7 Japanese Snack Recipes That You Can Make at Home, Easy and Simple!

Kapanlagi.com - Japan is not only famous for its anime and technology, but also for its variety of delicious snacks that tantalize the taste buds. However, KLovers do not need to fly far to the Land of the Rising Sun to enjoy Japanese snacks.

With a little creativity and easily obtainable ingredients, KLovers can bring the taste of Japan into their own kitchen. In this article, Kapanlagi will discuss simple snack recipes or Japanese snacks.

Let’s explore the world of Japanese cuisine together and make these delicious Japanese snacks ourselves! Come on, let’s check it out, KLovers!

1. Onigiri (Rice Ball)

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Onigiri is a Japanese snack made of rice shaped into triangles or balls, wrapped in nori, and often filled with various ingredients. Here is a simple way to make it:

- Ingredients:

White rice, nori, salt, filling (tuna mayo, salmon, umeboshi)

- How to make:

1. Shape the rice into a triangle or ball

2. Add filling in the center

3. Wrap part of it with nori

4. Finally, you can serve it immediately.

2. Dorayaki

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Next, there is dorayaki, which is a traditional Japanese cake consisting of two round pancakes filled with sweet red bean paste in the middle. Here is how to make dorayaki, one of the Japanese snacks that should not be missed:

- Ingredients:

Flour, eggs, sugar, honey, baking powder, red bean paste

- How to make:

1. Mix the pancake batter ingredients

2. Fry the batter until golden brown

3. Fill with red bean paste

4. And finally, you can serve it warm.

3. Takoyaki

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Takoyaki is a Japanese snack in the form of small balls made from a flour batter filled with pieces of octopus, cooked in a special mold. Here is an easy and simple way to make takoyaki:

- Ingredients:

All-purpose flour, dashi broth, eggs, octopus, green onions

- Instructions:

1. Make the batter from flour, broth, and eggs

2. Pour into the takoyaki mold

3. Add pieces of octopus and green onions

4. Cook until browned, while turning

5. Finally, you can serve it warm.

4. Dango

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Dango is a Japanese snack in the form of small rice flour dumplings, skewered, and often served with a sweet sauce or bean paste. Here is how to make dango as a traditional Japanese cake that is so popular:

- Ingredients:

Rice flour, water, sugar, soy sauce

- Instructions:

1. Mix rice flour and water

2. Form small balls

3. Boil until they float

4. Skewer 3-4 balls per bamboo stick

5. Brush with sauce (a mixture of sugar and soy sauce)

6. Finally, you can serve it immediately.

5. Tamagoyaki (Rolled Eggs)

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Tamagoyaki is a Japanese omelette that is rolled in layers, cooked in a square pan, and seasoned with dashi, sugar, and mirin. Here are the steps to make tamagoyaki or rolled eggs:

- Ingredients:

Eggs, dashi, sugar, salt, mirin

- Instructions:

1. Beat the eggs with the seasonings

2. Pour a little batter into the square pan

3. Roll the eggs when they are half-cooked

4. Repeat the process until the batter is finished

5. And finally, you can serve it warm right away.

6. Gyoza

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Gyoza is a Japanese dumpling filled with meat and vegetables, wrapped in thin skin, usually fried and steamed, served with vinegar sauce. Here are the steps for making gyoza, a must-try Japanese snack for you to make:

- Ingredients:

Gyoza skin, minced meat, cabbage, garlic, ginger

- Instructions:

1. Mix the filling

2. Fill the gyoza skin with the meat mixture

3. Fold and seal the edges

4. Fry the bottom, then add water and cover to steam

5. And finally, you can serve it warm right away.

7. Mochi

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And the Japanese snack that you can make last is mochi. Yup! Mochi is a chewy Japanese cake made from glutinous rice flour, often filled with sweet paste, and coated in cornstarch to prevent sticking. Here are the steps to make mochi as one of those Japanese snacks:

- Ingredients:

Glutinous rice flour, water, sugar, cornstarch, filling (beans, strawberries)

- How to make:

1. Mix glutinous rice flour, water, and sugar

2. Steam the dough until chewy

3. Shape into balls and fill with your choice of filling

4. Coat with cornstarch

5. And finally, you can serve it right away.

That is the list of Japanese snack recipes that you can watch. With these recipes, you can enjoy the deliciousness of Japanese snacks without leaving your home. Happy trying and itadakimasu!

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