

Agar — This algae-based jelly makes for great healthy desserts!
A Japanese innovation Agar might not be that well known around the world, but in Japan we have been using it in our cooking and...


Dashi Stock and Umami
The goodness and umami flavor of dashi stock In Japan, dashi stock, which is usually extracted from dried bonito, konbu seaweed, dried...


Wakame Seaweed and Tuna Salad
A very easy and tasty salad with full of healthy Wakame seaweeds. Ingredients 100g dried wakame seaweeds 1 small canned tuna Half onion...


How To Make a Basic Dashi Stock
It is a good idea to make dashi stock in bulk, divide it into 1 to 2 cup portions, and refrigerate in sealed containers. Ingredients 1...


Simmered Konjac with Konbu
This dish is perfect for dieters! Ingredients (serves 4) 20 cm-long konbu 400g konjac 1 tsp sesame oil 1 tbsp brown sugar A little...


Wakame — Japan’s best loved seaweed
The most common seaweed in the Japanese diet Being an island country, Japan has abundant supplies of fish and all kinds of seaweed, of...


Stewed Soybeans with Konbu
A super healthy combination of ingredients with soybeans and konbu! Ingredients (serves 4) 1 cup boiled soybeans 10g konbu 1/2 carrot 50g...