What is Katsu? Katsu is a Japanese-style fried panko-breaded cutlet, typically made with pork loin or fillets (tonkatsu). It is served with rice, a shredded cabbage salad, and a katsu dipping sauce. Katsu can also be made with chicken breast…
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This recipe for Spam musubi onigiri is easy and can be made in less than 15 minutes. These Japanese-style rice balls are stuffed with delicious teriyaki spam — making them the ideal snack or quick meal. What you’ll need to…
Kani salad is a Japanese-style salad and one of my favorite ways to use imitation crab sticks. This dish is savory, refreshing, and creamy from the kewpie mayo dressing. Serve with fried rice chips on the side to add texture…
This is an easy way to clean out your fridge and use up leftover chicken (or protein of choice) because you can essentially use any kind of vegetables to put this bowl together! I love to throw in any greens,…
One of my favorite Korean street food snacks, sodduk sodduk 소떡소떡. These rice cake and sausage skewers are spicy, chewy, savory, and slightly creamy from the gochujang aioli— basically everything I’d want in a snack! These are so simple to…
Donkatsu (돈까스) is a Korean twist on the original Japanese dish, Tonkatsu (fried pork cutlet). It’s such a humble but delicious dish. Every bite is crunchy, savory, and so comforting. If you’ve never had donkatsu before, it’s very similar to…
This is one of my go-to dinner recipes, it’s easy to make ahead or meal prep for those lazy evenings. I like to use chicken thigh for this recipe, dark meat tends to be juicier. This spicy chicken is sticky,…
Kimchi-Jjigae is a Korean kimchi stew cooked with aged kimchi and typically with pork, canned tuna, or SPAM (my mom’s version). It’s spicy, tangy from the aged kimchi, savory, warm — basically the ultimate comfort food. All I need is…
SPAM is a childhood food of mine, we always had a can of SPAM in our pantry. If you’re familiar with Korean Army Stew (부대찌개), you’ll often see SPAM in that dish. My mom liked to add SPAM in her…
Karaage is a popular homemade dish in Japan. It is usually made with chicken, but you can substitute the chicken with other meats/seafood and even tofu for my vegetarians out there! This recipe only involves a few ingredients and it…