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2. Rinse the rice, set aside for 30 minutes. Add water, salt and vegetable oil and mix. Add the kernels of corn and the cob. Then cook. 3. Shred the shiso leaves. Soak in water and drain.

3. Cook the rice, the abura-age and octopus in a mixture of dashi, mirin and soy sauce. 4. When the rice has cooked, add the green peas. Serve in a bowl and garnish with kinome on top. We have ...

Extreme shortages throughout the country have led to the Japanese government auctioning off its emergency rice stockpile for the first time. The debut auction in March saw 142,000 tons of grain up ...

Once the rice is cooked, the rest of the dish takes less ... If you want to save time, buy pre-sliced pork – the kind for Japanese barbecue, not the thinly sliced meat for shabu-shabu/hotpot.