My Mother-in-Law’s Potato Salad

Okaasan no Potato Sarada

Preparation info
  • Serves

    8

    as a side dish
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Let's Cook Japanese Food!: Everyday Recipes for Authentic Dishes

By Amy Kaneko

Published 2017

  • About

I was surprised when potato salad showed up first in a bento (lunch box) I bought for lunch every day from the corner store, and then on my mother-in-law’s dinner table. Finally, something I recognized! Japanese-style potato salad is a widely popular “adopted” side dish.

The additions of cucumber, apple, and ham are typical of the universally accepted Japanese version of this Western classic. This salad is a great side dish to Hamburg