl containing noodles with tonkotsu broth, topped with chashu, ramen eggs, menma, kikurage, ginger, and chopped green onion. On the table, a plate of crispy gyoza and a glass of mugicha are served together.
    Easy Tonkotsu Ramen Recipe 豚骨ラーメン
    29
    3 hours 10 minutes
  • An oval shape plate containing Pan-Fried Curry Chicken garnished with lettuce.
    Pan-Fried Curry Chicken (Video)
    8
    20 minutes
  • Two bundles of freshly made, uncooked udon noodles rest on a bamboo tray, placed atop a wooden cutting board with a ruler, rolling pin, and kitchen knife in the background.
    Homemade Udon Noodles (Video) 手打ちうどん
    192
    1 hour
  • White plates of fresh green salad with lettuce, cucumbers, radishes, and cherry tomatoes, topped with vibrant orange carrot ginger dressing and served with a gold fork on a marble surface.
    Carrot Ginger Dressing 人参ドレッシング
    249
    10 minutes
  • A wooden bowl containing tomato egg vermicelli soup garnished with green onion.
    Tomato Egg Vermicelli Soup (Video)
    5
    15 minutes
  • Slicing the block of the ribeye and filet mignon thinly.
    How to Slice Meat Thinly
    19
    10 minutes
  • A white scalloped plate containing stir-fried Butter Ponzu beef with komatsuna green and maitake mushrooms.
    Butter Ponzu Beef (Video)
    9
    20 minutes
  • A collage showing hands using a knife to slice or chop various vegetables and mushrooms, including bell pepper, onion, daikon, chicken, lotus root, shiitake mushroom, cucumber, and carrot, on a wooden cutting board.
    Japanese Cutting Techniques & Tips
  • A white plate containing Honey Gochujang Chicken sprinkled with sesame chicken served on green salad.
    Honey Gochujang Chicken (Video)
    13
    20 minutes
  • Wooden soup bowls containing Spinach and Mushroom Miso Soup.
    Spinach and Mushroom Miso Soup ほうれん草と椎茸の味噌汁
    3
    15 minutes
  • a collage of different types of Japanese seaweed, including wakame, kombu, hijiki, and nori
    Japanese Seaweed Guide: Common Types & How to Use Them
  • A large shallow bowl containing multi-grain rice and Chicken Bok Choy Stir Fry.
    Chicken Bok Choy Stir Fry (Video)
    8
    20 minutes
  • Beautiful Japanese plates containing karaage, Japanese fried chicken, garnished with lemon wedges and kewpie mayo dollop sprinkled with shichimi togarashi.
    Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken) (Video) 唐揚げ
    409
    30 minutes
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