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Home Side Dishes

Side Dishes

Browse our collection of delicious side dish recipes, including vegetable sides, rice, potatoes, and more. In Japanese cuisine, main dishes and side dishes are often served together, with a variety of smaller dishes complementing the main course. These side dishes are hearty enough to enjoy on their own or paired with a main dish for a complete meal.

Side Dishes

Creamy Carrot Salad (Tofu Cream Dressing, 3 Ways)

salmon potato salad with broccoli tossed in a creamy honey mustard dressing on a terracotta shallow bowl

Salad

Creamy Honey Mustard Salmon and Potato Salad

marinated sunny side up fried egg over rice in a blue japanese rice bowl

Eggs

Marinated Fried Eggs

spicy pork mince, blended tofu topped and chili crisp over shredded cabbage in a blue bowl

Salad

Creamy Mapo Tofu Salad

caesar salad with chinese sausage, lettuce, tomato, grilled chicken and fried wonton chilps in a brown bowl

Salad

Lap Cheong Caesar Salad

salt bread with honey butter on a blue plate with melted honey butter dripping on the side

Salt Bread

Honey Butter Salt Bread

salted maple butter rolls on tray lined with parchment paper

Salt Bread

Maple Butter Salt Bread

black sesame butter rolled with japanese sweet potato cheese on parchment paper on a baking tray

Salt Bread

Sweet Potato Cheese Salt Bread

Focaccia

Cream Cheese Garlic Focaccia (Pull Apart)

rows of salt bread on parchment paper

Salt Bread

Salt Bread (Shio Pan) 塩パン

kare pan focaccia on a white plate stuffed with japanese curry and cheese, topped with panko

Focaccia

Japanese Curry Bread Focaccia (Kare Pan Focaccia)

Focaccia

Butter Focaccia (Shio Pan Focaccia)

splitting cooked kabocha with chopsticks

Vegetables

How to Cook Kabocha Squash 101 (Japanese Pumpkin)

japanese long fries on parchment paper topped with nori with a side of garlic mayo

Appetizer

Crispy Japanese Long Fries ロングポテト

Salad

Japanese Potato Salad ポテトサラダ

frozen egg yolks marinated in soy on a blue plate

Eggs

Soy Marinated Egg Yolks (Freezer Method) 卵黄漬け

mapo curry in a bowl with rice

Curry

Mapo Curry (Mabo Kare) 麻婆カレー豆腐️

kakuni japanese braised pork belly on a serving plate with eggs and bok choy

Main Dishes

Kakuni (Japanese Braised Pork Belly) 角煮

whole tomato rice in a rice cooker

Rice Cooker

Whole Tomato Rice with Miso

yamitsuki cabbage in a brown serving bowl

Side Dishes

Yamitsuki Cabbage (Addictive Cabbage) やみつきキャベツ

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