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Japanese Cuisine Guides

Want to learn more about Japanese cuisine, food history, cooking techniques, ingredients, and more? Read our guides, features, and personal essays to deepen your knowledge of Japanese food.

We Pit Cup Noodles Against Cup Noodle and the Difference Is Real

What Is "Sushi-Grade," Anyway? A Guide to Eating Raw Fish at Home

Guide to Ramen Varieties

Why You Should Keep Instant Dashi in Your Pantry

Home-Style Tamagoyaki (Japanese Rolled Omelette) Recipe

Pressure Cooker Pork Belly Chashu Recipe

Japanese-Style Iced Coffee Recipe

Rich and Creamy Tonkotsu Ramen Broth Recipe

The Secret to Perfectly Imperfect Yakitori (Japanese-Style Grilled Chicken Skewers) | The Food Lab

Shio Koji: A Fermented Moldy-Rice Marinade That Makes Food Taste Great

Do You Know Your Tsukemono? A Guide to Japanese Pickles

How to Make a Traditional Japanese Breakfast

Japanese Curry Roux Mixes | Taste Test

Obsessed: A Man and His Mold

Bottled Teriyaki Sauce | Taste Test

Seriously Asian: Mizuna

Dashi 101: A Guide to the Umami-Rich Japanese Stock

A Seaweed Primer: How to Use Kelp, Nori, Wakame, and More

Spice Hunting: Seven Spice Powder (Shichimi Togarashi)

The Fresh Ramen Kits From Sun Noodle Will Knock Your Socks Off

The Best Chicken-Flavored Instant Ramen | Taste Test

How to Stock a Japanese Pantry: 13 Indispensable Ingredients

The Best Santoku Knives

Beer Pairings: What to Drink with Sushi

Miyazaki’s Magical Food: An Ode to Anime’s Best Cooking Scenes

10 Sensational Stops for Japanese Food in Shinjuku, Tokyo

What to Drink with Ramen

Pantry Essentials: All About Ponzu Sauce

Obsessed: We Talk to Reddit's /u/Ramen_Lord

Sake School: Ginjo and Daiginjo

Plumbing the Depths of Miso Soup

Pantry Essentials: All About Teriyaki

10 of the Funniest, Strangest, Grossest Ramens

How Japanese Knives Are Made

The Secrets of Amazing Soba: Behind the Scenes at Miyabi 45th

Sushi Week Part 1: A Sushi Style Guide and How to Make Sushi Rice

Don't Put Your Hand in the Noodle Machine: Notes From Ramen School in Osaka

9 Japanese Vegetables You Should Know

A Brief History of Japanese Beer

Watch 5 Ramen Chefs Slurp Their Signature Bowls

Editor's Picks: The Best Things I Ate in Japan

Shop Small and Cook Big With Our Gift Box From The Japanese Pantry

Pantry Essentials: All About Wasabi

Where to Eat and Drink in Tokyo

Fishing for Somen: How I Hosted a Japanese Backyard Noodle Party in My Studio Apartment

Sake School: All About Honjozo-shu

Obsessed: Getting Funky With Natto

My Favorite Japanese Meal: Yudofu, or 'Hot Water Tofu'

Sake School: All About Sake Rice

Japanese Snacks: Toys and Candy

A Guide to Beef Offal at Takashi, NYC

A Ten Course Tempura-Only Meal at Tsunahachi in Tokyo, Japan

Snapshots from Japan: Street Fair Food in Kyoto

Japanese Snacks: Drink-Flavored Candy

Coolest Part About Japanese Rice Balls: The Packaging

Rich and Creamy Tonkotsu Ramen Broth Recipe

Oyakodon (Japanese Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl) Recipe

Homemade Ramen Noodles Recipe

Tamago Kake Gohan (Japanese-Style Rice With Egg) Recipe