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An easy teriyaki chicken recipe that perfectly balances sweet and salty flavours. It can also be used on other meat including fish (fab on salmon), and even on tofu or veggies like eggplant.

This Japanese version of a potato salad is a crowd pleaser and it goes well with pretty much anything! You can make it ahead of time and have it as a side dish to your meals over a few days. It normally uses a Kewpie mayonnaise, but you can use any whole egg or olive oil mayonnaise. If you have time to make your own mayonnaise, go for it but this mumma rarely does.

I love the many kinds of flavoured rice there are in Japan and this one is my favourite. If you see a variety of Asian mushrooms - shimeji, shiitake, enoki, maitake, king oyster mushrooms, you’ll have to try this recipe! The rice absorbs the umami and the aroma from the mushrooms and it is so delicious. You’ll be having seconds just of the rice!