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Japanese Traditional

These dishes feature traditional Japanese ingredients and techniques, but refined and updated.  Enjoy the flavors of Old Japan prepared with modern flair.

  • Pouring otoso into traditional lacquered cups.
    Otosō (New Year’s Spiced Sake)
  • Tokyo-style ozoni in a lacquer bowl with toasted kirimochi, tender chicken, spinach, carrot flower, and yuzu garnish.
    Ozoni (Japanese New Years Soup)
  • Sliced and marinated tuna in a bowl with rice.
    Hyugadon (Sesame Marinated Tuna Bowl)
  • Close up view of sesame dumpling.
    Black Sesame Dumplings (Kurogoma Dango)
  • A comforting fall dish of rice and sweet potatoes.
     Japanese Sweet Potato Rice
  • Hamaguri no Sakamushi, a Japanese dish of sake-steamed clams, is plated here with opened shells and a light broth, finished with aromatic sansho leaves for a clean, herbal contrast.
    Sake Steamed Clams (Hamaguri No Sakamushi)
  • A side view of Carrot Kinpira, showing off its glossy strands and bold black sesame accents.
    Carrot Kinpira
  • Mentaiko Shiraae on a plate with shiso leaves.
    Mentaiko Shiraae
  • Buri Daikon garnished with green beans.
    Buri Daikon
  • Tuna belly in a Japanese glaze.
    Ginger Braised Tuna Belly
  • Kabocha pumpkins cooked with rice is an autumn favorite in Japan.
    Kabocha Pumpkin Rice
  • Cucumber salad from above
    Ume Shiso Cucumbers
  • A plate of braised beef.
    Sweet and Savory Caramelized Beef Tendon (Shigureni)
  • Nitsuke of flounder with ginger and soy.
    Soy Sauce Braised Flounder
  • Burijiru is a classic Japanese winter stew with buri (fatty hamachi) and loads of veggies and mushrooms in miso broth.
    Fish Miso Soup (Burijiru)
  • A bowl of Nanakusa Gayu, a traditional Japanese New Year porridge made with 7 herbs.
    Nanakusa Gayu
  • Rich hamachi marinated in soy sauce and ginger and garnished with sesame seeds and scallions.
    Sesame Marinated Hamachi
  • Beef stew in a bowl.
    Beef Shank and Vegetable Miso Stew
  • Spicy pan-fried konnyaku glazed in a savory sweet sauce with toasted sesame seeds and chili flakes.
    Pirikara Konnyaku
  • Steaming edamame with sake preserves it's flavor while infusing it with umami.
    Sake Steamed Edamame (Sakamushi)
  • Fluffy kabocha pumpkin and fishcake glazed with sake and soy sauce.
    Caramelized Kabocha & Fishcake
  • A beautiful plate of Ume Poached Eggplant
    Ume Poached Eggplant
  • Kinpira Renkon (Lotus Root) in a bowl
    Kinpira Renkon (Lotus Root)
  • Shira Ae (Tofu Salad) in a bowl
    Shira Ae (Tofu Sesame Salad)
  • Soy Sauce Braised Black Cod (Gindara Nitsuke) on a plate
    Soy Sauce Braised Black Cod (Gindara Nitsuke)
  • A bowl of Okra Nagaimo and Ume Salad
    Okra Nagaimo and Ume Salad
  • Mizuna Simmered with Tofu and Dashi
    Mizuna Simmered with Tofu and Dashi
  • Bottle of Sushi Vinegar Seasoning
    Versatile Sushi Rice Seasoning
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I started No Recipes back in 2007 as a place to share original dishes I'd created with friends. It's since evolved into something much bigger than I could have imagined, but as it grew, the focus shifted from inventing dishes to improving classics. In the spirit of how No Recipes began, I'm bringing back my weekly original recipes for all of my supporters and friends!

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  • Sliced and marinated tuna in a bowl with rice.
    Hyugadon (Sesame Marinated Tuna Bowl)
  • Closeup of Cucumber Dill Salad with Dijon Mustard, quick pickled cucumbers and turnips crowned with feathery dill on a white plate.
    Cucumber Dill Salad with Dijon Mustard
  • Chicken and persimmons cooked in a miso ginger glaze.
    Miso Glazed Chicken with Persimmons
  • Batons of potato cooked with pancetta and coated in a silky egg sauce.
    Patate Alla Carbonara
  • Spicy sauce enrobes tender chicken and al dente pasta.
    Chicken Curry Pasta
  • Avocado, yuzu and miso harmonize in a bowl.
    Avocado with Yuzu Miso

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