Japanese recipes
At Deeply Regional Japan, we believe in promoting healthy and environmentally friendly eating. Below are a selection of delicious recipes based on pre-20th-century Japanese food traditions for you to try at home. We will keep adding new recipes to the list, so be sure to check back regularly! Many of the recipes originate in country areas of Japan and are hardly known to the outside world. Our food education classes in Canberra and Melbourne areas provide you with hands-on instruction and deeper insights into the time-honoured food traditions of Japan. If you want to experience the 'real thing', why not consider our food-themed guided tours to regional and rural areas of Japan? Please get in touch with us via the form at the bottom of the page for any enquiries regarding our recipes, classes or tours. Enjoy!
FORAGING & SANSAI
Dandelion root and carrot ‘kinpira’
Dandelion leaf with ‘gomamiso-daré’ dressing
FLOURLESS AND LOW-FLOUR
'Imo-mochi' sticky potato cake (savoury)
'Gappara-mochi' northern Japanese thick rice pancake (sweet)
Adzuki and sweet potato mochi (sweet)
Potato, bean and tapioca mochi slice (sweet)
'Suito-poteto' Japanese creamed sweet potato cake (sweet)
’Anpura-mochi' northern Japanese potato cakes (savoury)
’Anpura-jiru' northern Japanese potato cake stew (savoury)
'Negi-mochi' pan-fried shallot mochi pancake (savoury)
Rice and adzuki bean flat cake (savoury and sweet)
Sweet potato, chickpea, buckwheat and walnut pudding cake (sweet)
Japanese-style tofu, dandelion and carrot 'frittata' (savoury)
'Ukishima' Japanese steamed egg sponge cake (sweet)
'Tsubu-an': Coarse sweet adzuki bean paste
'Koshi-an': Smooth sweet adzuki bean paste
Boiling adzuki and other beans Japanese style
BEAT COVID-19!
'Itameni' of beetroot, blackbean and hijiki (savoury)
'Tsukudani' (sweet soy) tea leaves (savoury)
'Ika-yaki': Street-style grilled squid (savoury)
'Shiratama': Chilled mochi dessert (sweet)
'Mizu-yokan': Sweet adzuki bean agar jelly (sweet)
'Ohitashi'-style squid, kohl rabi and daikon salad (savoury)
WINTER WARMERS
'Dengaku' eggplant with adzuki bean, rice bran and miso sauce
'Rafutē': Okinawan slow-stewed pork belly
'Yuzu-miso-yaki: Fish grilled with citrus-infused miso sauce
‘Karē-raisu’: Japanese curry and rice
'Bancha-ni' & 'Kōcha-ni’: tenderising meat by stewing in tea