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"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 a simple, light, and refreshing recipe from Gourmet Magazine.
Cooks' Note: Do not let dressed cucumber salad stand more than 20 minutes before serving, or it will become soggy."

Ingredients: seasoned rice vinegar, sesame oil...

"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...

"This sauce is great on pork or chicken and makes a healthier marinade for great tastiing Korean Barbecue! My husband is asian and was born in Hawaii and this is a favorite local dish. Amazing flavor!!"

Ingredients: garlic, hot sauce...

"Love this simple but delicious noodle soup on a cold wet rainy day. Great meal in one. Total comfort food."

Ingredients: coriander, galangal, ginger...

"This is so simple. You use the equal amount of mirin, soy sauce, and rice vinegar as base for the pickle. My SIL's friend, Michelle brought this out for a dinner one night and I loved it because it was so simple to make. You can use any combination of cut up vegetable slices or chunks such as cucumbers, carrots, daikon, turnips, green beans,..."

Ingredients: cucumbers, daikon radishes...

"This has been a staple in my house for many years. My friend's aunt use to make this and it is so much better than the sweet and sour sauces of today. One thing that I like is to omit the catsup and add 2 tablespoons diced cucumber AFTER the mixture has cooled."

Ingredients: cornstarch, lemon zest, water...

"This is delicious served as a pupu or served with salad. Very simple and flavorful recipe for tofu! Wonderful for a hot summer day."

Ingredients: firm tofu, garlic, ginger...

"This recipe is the one to try if you are new to eating Bean Curd or have not liked the texture of Bean Curd in the past. Bean Curd (the Japanese name is Tofu) is simply ground up soy beans, water and a coagulant added, put in a mold and then some of the water is pressed out. There are several types of Bean Curd from the Japanese, Chinese and Korean..."

Ingredients: soup stock, hot green peppers...

"This is a recipe I found in a Japanese sushi cookbook that was translated to English."

Ingredients: dried kelp, powdered sugar...

"I found this recipe in a Bon Appetit Magazine. The recipe is by, Juli-Tsuchiya-Waldron (Tokyo, Japan)"

Ingredients: cola, ginger, green onions...

"Another of Tomoko and my translation from our new cookbooks. We are having to guess the prep and cooking time at the moment."

Ingredients: silken tofu, ginger, leeks...

"Take your 20cent ramen package lunch to a whole new level! You'll never scoff at that package again."

Ingredients: eggs, frozen spinach...

"A dish that takes no time to whip up, but good for a normal meal or finger food for a party you are organizing. Double the recipe...it's worth it! From Donna Hay's Dining cookbook"

Ingredients: coriander, cumin seeds...