Japanese (Authentic)

Quick Pickled Cucumber with Ginger (Asazuke)

Quick Pickled Cucumber with Ginger (Asazuke)

Are you looking for an easy and healthy Japanese recipe? Try this Quick Pickled Cucumber with Ginger. This delicious and super refreshing pickles require only 4 ingredients to prepare in 20 minutes! It’s vegan and gluten-free. Japanese Pickles There are many varieties of Japanese pickles. read more

Nameshi (Rice with Daikon Radish Leaves)

Nameshi (Rice with Daikon Radish Leaves)

Nameshi (Rice with Daikon Radish Leaves) is an authentic home-style Japanese dish. It’s simple, healthy, has a super clean taste. It’s another vegan and gluten-free dish that you can experience what the Japanese people eat at home! Nameshi  As it’s shown on the title, Nameshi read more

Wakame Soup

Wakame Soup

Are you in a mood for a comforting soup that is not so heavy? Try this Wakame Soup! It’s vegan, light, delicate, and no dashi or stock required but it sure is packed with umami. It’s super easy to make and ready to eat in read more

Sweet & Savory Simmered Daikon Radish

Sweet & Savory Simmered Daikon Radish

Do you adore daikon radish or perhaps it’s the first time you heard such a name? Either way, try this Sweet & Savory Simmered Daikon Radish which is an authentic Japanese style dish made simple! It’s vegan and oil-free, healthy and easy way to try read more

Asparagus Peels with Sesame

Asparagus Peels with Sesame

No garden to compost veggie scraps from your kitchen? No worries, try this low waste Asparagus Peels with Sesame. It’s a Japanese flavored vegan dish using asparagus peels that you most likely throw away. The Idea Behind The Recipe  When you buy medium to large read more

Maitake “Gyu-Don” Style

Maitake “Gyu-Don” Style

This is a vegan version of a authentic Japanese dish. Maitake “Gyu-Don” Style is a savory rice bowl but the sweetness really characterize the overall flavor of the dish. If you aren’t sure what gyu-don is, we got you covered! What’s Gyu-Don? “Gyu-Don” [牛丼] is read more

Daikon Radish Salad with Umeboshi Paste

Daikon Radish Salad with Umeboshi Paste

Many authentic family-style Japanese dishes are not so complicated to make! This Daikon Radish Salad with Umeboshi Paste is super simple, easy, and quick to make. It’s vegan, gluten-free, with no added oil. What is Umeboshi? Umeboshi [梅干し] is pickled (brined) Japanese ume plum. It’s read more

Quick Sautéed Daikon Leaves & Peels

Quick Sautéed Daikon Leaves & Peels

Here is another low-waste recipe using one of our favorite vegetables, daikon radish! Quick Sautéed Daikon Leaves & Peels is healthy, flavorful, but super quick to make. It’s vegan and gluten free and the best of all, you will not waste any parts of the read more

Kinpira (Sweet & Savory Burdock Root and Carrot)

Kinpira (Sweet & Savory Burdock Root and Carrot)

Have you incorporated burdock root in your cooking? They are super healthy, delicious, and easy to prepare. Try our Kinpira (Sweet & Savory Burdock Root and Carrot) to explore this underrated vegetable! It’s authentically Japanese and vegan. What’s Kinpira? Kinpira is an authentic Japanese dish. read more

Maitake Rice (Vegan)

Maitake Rice (Vegan)

[舞茸ご飯] Maitake Rice (Vegan) is a way to appreciate the flavor of Fall in the Japanese way which truly showcases the umami of maitake with a hint of ginger. It’s one of my favorite ways to cook maitake mushrooms. What is Maitake? Maitake is a read more