Recipe Inspiration

Miso nikomi udon 🍲 (味噌煮込みうどん) is a comforting miso hot pot with udon noodles, served in restaurants and at home in Japan. You can add any vegetables to make this miso noodle soup.

This recipe is inspired by tantanmen ramen – a Japanese take on Sichuan dan dan noodles, with a broth made from soya milk and sesame – but it is by no means authentic. Typically this would have a proper stock as the base and be topped with minced (ground) pork, but I got attached to the idea of a ramen that could be knocked up quickly and that remained vegetarian/vegan. I also wanted to use udon noodles (again, untraditional), because I love their texture: big, fat, slippery, chewy – is there anything more satisfying?

Nikomi udon or miso nikomi udon 味噌煮込みうどん is a comfort miso soup with udon noodles served in both restaurants and at home in Japan. You can add any vegetables to make this miso soup. In the cold months, people enjoy this soup with winter vegetables like squash or pumpkins, which adds an extra creamy and sweetness to the soup.

Yuki's take on this classic Japanese side dish.

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This is a great recovery meal with healthy soba noodles and nourishing kuzu broth.

This hearty, peasant-style, family dish is perfect to warm up those cold winter nights. Traditionally, it is served at the table straight from the cooking pot by the mamma.

Also called oinarisan in a more informal way in Japan, inari sushi is a simple and fun to make sushi. Just rice balls inside a deep-fried tofu bag, enjoy!

This recipe is a take on Agedashi Tofu, a very popular dish in Japan.