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Japanese recipes

Precision, umami and restraint in equal measure. 92 Japanese recipes, from the everyday to the ambitious.

Noodles, rice bowls, curries, grilled and fried dishes, and sweets. Japanese recipes lean on a few seasonings (soy sauce, mirin, sake, dashi, miso) used in careful amounts, so measure them rather than pouring by eye.

The 92 recipes cover 9 of the site’s categories, among them 35 dinners, 16 appetisers and small plates, 11 quick meals, 10 lunches, 9 healthy dishes and 7 desserts. Of these, 37 are ready in 30 minutes or less, start to finish; the quickest are Iced Matcha Latte (5 min), Miso Dressing (5 min) and Sesame Ginger Dressing (5 min). For 31, the method times a wait such as rising, chilling or marinating, and the time at the top of the recipe includes it. By difficulty: 58 easy, 30 medium and 4 hard.

As written, 31 are vegetarian, 12 vegan, 6 gluten-free and 74 dairy-free. Another 2 meet a diet label only with a swap the recipe names, and the recipe says which.