Sugar

Seasoning Recipes

Hints on sugar quantity and weight
  Johakutou Granulated sugar
Small spoonful (5cc)

3g

4g

Large spoonful (15cc)

9g

13g

Cupful (200cc)

110g

170g

Dipping Sauce for Sweet-and-Sour Pork

Foodstuff
  • Soy sauc…4 large spoonfuls
  • Vinegar…3 large spoonfuls
  • Soup…1.5 cupfuls
  • Ketchup…1 large spoonful
  • Starch with water…2 large spoonfuls
  • sugar…1/3 cupfuls

(per 200g of pork)

酢豚のタレ
Point!

Adjust the quantity of ketchup and sugar as needed. Please use dry mushrooms(shiitake) soaking water if any.
When you dip shiitake mushrooms in water, if you add a little sugar, it will reconstitute shiitake uniformly.

Sushi Rice

Foodstuff
  • Vinegar…4 large spoonfuls
  • Salt…a little less than 1/2 large spoonfuls
  • Sugar…3 large spoonfuls

(per 3 cupfuls of rice)

すし飯
Point!

Scatter awase-su (sweet vinegar) over the rice while it is hot, and commingle and cool the rice by fanning it.

Fish teriyaki

Foodstuff
  • Soy sauce…4 large spoonfuls
  • Mirin (sweet sake)…3 large spoonfuls
  • Sake…4 large spoonfuls
  • Sugar…1 large spoonful

(4 pieces of fish)

魚の照り焼き
Point!

Dip the fish pieces in the seasoning for about 15 minutes before grilling. Brush the seasoning over the fish pieces to get a better taste.

Nimame (cooked beans)

Foodstuff
  • Salt…a little less than 1/2 small spoonfuls
  • Water…3 cupfuls
  • Sugar…1 cupful

(per 120g of beans)

煮豆
Point!

Uzura mame (pinto beans), Ingen mame (kidney beans or navy beans), hanamame(runner beans), etc. Adding 2 to 3 divides of sugar is a knack.

Jam

Foodstuff
  • Lemon juice…a little
  • Sugar…1 cupful

(per 120g of fruits)

ジャム
Point!

Use fruits in season, and make jam with favorite sweetness.