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Appetizers and Sandwiches

Wasabi Peas

Crunchy slow-roasted peas coated in a sharp wasabi glaze — one of Japan's most addictive snacks. Long oven time gives them their signature crunch. Impossible to stop at one.

375 min180 kcal8 serves

🌿Vegetarian🌶️Spicy

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Cereal and Pasta Dishes

Yakisoba (Japanese Stir-Fried Noodles)

Japanese stir-fried wheat noodles with pork belly (or chicken), cabbage, onion, and carrot, tossed in a tangy-sweet Worcestershire-based sauce. Yakisoba (焼きそば) means 'grilled noodles' — it was born in post-war Japan, sold at outdoor teppan stalls and school festivals, and has been a beloved fast food ever since. The sauce is what defines yakisoba: Worcestershire provides the backbone tang, oyster sauce the umami depth, ketchup the fruity sweetness, and soy sauce the salt. Made at home in 20 minutes with a single pan, it tastes exactly like the stall version. The traditional finish — pickled red ginger and dried seaweed flakes — takes it from good to unmistakably Japanese.

20 min540 kcal2 serves

⚡Quick

Yakitori (Japanese Grilled Chicken Skewers)

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Meat Dishes

Yakitori (Japanese Grilled Chicken Skewers)

Yakitori (焼き鳥, yaki = grilled, tori = bird) is one of Japan's most beloved street foods and izakaya staples — bite-sized pieces of chicken threaded onto bamboo or metal skewers and grilled over charcoal, seasoned with either coarse salt (shio style) or brushed repeatedly with tare, a soy-mirin-sake glaze that caramelizes into a lacquered, sweet-savory coating. Authentic yakitori is cooked over binchotan (白炭), a white oak charcoal that burns at very high temperature with minimal smoke, allowing the fat dripping from the chicken to produce fragrant vapour rather than flare-ups. The two defining skewer styles covered here are negima (ねぎま) — chicken thigh alternated with long onion — and the plain momo (もも) thigh skewer. Both are grilled in multiple passes, dipped in tare, returned to the grill, and repeated until the exterior is lacquered dark and the interior is cooked through.

60 min310 kcal4 serves

🌾Gluten-free💪High protein

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