Japanese Cooking 101

Do you love Japanese food? I know I do!

Does it seem too difficult to make at home or like the ingredients are another language? This is the place for you!

If you prefer to watch, check out this video or you can jump down to the list!

Here are some of the essential ingredients you need:

Dashi powder/packsare so useful for quick dashi in any dish. This brand is my favorite even if it's more expensive than the others. The ingredients are clean, and the taste is amazing! Just toss it in boiling water for a while and use in whatever you'd like!

Shiro dashi is a convenient pre-packaged combination of dashi, soy sauce, and some sweetness. Perfect to use in soups, mixed rices, stir fries, braised dishes, clearly almost anythin!

Misois a thick paste produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and koji. There are different kinds like white and red depending on the flavors you're lookig for!

Cooking sake is a fermented Japanese rice wine used in cooking to add umami and a sweet, mellow flavor. It can eliminate strong odors and tenderize meat. It's used in a TON of Japanese soups, sauces, marinades, and steamed seafood dishes!

Dry kojiis a special rice malt with many uses including creating probiotic and nutritious foods like shio koji, shoyu koji and amazake.

Pre-made shio kojiis seriously the best seasoning for any roasted fish, vegetables, or anything requiring a little salt and sweet umami goodness! All packed up for convenience!

Sesame oil is a deliciously fragrant vegetable oil derived from sesame seeds that is the perfect addition to any Asian meal.

Chili Garlic Oil- is a staple to have around to give a little spice and flavor to almost any dish. While we're here, check out my FAVORITE Saku Saku Shoyu seasoning for our family's favorite garlic crunch topping for rice, tofu, fish, anything!