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Japanese Cooking Checklist
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items (NOTE: These links are affiliate links, and I may receive a commission if you purchase these products) Products you'll need for Japanese cooking.
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Japanese cooking wine that adds sweetness to many dishes. You don't have to use it just for Japanese cooking, though: I love adding 1 teaspoon to my eggs!
Mirin Cooking Wine,16.9 FL OZ Bottle
A staple of Japanese cooking. I also use soy sauce for marinating chicken, sauces, or to give dishes a salty flavor.
Signature SELECT Soy Sauce, Less Sodium, Traditionally Brewed
I was skeptical when I bought this, but it's perfect for karaage, ramen, eggs, and most meat and veggie dishes. It's not too salty, there's added sugar, and it's a reasonable price.
Organic Seasoning, Umami, 3.30 Ounce
I always put this on my rice. Use sparingly if you're on a low sodium diet, but it's the best way to eat sesame seeds and nori. I really hate sesame seeds, but I've found this is the only way I can eat them.
Nori Komi Furikake Rice Seasoning
It's expensive, but you pay a bit more on Amazon and you have to wait for it to arrive. Jewel Osco and Marianos are the two non asian grocery stores I've seen with Kewpie mayo. But you might be thinking “why get Japanese mayo when I can buy regular m...
Kewpie Mayonnaise
You can use cornstarch, but I've found potato starch is a lot better than cornstarch, especially for fried foods and mochi. When I made karaage with potato starch, it was softer, but also crunchier.
Bob's Red Mill Potato Starch
Tools
A small, but affordable scale for recipes in grams or more precise measuring for cooking and baking.
Ultrean Food Scale
Washing rice is as unavoidable as paying taxes, so might as well make the process easier with a strainer.
Inomata Japanese Rice Washing Bowl with Strainer
You can use a normal frying pan for tamagoyaki, but it's so much fun to use these. Plus, it comes with other tools you'll need for Japanese cooking, like frying chopsticks, a Spatula, a musubi mold, oil brush, and a serving plate.
Oleex Tamagoyaki Pan Set
If you've ever tried making rice balls by hand or with a normal rice ball mold, it takes a while (a least for me). I picked this product over the regular molds because you can make up to 6 rice balls at a time versus just one.
6 in 1 Onigiri Mold (Green)
Durable and affordable. I use the bowls and chopsticks all the time for ramen. Granted you don't HAVE to use a specific bowl or utensils, but sometimes, it feels like I'm back in Japan eating ramen from a restaurant.
Unbreakable Ramen Bowl Set with Chopsticks
It's like the ramen bowl set: you don't HAVE to use these, but it's for the experience.
ABuff Japanese Sake Set
While the kettle could be more durable, it's affordable and gets the job done. I got mine in 2018 and it still works.
OVENTE 1.7L Electric Kettle
Be it for curry, soups, stews, etc. you'll need a ladle. It's SUPER small, but holds a lot and it's durable.
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