Japanese Rice Meals
All offer their own unique flavors and umami and can deliver quite a filling meal or serve as an ample side dish to a traditional japanese dinner.
Japanese rice meals. The rice is pan fried with ketchup and chicken then wrapped in a thin layer of egg. In japanese culture cooking rice okome お米 is almost an. But when you add perfectly cooked rice into a tried and tested recipe suddenly you can be transported to japan without leaving your home. Foreign food in particular chinese food in the form of noodles in soup called ramen and fried dumplings gyoza and western food such as curry and hamburger steaks are commonly found in japan.
From well known japanese kitchen staples from rice and noodles to freshly baked goods matcha and sake shop from japan centre s extraordinary range of over 3 000 different products on the uk s favourite japanese food site. But there are more secrets to it which i explain to you in this post how to cook rice the japanese way. In this post we offer a roundup of great japanese recipes each of which features japanese rice in a different way. Ochazuke okayu and zosui are all referred to as japanese rice porridge gruel or congee.
Discover these ten japanese rice bowls with delicious toppings and mix ins. Donburi rice bowls are the quintessential japanese comfort meal. Japan centre offers the largest selection of authentic japanese food drink and lifestyle products in europe. Don 丼 refers to the bowl that the dish is served in so for a typical donburi you get a bowl of fluffy steamed rice with toppings such as vegetables and meat or seafood all in one meal.
All drawings by lisa kogawa. Rice with chicken and bunashimeji mushrooms this very easy and simple recipe uses non japanese ingredients such as butter and chicken stock instead of dashi resulting in a richly flavored rice dish that is a little like spanish arroz con pollo however sake and soy sauce give it a uniquely japanese flavor. It is not boiled like pasta it is cooked in so called absorption method. This post is all about japanese way of cooking rice which is one of the fundamentals of japanese meals.
Donburi are sold at chain stores family restaurants izakaya and prepared in homes. They are often part of teishoku japanese set meal accompanied by miso soup and a side dish. Omurice omelette rice オムライス. When there is leftover rice it s a perfect single plate meal to prepare the next day.
Japan has many simmered dishes such as fish products in broth called oden or beef in sukiyaki and nikujaga. Takikomi gohan this traditional rice dish is created by mixing together a variety of ingredients and seasonings with uncooked rice and then cooking it all together. This literally takes only 15 minutes to put together and teh rice cooker does the rest. Apart from rice staples in japanese cuisine include noodles such as soba and udon.
A really popular japanese yoshoku japanese fusion recipe omurice is one of my children s favorite meals. Lisa is a full time illustrator and part time doodler who was born and raised in japan and is currently working in los angeles focusing on food and lifestyle illustrations.