🇯🇵Japanese Recipes
Explore Japanese cuisine — from washoku traditions and shojin ryori temple cooking to seasonal kaiseki, regional matsuri foods, and home-style ichiju sansai.
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Japanese cuisine (washoku) is a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Built on dashi, rice, and seasonal vegetables, it spans Kansai/Kanto/Tohoku/Kyushu/Okinawa regional traditions. Buddhist shojin ryori temple cuisine (kombu-shiitake dashi, no bonito) is distinct from secular Japanese cooking.
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Dashi (kombu + katsuobushi OR kombu + shiitake for shojin)Soy sauce (shoyu)MirinSakeMiso (white/red/awase)Rice vinegarNoriWasabiSesame oilShort-grain rice
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Kurumi Shiruko (くるみ汁粉) — Sendai-Style Sweet Walnut Azuki Soup with Mochi
Kurumi shiruko is a winter sweet from the Tohoku and Sendai area, where roasted walnuts are ground into a rich paste and folded into warm azuki bean soup. Toasted mochi makes it hearty, fragrant, and deeply regional.
120 min 4 610 cal
