This delicious homemade Mentsuyu is the perfect dipping sauce for udon and soba noodles and can be served hot or cold!

A traditional Japanese dish made with buckwheat noodles and a delicious homemade mentsuyu dipping sauce.

Zaru udon is a light, refreshing dish perfect for summer. Chilled udon noodles with homemade Japanese mentsuyu dipping sauce.

This healthier Asian version of the Caprese Salad is made with traditionally Asian ingredients. It’s equally simple yet flavorful!

It may seem like a simple pasta salad. Inspired by the Japanese tuna mayo onigiri, this tuna mayo pasta salad is as delicious as it is easy!

Mentsuyu (noodle soup base) is one tasty way to season your udon, soba, somen noodles. But you can also use it for vegetables, rice + tofu!

There are very few things in life that are better on a hot day than a cool serving of Zaru Soba — a slurp-worthy cold noodle dippin’ dish.

Pan Fried Agedashi Tofu with Shishito Peppers in a Dashi Broth. Warm tofu with a crispy skin and soft interior that melts in your mouth!