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Browse our directory of Japanese pantry ingredients to learn how to cook with them and where to buy. Plus, see our crowd-sourced list of Japanese grocery stores around the world.

6 Essential Japanese Condiments

How to Make Dashi (The Ultimate Guide)

Sake

Mirin (Japanese Sweet Rice Wine)

Japanese Soy Sauce

Miso

Rice Vinegar

Dashi (Japanese Soup Stock) — Choose Your Method ↓

How to Make Dashi (Video) だしの作り方

4.65 from 195 votes

Vegan Dashi (Shiitake Kombu Dashi) 精進だし

4.70 from 13 votes

Dashi Packet + Recipe (Video)

Dashi Powder + Recipe (Video)

Iriko Dashi (Anchovy Stock) いりこだし・煮干しだし

4.82 from 22 votes

Katsuo Dashi (Bonito Stock) かつおだし

4.72 from 32 votes

Kombu Dashi (Vegan)(Video) 昆布だし

4.40 from 220 votes

Shiitake Dashi (Video) 干し椎茸の戻し汁

4.69 from 32 votes

Condiments + Seasonings

Japanese Curry Sauce Mix (Roux)

Mentsuyu (Soup Base for Noodles)

Doubanjiang (Spicy Chili Bean Paste)

Tonkatsu Sauce

Japanese Mayonnaise (Kewpie Mayo)

Ponzu (Japanese Citrus Dipping Sauce)

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Dried + Preserved Foods

Dried Shiitake Mushrooms

Katsuobushi (Dried Bonito Flakes)

Iriko (Niboshi) – Dried Anchovies

Panko (Japanese Bread Crumbs)

Red Pickled Ginger (Beni Shoga)

Umeboshi (Japanese Pickled Plums)

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Meat + Fish + Tofu

Thinly Sliced Meats

Aburaage (Japanese Fried Tofu Pouch)

Imitation Crab Sticks

Inari Age (Seasoned Fried Tofu Pouch)

Oden (Nerimono): Japanese Fish Cakes

Tofu

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Noodles + Wrappers

Ramen Noodles

Udon Noodles

Yakisoba Noodles

Soba Noodles (Buckwheat Noodles)

Somen Noodles

Gyoza Wrappers

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Produce

Shiso (Green and Red Perilla)

Negi (Japanese Long Green Onion)

Daikon (Japanese Radish)

Gobo (Burdock Root)

Kabocha (Kabocha Squash)

Japanese Ume Plums

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Rice + Grains + Flours

Japanese Short Grain Rice

Japanese Sweet Rice (Glutinous Rice)

Shiratamako (Sweet Rice Flour)

Mochiko (Japanese Sweet Rice Flour)

Joshinko

Kiri Mochi (Rice Cakes)

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Seaweed

Kombu

Nori (Seaweed)

Wakame Seaweed

Aonori (Dried Green Seaweed)

Dried Hijiki

Shredded Nori (Kizami Nori)

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Seeds + Nuts + Beans

Sesame Seed

Natto (Japanese Fermented Soybeans)

Azuki Beans

Anko (Red Bean Paste)

Black Soybeans

Ginkgo Nuts

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Japanese Sweets

Matcha (Green Tea Powder)

Salt-Pickled Cherry Blossoms

Pickled Sakura Leaves

Kashiwa (Oak) Leaves

Kuri Kanroni (Chestnuts in Heavy Syrup)

Kanten (Jelly)

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Dashi Packet + Recipe (Video)

4.64 from 22 votes

Yuzu Kosho

Sosu: Delicious Brown Sauces in Japanese Cooking

Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt

Best Neutral Oil for Cooking

Sesame Oil

Kombu

Doubanjiang (Spicy Chili Bean Paste)

Akazu Red Vinegar

Yuba (Tofu Skin)

Shiso (Green and Red Perilla)

Mirin (Japanese Sweet Rice Wine)

Sudachi

Shiro Dashi

Shishito Peppers

How to Make Dashi (The Ultimate Guide)

Japanese Sweet Potato (Satsumaimo)

Daikon (Japanese Radish)

Edamame (Soybeans)

Kiriboshi Daikon (Dried Daikon Strips)

Awamori

Napa Cabbage (Hakusai)

Cake Flour

Gluten-Free Flour

Mochi Mugi

Sake Lees (Sake Kasu)

Yakisoba Sauce

Okonomi Sauce

Menma (Seasoned Bamboo Shoots)

Kabocha (Kabocha Squash)

Mozuku

Young Ginger

Ume Plum Vinegar

Tobiko (Flying Fish Roe)

Ikura (Salmon Roe)

Uni (Sea Urchin)

Japanese Cucumber

Japanese Hotcake (Pancake) Mix

Shochu

Japanese Ume Plums

Rock Sugar (Rock Candy)

Bean Sprouts

Japanese Turnips (Kabu)

Oden (Nerimono): Japanese Fish Cakes

Fukujinzuke (Japanese Curry Condiment)

Takuan (Pickled Daikon Radish)

Lemongrass

Palm Sugar