Toppings
Horenso / boiled spinach
Not much to tell you here: it's spinach! Boil it, sauté it and season it however you like, if you fancy. Quick to make (fresh too, if you want), it...
Horenso / boiled spinach
Not much to tell you here: it's spinach! Boil it, sauté it and season it however you like, if you fancy. Quick to make (fresh too, if you want), it...
Narutomaki, the fish cake with a spiral
What it is Narutomaki, which almost everyone in Japan just calls naruto, is a kind of kamaboko: a cooked white fish paste that you eat in slices. You'll recognise it...
Narutomaki, the fish cake with a spiral
What it is Narutomaki, which almost everyone in Japan just calls naruto, is a kind of kamaboko: a cooked white fish paste that you eat in slices. You'll recognise it...
Shichimi Togarashi / seven-flavour chilli pepper
Shichimi Togarashi is a popular Japanese seasoning whose name literally means "seven-flavour chilli pepper". It's a blend of seven different spices, usually dried and ground, combined to create a unique...
Shichimi Togarashi / seven-flavour chilli pepper
Shichimi Togarashi is a popular Japanese seasoning whose name literally means "seven-flavour chilli pepper". It's a blend of seven different spices, usually dried and ground, combined to create a unique...
Daikon, the Japanese white radish
What it is Daikon is a white radish, much bigger than ours: the name means "big root". In Japan over 90% of what's sold is aokubi, literally "green neck": the...
Daikon, the Japanese white radish
What it is Daikon is a white radish, much bigger than ours: the name means "big root". In Japan over 90% of what's sold is aokubi, literally "green neck": the...
Negi, the Japanese spring onion
What it is Negi is the Japanese name for Allium fistulosum (Welsh onion): a kind of onion that doesn't form a bulb, similar to a spring onion. It isn't a...
Negi, the Japanese spring onion
What it is Negi is the Japanese name for Allium fistulosum (Welsh onion): a kind of onion that doesn't form a bulb, similar to a spring onion. It isn't a...
Nori, toasted seaweed in sheets
A red seaweed toasted into sheets: in Japan it's been written about since 702, and in ramen it gives the broth depth.
Nori, toasted seaweed in sheets
A red seaweed toasted into sheets: in Japan it's been written about since 702, and in ramen it gives the broth depth.