Preparation. Step 1. Place rice in a large saucepan, add water to cover, and swirl rice with your hand (water will become cloudy). Drain through a fine-mesh sieve and return rice to saucepan.

Japanese shoppers are hoarding supplies. Sake brewers are in an uproar. Store owners are limiting purchases. What may turn out to be Japan’s worst rice harvest of the 20th Century has thrown … ...

Makes 4 to 6 servings. 2 cups Japanese-style short-grain white rice. 2 cups water. 2 teaspoons cooking sake or mirin (Japanese rice wines) 1 tablespoon soy sauce ...

Stir together ground beef, sake, soy sauce, dashi, and sugar in a small Dutch oven or medium-size, heavy saucepan. Cook over medium-high, stirring often to break up large lumps of beef, 5 minutes.

At the peak of a gourmet boom, a simple rice gruel, known as okayu in Japan and once considered food for the sick and the poor, is gaining a strong, new position in the Japanese diet. Prestigious ...

If you're looking to make a change to your morning food routine, it's a good idea to look to other cultures for inspiration, and Japan has plenty of that.

How to make, buy, eat, and enjoy furikake, the Japanese mix of seaweed, dried fish, and sesame seeds—plus, its surprising history. Skip to main content Newsletter ...

Pairing this chicken with miso rice is 100 times better than steamed white rice, because the miso complements the teriyaki flavor. It’s a Japanese paste made of fermented soybeans (can also be ...