Japanese

Japan has one of the healthiest and varied cuisine in the world. Upon a careful exploration, most of the Japanese recipes are easy to make and take a very short amount of time, which can make anyone want to try them out, never having to say they don’t have time to cook.

One very easy Japanese recipe is the one for Onigiri Rice Balls. These are usually made with rice, nori seaweed, sesame seeds and salt. The rice is firstly steamed and then combined with the rest of the ingredients and finally rolled into balls or triangles. The onigiri can also contain bits of grilled salted salmon or other fillings depending on taste.

Another easy Japanese recipe is the stir-fried cabbage with tuna. It takes some cabbage heated in a large skillet with a bit of vegetable oil; the onion is added next and sautéed. The tuna is added afterwards and stirred while pouring soy sauce to the taste. It takes only a few minutes to make this recipe.

The Asari no Sakamushi is an easy one plate Japanese recipe that takes only a few minutes to prepare but tastes incredible. The asari are clams and they’re prepared with sake and served as an appetizer. The clams should be fresh, of course and left in the refrigerator one night in salted water. They are prepared in a skilled the next day by steaming; the sake is added in the skillet as well.

The last simple Japanese recipe that cannot be ignored is that of the steamed eggplant. Usually served as a side-dish it works fine in the summer as a dish on its own. It is made with about 4 eggplants, karashi mustard and soy sauce. The eggplants must be pealed and soaked in water for 10 minutes, then left to dry. They are steamed and are left to cool until ready to put in the refrigerator. They taste great with the soy sauce and karashi mustard as dip.