This is a traditional dish popular in Japanese Izakaya (dining bar) , but often made at home as well. Vinegar, Soy sauce and onion soften fishy smell (I strongly insist fresh fish is not smelly at all though) , so good to introduce anybody who does not familiar with fish."Naban" is an old word for onion or green onion. Don't forget to use them! #eikoskitchen

My husband loves this dish. It takes time and a little effort to make this, but it's delicious. This is my own way so there might be faults. My husband finishes this really quickly.Do not overcook the fish, otherwise the flesh will toughen. After marinating for more than one day the fish absorbs the sauce well.It is better to remove the bones around the belly fin. They are tough and painful to eat. Recipe by Picchiri

I thought up this simple, easy to remember Nanban marinade recipe just after I got married.The marinade sauce is made with a soy sauce : mirin : vinegar ratio of 1:1:1 and the sake is 1/3 of that, so it's easy to remember, right!?You don't have to fry the vegetables and, if you marinate it for 15~20 minutes, it's good, so it's easy to make.It's best to use a non-stick pan.It's also great as-is when chilled. For 2 servings. Recipe by Maronkafe

I wanted to eat my favorite pickled Nanban in a healthy way.In order for the flavoring to really soak in, marinate the salmon when it is freshly cooked and piping hot. Adjust the amount of red chili pepper to taste. Recipe by Sanbikinokobutamama

I really really like Nanban marinade, but the seasoning is hard to get a hold of. I figured I could make something similar with fatty salmon, and tried it out. You do not have to fry in oil, so it is fairly easy. This is not a heavily-marinated type, but as far as eating piping-hot Nanban marinade goes, I think this is pretty good. It is marinaded in Nanban-style sauce, so it's delicious cold, too.Cucumbers and bean sprouts really go well with Nanban sauce, but they're too watery, so I omit them. By swirling the onions and carrots in boiling water, you can instantaneously remove the sharp taste and smell of the onions and get rid of the rawness of the carrots, all the while maintaining the crunchiness and perfect texture. Also, they will instantaneously soak up the flavor of the sauce, and taste like they've been marinated for an hour. The non-marinated portions of the salmon are crispy, so you can enjoy the different textures. Recipe by Nanchi

This is deep fried chicken with tartar sauce. Inspired from Portugal and Spain due to being marinated with vinegar based sauce and deep frying technics which the Portuguese taught the Japanese in the 17th century. Naban means Foreign.

Nanban sauce marinade using fall salmon in season.If you leave the salmon for a while after coating it with flour in Step 4, the flour won't come off when you are cooking it.If you are not using shiro-dashi, use soy sauce instead of shiro-dashi and dashi stock instead of water.You can use lemon instead of yuzu peel.Substitute yuzu juice for half the vinegar to make the sauce more fragrant.You can keep the marinade in the refrigerator for 3 days. For 2 servings. Recipe by MORIYABAR

When I made a Nanban from raw salmon cured using the now-popular shio-koji, it turned out so tasty! For 3 to 4 servings. Recipe by Hotochan mama

I added nanban sauce to my favorite chicken!-Once fried, place the chicken into the tray with the vegetables and sauce while still hot. This will allow the sauce to soak into the chicken.-Bring the chicken to room temperature before deep-frying.-Cutting the chicken to an even thickness will prevent uneven frying.-If you cut into the thick section of the chicken, it will cook faster. Be careful not to burn it. Recipe by Cooking S Papa

I had a lot of small sardines left over, so I thought to pickle them in black vinegar and preserve them. If you have any pickling vinegar left over, put it to good use as a dressing, in ankake, or various other uses!Use the same amounts of green pepper, paprika, and carrot, but use a little more onion. In Step 3 add the vegetables to the pickling vinegar while it's still hot. Be sure to adjust the sourness in Step 4. Add the fried sardines to the pickling vinegar while still hot. These are the main points. For 4 servings. Recipe by Shiotokoshou

It takes some time and effort to make sweet vinegar sauce and tartar sauce from scratch.So I made this dish using store-bought sweet vinegar sauce and tartar sauce.Adding the marinated onion into the store-bought tartar sauce makes it more voluminous and gives it an extra crunchy texture. The marinated onion also makes this dish taste better, so please give it a try.I also added the milk to make the sauce thinner so that it coats the chicken well. Recipe by KaHal

Sushi vinegar is useful when making sushi but I can't use up a bottle just by using it for that so I decided to try using it in other food.When frying the chicken, be careful not to let the oil get too hot. It needs to cook all the way through without burning the outside!This dish tastes great with heaps of tartar sauce. For 4 servings. Recipe by Shunnkamama