Ingredients
Amela Tomato

These tomatoes from San Farmers are no ordinary tomatoes. Grown in imp...
Azuki beans

Azuki beans, also known as “red beans”, have been eaten in Japan for t...
Blended salt

Apart from the traditional sea salts and seaweed salts, there is also ...
Brown Sugar

Unlike American brown sugar, which is produced by adding molasses to r...
Ganmodoki

If you like eating dumplings or fritters, you’ll enjoy ganmodoki, or g...
Genmai (Brown Rice)

Genmai is whole grain rice, which means it's either unmilled or partia...
Hijiki

Of all the seaweeds, hijiki is featured most commonly in Japanese home...
Ise ebi (Japanese spiny lobste...

Best eaten: As sashimi One of the most precious gifts of the sea, t...
Johakuto

Also known as Japanese white sugar or caster sugar, johakuto is a type...
Kabosu

Closely related to yuzu and often confused with sudachi, kabosu was in...
Kajitsusu

Fruit-infused vinegar is a popular beverage with the Japanese, especia...
Kaki (persimmon)

The best way to eat a juicy kaki is to cut it open and scoop out the f...
Katsuo-bushi

Bonito flakes are made from skipjack tuna that has been dried, ferment...
Kombu

The most basic form of Japanese stock, kombu dashi is where you should...
Kombu

Kombu is the indispensible ingredient in one of the most important com...
Komezu

There are two main types of komezu, Japanese rice vinegar - blended (a...