Japanese Fish Recipe Ideas

With Japan being an island nation, fish recipes are a huge part of our cuisine, culture and daily lives! Whether it's breakfast, lunch or dinner, grilled, fried or simmered, there's a Japanese fish recipe for every occasion!
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3 Ways to Enjoy Nagoya Style Grilled Eel
Hitsumabushi (ひつまぶし) is a local dish of Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture (where I was born and currently live), consisting of chopped grilled eel mixed with rice. Using an abundance of grilled eel and rice soaked in a special eel sauce, this dish is a specialty worthy of Nagoya, a city with a penchant for luxury. Learn how to make and eat it at home using my authentic recipe!
Japanese Tuna Sashimi Rice Bowl with Flavorful Homemade Sauce
Negitoro (ネギトロ丼) is a unique Japanese preparation method using raw tuna. Originally, it was made by vendors who bought whole tuna, shaving off the meat in the crevices between the bones and behind the skin after the tuna was filleted so that there was no waste and every last bit was consumed. Enjoy the unique texture of negitoro in this easy and delicious rice bowl with homemade sauce!
Traditional Japanese Grilled Mackerel Recipe
Saba no Shioyaki is a simple yet delicious dish made with beautifully grilled mackerel fillets seasoned with salt. The perfectly crispy skin and tender flesh will allow you to enjoy the taste of fresh mackerel to the full!
Top 25 Easy Japanese Fish Dinner Recipe Ideas
On the hunt for some fresh ideas for a family fish dinner? These Japanese-style fish recipes have been perfected over centuries, turning simple ingredients into restaurant-worthy meals. 🐠 Save these foolproof seafood dinner ideas for your next meal plan!
The Perfect Sashimi Salad Dressing You Need to Try Now
Ever find yourself craving sashimi but not sure how to serve it at home? Our sashimi salad with homemade Japanese wafu dressing is the perfect solution. This recipe will show you how to transform fresh fish into a gorgeous, healthy dish that will wow your friends and family. Save this pin for your next dinner party!
Sakura Denbu Fish Flakes for Sushi, Rice Balls & More!
Sakura Denbu is a Japanese condiment made with tiny flakes of white fish seasoned with sugar and salt. It is most commonly used in sushi dishes such as chirashizushi (scattered sushi) and ehomaki (lucky direction sushi rolls), but there is no limit in the ways it can be used. It’s a great way to add some cute cherry blossom color and subtle sweetness to other dishes such as rice bowls (donburi), rice balls (onigiri) and decorate bento boxes.
How to Make Authentic Unaju (Unagi and Rice in a Box)
Unaju or unajyu (鰻重) is a Japanese dish of grilled eel served with special eel sauce and freshly cooked Japanese rice in a special stacked box called jubako (重箱). The jubako in which it is served lends it’s name to the dish, with “unaju” being a combination of the words “unagi” (eel) and “jubako”.
A Complete Guide To Making Unagi Don at Home
It’s pretty unusual to prepare eels at home, including cutting raw eels and making homemade unagi sauce. This is even the case in Japan, where grilled eels are typically a restaurant delicacy. In this recipe I will teach you everything you need to make unagidon from scratch at home. I had a blast developing this recipe, and the result exceeded my expectations!
25 Delicious Japanese Fish Recipes for Seafood Lovers
Japan has a long history of a pescatarian diet, up until 1871 when the meat ban was lifted. These 25 recipes are great examples of how our ancestors built up a lot of wisdom and experience about all kinds of fish and seafood over the years.
Everything You Need to Know about Sashimi Salmon
Learn how to prepare, cut, store and serve Japanese salmon sashimi with this how-to article written by a professional Japanese chef with over 20 years experience!
Delicious Marinated Tuna Sashimi Bowl (Homemade Marinade Recipe)
When making tekka don with raw tuna, the key is to use fresh, “sashimi-grade” or “sushi-grade” tuna and serve it over freshly made sushi rice. My recipe includes a homemade marinade to make it extra special.
The Ultimate Negitoro Tuna Sushi Rolls
While high-end sushi restaurants make negitoro by pounding premium fatty tuna (toro), in this recipe, I will show you secret tricks to transform cheaper red tuna meat into negitoro maki with a luscious, melt-in-your-mouth texture like toro!
The Ultimate Guide to Yellowtail Sashimi (How to Prep, Cut & Serve Buri/Hamachi)
Learn everything you need to know about Yellowtail Sashimi, from how to select, cut and store, to the differences between “hamachi” and “buri”. I also introduce how to use Yellowtail Sashimi to make a unique regional dish known as “Ryukyu” with a simple yet delicious homemade marinade.
The Secrets of Maguro (Tuna Sashimi)
In this guide, I’ll share the secrets of tuna sashimi. Straight from the kitchen of a Japanese chef, I’ll guide you through choosing, preparing, and preserving this unique ingredient. Recipes included!