| Japanese cuisine is steeped in tradition. Many Japanese cooking methods and techniques are centuries old. The cuisine places an emphasis on quality and seasonality of ingredients, fast preparation and presentation. Japanese cuisine stresses cooking methods and techniques rather than recipes and ingredients. These Japanese cooking styles include tempura, sukiyaki, yakatori, and sushi.
Tempura is a cooking method wher vegetables and seafood are dipped in batter and quickly deep fried. Sukiyaki starts with meat slices browned in sauce, with a variety of vegetables being cooked one at a time in the same pan. Yakatori is marinated meat, spit-roasted and basted over direct heat. Teriyaki is one version of Yakatori. Sushi is vinegared rice wrapped around seafood and vegetables. Sushi is often rooled in a seaweed wraper, and sliced into bite size pieces.
Japanese meals are served with a bowl of steamed white rice. Meals are often accompanied with a salads and soups. JapaneseFoodRecipes.org presents a growing collection of Japanese recipes suitable for cooking at home. Enjoy these recipes and learn some wonderful new cooking techniques.
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