Full flavor profiles and serving recommendations

There are no better Japanese pickle recipes than those of my Japanese grandmother! She serves these handmade pickles at breakfast, lunch, dinner and sometimes even as an accompaniment to tea. Japanese pickles recipes make for crunchy, colorful, flavorful vegetables, and they offer many health benefits.

Growing up, I often helped my mother in the kitchen and shaved dried bonito fish, or katsuobushi, while she prepared dinner.

Kashi pan or “菓子パン” is a word that means “snack bread” in Japanese. Listed below are some of the Okinawan breads that I have been familiar with since my childhood.

Sata Andagi is an Okinawan donut that is commonly cooked at home. Meaning “deep-fried sugar,” Sata Andagi is a local favorite often served up during special occasions.

Tea is an important part of daily life in Japan and an indispensable part of washoku Japanese cuisine.

Although the temperature stays relatively warm throughout the year, winter in Okinawa can be a little too chilly for beachgoers.

If you ask me, taco rice is the kind of food that is hard not to like. Since it was invented in 1984 by Matsuo Gibo, who owned fast-food joint Parlor Senri near Camp Hansen, taco rice has grown to be one of the most beloved tastes of Okinawa.

Often called Japanese pizza or pancake, Okonomiyaki is one of the most popular casual pan-fried dishes in Japan.

If you have attended a festival in mainland Japan or Okinawa, you may have tried takoyaki.