Rice & Donburi
Cook Japanese rice, then turn it into gyudon, butadon, oyakodon, sushi and seasonal rice dishes.
Donburi is a good place to learn reusable flavor structure
Dashi, soy sauce, sweetness and egg or meat repeat across many rice-bowl dishes.
Japanese White Rice in a Microwave
A practical microwave method for cooking Japanese-style short-grain white rice when you do not have a rice cooker.
How to Cook Japanese Rice in a Rice Cooker
A simple Japanese rice-cooker method using short-grain white rice.
Kurigohan (Japanese Chestnut Rice)
Japanese rice cooked with chestnuts, kombu, sake and mirin.
Gyudon (Japanese Beef Bowl)
Thinly sliced beef and onion simmered in a sweet-savory broth and served over hot rice.
Butadon (Japanese Pork Bowl)
A simple pork-and-onion rice bowl with soy sauce, sugar and Hondashi.
Oyakodon (Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl)
Chicken and onion simmered in a sweet-savory broth, finished with softly set egg over rice.
Easy Chirashi Sushi
A home shortcut for chirashi sushi using a packaged chirashi-sushi seasoning mix and simple toppings.
Inari Sushi
Sweet-savory seasoned fried-tofu pockets filled with sushi rice.