Served in a donabe or ceramic pot to help hold in the heat, thick udon noodles in broth are topped with a variety of ingredients including a raw egg that poaches in the broth.

This iconic Japanese nabemono is a one-pot, cold weather meal, and diners share from the same dish.

There are many specialty tools but these are considered the essential tools for preparing authentic Japanese food.

The seventh day of the New Year (January 7th) is an auspicious day celebrated with this seven herb soup that is said to calm an upset stomach.

A KFC copycat recipe for Japan’s most popular Christmas dinner.

Little toasted mochi cakes float in a simple broth made with sweet anko.

Little fried chicken nuggets—Japanese style!

A type of wafuu pasta or Japanese-style pasta, Pasuta Napolitan is a yummy noodle dish made with hot dogs, bacon and curiously, ketchup!

Wafuu means Japanese style and wafuu pasta is Japanese renditions of Italian-type pasta dishes that are very popular in Japan.

Nishime is a Japanese stew filled with lotus root, burdock, kelp and other delicious ingredients.