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Tuna slices rested for 30 minutes in a soy marinade deepened with dashi powder and sesame oil, served over rice layered with shredded nori, with the leftover marinade poured over.
Main ingredient: tuna
Pairs well with: miso soup, seaweed salad, pickled ginger, edamame
HB-18514 · Hand-built original
A hand-rolled sushi cone of nori wrapped around warm sushi rice, shiso and fresh tuna, with wasabi and soy sauce for dipping.
Main ingredient: tuna
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
HB-8556 · Hand-built original
A mixed tempura of prawns, eggplant, enoki mushrooms, carrot and shiso in a light lumpy batter, served with a dashi dipping sauce and grated daikon with ginger.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-8557 · Hand-built original
A light, lacy batter mixed over ice coats squid, shrimp and four vegetables for a mixed tempura fry. Everything is served the moment it drains, before the crisp coating softens.
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw
HB-17146 · Hand-built original
Shrimp and vegetable tempura fried in a sparkling-water batter, served over rice scattered with crisp tempura flakes and a syrupy soy, sake and mirin sauce.
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: miso soup, pickled radish, seaweed salad, green salad
HB-18519 · Hand-built original
A two-bowl tendon with a batter of half cake flour and half potato starch, fried at 375°F and dipped in a warm sauce brewed from real bonito dashi before it goes over the rice.
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: miso soup, pickled radish, seaweed salad, green salad
HB-18521 · Hand-built original
Prawn and vegetable tempura in an egg-free mayonnaise batter — purple sweet potato, lotus root, green beans, shiitake and shiso — served over rice with a shirodashi sauce.
Main ingredient: prawns
Pairs well with: miso soup, pickled radish, seaweed salad, green salad
HB-18520 · Hand-built original
Cold soba noodles served with crisp battered shrimp tempura and a chilled dashi, soy, mirin and sake dipping sauce.
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw
HB-11102 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-2316 · Hand-built original
A baked casserole of cooked rice and chicken with peas, broccoli and green onions in teriyaki sauce and soy sauce with sesame oil, with an optional homemade teriyaki sauce made from soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, ginger and cornstarch.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-8989 · Hand-built original
Four make-ahead bowls of rice, seared chicken, steamed broccoli and snap peas, each portioned with teriyaki sauce for reheating through the week.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-15526 · Hand-built original
A quick rice bowl of jasmine rice and Tenderstem broccoli topped with chicken thigh pieces glazed in a sticky soy, mirin, sake and honey sauce, finished with toasted sesame seeds.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-8559 · Hand-built original
Chicken thigh and green onion skewers marinated in soy sauce, mirin, oyster sauce and honey, seared in a cast iron skillet, finished in the oven and brushed with a soy-honey glaze.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-11546 · Hand-built original
Oyster mushrooms torn into strips and fried until caramelised, glossed with a thickened teriyaki sauce of soy, honey, ginger and mirin.
Main ingredient: sesame oil
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
HB-15527 · Hand-built original
A pressed layer of sushi rice topped with teriyaki-coated salmon and broiled until the edges crisp, finished with avocado, green onions, furikake, crispy onions and a blended spicy cottage cheese sauce.
Main ingredient: salmon
Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes
HB-12176 · Hand-built original
Salmon portions marinated in a soy, ginger and brown sugar teriyaki, seared on all sides and served with a dollop of sriracha mayonnaise.
Main ingredient: salmon
Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes
HB-8560 · Hand-built original
Sushi bowls are a fast and inexpensive alternative to your favourite sushi bar. They’re easy to put together, and you can customise the ingredients to your liking. Each serving provides 495 kcal, 23g protein, 62g carbohydrates (of which 19.5g sugars), 16g fat (of which 3g saturates), 6.5g fibre and 1.1g salt.
Main ingredient: tofu
Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, edamame, pickled cucumber
HB-3248 · Hand-built original
A hearty Japanese pork and root vegetable miso soup with burdock, taro, daikon, carrot, konnyaku, aburaage and tofu, finished with ginger and miso off the boil.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-8651 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-2379 · Hand-built original
Double-crumbed pork loin steaks fried until extra crisp, served with shredded Chinese cabbage, spring onions and a simmered ketchup, sake and ginger tonkatsu sauce.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-8653 · Hand-built original
Panko-crusted pork cutlets fried shatteringly crisp, served on shredded cabbage with tonkatsu sauce.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: steamed rice, miso soup, potato salad
HB-5576 · Hand-built original
A no-cook Japanese dipping sauce of ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and oyster sauce sweetened with brown sugar and chilled so the flavors meld.
Main ingredient: ketchup
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
HB-10472 · Hand-built original
A milky, long-simmered pork bone broth served over ramen noodles with rolled char siu pork belly, soy-marinated nitamago eggs, wood ear mushrooms, nori and pickled ginger.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-8654 · Hand-built original
A rich, creamy-style pork broth with sesame paste, tender pork belly, soft eggs and pickled ginger over ramen noodles.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: gyoza, pickled ginger, seaweed salad
HB-5549 · Hand-built original
A Japanese soy milk hot pot: dashi and kombu broth enriched with miso and soy milk, simmering pork, tofu, shiitake and winter vegetables at the table. Diners cook and serve themselves round by round, with shichimi for heat.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-15629 · Hand-built original
A chopped negitoro and diced-sashimi bowl in the Tokyo zeitaku-don style, served over sushi rice with a sesame sauce and an egg-yolk soy sauce, then finished with hot dashi poured over the second half.
Main ingredient: tuna
Pairs well with: miso soup, seaweed salad, pickled ginger, edamame
HB-18512 · Hand-built original
Cold ramen noodles served beside a concentrated hot dipping broth of tonkotsu stock and a sesame, miso and pork mince tsukedare base, with marinated pork belly and a halved boiled egg.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-8666 · Hand-built original
Soft chicken meatballs with chicken fat, grated onion and ginger juice, poached first, then skewered and grilled with repeated bastings of a reduced soy and mirin yakitori sauce.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-8667 · Hand-built original
Hand-pressed rice triangles filled with tuna mayonnaise and wrapped in crisp nori.
Main ingredient: tuna
Pairs well with: miso soup, pickles, green tea
HB-5593 · Hand-built original
Seasoned sushi rice topped with creamy sesame tuna and a quick-pickled cabbage and cucumber salad. Crisp nori and pickled ginger add crunch and brightness to every bite.
Main ingredient: tuna
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
HB-15658 · Hand-built original
The nigiri are topped with tuna, sea bass or lightly cured trout, with wasabi, shiso and yuzu. The tuna rolls combine three cuts of tuna in a chequerboard pattern. Serve with homemade tsukuri soy sauce and pickled ginger.
Main ingredient: tuna
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
HB-2423 · Hand-built original
Pre-grilled eel fillets broiled until blistered and lacquered with a reduced mirin, sake and soy glaze, served over hot rice with extra sauce and sansho pepper.
Main ingredient: eel
Pairs well with: miso soup, pickled ginger, clear soup, seaweed salad
HB-18522 · Hand-built original
Ramen noodles in a coconut and red curry broth with tofu, peppers and green beans, finished with lime and coriander.
Main ingredient: tofu
Pairs well with: lime wedges, bean sprouts, spring rolls
HB-5552 · Hand-built original
Sushi rolls of seasoned rice with tamari-marinated king oyster mushroom cubes fried crisp in cornstarch, spicy mayo, avocado and cucumber.
Main ingredient: mushrooms
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
HB-9600 · Hand-built original
Shiitake mushrooms, tofu and bok choy in a miso and vegetable broth with sesame, over ramen noodles.
Main ingredient: mushrooms
Pairs well with: edamame, pickled cucumber, seaweed salad
HB-5551 · Hand-built original
Breaded tofu slices fried until crisp, served over rice with a smooth Japanese-style curry sauce of onion, ginger and tomato puree.
Main ingredient: tofu
Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, edamame, pickled cucumber
HB-8722 · Hand-built original
Crisp, colourful maki of pickled carrot, cucumber, avocado and takuan over seasoned rice.
Main ingredient: vegetables
Pairs well with: miso soup, edamame, seaweed salad
HB-5598 · Hand-built original
Seasonal vegetables in a whisper-thin tempura batter with tentsuyu for dipping.
Main ingredient: vegetables
Pairs well with: steamed rice, miso soup, pickles
HB-5585 · Hand-built original
Springy yakisoba noodles stir-fried with cabbage, mushrooms, tofu cutlet and vegetables in a tangy-sweet sauce.
Main ingredient: yakisoba noodles
Pairs well with: miso soup, gyoza, pickles
HB-5226 · Hand-built original
A fully vegetarian chirashi: carrot, lotus root, aburaage and shiitake simmered in their own soaking liquid and mixed through sushi rice, topped with shredded omelet, snow peas, nori and sprouts. No fish in any form.
Main ingredient: rice
Pairs well with: miso soup, seaweed salad, pickled ginger, tamagoyaki
HB-18517 · Hand-built original
A Japanese vegetable curry with a homemade dark roux, king oyster mushrooms, kabocha, eggplant, peppers and asparagus, served beside short-grain rice.
Main ingredient: eggplant
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
HB-8733 · Hand-built original
A single-serving miso soup with tofu, enoki mushrooms, zucchini, wakame and a simmered egg, served with hot rice and kimchi on the side.
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-10793 · Hand-built original
Sashimi-grade salmon and avocado folded through a wasabi and yuzu sesame dressing with onion and roasted sesame seeds.
Main ingredient: salmon
Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes
HB-11049 · Hand-built original
Udon noodles stir-fried with marinated chicken thigh, carrot, shiitake mushrooms, napa cabbage and scallions in a soy, oyster sauce and mirin glaze.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-10479 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: noodles
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
HB-2532 · Hand-built original
Thick udon noodles stir-fried with vegetables and a savory soy-based sauce. Cooked at high heat and served at once.
Main ingredient: udon noodles
Pairs well with: miso soup, steamed rice, pickled vegetables, edamame
HB-4668 · Hand-built original
Charcoal-style chicken skewers alternating with spring onion, basted with tare sauce until lacquered.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: steamed rice, cucumber salad, miso soup
HB-5586 · Hand-built original
Chicken thigh and Tokyo negi skewers broiled and repeatedly basted with a reduced soy, mirin and sake tare until caramelised, served with a final brushing of reserved sauce and shichimi togarashi.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-8798 · Hand-built original
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