author of the cookbook “Wafu Cooking: Everyday Recipes with Japanese Style.” (Rick Poon/Knopf via AP) This image released by Knopf shows a recipe for Japanese Italian wedding soup, from the cookbook ...

When Sonoko Sakai’s mother snuck a little miso into her lasagna, she wasn’t thinking of the kind of Japanese fusion that ... into her Italian Wedding Soup, a dish she learned from relatives ...

This traditional Japanese soup includes mochi and chicken and is a soothing way to start the new year. Traditionally eaten on New Year’s Day, ozoni is a Japanese soup made with mochi ...

It means “secret flavor” but Japanese cooks think of them more like secret agents, Sakai said. “I call them little ninjas.” She sneaks sake, soy sauce and ginger into her Italian Wedding Soup, a dish ...

Many Americans think Japanese fusion is a dining craze from ... She sneaks sake, soy sauce and ginger into her Italian Wedding Soup, a dish she learned from relatives on her grandmother’s ...

Please note I used Hakurei Japanese turnips. Regular turnips greens may behave a little differently. Don’t forget to send your ideas for MLK Day to [email protected]! • The soup will ...