Appetizers
Chicken Karaage
Japan's definitive fried chicken: thigh meat marinated in soy, sake and ginger, dusted in potato starch and fried…
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Japanese appetizer recipes
16 Japanese appetizer recipes, in a suggested order.
These are the 16 Japanese recipes filed under appetizers: 16 of the 585 appetisers and small plates on the site, and 16 of its 86 Japanese recipes. Of these, 4 are ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish; the quickest are Edamame with Sea Salt (7 min), Hiyayakko (10 min) and Air Fryer Gyoza (20 min). For 9, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 9 easy and 7 medium.
As written, 5 are vegetarian, 3 vegan, 2 gluten-free and 16 dairy-free. Another recipe meets a diet label only with a swap the recipe names, and the recipe says which.
Japanese starters and snacks
Appetizers
Pork Gyoza
Pan-fried pork dumplings with a lacy crisp base and a juicy, cabbage-sweet filling. The steam-fry technique gives…
Appetizers
Crispy Vegetable Tempura
Tempura batter should be lumpy, ice-cold and barely mixed — everything you would consider wrong in any other batter…
Appetizers
Yakitori Chicken Skewers
Charcoal-grilled chicken skewers lacquered in a tare that gets richer every time you use it. The Japanese izakaya…
Appetizers
Takoyaki
Osaka's street-food icon: molten batter spheres with a nugget of octopus at the centre, turned with a skewer in a…
Appetizers
Agedashi Tofu
Silken tofu dusted in potato starch, deep fried until the outside is a thin crackling shell, and served in warm…
Appetizers
Chawanmushi
A savoury egg custard steamed in a lidded cup, holding prawn, chicken and ginkgo nuts suspended in a set so delicate…
Appetizers
Air Fryer Gyoza
Frozen or fresh gyoza brushed with oil and air fried for 10 minutes until the bases are crisp and the wrappers are…
Appetizers
Crispy Tofu Bites
Cubes of tofu tossed in cornflour and baked until crisp, served with a sweet chilli dipping sauce.
Appetizers
Edamame with Sea Salt
Edamame in the pod boiled briefly and tossed with flaky sea salt while still hot. Four servings in 7 minutes.
Appetizers
Hiyayakko
Cold tofu with ginger, spring onion and soy. Ten minutes, four ingredients, and it depends entirely on the tofu.
Appetizers
Ramen Eggs
Soft-boiled eggs with jammy yolks, peeled and steeped in a sweet soy and mirin marinade until the whites turn a…
Appetizers
Soy Sauce Eggs
Soft-boiled eggs peeled and soaked in a sauce of soy sauce, mirin, water and a little sugar until the whites turn…
Appetizers
Sushi Rolls
Sushi rice rolled in nori with cooked prawns, cucumber and avocado, sliced into rounds and served with soy sauce…
Appetizers
Tempura Prawns
Large prawns dipped in an ice-cold batter and fried for 3 minutes until pale and crisp, with a soy and ginger…
Appetizers
Vegan Sushi
Nori rolls filled with seasoned sushi rice, cucumber, avocado and carrot, cut into rounds and served with tamari.