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Japanese Pantry in Australia

Choose pantry ingredients by what you want to cook, then learn how to use and find them in Australia.

Begin with what you cook

You do not need every Japanese ingredient at once. Start with the group that fits the meals you make most often.

Rice bowls and teriyaki

Soy sauce, mirin and cooking sake

A useful trio for sweet-savoury sauces, marinades and everyday rice bowl dishes.

Miso soup and simple soups

Miso and dashi

These form the base of miso soup and many light Japanese broths.

Rice bowls and everyday rice

Japanese short-grain rice

The foundation for rice bowls, onigiri and many simple Japanese home meals.

Pantry ingredients to know

Six versatile ingredients to understand as your Japanese cooking grows, with a practical guide for each one.

Japanese soy sauceJapanese soy sauceSeasoning, dipping sauces and marinadesMirin in a small glass bowlMirinGentle sweetness, balance and shineJapanese cooking sakeCooking sakeMarinades, sauces and simmered dishesJapanese misoMisoSoup, sauces, marinades and dressingsJapanese dashi packsDashiSoup broths and simmered dishesJapanese short-grain riceJapanese riceRice bowls, onigiri, sushi and everyday meals

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