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

Ingredients: vermicelli, chili oil...

"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...

"A simple and delicious autumnal recipe from Self Magazine (September 2008). The cumin salt tastes great on any meat or fish, or even on cheese."

Ingredients: cumin seeds, kabocha squash...

"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...

"This recipe comes from Japanese Cuisine for Everyone by Yukiko Moriyasma. It is something my mom used to make all the time and is my absolute favorite way to eat cucumbers."

Ingredients: light soy sauce, japanese cucumbers...

"I love tofu...I like how it picks up the flavor of whatever sauce it's coated with. I especially liked this recipe where the tofu is browned a bit before having the sauce poured on top. This can be served warm or at room temperature. It would be a good addition to a bento box (Japanese boxed lunch). I found this gem in the Chicago Tribune,..."

Ingredients: cornstarch, firm tofu...

"This is a sauce I found as part of a tempura recipe. I don't really care for breaded fish, so I just made the sauce and tried it with fish. Very tangy and flavorful. I also tried it with chicken - I haven't tried it with beef or pork, but if anyone does, let us know what you think!"

Ingredients: cider vinegar, fresh ground black pepper...

"This is great-I really like miso and this dressing is really good with spinach (I just ate it on its own but it would make a great salad accompaniment to an Asian-influenced meal)."

Ingredients: fresh ginger, garlic powder...

"This works well for dipping pot stickers in as well as tossed over udon noodles and fresh vegetables for a quick dinner."

Ingredients: agave nectar, rice vinegar...

"From Mark Bittman's cookbook, "How to Cook Everything Vegetarian". With its somewhat savory taste, the resulting soup is elegant in both simplicity and speed; and the list that follows shows the ways to embellish and intensify the flavor. Some are garnishes to serve over the noodles; others are cooked in the broth to give it more character...."

Ingredients: nori, black mustard seeds...

"Use this marinade for meats, vegetables, tofu, whatever needs that special taste without all the greasiness!"

Ingredients: dry sherry, soy sauce...

"I really love Yakisoba but the commercial sauces often contain shrimp and or oyster extracts which contradict with the vegetarian diet. This version uses no animal products and is similar to the original. Make sure you use vegetarian worcestershire sauce, which is easily available in supermarkets."

Ingredients: mirin, rice vinegar, soy sauce...