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Japanese Food Japanese Food Traditional Dishes Basics Easy Meals From Setsuko Yoshizuka, your Guide to Japanese Food Hi everyone. Do you eat salmon roe? It's a widely consumed delicacy in Japan. Soy Sauce Marinated Salmon Roe Salmon roes seperated from the sac are called ikura, which is named after the Russian word ikra (caviar). Soy sauce marinated salmon roe, ikura no shoyuzuke, is commonly used for topping on plain steamed rice (ikura-don) and gunkan-style sushi. When fresh raw salmon roe sacs (sujiko) are available, I like making ikura no shoyuzuke. There are many methods to make ikura no shoyuzuke. I will show you how it's made at my house. How to Make Soy Sauce Marinated Ikura Making Gunkan-maki Gunkan-maki is a kind of sushi, which is a mound of sushi rice wrapped with a strip of nori and topped with soft ingredients, such as ikura and uni (sea urchin). How to Make Battleship Sushi Japanese Recipe of the Week: Buri-daikon Buri daikon is simmered buri (adult yellowtail) and daikon radishes. It's a traditional Japanese nimono (simmered dish) and is cooked during the chilly season. Buri Daikon Recipe New Forum Topic: Gyoza Dipping Sauce Do you like gyoza? A member of our forum is asking about gyoza dipping sauce. "For my gyoza dipping sauce I use soy sauce, rice vinegar, deli mustard and toban jan (Chinese red pepper relish). Some of my friends say it is too hot (for them I leave out the toban jan).... What do other people use to make their gyoza sauce?" Post your suggestions in the Japanese food forum! Japanese Food Ads Japanese Food Japanese Restaurants Japanese Prints Japanese Girls Japanese Buffet Featured Articles Japanese Noodles & Japanese Soup Sushi Japanese Desserts & Sweets Tofu & Meat & Veges & More Japanese Appetizers Japanese Rice & Mochi   More from About.com Thanksgiving Recipes Herb-roasted turkey with cornbread stuffing, cranberry relish and roasted squash, sweet and tart fruit pies, and many more. More> Choose the Perfect Gift Whether you're looking for teens, teachers, grandparents or even pets, we have suggestions to make shopping easier. More> This newsletter is written by: Setsuko Yoshizuka Japanese Food Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Japanese Food newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Must Reads Introduction to Sushi Japanese Dessert Recipes Japanese Noodle Dishes Cooking Tempura Japanese Dashi Advertisement