Yakitori

There are literally thousands of great Japanese food recipes, which are not only popular in their originating country of Japan but worldwide. There are a few Japanese food recipes in particular which are especially notable, yakitori and gyoza.

Yakitori

This is definitely one of the most popular Japanese food recipes in the world. It is grilled chicken speared on sticks. One of the most unique features of this dish is that all different parts of the chicken are used to prepare it. This includes the thighs, skin, and liver.
There are various recipes for yakitori that you can follow. One of the most popular which is prepared using chicken thighs without the bone and skin, Japanese leek, soya sauce, mirin, sugar, honey or maple syrup, and small wooden spears.
The preparation of this dish is quite simple. First you mix together the soya sauce, sugar, honey or maple syrup, mirin and water, and then heat this mixture up until it is homogenous. Then, you cut the chicken thighs into large pieces, put them into the sauce you have prepared, and let stand to marinate.
Finally, you cut the leek into pieces, spear three or four pieces of chicken and some leek onto each wooden stick, and then grill them until cooked.

Gyoza
This is another of the most favored of Japanese food recipes. Although it is originally a Chinese dish, it has become incredibly popular across Japan and is now considered as a food staple in both countries. You need to make the dough and the filling for the gyoza, and then make and fry the gyoza. The filling can contain a number of things for more on Gyoza fillings.
To do this you need to put some of the filling onto a piece of dough, moisten the edge of the dough with water, close the gyoza, and then put the gyoza on the table. You only need to fry it until the bottom is a bit brownish, and then keep the heat high and wait until all the water has vaporized. Remove the gyoza from the heat and serve with dipping sauce.
There are many other popular authentic Japanese food recipes that you can prepare as well, but one of the most important things to remember when cooking any Japanese food recipes is that you need to take time and put care into the preparation of your food. The Japanese take their food very seriously and give a lot of respect to food as it is a large part of their culture, and you should to the same.