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Ginger and soy marinated chicken thighs fried crisp in a potato starch coating, served with lemon.
Main ingredient: chicken thighs
Pairs well with: steamed rice, miso soup, cabbage salad, pickles
HB-5222 · Hand-built original
A seaweed-wrapped rice sandwich layered with pan-fried golden tofu, sautéed kimchi, perilla leaves, cucumber and furikake-seasoned rice.
Main ingredient: tofu
Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, edamame, pickled cucumber
HB-10768 · Hand-built original
The Kansai mixed style of chirashi: shiitake, burdock, kanpyo and carrot simmered in dashi and soy are folded through sushi rice, then covered with shredded egg crepe, shrimp, unagi, snow peas and salmon roe. Every topping is cooked; there is no raw fish.
Main ingredient: rice
Pairs well with: miso soup, seaweed salad, pickled ginger, tamagoyaki, clear soup
HB-18516 · Hand-built original
Charred hispi cabbage quarters dressed with ponzu, brown butter and truffle oil, dusted with dried miso powder and chopped chives.
Main ingredient: rice
HB-13936 · Hand-built original
Meaty grilled shiitake caps with a sake-kissed centre, brightened by grated daikon and a citrusy ponzu dressing.
Main ingredient: rice
HB-17388 · Hand-built original
Chicken thigh cubes marinated in a homemade teriyaki sauce of soy, brown sugar, honey, garlic and ginger, grilled and basted, finished with chives and sesame seeds.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-12251 · Hand-built original
Hand-rolled Japanese dumplings with a choice of pork or chicken filling or a crab and prawn filling, fried then steamed, with a soy, lime and chilli dipping sauce.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-7175 · Hand-built original
Pork and cabbage potstickers with shiitake, ginger and garlic, pleated by hand and cooked fry, steam, then crisp again.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-7176 · Hand-built original
Thin beef slices and onions simmered in a dashi, sake, mirin and soy sauce, spooned over steamed short-grain rice with pickled red ginger.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-7177 · Hand-built original
A Japanese beef rice bowl of thinly sliced beef and onion simmered briefly in a soy, sake and mirin sauce with dashi.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-10331 · Hand-built original
Tokyo's fast-food classic: beef and onions simmered in a sweet dashi-soy broth, spooned over rice with pickled ginger.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: miso soup, sunomono, pickles
HB-5580 · Hand-built original
Hand-sliced sirloin fried in sesame oil and simmered in a light sauce, served with a cup of Napa cabbage kimchi on the bowl and a whole onsen tamago cracked over the top — no beaten egg in the sauce.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: miso soup, sunomono, pickled radish
HB-18532 · Hand-built original
A chain-style cheese gyudon: beef shoulder loin and onion in a water-based sauce with grated ginger and no dashi at all, blanketed with melted cheddar, Gouda and mozzarella.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: miso soup, pickled cucumbers, green salad
HB-18531 · Hand-built original
Juicy Japanese hamburger steaks served with grated daikon and ponzu instead of gravy.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: steamed rice, miso soup, potato salad
HB-5604 · Hand-built original
Chicken thighs marinated in soy sauce, brown sugar, pineapple juice, garlic and ginger, grilled and basted with the simmered marinade, then finished with more of the hot sauce.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-9027 · Hand-built original
Hashed beef in a rich demi-style tomato and red wine sauce, ladled over rice.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: green salad, pickles, miso soup
HB-5607 · Hand-built original
Tender diced chicken and browned mushrooms tossed in Benihana garlic butter, then finished with fresh lemon and sesame seeds.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-2570 · Hand-built original
Hijiki simmered with carrot and edamame in dashi-soy — dark, savoury and full of minerals.
Main ingredient: seaweed
Pairs well with: steamed rice, grilled fish, miso soup
HB-5601 · Hand-built original
A Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki where a thin flour batter binds sliced cabbage and ramen-style noodles, layered with bacon and a fried egg and finished with okonomiyaki sauce, mayonnaise, furikake and bonito flakes.
Main ingredient: cabbage
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
HB-7229 · Hand-built original
The Nagoya way with grilled eel: kabayaki eel cut into strips over rice that is itself mixed with tare, eaten in quarters and finished with a pour of dashi brewed with green tea.
Main ingredient: eel
Pairs well with: miso soup, pickled ginger, clear soup, seaweed salad, grilled vegetables
HB-18524 · Hand-built original
A single bowl of miso ramen built on a concentrated miso flavouring base of sake, mirin, sesame and chilli bean paste, with a stir-fried pork mince and bean sprout topping over fresh egg noodles.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-7234 · Hand-built original
A shio ramen with a clear, salty flavouring base made from konbu, dried scallops and bonito flakes, served with fresh egg noodles, braised pork, a halved boiled egg, bean sprouts and sweet corn.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-7235 · Hand-built original
Classic Japanese miso soup with a homemade awase dashi of kombu and katsuobushi, cubes of silken tofu, dried wakame seaweed and green onion, with the miso stirred in off the boil.
Main ingredient: tofu
Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, edamame, pickled cucumber
HB-7256 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: salmon
Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes
HB-1122 · Hand-built original
Thin salmon hosomaki rolls with seasoned sushi rice and wasabi inside a sheet of nori, cut into six pieces.
Main ingredient: salmon
Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes
HB-7289 · Hand-built original
Flaked hot smoked salmon over black rice with slow-roasted tomatoes, wasabi-crumb mushrooms and a miso, ginger and tahini dressing on crisp leaves.
Main ingredient: salmon
Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes
HB-14115 · Hand-built original
A light Japanese cheesecake made by folding soft-peak meringue into a cream cheese and heavy cream batter and baking it in a water bath.
Main ingredient: cream cheese
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame, coffee
HB-7306 · Hand-built original
An iced matcha latte of whisked matcha and honey poured over vanilla oat milk and ice.
Main ingredient: oats
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
HB-11523 · Hand-built original
A layered iced drink of blended strawberry syrup, milk of choice and whisked matcha.
Main ingredient: sugar
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
HB-11747 · Hand-built original
A bowl of hot rice covered with fresh salmon roe and chopped green onion, served with crispy seaweed, miso soup and side dishes.
Main ingredient: salmon
Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes
HB-10819 · Hand-built original
Seasoned sushi rice tucked into sweet simmered tofu pouches — a lunchbox favourite.
Main ingredient: tofu
Pairs well with: miso soup, pickles, cucumber salad
HB-5594 · Hand-built original
Seasoned sushi rice with toasted sesame seeds tucked into sweet fried tofu pouches and served at room temperature.
Main ingredient: tofu
Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, edamame, pickled cucumber
HB-7319 · Hand-built original
Chopped green cabbage tossed by hand with salt, dashi powder, sesame oil, ground sesame seeds and garlic, rested until slightly softened.
Main ingredient: green cabbage
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
HB-10823 · Hand-built original
Cornstarch-coated medium-firm tofu fried crisp and served in a warm dashi, soy sauce and mirin sauce with grated daikon, green onion and bonito flakes.
Main ingredient: tofu
Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, edamame, pickled cucumber
HB-10723 · Hand-built original
Cornstarch-coated tofu air-fried until crisp and served in a warm dashi, soy and mirin sauce with grated daikon, green onion and bonito flakes.
Main ingredient: tofu
Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, edamame, pickled cucumber
HB-10825 · Hand-built original
Panko-fried pork chops served over rice with a black pepper curry built on long-caramelized onions and Japanese curry cubes.
Main ingredient: rice
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
HB-10828 · Hand-built original
Mild, thick and glossy chicken curry with potato and carrot — the nation's favourite weeknight dinner.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: pickles, green salad, miso soup
HB-5606 · Hand-built original
Skewers of chicken thigh layered with green onion, pan-fried and brushed repeatedly with a reduced soy, mirin and sake glaze.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-10831 · Hand-built original
A clear broth simmered with carrot, onion, garlic, ginger and green onions, strained and served with dried onions.
Main ingredient: onion
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame, crusty bread
HB-4617 · Hand-built original
Furikake-seasoned rice molded around a creamy tuna and mayo filling, grilled on both sides with an optional butter finish and served with roasted seaweed.
Main ingredient: tuna
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame, coffee
HB-10834 · Hand-built original
A Japanese sunomono of thin cucumber slices salted and squeezed dry, dressed with rice vinegar, sugar and soy sauce and finished with sesame seeds.
Main ingredient: cucumber
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
HB-10357 · Hand-built original
A sweet-tart Japanese cucumber salad with rehydrated wakame seaweed and toasted sesame seeds in a rice vinegar dressing. Salting and squeezing the cucumber keeps the salad crisp rather than watery.
Main ingredient: for the sunomono: ½ tbsp toasted white sesame seeds
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
HB-7363 · Hand-built original
A Japanese dry curry of ground beef and pork with finely diced onion, carrot and bell pepper, raisins and a curry powder sauce sweetened with honey and ketchup. It is served over rice with a fried egg on top.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-7364 · Hand-built original
A milk bread sandwich filled with egg salad made by folding chopped boiled egg whites into a seasoned, mayo-rich yolk mixture.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-10835 · Hand-built original
Crustless milk bread sandwiches layered with sweetened whipped cream and whole strawberries, chilled and cut diagonally to show the fruit.
Main ingredient: japanese milk bread
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame, coffee
HB-10836 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: rice
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
HB-1215 · Hand-built original
Chicken tenders slit and filled with a tart umeboshi, sake and mirin paste and fresh shiso, then grilled on skewers.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-17406 · Hand-built original
Pork and garlic chive gyoza with salted cabbage folded into the filling, pleated into wrappers and cooked potsticker style — fried, steamed under a lid, then fried again as the water evaporates. Soy sauce, rice wine vinegar and chili oil are mixed at the table for dipping.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-7366 · Hand-built original
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