| If you have found yourself liking traditional Japanese | | | | 6. Put the shrimp on top of the shaped rice and |
| food and you are interested in making several dishes | | | | serve with dipping sauce made of Japanese soy |
| yourself, here are two of the most famous Japanese | | | | sauce. |
| food recipes that you may enjoy. | | | | Ramen - Japanese noodle soup dish. |
| Sushi - traditional dish which is usually composed of | | | | For the Shiitake Japanese Ramen, you will need: |
| three basic ingredients: seafood, seaweed and rice. | | | | - One pack of noodles |
| Famous varieties of this dish includes California Maki, | | | | - Cooked pork slices |
| Futo Maki and Ebi Maki. Their name indicates the type | | | | - Scallions |
| of seafood or ingredient used in the dish. "Futo" for | | | | - Shiitake Mushrooms |
| example indicates that the main ingredient is egg. | | | | - Bamboo shoots |
| To make Ebi (Shrimp) sushi you would need: | | | | - Dried Kelp |
| - Shrimp | | | | - 1 egg |
| - Sushi rice (Short - grained Japanese rice | | | | - 6 cups of water |
| cooked with vinegar and sugar mixture) | | | | Preparation: |
| - Wasabi | | | | 1. Create the broth by combining the mushrooms and |
| - Japanese Soy Sauce | | | | water in a cooking pot. |
| Preparation: | | | | 2. Heat the water and turn off the heat once it |
| 1. Prepare the shrimp by skewering it from head to | | | | comes to a boil. |
| tail. This is done to prevent it from curling while | | | | 3. Let the mushroom soak within 30 minutes before |
| cooking. | | | | taking them out with a strainer. |
| 2. Boil water lightly seasoned with salt and drop the | | | | 4. Cook the noodles per package directions and boil |
| shrimp until it turns pink. | | | | the egg until it gets well done. |
| 3. Once cooked de-vein shrimp and let it cool. | | | | 5. Assemble the ramen by layering the ingredients. |
| 4. Form sushi rice into rectangular blocks which are | | | | The noodles should go first, followed by the pork, |
| approximately 1.5 to 2 inches long. | | | | sliced hard boiled egg and sliced mushrooms. |
| 5. Spread a thin layer of wasabi on the underside of | | | | 6. Finish the soup off by pouring in the broth. |
| the cooked shrimp. | | | | |