Notes about Recipes in this book

• Japanese barbecue sauce (Okomomi sauce)

  • TheresaH on May 12, 2026

    Great on chicken katsu sando

• Chile mayo

  • TheresaH on May 12, 2026

    Easy. Delicious on chicken katsu sando

• Dashi rolled omelet (Tamagoyaki)

  • patioweather on November 29, 2023

    Nothing unusual for tamagoyaki, but the amount of seasoning is very balanced.

• Kale salad with carrot-ginger dressing

  • IvyManning on November 11, 2023

    Good flavor, but very thin.

• Kabocha squash with meat sauce

  • alinutzamica on July 08, 2025

    I cooked the kabocha pumpkin in the instant pot for 3 minutes but I didn't release the valva straight away so the kabocha was overcooked. The overall dish is alright and easy to make once the kabocha is cooked.

• Rakkenji-starter milk bread (Rakkenji shokupan)

  • jashh on July 19, 2024

    Fantastic bread.

  • jashh on July 19, 2024

    Fermentation

• Fried chicken cutlet sandwich (Chicken katsu sando)

  • gamulholland on October 28, 2023

    This was absolutely delicious. The combination of the crispy chicken, the zingy slaw, and the umami mayo made for an excellent sandwich. Definitely need to make this again.

  • TheresaH on May 11, 2026

    This is really good!

• Udon in hot broth with beef, egg, and vegetable (Sutamina udon)

  • Bessp on August 04, 2024

    Quick, satisfying dinner. I used sweet potatoes and cabbage too since I had them sitting around. The broth is light but very flavorful.

  • mikestarke on December 20, 2024

    Really tasty dinner that can come together quickly. I would at least make 1.5x to double the broth next time as I felt it was not enough for 4 bowls.

• Japanese curry

  • IvyManning on February 14, 2025

    Halved the recipe as it makes quite a lot. Liked this, it's a step up from standard Vermont curry roux. Next time I might double the miso and soy sauce. One note--Recipe says "1 square dark chocolate," but I have no idea how much that actually is. I used unsweetened dark chocolate as that is the only way I've ever seen chocolate in a recipe called for in squares not ounces or grams.

• Sushi rice (Sumeshi)

  • chickchickyboom on June 04, 2023

    The recipe lists 2 2/3 cups rice vinegar, this looks like a typo. Perhaps it should be tablespoons.

  • Rinshin on October 15, 2023

    Regarding the other note. This recipe makes enough sushi vinegar to keep for 1 year for other sushi preparation and is not meant to be used for this one recipe only. The recipe making the rice uses the 1/2 C of sushi vinegar per 3 C of rice which is correct. Adjust the amount of sushi vinegar ie sushizu to your liking. Alternately, you can purchase commercial sushi vinegar in a bottle that keeps for a long time too. So, no typo in the recipe.