Japan

A ramen soup with a miso and soy sauce flavored broth, served with assorted toppings.

Savor the delightful fusion of Japanese miso and fresh vegetables with this easy-to-follow vegetable misozuke recipe. Immerse your taste buds in the umami-rich flavors of miso-fermented pickles while reaping the health benefits of this traditional Japanese pickling technique. 

Making a nuka bed requires patience and daily maintenance, but the resulting pickles are well worth the effort. The nuka bed is a pickling base of fermented rice bran.

Chicken karaage is a tasty and popular dish that originated from Japanese cuisine. It is made with chicken morsels lightly coated in flour or starch and fried to golden perfection.

This sauce goes well with many dishes. Made from roasted sesame seeds, it adds a rich nutty flavor to dishes like sushi, noodles, rice, cooked vegetables and salads.

A staple of traditional Japanese cuisine provided through a homemade recipe.

Deep fried in a light, crispy batter made with ice cold water and flour. The tempura batter is sometimes made with sparkling water or beer to make it lighter.