Sata andagi are sweet, crusty fried dough balls similar to doughnuts.

Panko bread crumbs and seasoned nori flakes combine to create a flavorful, crunchy coating for all types of fish filets. Baked or fried, furikake fish can be eaten at room temperature which makes it an excellent addition to a bento box lunch.

Despite popular belief, not all Japanese eat a healthy, fish-based diet and have no weight problems. A popular manga comic artist draws her weight loss journey in this raw, humorous book.

Toasty, sweet and warm, these root vegetables still in their jackets are tossed over hot coals until their flesh is soft and tender and their natural sugars caramelize.

Only a few seasonings turn minced fresh shrimp into a delectable dish, reminiscent of tempura, for bento lunches, appetizers or okazu

The Japanese can’t resist anything cute. Today, a popular fad of creating bento with cute cartoon-like shapes out of rice and other foods sparked cute contests and a slew of online blogs.

Bento, or boxed lunches, began out of necessity for field laborers and travelers. Today, there is an art to compiling a good bento.

Moyashi aemono requires only a quick blanching and a light citrus-soy sauce dressing to make a crisp, fresh salad.

These wispy radish sprouts have a pepper bite that is a nice addition to hand roll temaki sushi rolls and salads.

Japanese recipes use metric measurements. Here are links to online measurement conversion tools.