Japanese

Japanese home cooking is less a set of dishes than a set of habits: build a clean stock, season in an order (sugar before salt, soy near the end), and trust that a few things done precisely beat many things done loudly. These recipes work through that logic dish by dish — the everyday simmered, grilled, and pickled food that a Japanese kitchen actually turns out, with the reasons made explicit so you can cook them anywhere.

95 recipes below.