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44 oishii Japanese recipes to try at home

All your favourites from the land of the rising sun.
Tonkatsu with curry sauce

Tonkatsu with curry sauce

Anson Smart

From your katsu curry to okonomiyaki, your yakitori to your kara-age, we have the Japanese (and Japanese-inspired) dishes you know and love. It’s time to try them at home.

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Yakiton with shichimi togarashi

Photo: Chris Court

Okonomiyaki with sticky soy pork belly

Photo: Chris Court

Hiyayakko

Chirashi zushi
Photo: Rob Shaw

Sokyo’s guide to making chirashi zushi

Nukazuke, bran-fermented Japanese pickles
Photo: Alicia Taylor

How to make nukazuke (bran-fermented Japanese pickles) with Rough Rice

Teriyaki-glazed bonito with vinegared wakame salad
Photo: Chris Court

Teriyaki-glazed bonito with vinegared wakame salad

Okonomiyaki with shredded cabbage, daikon and fried noodles
Photo: Phillip Castleton

Okonomiyaki with shredded cabbage, daikon and fried noodles

Photo: Chris Chen

Bacon and egg tonkotsu ramen

Photo: Chris Court

Sashimi of mulloway with a sesame-citrus dressing, edamame and seaweed

Chicken katsu sando with egg salad
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Chicken katsu sando with egg salad

Photo: William Meppem

Belon’s shima aji with pomelo and avocado

Photo: William Meppem

Sashimi rice bowls with pickled ginger dressing and wasabi peas

Squid kara-age with Japanese mayonnaise
Photo: Chris Court

Squid kara-age with Japanese mayonnaise

Photo: William Meppem

Tuna tataki

Photo: Chris Court

Rice and crab fritters with genmaicha salt

Udon noodle soup with shiitake mushrooms and tofu
Photo: William Meppem

Udon noodle soup with shiitake mushrooms and tofu

Photo: William Meppem

Barbecued lamb ribs with yuzu-sesame yakiniku sauce

Fuyu's Fried cauliflower with white miso, sesame and furikake
Photo: William Meppem

Fuyu’s fried cauliflower with white miso, sesame and furikake

Photo: Rob Shaw

Oyster katsu sandos

Photo: Chris Court

Ochazuke with ocean trout and nori

Photo: William Meppem

Rice bowls with matcha and roast trout

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Trout and daikon rice bowl

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Japanese egg and rice bowls (tamago gohan)

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Pork and spring onion yakiton with tare

Photo: Chris Chen

Yakitori with Japanese spices

Photo: Chris Court

Chicken tsukune

Photo: William Meppem

Miso with soba, poached eggs and spring onion

Photo: John Paul Urizar

Chicken katsu curry

Photo: William Meppem

Japanese-style onion pickles with crumbed pork and curry

Photo: Chris Chen

Charred miso eggplant with nori and sesame

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Japanese prawns and rice with hot spring eggs

Photo: Chris Court

Japanese clam and angelhair pasta

Photo: William Meppem

Chicken teriyaki with wasabi slaw

Photo: Bean Dearnley

Wakame seaweed salad

Photo: Ben Hansen

Yardbird’s mushroom rice

Photo: William Meppem

Sashimi tartare with avocado and smoky miso mayo

Photo: William Meppem

Miso roast mulloway with sesame and sautéed greens

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Hiyamugi noodles with Japanese pickles

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Japanese eggplant chips with sesame salt

Photo: Geoff Lung

Cha soba noodles with traditional accompaniments

Photo: Chris Chen

Kake udon

Photo: William Meppem

Miso clams with udon

Photo: Chris Court

Chicken noodle soup and golden fried chicken

Tonkatsu with curry sauce
Photo: Anson Smart

Tonkatsu with curry sauce

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