Classic Cold Soba

Cold, nutty soba noodles pair perfectly with a soy sauce and mirin dipping sauce.

Duck Noodle Soup

Duck noodle soup is a simple yet super flavorful Chinese dish you can make with very little time. It’s also a great way to use up roast duck!

Dinner Tonight: Minced Pork with Soba Noodles

The ingredient list was short and concise, and yet I was detecting all these other flavors that I couldn't place. It wasn't spicy or sweet—the taste was more complex and haunting, almost like a smoky aroma. It was addicting to say the least, but where did it come from? The secret is the high heat.

Poulet's Sumo Wrestler Stew (Chankonabe)

This Sumo Wrestler Stew or Chankonabe from Poulet is a traditional method of carbo-loading for Japan's massive wrestlers. It's a hearty, bursting bowl of soup filled with rice, udon noodles, chicken thighs, tofu, and a load of good-for-your veggies. But even if you're not about enter the dohyō (that's a sumo ring), it's a fantastically filling bowl of soup and perfect for winter.

Michael Natkin's Soba Noodles in Shiitake-Shoyu Broth with Spring Vegetables

This vegetarian stock uses kombu, dried shiitakes, leeks, ginger, garlic, and soy to recreate the deep flavors of the decidedly un-veggie friendly inspiration.

Dashi and Japanese Chicken Stock Recipe | Cook the Book

[Flickr: gtrwndr87] Cook the Book keeps me on my toes, culinarily speaking. Each week, the featured cookbook dictates not only what I am going to cook but where I will do my food shopping. This week's Japanese Hot Pots by...

Dinner Tonight: Niku Udon

I'm absolutely stunned by this recipe from Takashi's Noodles by Takashi Yagihashi. This beef-topped udon dish is complex and slightly rich, with just a tinge of sweetness in each spoonful. The thinly sliced beef cooks in seconds, and the tofu and scallions need all of a minute before they're ready to go. It's so good I've made it twice in the past 24 hours.

Oyakodon (Japanese Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl)

Quick and easy one-pot oyakodon (Japanese chicken and egg rice bowl) is a popular restaurant dish that is easy to perfect at home with this recipe.

Japanese Superfood Miso Soup

This Superfood miso soup uses a homemade dashi stock made with dried kombu (kelp), shiitake mushrooms, and bonito flakes. Add soft tofu, lots of healthy spinach, scallions, and miso results in a much heartier miso soup than your favorite Japanese restaurant or sushi place.

Ozoni (Japanese New Year's Soup) With Mochi, Chicken, and Vegetables

Every New Year's Day in Japan, families sit down to eat a bowl of ozoni, a soup studded with tender, chewy mochi and lots of other tasty bites.