Japanese Spicy Pickled Cucumber is a perfect match with a bowl of Japanese rice. It’s very easy to make to the point that you would want to make it over and over! Japanese Pickles There are many types of Japanese pickles. Although, many traditional Japanese read more
[ヴィーガンキムチ] This Vegan Kimchi is my interpretation of the most common type of Korean kimchi made of napa cabbage but without the use of rice flour paste! It’s spicy, tangy, slightly sweet with lots of umami taste. My vegan kimchi is just as delicious as read more
[紅しょうが炒飯] Beni Shoga Fried Rice is Japanese home-style vegan fried rice featuring the Japanese pickled ginger called beni shoga. It’s very easy to make with simple ingredients, yet the result is super flavorful and has an unique taste that you won’t find in other typical read more
[ぬか漬け] Nukazuke (Japanese Pickles Made in a Fermented Rice Bran Bed) is the most basic yet authentic & traditional Japanese pickles made in nukadoko. The recipe features some of the commonly used veggies for making nukazuke: cucumber, carrot and daikon radish. The concept is very read more
[ぬか床] Nukadoko (A Fermented Rice Bran Bed for Pickling) is an essential component for making quintessential Japanese pickles called Nukazuke. My Nukadoko is made from scratch with rice bran, sea salt, water, kombu and chili peppers. It’s quite a process from start to finish but read more
Are you looking for ways to incorporate more veggies without spending more? Try this delicious Szechuan Pickle Style Broccoli Stalks. It’s a reinterpretation of Chinese style pickles, made with broccoli stalks that you may throw out but now you don’t have to. It’s savory read more
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
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