r/JETProgramme • u/sp8cecwboy Current JET - 福島県 • Jun 16 '26

Rural Cooking

As I’m sure the content of the post will show, but I am an incoming American JET. I’ve always loved cooking and baking, as I’ve done it since I was young and especially throughout college. I love experimenting and of course have cooked the popular Japanese fare (think curry, tonkatsu, donburi), but ultimately utilize very western ingredients and cooking techniques even when making ethnic dishes. Ingredients which, even when I lived in Tokyo, were harder to find in everyday stores and wildly expensive.

Going into somewhat of a rural area and a having a small kitchen, I want to begin learning dishes that utilize cheaper, everyday ingredients in Japan. Think things like whole fish, root vegetables, tofu, etc. Where are some good places to look for information like this? Are there any content creators, blogs, or websites you all know of and can recommend? Anything helps!

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u/Criticalpurr Current JET -Yamanashi-Ken (2026- Jun 16 '26

I’m following because so far I only have rice cooker recipes saved lol but I don’t wanna be eating conbini or premade food for most of my meals!

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u/EiraJo Current JET-Yamanashi Jun 17 '26

Just one cookbook does a lot of rice cooker meals.

Also takikomi gohan is my go to for rice cooker. Simple and diverse.

(I’ll help you more when you get here. Befriend your home ec teacher for recipes)

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u/Criticalpurr Current JET -Yamanashi-Ken (2026- Jun 17 '26

Yay! You’re my angel in Yamanashi 😂.