If you're craving Japanese food but don't have any good restaurants in your area, or if you'd just like to branch out in the kitchen, learning to cook Japanese food will satisfy you.
Instructions
1. Start with planning one Japanese dish. Learning to prepare one Japanese dish well will give you a little bit of background and you will begin to learn terms and about food that isn't on every American dinner table.
2. Choose a recipe from a Japanese cookbook or online. A meal that you enjoy in restaurants might be a good place to start because you will already know the basics of what goes into it and how it should look and taste.
3. Go shopping at a specialty or Asian grocery store in your area, if you can. If not, most major supermarkets have an Asian food aisle. The plus side to a specialized store is that more often than not, the employees are willing to answer questions and have a lot of knowledge about the products that are sold in the store.
4. Make sure you have the necessary equipment. If you don't, buy it. This is a good thing to check for when trying out any new recipe. Getting half way through a recipe and realizing you don't have the right tools in your kitchen is frustrating.
5. Allow yourself plenty of time to complete your meal. Read the entire recipe first, then take things one step at a time.
6. Repeat the process with a new recipe. Before you know it, you will have a whole menu of Japanese food you can cook.
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