Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Japanese udon noodles are all about the chew, but it’s hard to replicate the texture with what’s available in American markets. Fresh udon is hard to come by ...

Drizzle with soy-sesame or spicy peanut sauce for flavour, then finish with toasted sesame seeds, fresh coriander, or crushed ...

Seafood starts out simple. It cooks fast and typically neither requires nor is improved by elaborate seasoning strategies. But getting the flavors and texture right does require some thought. Happily, ...

Wasabi, that greenish Japanese horseradish familiar from sushi bars, has many more uses than just accompanying raw fish. It adds a spicy edge to all sorts of foods without the heaviness of bottled ...

Both fresh and pickled ginger add distinct flavor to this mignonette. Look for the thinly sliced ginger (often pink, sometimes a natural buff color) commonly served with sushi. It may be sold with ...

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Tofu to start a meal? Yes, tofu makes an easy, flavorful appetizer. It’s topped with cilantro, green onions, sesame oil and salt. Pickled ginger, which you can find in large supermarkets and Asian ...

Gari are the thin slices of sweet, pickled ginger that are served with sushi or sashimi. In Japanese cuisine, these slices of ginger are used to cleanse the palate between sushi courses. If you are ...

Lamb can take Asian ingredients even if it’s an unusual route for this cut of meat so prized by many South Africans. Spying the jar of pickled ginger with its gorgeous curls of pink delight, I reached ...