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"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...

"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...

"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...

"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...

"This Japanese soup is simple, delicious, and low-calorie! It tastes just like the homemade miso soup at my favorite Japanese restaurant. This recipe can easily be doubled, halved, or made to any other size."

Ingredients: nori, low-fat tofu, miso...

"From About.com...a garlicky sauce is a great way to add extra flavor to stir-fry dishes, particularly seafood dishes. The seasonings for garlic sauce are available in the international food section of many local supermarkets. Use the sauce in stir-fry dishes or any other Asian type dishes. Note: Instead of using 2 types soy sauce, I just use 2 tablespoons..."

Ingredients: cornstarch, dark soy sauce...

"The addictive Gyoza (dumpling) sauce is usually sold premade in bottles at the Asian food store. We love it so much, and go through it so quickly, that I had to find a recipe to make at home. This is a very basic recipe, so feel free to adjust amounts to your taste, or add ingredients like garlic, ginger, wasabi & green onions. If the sauce has too..."

Ingredients: hot sauce, rice wine vinegar...

"We love wasabi! I found this almost fat-free dressing at http://japanesefood.about.com."

Ingredients: wasabi paste, rice wine vinegar...

"This amazing recipe is from the Spot Restaurant in Hermosa Beach, CA. This vegetarian restaurant is famous for this delicious sauce. It's great on almost anything, including steamed vegetables, tofu, baked potatoes..."

Ingredients: brewer's yeast, firm tofu...

"This is a fabulous "orange dressing" commonly found in Japanese restaurants. The recipe is from Ichiban, a San Diego sushi restaurant & it was written up in an old Gourmet Magazine (November 1994). Recipe makes about 4 1/4 cups dressing."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, seasoned rice vinegar...

"Very quick and easy -- since I've lived in Japan I make this almost daily."

Ingredients: nori, cucumbers...

"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...