Starter: Our Japanese cucumber salad is the best fresh and tasty summer meal! Easy to prepare, this salad combines crunchy cucumbers with a delicate marinade made from rice vinegar, sugar and soy ...

based on traditional Japanese cooking techniques! Featured recipes: (1) Squid, Cucumber and Myoga with Kimizu Sauce (2) Kiriboshi Daikon and Broccoli Salad. 1. Score both sides of the squid in a ...

(This technique is called "sazanami-giri.") Slit each slice. 2. Rub a cucumber with salt and rinse with water. Make diagonal slits along both sides of the cucumber. (This is called "jabara-giri.") ...

5. Mix cucumber and octopus and serve and sprinkle ginger on top. Pour preferred amount of seasoned vinegar right before eating. Akiko Watanabe is a cooking expert specializing in Japanese cuisine.