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Going Cuisine – Authentic home-style recipes

Discover some great home style recipes and authentic flavors to add some excitement to your meals.

A rectangular plate containing three ehomaki, or uncut sushi rolls, prepared for setsubun festival.

Make and eat an uncut, thick sushi roll called Ehomaki for good luck on Setsubun (Japanese Bean Throwing Festival) on Lunar New Year's Eve!

READ: Ehomaki (Setsubun Sushi Roll) 恵方巻

Author: Namiko Hirasawa Chen
Posted: January 22, 2025, 1:00 pm
A round red bowl containing Simmered Shiitake Mushrooms (Fukumeni) garnished with green leaves.

Learn to make easy Simmered Shiitake Mushrooms that are cooked and soaked in a seasoned broth to enjoy as a side dish or sushi roll filling.

READ: Simmered Shiitake Mushrooms (Fukumeni) 椎茸の含め煮

Author: Namiko Hirasawa Chen
Posted: January 20, 2025, 1:00 pm
A green plate containing Japanese rice cake (mochi) coated with kinako (soybean flour).

Learn how to make easy Kinako Mochi at home with roasted soybean flour, sugar, and packaged plain mochi for a tasty Japanese rice cake snack.

READ: Kinako Mochi (Rice Cake with Soybean Flour) きな粉餅

Author: Namiko Hirasawa Chen
Posted: January 13, 2025, 1:00 pm
A bowl containing Chicken Teriyaki glazed with homemade teriyaki sauce on the bed of steamed rice.

Make tender and juicy Chicken Teriyaki at home in 20 minutes the traditional Japanese way in a frying pan with an easy, shiny homemade sauce.

READ: Chicken Teriyaki (Video) チキン照り焼き

Author: Namiko Hirasawa Chen
Posted: January 9, 2025, 7:00 am
Two mason jars filled with yuzu cha (citron tea).

Make my easy Yuzu Cha (Citron Tea) with fresh yuzu. This Japanese preserved yuzu syrup makes an invigorating hot drink on cold winter days!

READ: Yuzu Cha (Citron Tea) ゆず茶

Author: Namiko Hirasawa Chen
Posted: December 25, 2024, 1:00 pm
Two loaves of Japanese milk bread (flat-topped and round-topped) on a wire rack.

Make Japanese Milk Bread (Shokupan) at home with my tips and detailed method. You'll fall in love with this buttery and pillowy soft loaf!

READ: Japanese Milk Bread (Shokupan) (Video) 食パン

Author: Namiko Hirasawa Chen
Posted: December 21, 2024, 6:00 am
Blue and white bowls containing ramen with soup topped with seared sliced chicken chashu, soft boiled egg, and blanched bok choy, and garnished with pickled ginger.

Learn to make juicy and tender Chicken Chashu at home. This lighter variation on Japanese braised pork belly is perfect over ramen or rice!

READ: Chicken Chashu 鶏チャーシュー

Author: Namiko Hirasawa Chen
Posted: December 18, 2024, 1:00 pm
A donburi rice bowl containing gyudon, simmered beef and onions over steamed rice.

With thinly sliced beef and onions cooked in a savory-sweet sauce over steamed rice, Gyudon (Japanese Beef Rice Bowl) is simple and filling!

READ: Gyudon (Japanese Beef Rice Bowl) (Video) 牛丼

Author: Namiko Hirasawa Chen
Posted: December 15, 2024, 11:00 pm

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