Pipichan Sushi

Mabo dofu (mapo tofu) is a delicious Chinese Szechuan dish. Mabo dofu cooked at Japanese homes is usually milder than Szechuan mapo tofu. Mabo-don is mabo dofu served over hot steamed rice. Read the rest of this entry »

Deep-fried oyster (kaki fry) is a popular dish in winter. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s a simple udon dish. Instead of dipping udon noodles in the sauce, the sauce is poured over noodles as bukkake means pouring in Japanese. Put various toppings, such as grated daikon radishes, grated ginger, boiled eggs, sliced green onion, and so on. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s a Japanese sunomono (vinegary salad) recipe. Read the rest of this entry »

Japanese beef bowl is called gyudon. Yoshinoya is known for delicious beef bowl. Beef bowl can be cooked at home. Read the rest of this entry »

Tsukimi soba is hot buckwheat noodles with a raw egg topping. Tsukimi means moon viewing in Japanese. Since the egg resembles the full moon, these kinds of noodle dishes with egg toppings are called “tsukimi.” Read the rest of this entry »

Sekihan is Japanese red rice cooked with azuki beans. It’s a traditional Japanese dish for celebrations. Read the rest of this entry »

Making delicious ramen noodles isn’t easy. Ramen chefs in Japan usually train hard to make good ramen. This is a quick recipe to make soy sauce flavored ramen at home. Read the rest of this entry »

Tako means octopus in Japanese, and takoyaki are known as octopus balls. Takoyaki venders are very popular in Japan. To make takoyaki, a grill pan for takoyaki is used. The pan has many small cups to pour the batter. Read the rest of this entry »

This is really easy recipe to make a delicious appetizer. This fried wonton recipe uses shiso leaves and cheese as the filling. Read the rest of this entry »