100 Japanese Foods to try from "justhungry"

http://www.justhungry.com/100-japanese-foods-try

Check out the onigiri for beginners post too!

Convenient Products to Short-cut Japanese Cooking

bottled soup base for noodles / men-tsuyu /
sushi rice powder /
powdered fish stock / hon dashi
fish stock soy sauce / dashi-joyu
curry roux / karee ruu