In Hiragana Recipes you can learn how to cook Japanese 家庭料理.
家庭料理 is Japanese homestyle cooking, often eaten at home. It's a little different from eating at a restaurant.
It's easy for anyone to prepare. Wouldn't you like to try cooking and eating food that's served in Japanese homes?

• All of the recipes are written in easy Japanese. At the same time, you might learn new cooking vocabulary because they are used naturally.
• You'll find recipes under 大きいおかず (main dishes), 小さいおかず (side dishes), ごはん・麺 (rice and noodles), みそ汁・スープ (miso soup and other soup), and デザート (desserts). You can also see examples of complete meals.
• Japanese condiments and cooking utensils are also introduced.

How to...

Click ひらがなをつける (add hiragana) to attach ruby (furigana) to the kanji.

So, what shall we make? Let's find a recipe.
大きいおかず (main dishes) are dishes using meat or fish, and 小さいおかず (side dishes) are vegetable dishes and other dishes that are often served with the main.
You can also find recipes for ごはん・麺 (rice and noodles), みそ汁・スープ (miso soup and other soup), and デザート (desserts).
We want to know about regularly served dishes, so let's find a recipe from 小さいおかず (side dishes).

Let's click よく作るおかず (frequently made side dishes) and see what we can find.

There's a good variety of food. Let's try the Tamagoyaki (Japanese rolled omelette) recipe.

There's a description of the dish, followed by the ingredients and instructions.
It's written in easy Japanese, but you can learn new vocabulary because it uses words commonly used in cooking.
The pictures that come with the written Japanese make it easy to follow the instructions.

The meal in a Japanese home is always a combination of the main dish, the side dish, rice or noodles, and miso soup or another kind of soup. This combination of dishes is called the 献立 or "kondate", meaning menu.
You can find full meal examples under 献立を作る (create a menu).
Why not create your own kondate and enjoy Japanese home cooking?

To learn about Japanese cooking in more detail, please also read the sections on 調味料 (condiments) and 道具 (cooking utensils).

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