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"Very good all-purpose teryaki marinade for chicken or beef, but I've also used it with pork."

Ingredients: dry sherry, fresh gingerroot...

"I never could cook short-grain East Asian-style rice until I learned this method from Japanese cookbooks. I knew what I was after: the rice should stick together enough that mouthfuls can easily be picked up with chopsticks, but not be at all sticky or gummy. Each grain should be white and smooth, almost pearl-like, and should taste subtly not just..."

Ingredients: short-grain rice, water...

"This is very popular in Japan, and very popular with my children. It's also a favorite dish in the restaurant where I work. The Japanese are quite happy to eat this at room temperature too. Prep time includes marinating time."

Ingredients: cornstarch, sake, soy sauce...

"A very traditional Japanese soup"

Ingredients: firm tofu, dashi, bonito tuna...

"Pickled ginger is served with sushi. Try to eat pieces of pickled ginger between different kinds of sushi. It helps to clean your mouth and enhance the flavors."

Ingredients: rice vinegar, salt, sugar...

"I like this a lot better than those recipes that call for pineapple juice. I got it from my Japanese Sensei at school. It's very nummy-yummy."

Ingredients: cornstarch, garlic powder...

"One of the only ways I like green beans! This comes from Japanese Home Style Cooking, a book given to me by a girl who lived with us. Prep time includes allowing the beans to stand in the soy sauce."

Ingredients: dashi, green beans...

"One of my most favourite Japanese side dishes made with one of my favourite vegetables. This is eaten at room temperature, and is especially tasty (I think). I usually make extra, as youngest son and I love the left-overs."

Ingredients: dashi, mirin, pumpkin...

"This is a steamed bun with a pork filling. I first tasted this in Japan, it warms you up on a cool day. And served with hot mustard and soy sauce it is perfection. I found this recipe by searching on the internet."

Ingredients: pepper, cornstarch...

"I have seen the huge differences of opinion over okra on 'Zaar, so I just had to try this (my first ever okra) when it was offered to me in Japan. I'm now an okra convert, but maybe it was the simple and delicious way it was served to me!"

Ingredients: ginger, soy sauce, okra...

"This is my translation of a yummy salad I've had cooked for me a couple of times by a young Japanese girl who lived with us. I wish you could see the original."

Ingredients: lemons, sugar, sweet potatoes...

"This dish is one of the delights of summer in my opinion! I first tasted it on the plane to Japan, and I've been hooked ever since. You can make it as simple or as complicated as you wish by adding more garnishes eg. shredded egg omlette, sake steamed chicken, cooked shrimps etc etc. Even the garnishes I've listed are optional!"

Ingredients: nori, pickled ginger...

"A staple for Japanese cooking and recipes. I make a lot and freeze the extra into ice cubes to have on hand when I need it."

Ingredients: bonito flakes, dried kelp...

"This is a great side dish with a Japanese meal-or any Asian meal for that matter."

Ingredients: dashi, green peppers, mirin...