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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...

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

Ingredients: wasabi paste, rice wine 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 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...

"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 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 recipe was in my Inbox one morning, and it's become one of my favorite dishes. It's supposed to be a side dish, but it's very good for indulging late at night on your own when you feel like a midnight nosh."

Ingredients: soba noodles, mirin, radishes...

"The mild hijiki is a great way to introduce seaweed to wary family and friends. This was my favorite recipe from the Whole Foods class I took in Spring of 2003 at Bastyr University. Careful - the salad is highly addictive!"

Ingredients: firm tofu, fresh ginger...

"I love my soya beans! I can only get the frozen type which are ready shelled. This makes them a great little side dish and if served cold go great with a cold beer."

Ingredients: soybeans, fine sea salt...

"Tomoko who lives with us rang her mother in Japan for this recipe. it's so simple, but it really is yummy. Don't over cook your broccoli-it's got to be bright green and crisp."

Ingredients: mustard, soy sauce, broccoli...

"basic onigiri (riceball) recipe. Add any filling you want I particularly like Egg scrambled with some soy sauce (dark) and toasted (brush with a little miso mixed with sake and grill)
Onigiri can be very hard to handmake. Moulds are available but difficult to get in the UK without paying high prices, small jelly mould or egg cups work really well...."

Ingredients: nori, short-grain rice, water...

"This recipe is from a local Japanese restaurant."

Ingredients: green onions, lime juice...

"Soba are Japanese buckwheat noodles - you can find them at some grocery stores; if not, any Asian food store should have them. (The recipe originally called for ramen, but I just couldn't do that to people). I've also had good luck finding dried shiitake mushrooms at a reasonable price at Asian food stores. Prep time includes the final sitting..."

Ingredients: fresh snow peas, soba noodles...

"A great tasting salad with japanese flavours."

Ingredients: fresh ginger, soba noodles...