Just One Cookbook Kitchen Pantry

Here I’d like to introduce condiments and ingredients that I use for my cooking.  I usually pick ones that are from Japan (meaning it’s written in Japanese) and you might want to see the picture of them in case you want to buy them.  It’s just an example and of course you can buy other brands and can still cook the same dish.

*Items in bold have more information when you click.  Please also note that I have not tried suggested substitutions myself and I found these substitutions from my research online.

Essential Condiments for Japanese Cooking

• Dashi
• Japanese Premium Short Grain Rice
• Mirin
• Miso
• Ponzu
• Rice Vinegar
• Sake
• Soy Sauce
• Tonkatsu Sauce & Okonomi Sauce

Other Condiments

• Chili Bean Paste (Doubanjiang) (La Doubanjiang for spicer)
• Curry Roux Mix
• Doubanjiang (Tobanjan) & Tian Mian Jiang
• Furikake (Rice Seasonings)
• Gochujang
• Ichimi Togarashi
• Japanese Mayonnaise
• Konbucha
• La-Yu (chili oil)
• Mentsuyu (Noodle Soup Base)
• Oyster Sauce
• Sansho Powder
• Sesame Oil
• Shichimi Togarashi
• Sushi Vinegar (Sushi Seasoning)
• Sweet Chili Sauce
• Tamarind Concentrate
• Torigara Soup, Another brand
• Yuzu Juice
• Yuzu Kosho, another brand

Ingredients for Japanese Cooking

• Aburaage (Fried Tofu Pouches)
• Anko (Sweetened Red Bean Paste – “Koshian”)
• Anko (Sweetened Red Bean Paste – “Tsubuan” – Ogura-an)
• Azuki Beans (Hokkaido Dainagon – bigger than reg. azuki)
• Black Sesame Paste (Neri Goma)
• Black Soybeans (Kuromame, Kuro Daizu)
• Chikuwa
• Chirashi Sushi Mix
• Chirimen Jako
• Coconut – Unsweetened Shredded Coconut, Bob’s Red Mill Shredded Coconut Unsweetened
• Crab Sticks (Kanikama) (please use Japanese brands because other brands have different texture and taste)
• Dashi Kombu
• Dried Seaweed (Wakame)
• Dried Seaweed Powder (Aonori)
• Dried Seaweed Salad Mix
• Dried Shiitake Mushrooms
• Dried Soba Noodles, Cha-Soba (Green Tea Soba Noodles)
• Egg Roll Wrappers
• Furikake (Rice Seasonings)
• Ginkgo Nuts (Precooked package)
• Gobo (Burdock Root)
• Green Tea Powder (Matcha)
• Gyoza Wrappers (thinner skins than Chinese pot sticker wrappers)
• Hanakatsuo (Bonito Flakes)
• Harumaki Wrappers (thinner skins than Chinese egg roll wrappers)
• Inariage (Seasoned Fried Bean Curd Pouch)
• Japanese Curry Sauce Mix (Curry Roux)
• Japanese Eggplant (left) and Chinese Eggplant (right)
• Japanese Pancake Mix
• Japanese Sausage
• Joshinko (Rice Flour)
• Kaiware Daikon
• Kamaboko (Japanese fish cake)
• Katsuobushi (bonito flakes)
• Kizami Nori (Shredded nori sheet)
• Kombu Dashi
• Konnyaku (Konjac)
• Kuri Kanroni (Chestnuts in Heavy Syrup)
• Lotus Root (Renkon no Mizuni)
• Mizuna
• Nagaimo/Yamaimo
• Narutomaki (Fish Cake)
• Nishime Kombu
• Octopus Sashimi
• Panko
• Pickled Ginger (Kizami Shoga)
• Plum Paste (Neri Ume, Shiso Ume)
• Potato Starch (Katakuriko)
• Ramen Noodle (this one is organic noodle from Nijiya)
• Roasted Sesame Seed (Iri Goma)
• Sakura Denbu
• Salmon Kirimi  (Salmon Fillet)
• Seasoned Seaweed (Nori)
• Shirataki, Another brand Shirataki
• Shiratamako (Glutinous Rice Flour)
• Shishamo
• Shiso (Ooba, perilla)
• Shu Mai Wrappers
• Soba Noodles (Buckwheat Noodles)
• Sweet Rice (sticky rice/glutinous rice/mochigome)
• Takenoko Mizuni (Boiled Bamboo Shoot)
• Tamari Soy Sauce
• Taro Root (Satoimo)
• Tenkasu
• Thinly Sliced Meats
• Tokyo Negi
• Udon (I recommend one on the right)
• Umeboshi (Japanese Pickled Plum)
• Unagi Sauce
• Wonton Wrappers
• Yakisoba Noodles
• Yakisoba Sauce
• Yaki Tofu
• Yuzu (Freeze-Dried Yuzu Zest)
• Zaru Soba Dipping Sauce

Ingredients for Non-Japanese Cooking

• Cardamom
• Chicken Broth
• Clam Juice
• Coconut Milk
• Corn Starch
• Garam Masala
• King Arthur Flour
• Lemon Pepper
• Mango Pulp
• Organic Creamy Tomato Soup
• Poke Mix
• Puff Pastry Sheet
• Rice Stick
• Rice Paper (Spring Roll Wrapper)
• Plum Sauce
• Rock Candy
• Shan Tandoori Chicken BBQ Mix
• Taiwanese Noodles
• Tapioca Pearls
• Tonnino Tuna Fillets in Olive Oil
• Turmeric Powder
• Vegetable & Chicken Broth/Bouillon, Vegetable Bouillon Cubes (no MSG)
• Vermicelli
• Wondra Flour