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Lemon Somen is a cold somen noodle dish topped with sliced lemon and salted green onions. Somen is a summertime staple in Japan where it gets so unbearably hot and humid. The only thing you can e...

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Cold Natto Soba is a delightful summer dish perfect for days when hot weather suppresses your appetite. Cold soba noodles are easy to swallow, and the dish is rich in nutrients from Natto (fermen...

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This simple Yakisoba noodle dish features a whole head of iceberg lettuce and chicken. Iceberg lettuce is most commonly eaten as salads, but its crisp texture also works well in stir-frying. One ...

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Today’s miso soup features Udon noodles. Udon noodles, thick wheat flour noodles typically found in noodle soup dishes with clear broth, are also a great addition to miso soup. Miso soup with d...

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Soy milk is often used for the soup of vegan ramen as it adds richness and creaminess to the broth while it’s all plant-based. In this easy (non-vegan) recipe, we simply replaced some water wit...

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Niku Udon with Onsen Tamago is a hot Udon noodle soup topped with sweet and salty braised beef and Onsen Tamago (silky semi-cooked egg). The savory beef adds richness and depth to the rather simp...

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Kitsune Soba is cooked soba noodles in savory Dashi based broth topped with sweet and salty Aburaage fried tofu. Kitsune means “fox” in Japanese, but this dish has nothing to do with the anim...

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Today’s miso soup features Harusame glass noodles. Harusame (春雨) are smooth and glutenous noodles made from potato starch. Harusame is typically sold as hard, dried white sticks, but once c...

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Salmon and Shimeji mushroom spaghetti is a pasta dish flavored with Japanese seasonings. People in Japan love Italian spaghetti and other pasta dishes, but for everyday meals, they often make pas...

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Yakiudon (焼きうどん) is a dish of stir-fried Udon noodles with meat and vegetables. It’s so easy and quick to make that it’s more akin to home cooking than restaurant fare. Typically, Y...

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