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Hand-formed sushi rice topped with sashimi-grade salmon, drizzled with Japanese mayo and takoyaki sauce, torched until the sauces caramelise and finished with alfalfa sprouts and jalapeno.
Main ingredient: salmon
Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes
HB-10963 · Hand-built original
Cooked rice layered in a jar with a tahini, soy and chilli dressing and miso garlic mushrooms, finished with boiling water.
Main ingredient: rice
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed greens, soft-boiled egg, pickled vegetables
HB-4934 · Hand-built original
Poached chicken and leafy greens in a tahini and soy broth over ramen noodles, finished with sesame seeds and chilli oil.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: gyoza, edamame, pickled ginger
HB-5563 · Hand-built original
Eggplant roasts first in sesame oil, then broccoli and a ginger-miso dressing join the tray before sesame-crusted cod fillets cook on top. Udon noodles are stirred through the vegetables with lime juice to serve under the fish.
Main ingredient: cod
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
HB-15168 · Hand-built original
Diners swish thin beef slices, tofu, mushrooms and greens through a kombu broth at the table, dipping each bite in ponzu or sesame sauce. Udon noodles warmed in the broth close the meal.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-8206 · Hand-built original
Slices of meat swished through kombu dashi with vegetables and udon, dipped in ponzu and sesame sauces.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: steamed rice, pickles, seaweed salad
HB-5583 · Hand-built original
A clear, salt-forward Sapporo-style ramen broth carries stir-fried ground pork, cabbage, carrots, shiitake, bean sprouts and pea pods over springy noodles. Wakame, ground sesame and scallions top each bowl.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-8235 · Hand-built original
A light, clear salt-seasoned broth with prawns, buttered sweetcorn and spring onions over ramen noodles.
Main ingredient: prawns
Pairs well with: edamame, seaweed salad, gyoza
HB-5550 · Hand-built original
Shiso leaves preserved in a garlic soy sauce with salt. Left to marinate so the leaves soften and season the sauce.
Main ingredient: soy sauce
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
HB-4665 · Hand-built original
A clear soy-sauce broth with poached chicken, soft eggs, spinach and spring onions over ramen noodles.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: gyoza, seaweed salad, pickled cucumber
HB-5547 · Hand-built original
Tokyo-style ramen with a chicken stock and shoyu base broth, pork belly braising liquid-marinated eggs, braised pork belly, spinach, menma and naruto over frozen ramen noodles. Nori and scallion finish each bowl.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-8242 · Hand-built original
Coarsely grated tofu, tossed in soy sauce, bakes until crisp while a peanut butter broth simmers with spring onions, coriander stalks and garlic. Noodles go into each bowl under the broth, topped with the crispy tofu, chili and lime.
Main ingredient: tofu
Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, edamame, pickled cucumber
HB-15189 · Hand-built original
Black tiger prawns are dusted with potato starch, dipped in a cold, lumpy flour and egg batter, and fried at 340 to 350°F until crisp and golden. The tempura is served with warm tentsuyu dipping sauce and grated daikon.
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw
HB-8248 · Hand-built original
Thinly sliced beef, medium-firm tofu, shiitake mushrooms and onion simmer in a sweet-savory dashi broth with sake, mirin, sugar and soy sauce. This quick sukiyaki-style niku dofu is ready in about twenty minutes.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-8260 · Hand-built original
A porcini and miso broth with egg noodles, chestnut mushrooms, pak choi and beansprouts, topped with golden tofu slices and halved soft-boiled eggs. Cashews and dried chilli flakes add crunch and heat.
Main ingredient: tofu
Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, edamame, pickled cucumber
HB-18310 · Hand-built original
Two rolls are made from seasoned sushi rice: an inside-out spicy tuna roll with avocado and chives under sesame seeds and togarashi, and a vegetable maki of pickled carrot and cucumber. Pickled ginger, wasabi and soy sauce are served with the sliced rolls.
Main ingredient: tuna
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
HB-15210 · Hand-built original
Buckwheat soba noodles in a hot seasoned dashi broth, topped with crisp shrimp tempura, slices of kamaboko fish cake, blanched komatsuna and scallion.
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw
HB-8344 · Hand-built original
Finely crumbled ground chicken simmered in sake, mirin, sugar and soy until glossy, served over rice beside soft scrambled egg with a line of green peas between the two.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-8345 · Hand-built original
Beer-battered fried chicken thighs tossed with sesame and chives over steamed short-grain rice, with soy-cured egg yolks, a garlic and soy butter and a sriracha mayonnaise.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-8368 · Hand-built original
Chicken thighs seared and finished in a tamari, rice vinegar and brown sugar glaze.
Main ingredient: chicken thighs
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
HB-5388 · Hand-built original
Ramen noodles in a miso and doubanjiang broth topped with sake-marinated chicken pieces fried crisp in potato starch.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-10990 · Hand-built original
Ramen noodles coated in a sriracha, soy and oyster sauce, tossed with garlic, scallions and gochugaru sizzled in oil.
Main ingredient: noodles
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
HB-10444 · Hand-built original
Ground pork fried with garlic and ginger, served in a spicy miso broth with sweetcorn, soft eggs and spring onions.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: gyoza, kimchi, edamame
HB-5548 · Hand-built original
A miso and tahini broth with sautéed onion and shiitake mushrooms, mirin and chili paste, ladled over fresh ramen noodles with spinach, avocado and soft-boiled eggs.
Main ingredient: toasted sesame oil
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
HB-8411 · Hand-built original
Sushi rice bowls with quick-pickled cucumbers in rice vinegar, seared cayenne-seasoned salmon cubes, avocado and scallions, finished with a chili crisp mayonnaise and furikake.
Main ingredient: salmon
Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes
HB-8417 · Hand-built original
Chopped tuna folded through chilli mayonnaise, rolled with cucumber for crunch.
Main ingredient: tuna
Pairs well with: miso soup, edamame, seaweed salad
HB-5597 · Hand-built original
Hand-shaped sushi rice triangles filled with salted, sauce-coated watermelon cubes that stand in for spicy tuna, wrapped in nori and dusted with furikake.
Main ingredient: rice
HB-17488 · Hand-built original
Blanched spinach dressed with a nutty ground-sesame sauce — sweet, savoury and deeply sesame.
Main ingredient: spinach
Pairs well with: steamed rice, grilled salmon, miso soup
HB-5602 · Hand-built original
Miso soup with dashi, asparagus and silken tofu, seasoned with mirin and soy sauce.
Main ingredient: tofu
Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, edamame, pickled cucumber
HB-5349 · Hand-built original
Noodles tossed in a homemade teriyaki sauce with seared steak cubes and shrimp, bell peppers, onion, garlic, and ginger. The proteins go back into the pan at the end and the dish is topped with green onions.
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw
HB-9162 · Hand-built original
Six pleated gyoza wrappers enclose a filling of chopped prawns with spring onion, coriander, ginger, garlic, sesame oil, oyster sauce, rice vinegar and soy, steamed in a bamboo steamer and served with a mirin dipping sauce.
Main ingredient: prawn
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
HB-8455 · Hand-built original
Crispy-edged ground beef glazed in a sticky soy and maple sauce, served over ramen noodles in a coconut broth built on red curry paste, white miso and cashew butter, finished with cucumber, cilantro and chili crisp.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: cucumber salad, edamame, miso soup, steamed greens
HB-18837 · Hand-built original
Sticky Miso Salmon Bowl is a Japanese main course centred on salmon, prepared in a straightforward home style. Serve it as directed in the method.
Main ingredient: salmon
Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes
HB-4105 · Hand-built original
Soft, chewy mochi wrapped around a whole fresh strawberry coated in sweet red bean paste — the classic ichigo daifuku, vegan and gluten-free, with a matcha variation.
Main ingredient: strawberries
Pairs well with: green tea, miso soup, pickled vegetables, fresh fruit
HB-18801 · Hand-built original
A Japanese hot pot of thinly sliced beef seared in a sweet soy sauce, then simmered at the table with napa cabbage, tofu, mushrooms, shirataki noodles and burdock. Cooked udon noodles finish the meal in the remaining broth.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-8499 · Hand-built original
A celebratory tabletop hot pot: paper-thin beef and vegetables simmered in a sweet soy broth, dipped in beaten egg.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: steamed rice, pickles, miso soup
HB-5582 · Hand-built original
Paper-thin cucumber and wakame in a sweet-sharp vinegar dressing — the palate cleanser of the Japanese table.
Main ingredient: cucumber
Pairs well with: grilled fish, steamed rice, miso soup
HB-5599 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: rice
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame, lemon wedges
HB-2262 · Hand-built original
A baked casserole of seasoned sushi rice layered with nori and a crab and shrimp filling bound with mayonnaise and cream cheese, baked until golden. Spicy mayo and unagi sauce are drizzled over the top with avocado, green onion and sesame seeds.
Main ingredient: crab
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
HB-8511 · Hand-built original
Japanese short-grain rice cooked in dashi with chicken, shiitake mushrooms, burdock, carrot, konnyaku and aburaage, then folded together and garnished with mitsuba.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-8542 · Hand-built original
Crisp, golden balls of dashi batter filled with boiled octopus, green onions and pickled red ginger, served with takoyaki sauce, mayonnaise, bonito flakes and aonori.
Main ingredient: octopus
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
HB-8543 · Hand-built original
Golden balls of batter with octopus, ginger and spring onion, made in a takoyaki pan and sauced generously.
Main ingredient: octopus
Pairs well with: miso soup, cucumber salad, edamame
HB-5617 · Hand-built original
The layered Japanese omelette: sweet-savoury eggs rolled into a golden log and sliced.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: steamed rice, miso soup, pickles
HB-5592 · Hand-built original
Spicy ramen in a sesame-rich broth of chicken stock and oat milk, topped with crispy pork cooked in doubanjiang, blanched greens and scallions.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-8545 · Hand-built original
Ground pork in a creamy sesame and soy milk broth with chilli oil and bok choy, finished with crushed peanuts.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: edamame, pickled cucumber, gyoza
HB-5557 · Hand-built original
A fiery Japanese ramen with frozen noodles and baby bok choy in a miso and chicken broth, topped with ground pork cooked in tobanjan, hoisin and sesame oil.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-8549 · Hand-built original
Sashimi-grade tuna given a three-to-five-minute toss in soy sauce, mirin and sake, served over steamed rice with green onion, nori, sesame and shiso.
Main ingredient: tuna
Pairs well with: miso soup, seaweed salad, pickled ginger, edamame
HB-18513 · Hand-built original
Tuna and avocado marinated together with wasabi beaten into the soy marinade itself, served over hot rice with scallions and nori.
Main ingredient: tuna
Pairs well with: miso soup, seaweed salad, pickled ginger, edamame
HB-18515 · Hand-built original
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