When planning catering services for your next event, keep in mind that more and more people these days are going vegetarian. Even people who aren’t enjoy having some meatless dining options available to balance out the meal. To expand your menu, here are a few delicious Japanese vegetarian options.

3 Japanese Vegetarian Dishes to Serve at Your Event

1. Miso Soup

Many catering companies and banquet facilities offer the option to serve a soup course. Miso soup is a traditional Japanese dish consisting of dashi—a stock created from seaweed, fish, and mushrooms—mixed with miso paste, which is made of fermented soybeans. The soup often includes tofu, green onion, and seaweed. It’s customary to drink this soup straight from the bowl.

2. Vegetable Tempura

Vegetable tempura is a simple Japanese dish: vegetables are dipped in batter, then fried. Look for a catering company that can do deep frying at your location. A live cooking station is always a hit at catered events! Popular vegetable options for tempura include onions, bell peppers, eggplants, sweet potatoes, and string beans.

3. Agedashi Tofu

For this classic Japanese dish, cubes of silken firm tofu are dusted lightly with corn starch or potato starch, then deep-fried until they are crispy and golden brown. The crunchy cubes are then served in a savory sauce of dashi, rice wine, and soy sauce. The dish is garnished with toppings like finely chopped green onion, shredded daikon, and grated ginger.

If you’re looking for catering services to make every guest happy, plan your event at Natsunoya Tea House. The catering company and banquet hall has served Honolulu, HI, for almost a century. Their catering options include tempura and sushi bars as well as authentic Japanese bento. Call (808) 595-4488 to make a reservation today, or visit their website to view their catering menus.