The dishes Japanese families actually eat on a normal weeknight.
🍳 8 Recipes
What You'll Learn
You will learn the small set of dishes that cover most Japanese weeknights, and how to make each one without a recipe.
Familiar beats impressive
These recipes are not for guests. They are for a Tuesday when nobody wants to think. Simple seasoning, one bowl, and no plating.
Oyakodon is the dish I make when I am too tired to cook. It takes twelve minutes and it never disappoints.
Did you know?
The Japanese phrase ofukuro no aji means the taste of mother. It is used the way comfort food is used in English.
Pro Tip
Keep dashi, soy sauce, mirin, and eggs in stock. With those four you can make a warm meal on any night.
