Japanese cuisine features unique fermented pastes that create depth in traditional dishes, from soups to marinades. Understanding these complex ingredients is essential for authentic Japanese cooking.

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Soy sauce is one of the most popular condiments - but experts have warned that it could be damaging your teeth if you don't follow an important aftercare step.

Chawanmushi, a Japanese half-custard half-flan, treats the humble staples as the lavish ingredients they’ve always been.

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New tariffs are putting pressure on imported staples like soy sauce and squid, with some already vanishing from shelves.

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Nigiri being brushed with the house made soy sauce at Sushi Nakazawa.