It is the intense marbling of Kobe beef that sets it apart ... chicken katsu is one of the most popular Japanese dishes. Its beef counterpart, gyukatsu, is less well known but equally delicious.

So what are the essentials and which dishes should you cook first? Try to get your hands on a Japanese soy sauce (or ‘shoyu’). Shoyu can be light (‘usukuchi’), with a saltier flavour ...

From Japanese-style barbecue to hibachi, Japanese cuisine has a huge diversity of regional and seasonal dishes. Plus, the Japanese diet — generally healthy and light — is sometimes credited ...

Chef Saito continues to teach us about traditional Japanese kaiseki set course meals. The fifth course is a simmered dish. Learn the art of simmering vegetables to bring out their inherent flavor.

An curved arrow pointing right. The squid in the Japanese dish "katsu ika odori don" aren't alive, but with a little soy sauce they spring into action. Story by Tony Manfred and editing by Stephen ...