Japanese Menu

レシピを楽しんでください！
(Reshipi o tanoshinde kudasai!)

Shushi

Ingredients:

2 cups sushi rice
3 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
Fresh fish (tuna, salmon, etc.)
Nori (seaweed sheets)
Vegetables (cucumber, avocado)
Soy sauce, wasabi, and pickled ginger (for serving)

Recipe:

Cook the rice: Rinse and cook sushi rice. Mix rice vinegar, sugar, and salt, then fold into the cooked rice.
Prepare the fillings: Slice fish and vegetables into thin strips.
Assemble sushi rolls: Place a nori sheet on a bamboo mat, spread rice evenly over it, and place fish and vegetables in the center. Roll it tightly using the mat and slice.
Serve: Serve with soy sauce, wasabi, and pickled ginger.

Ramen

Ingredients:

4 cups chicken or pork broth
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp miso paste
1 tbsp sesame oil
2 packs ramen noodles
2 soft-boiled eggs
Sliced pork belly (chashu)
Green onions, nori, and bamboo shoots (for garnish)

Recipe:

Make the broth: Heat chicken or pork broth, mix in soy sauce, miso, and sesame oil, then simmer.
Cook noodles: Boil the ramen noodles in water according to the package instructions.
Assemble the bowl: Place cooked noodles in bowls, pour hot broth over them, and top with pork, soft-boiled eggs, green onions, and other garnishes.
Serve: Serve hot with additional toppings like nori or chili oil.

Tempura

Ingredients:

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 egg
1 cup cold water
Shrimp, sweet potatoes, zucchini (for frying)
Oil (for frying)
Dipping sauce (soy sauce, dashi, mirin)

Recipe:

Prepare the batter: Beat the egg and mix with cold water. Gradually whisk in flour, leaving the batter slightly lumpy.
Prepare ingredients: Peel and devein shrimp; slice vegetables thinly.
Fry: Heat oil in a pot. Dip shrimp and vegetables in the batter, then fry until golden brown.
Serve: Serve with a light dipping sauce made from soy sauce, dashi, and mirin.