Recipes for Tom

Yakitori grilled over charcoal from a smoky kitchen is superb – the smoke, not so nice. Here is a leisurely cooking option in a regular oven...

A small starchy dish with mildly rich tahini dressing and the zesty note of sansho leaves.

Crab and shungiku garland chrysanthemum are a good match. Here is a mild yet refreshing side dish that brings out the flavor of both crab an...

Kombu magic! For a long time, I didn't especially like simple sunomono dishes in rice vinegar-based dressing. I did not appreciate th...

The taste of late spring. This somewhat sweet green dressing is mellow and aromatic.

Leaves of sansho Zanthoxylum piperitum Place a leaf on your palm and hit it with your other hand, and a spicy and fruity ar...

Also called omusubi , onigiri is a portable meal like sandwiches, and there is an endless variety of fillings, sizes, shapes, and wrapper ch...