The theme for this episode is "one soup, three dishes," the traditional structure for Japanese meals. The main dish is yellowtail teriyaki, made by cooking deliciously fatty yellowtail with a sweet and savory soy sauce-based sauce that complements it perfectly and goes great with rice. For the side dish, Rika makes a simple daikon radish and cucumber salad with blended vinegar, and the soup is miso soup, full of the rich flavor of mushrooms. The final dish is karashi mentaiko or marinated spicy Pollock roe, a very popular side to rice in Japan, and a very easy way to add a fun bit of variety to the meal. Chef Rika also shows an easy and unique twist using karashi mentaiko.
