Build a Japanese Pantry with These Grocery Essentials

There's no doubt about it: Japanese food and ingredients are easy favorites when it comes to both eating out and cooking at home. Here's an easy way to build a pantry that holds all your favorite Japanese essentials-use these ingredients to make dishes like poke bowls, homemade sushi, katsudon, and more: 

 

  

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1 Nori

Nori is the paper-thin, dark green seaweed often used for making sushi, for topping rice, or for plain snacking. Use nori to make homemade kani maki! 

 

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2 Mirin

Mirin is a Japanese rice wine often used in whipping up sauces for either seasoning or as a condiment on the side. It's sweet and light and is the perfect addition to your simple stir-fries and marinades. 

 

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3 Tonkatsu sauce

Dip those strips of crunchy tonkatsu into tasty Bulldog tonkatsu sauce! 

 

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4 Sushi rice

Whether you're throwing together a D-I-Y poke bowl or giving homemade sushi a go, sushi rice is a must! 

 

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5 Soba noodles

There are so many things you can do with buckwheat noodles: stir-fries, salads, and soups! 

 

 

You can easily find these ingredients at local supermarkets. Make your way to Rustan's Supermarket today until the 7^th of May for their Japanese Food Fair to stock up on all your favorite ingredients.

 

For more information on Rustan's Supermarket's Japanese Food Fair, visit www.rustansfresh.com.