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    Side dishes

    Side dishes are smaller or lighter than main dishes. They may be a soup or broth; a precursor, or complementary, to a main dish. You may also like to serve a number of side dishes together as part of a larger tapas style meal.

    • Two pieces of vegan California roll on a scallop edged plate
      Vegan California Rolls
    • Two slices of freshly made avocado sushi maki served with wasabi and pickled ginger
      Avocado Sushi
    • Traditional Japanese miso soup bowl with silken tofu, shiitake mushroom and kombu seaweed garnished with spring onions
      Easy Vegan Miso Soup
    • Five crispy-fried vegan gyoza dumplings on a dark ceramic plate
      Gyoza with Shitake Mushrooms and Vegetables
    • Plate of vegan Japanese togarashi fries seasoned with shichimi togarashi Japanese spice
      Togarashi Fries
    • Round white plate with three crispy deep-fried Japanese korokke croquettes with tonkatsu dipping sauce and spring onions
      Japanese Potato Croquettes (Korokke) – Vegan Recipe
    • Seared pak choi with chili and spring onion
      How to Cook Pak Choi with Soy Sauce
    • Two roasted aubergine halves on a platter with golden miso glaze and spring onions, sesame seeds and aonori
      Miso Eggplant (Miso Aubergine) Recipe | Japanese Nasu Dengaku
    • Two pieces of uramaki sprinkled with vegan caviar on a plate next to wasabi and pickled ginger
      Uramaki with vegan caviar
    • Four grilled yaki onigiri rice triangles on a round plate
      Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Balls)
    • Three vegan onigiri rice balls on a rectangular plate
      Onigiri - Vegan Recipe
    • Vegan caterpillar roll sushi topped with avocado
      Vegan Caterpillar Roll
    • Small ceramic bowl filled with kinpira gobo - shredded burdock root and carrot in soy sauce and mirin - topped with toasted sesame seeds
      Kinpira Gobo 5 Minute Recipe (Sweet & Savoury Burdock Stir-Fry)
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      Our Favourite Vegan Sushi
    • Sticky tofu on a plate garnished with spring onions and pickled ginger
      Sticky Tofu: Easy 10-Minute Recipe
    • Beer and eggplant stir-fry in a shallow bowl garnished with spring onions
      Beer and Eggplant Stir-Fry (10 Minute Recipe)
    • Vegan fried chicken tofu piled on a small plate
      Vegan Fried Chicken
    • Eggplant agebitashi on a wooden tray garnished with grated daikon, spring onions and ginger
      Eggplant Agebitashi (Nasu Agebitashi)
    • Small bowl with two cubes of crispy agedashi tofu in a dashi sauce garnished with spring onions
      Agedashi Tofu
    • Plate of crispy vegan vegetable tempura with a bowl of soy dipping sauce
      Vegan Tempura Recipe
    • Piece of vegan eel nigiri on a plate with pickled sushi ginger and wasabi
      Vegan Eel Sushi (unagi nigiri)
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    Hi, I'm Aaron!

    Half Japanese and passionate about plant-based cooking. I'm Aaron Fukuyama - here to help you bring simple, delicious Japanese flavours into your own kitchen.

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