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Agedashi tofu recipe for home cooking

Home Cooked Agedashi Tofu

Japanese-style Chicken, Shiitake and Bok Choy Soup

Chicken, Shiitake and Bok Choy Soup

Chicken Teriyaki With Easy Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

Chicken Teriyaki With Easy Homemade Teriyaki Sauce

Japanese-style Egg Drop Soup

Japanese-style Egg Drop Soup

The lotus is regarded as Vietnam's national flower

Saigon Pre-trip Prep: The Bad News

Umibudo (sea grapes), an edible seaweed consumed in Japan

Edible Seaweeds in Japanese Cooking

Soy Honey Fish and Shiitake With Broccoli and Quail Eggs

Soy Honey Fish and Shiitake With Broccoli and Quail Eggs

Connie Veneracion used to shoot travel photos with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II

I Used to Travel With a dSLR. Not Anymore.

Easy Yakitori (With Tare Sauce)

Easy Yakitori With Tare Sauce

Japanese Fried Eggplants and Crispy Bonito Flakes with Dashi Sauce

Japanese Fried Eggplants and Crispy Bonito Flakes with Dashi Sauce

10-minute shrimp miso soup

Shrimp Miso Soup

How We Make Dashi to Cook Dozens of Japanese Dishes at Home

How We Make Dashi to Cook Dozens of Japanese Dishes at Home