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  • Published: 21 October 2025
  • ISBN: 9780241772461
  • Imprint: Dorling Kindersley
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 160
  • RRP: $42.99
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Japanese Comfort Food

Delicious Everyday Home Cooking

  • Saori Ichihara



The most popular comfort food dishes in Japan – perfect for the home kitchen

Recreate delicious classic Japanese dishes from the comfort of your home.

From crispy katsusando and moreish yakisoba, to snackable onigiri and reviving shoyu ramen, learn how to cook the comforting flavours of Japan from scratch.

Unearth 60 popular and warming Japanese recipes including:

Pantry: Stewed kombu, marinated eggs
Noodles: Shoyu ramen, summer noodles
Rice: Donburi, homemade sushi
Deep fried: Fried chicken, tempura veg
Fried & grilled: Fried pork in ginger sauce, teriyaki salmon
Stews & soups: Japanese hot pot, miso soup with fresh cabbage
Small plates: Bento box, Japanese omelette

With tips on key techniques, from making your own dashi to folding gyoza, and homemade yakitori, discover the simplicity of recreating your favourite Japanese dishes at home using easy-to-source ingredients.

  • Published: 21 October 2025
  • ISBN: 9780241772461
  • Imprint: Dorling Kindersley
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 160
  • RRP: $42.99
Categories:

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Onigiri (rice balls)

Onigiri is real soul food. It’s perfect for picnics, weekend activities and family car journeys. Use this recipe to make as many onigiri as your heart desires, with filling or without (shio-nigiri).

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