Cuisine
Japanese Sunday dinners
Japanese home cooking is not restaurant cooking. It is rice, soup, a main and a couple of small vegetable dishes — a structure so consistent it has a name, and one that makes a balanced dinner almost automatic. The seasoning vocabulary is short: soy, mirin, sake, dashi, miso. Most of the skill is in restraint and in getting the rice right.
8 plans in the Sunday Gallery.
What Japanese plans look like
Most common mains
- fish6
- pork2
How they're cooked
- Grilled3
- Baked2
- Breaded & fried1
- Curry1
- Pan-seared1
The plans
- Japanese · porkTokyo Family Curry Supper
A home-style Japanese curry built on tender pork simmered with sweet onions and root vegetables, served with steaming short-grain rice, crisp vegetable tempura finished at the table, a clear miso soup and a bright cucumber sunomono; a comforting, family-friendly weeknight supper with room for extra heat at the table.
- Japanese · porkKinmokusei Monday Supper
A home-style Japanese supper centring on crisp, golden tonkatsu with bright, textured sides — a comforting, textural contrast of crunchy fried pork, silky rice, warm miso soup and cool, tangy salads; finished with a kid-friendly yuzu soda and a bottle of Junmai sake for the adults.
- Japanese · fishKyoto Evening Family Supper
A quietly elegant Japanese home meal centered on caramelized miso-glazed salmon, paired with perfectly steamed short-grain rice, gently simmered kabocha, sesame-dressed spinach and a clear miso soup — all timed so the delicate items finish at the table. Clean flavors, simple technique, and a warm bottle of Junmai Ginjo to match.
- Japanese · fishTokyo Sunday Supper
A focused Japanese family supper centered on broiled miso-glazed salmon, steaming short-grain rice and classic accompaniments — warm miso soup and spinach goma-ae — served with a bright yuzu soda for the kids and a chilled junmai sake for the adults. Clean technique, bold umami, and a last-minute finish keep textures lively and the table ready at 17:00.
- Japanese · fishTokyo Family Supper
A balanced, home-style Japanese weeknight-to-weekend menu centered on oven-glazed teriyaki salmon, accompanied by miso soup, freshly steamed short-grain rice and crisp cucumber sunomono — clean flavors, child-friendly seasoning, and one finish-to-order protein so every plate arrives bright and warm.
- Japanese · fishShōyu-Sparked Family Supper
A Japanese family dinner built around glossy teriyaki salmon finished at the last minute, steamed short-grain rice, a warm miso soup and two bright vegetable sides — fast techniques and strict timing keep textures fresh for a single cook operating within a one-hour finish window.
- Japanese · fishJapanese Family Dinner
Delve into the delightful flavors of Japan with a harmonious blend of traditional dishes and refreshing beverages, perfect for the entire family to relish.
- Japanese · fishJapanese Family Dinner
Delight in flavors of Japan with grilled teriyaki salmon, fragrant rice, and crisp cucumber salad. Relish a harmonious experience, all perfectly paired with green tea and sake.
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