Recipes by ingredient
Start from what's in your fridge. Every recipe is tagged with its ingredients, so you can find a kid-approved way to use up that half cabbage.
Meat
Fish
Fish Cakes (Nerimono)
Tofu, Natto & Eggs
Root Vegetables (Carrot, Onion, etc.)
Leafy Vegetables (Cabbage, Napa Cabbage, etc.)
Fruit Vegetables (Tomato, Eggplant, etc.)
Mushrooms
Seaweed
Rice, Bread & Noodles
Fruit
Dried Goods
White Sesame Seeds 71Macaroni 17Raisins 15Kiriboshi Daikon (Dried Daikon Strips) 11Gelatin 10Black Sesame Seeds 7Hana-Fu (Flower-Shaped Dried Wheat Gluten) 5Katsuobushi (Bonito Flakes) 5Yukari (Dried Red Shiso Seasoning) 5Cornflakes 4Kanten (Agar) 3Umeboshi (Pickled Plum) 3Yaki-fu (Toasted Wheat Gluten) 3Kanten (Agar) Powder 1Popcorn Kernels 1Shio Kombu (Salted Kelp Strips) 1
Flours & Starches
Flour 180Baking Powder 104Panko 52Rice Flour 52joshinko (Japanese non-glutinous rice flour) 41Pancake Mix 35Kinako (Roasted Soybean Flour) 32Potato Starch 26Kanten Powder (Agar Powder) 15Dried Parsley 13Unsweetened Cocoa Powder 13Cocoa 5Okara Powder (Dried Soy Pulp) 4Chili Powder 3Matcha 2Paprika 1Shiratamako (Glutinous Rice Flour) 1
Seasonings & Oils
Salt 500Vegetable Oil 474Sugar 442Soy Sauce 373Dashi Stock 254Pepper 178Miso 172Consommé Bouillon (Granules Or Cube) 129Vinegar 97Mirin 93Ketchup 92Sake 86Sesame Oil 78Ginger Paste (Tube) 68egg-free mayonnaise (Mayodore) 54Curry Powder 46Unsalted Butter 46chuno sauce (Japanese medium-thick brown sauce) 29Worcestershire sauce 20Mayonnaise 19kokuto (Japanese brown sugar) 15Salted Butter 8Chicken Stock (Torigara) 6doubanjiang (Chinese chili bean paste) 6Oyster Sauce 3Grated Garlic 2Japanese mustard (karashi) 2Powdered Sugar 2White Miso 2Curry Roux 1Gochujang 1
Other
Water 236sweetened soy milk (Japanese chosei tonyu) 150Thinly Sliced Pork (Komagire) 94Potato Starch (Katakuriko) 89Whole Kernel Corn (Canned Or Frozen) 59Tofu 50chicken stock powder (Chinese-style) 45Garlic Paste (Tube) 44Dried Cut Wakame 31Harusame (Glass Noodles) 25Frozen Green Peas 24Soy Milk 24Fish 23Sesame 20Soy Products 20Warm Cooked Rice 20Katsuobushi (Dried Bonito Flakes) 17Canned Mandarin Oranges 15Fu (Dried Wheat Gluten Cakes) 14Shirasu (Dried Baby Sardines) 14Japanese long onion (naga-negi) 13Kiriboshi Daikon (Dried Shredded Daikon) 13Canned Diced Tomatoes 12Cheese 11Dried Hijiki Seaweed 10Grapes 9Mushrooms 9Plain Yogurt 9Wonton Wrappers 9Canned Pineapple 7Chinese-Style Noodles 7Dried Udon Noodles 7Frozen Mixed Vegetables 7Hot Water 7Instant Mashed Potato Flakes 7Pineapple 7Swordfish 7Wiener Sausages 7Butter 6Ground White Sesame Seeds 6Tuna 6Chikuwa (Grilled Fish Cake Tube) 5Orange Juice 5Rice Flour Pancake Mix 5Skinless Wiener Sausages 5Canned Cream-Style Corn 4Fresh Ramen Noodles 4Hikiwari Natto (Chopped Fermented Soybeans) 4Orange Marmalade 4Tomato Puree 4Asparagus 3Grape Juice 3Kinako & Soybeans 3Shrimp 3Small Shrimp (Shiba Shrimp) 3Alphabet Pasta 2Apple Juice 2Dried Shiitake Mushrooms 2Horse Mackerel (Aji) 2Pasta 2Pork Loin 2Quail Eggs 2Rice Vermicelli 2steamed Chinese-style noodles (yakisoba noodles) 2Tuna & Canned Tuna 2Aojiru (Green Juice Powder) 1Bread 1Canned Peaches 1Canned Yellow Peaches 1Cod & White Fish 1Cooked Rice 1Cooked Udon Noodles (Pre-Boiled) 1Dashi Packet 1Dried Mixed Seaweed (Kaiso Mix) 1Dried Wood Ear Mushrooms 1Fresh Mozuku Seaweed 1Fresh Shiitake Mushrooms 1Frozen Edamame 1Frozen Peeled Shrimp 1Frozen Udon Noodles 1Ginger 1Grilled Tofu (Yaki-Dofu) 1Ground Black Sesame Seeds 1Ham & Bacon 1Imitation Crab Sticks (Kanikama) 1Liver 1Meat 1nagaimo (Japanese yam) 1Nori 1Peach 1Sausage 1Somen & Udon 1Spring Roll Wrappers 1Squid 1Takuan (Pickled Daikon) 1Yogurt & Dairy 1zha cai (Sichuan pickled mustard stem) 1