“Can we…eat this?” a man asks, dangling a fresh radish by its greens. We’re standing at a table at the Brooklyn launch party of Cabi, a new brand of Japanese ...

Why it matters: Japanese cuisine blends artistry, history, and ingredient respect, making it one of the world’s most celebrated culinary traditions. Core flavor secrets: Staples like Japanese soy ...

Moe, 33, a former maiko and geiko, shows how to cook Japanese home-style dishes in English on her YouTube channel, “Kimono Mom.” Once worried about raising her child on her own, she started uploading ...

t first glance, Namiko “Nami” Hirasawa Chen is like any other friendly neighborhood mother. Her cheeks are flushed and crinkled with a smile, and her home is warm and open, smelling of fresh soap and ...

1. Cut the pork shoulder loin into bite-sized pieces and season with salt and pepper, then dust with flour. 2. Shred the cabbage and soak it in water, then drain well. 3. Combine the sake, soy sauce, ...

The warm, versatile flavors of this curry can be a weekday comfort or a marquee meal. By Bryan Washington Kare rice is for celebrating, and kare rice is a current for living, but mostly kare rice is ...

From umami-packed dashi to versatile soy sauce, Japanese cooking is built on a foundation of deeply flavorful pantry staples. These ingredients, from mirin to kombu, are the quiet heroes behind ...

Naoko Takei Moore has beautiful memories of her mother’s Japanese home cooking. Growing up in Tokyo in the ’80s, she savored those moments when she and her mom stood side by side in the kitchen making ...

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