Japanese Food

Japanese Summer Recipes

Edamame and Beer

Setsuko Yoshizuka

Here is a list of some Japanese summer recipes.

Edamame
Edamame are boiled green soy beans. It's one of the most popular appetizer in Japan.
Hiyashi Chuka
It's a cold noodle with lots of toppings.
Hiya-yakko
It's a simple tofu dish with toppings.
Banbanji
Banbanji is like chicken and cucumber salad.
Rei-shabu
Rei-shabu is cold shabu shabu. It's like cold meat salad.
Tofu Salad
This tofu recipe includes tofu, tomato, and fried garlic.
Maguro-zukedon
It's maguro sashimi rice bowl. Marinated and chilled maguro sashimi goes good with Japanese rice.
This tofu recipe includes tofu, tomato, and fried garlic.
Unai (eel) Kabayaki
Unagi is rich in protein, calcium, vitamin A and E, and it's believed to give people stamina. So, unagi dishes are eaten the most during the hottest time of the year.
Enjoy!

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Setsuko Yoshizuka
Japanese Food Guide