When you choose to go to a Japanese restaurant, you usually have the tendency to get overwhelmed because of the many choices being made available to you. It is not surprising though that the Japanese food menu is extensive because they have various cooking methods available. Add to the fact that they choose to be very experimental and flexible in the ingredients they use. While we usually just rely on pork, chicken and beef, they use various kinds of fishes and seafood such as various kinds of eel, shrimp and octopus.
Since most ingredients used for cooking the items in a Japanese food menu are sourced from Japan, plus, they are usually prepared by "imported" chefs, it would usually cost you more money when dining out. Hence, if you enjoy Japanese food but would want to avoid the high costs of specialty restaurant dining, you may probably want to just try making recipes you find on the menu.
One of the favorite Japanese foods is sushi. The good news is, it is easy to prepare as long as you have the ingredients namely sushi nori or seaweed (as wrapper for the rice); Japanese rice or sticky rice, crabsticks, avocado, cucumber, tuna or salmon, ginger (for filling); and, sushi-su, soy sauce, sesame seed and wasabi (for garnish). Ideally, you lay the ingredients on the seaweed, roll them and cut them.
Another easy and common Japanese food are those which use miso - mostly soups. A miso soup is very easy to make as well. Have your choice of vegetables prepared - maybe eggplant and zucchini (brush with a little sesame oil and cook in the oven). The miso broth is easily prepared with miso paste, little sake or water and/or mirin plus seasoning to taste. The vegetables and the broth are combined for the perfect soup.
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