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"This is the recipe for Sushi rice that I have learned from my father, the Sushi chef at Minado sushi. It's not really a secret recipe, many restaurants prepare rice this way, but it produces really great rice. More of a technique than anything. This is a response to a request in the forum and I hope you guys like it!"

Ingredients: sushi rice, mirin...

"One of my favorite annual treats from my CSA is Edamame, a fresh soybean that is a popular snack in Japan. Did you know that soybeans actually enrich the soil they are grown in? They enrich the body that eats them, too! :)"

Ingredients: edamame, salt...

"This is in response to a request. It is from "The Complete Asian Cookbook" by Charmaine Solomon. It does require that it marinates a while before serving. There is no real cook time involved."

Ingredients: cucumbers, fresh ginger, salt...

"I like this recipe because it is pretty easy and I have gotten good results everytime I use it. It is adapted from a couple of different recipes. (This makes almost 2 cups of seasoning, I put what I have left in a jar or bottle and refrigerate)"

Ingredients: rice, rice wine vinegar...

"Like Nori rolls but triangular."

Ingredients: nori, umeboshi, salt...

"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 my aunt's recipe. It makes a ton! Good for potlucks. (Soba noodles are Japanese buckwheat noodles)"

Ingredients: vermicelli, chili oil...

"Very simple to make, and really flavoursome, ideal winter breakfast or all-purpose soup. Based on a recipe from my asian cookbook, but that was too salty, so I changed it."

Ingredients: firm tofu, miso, scallions...

"Edamame is more commonly known as a soybean, harvested at the peak of ripening right before it reaches the "hardening" time. Edamame means "Beans on Branches" . A good source of protein.
Enjoy as a snack squeezed directly from the well seasoned pods into the mouth with the fingers. Hence finger licking good!"

Ingredients: fresh ginger, garlic...

"I serve this quick side dish when I'm cooking a Japanese meal. this is one of the few ways I enjoy celery cooked."

Ingredients: oil, red chilies, soy sauce...

"Japanese tofu dish. Yumm! Posted for ZWT II 'o6"

Ingredients: firm tofu, ginger...

"Really nice dressing! One measure of a good home cook is the ability to make your own salad dressing. Or so says Mark Bittman in the food section of the New York Times. This is the orange dressing you sometimes see on your too-cold salad in Japanese restaurants. I made this tonight, and thought it was much better than any other I ever tried at a..."

Ingredients: corn oil, dark sesame oil...

"This is Chef floWers version of Spinach Gomae. It's a side dish I often ordered at my favourite Japanese restaurant (before it closed down.) I found a visual version on you tube and since I couldn't find a recipe on www.recipezaar.com I thought I would add it to Zaar's collection. We all love this salad and my daughter can eat the whole..."

Ingredients: salt, sesame seeds, soy sauce...

"This is a soft, aromatic, flavored, jasmine tea with lots of lemons.
Made in your 10 cup coffee maker for ease.
If use loose jasmine green tea use 6 teaspoons."

Ingredients: fresh edible flowers, fresh lemon rind...