Plant-based yakitori-style seitan skewers with glossy glaze, served with cucumber salad and Japanese pickles on a blue plate

Manami’s Kitchen

Japanese-inspired plant-based street food. Made from scratch.

Cheltenham based- available for markets & events

Taking bookings from June 2026.

What’s on offer

Close up of plant-based yakitori-style seitan skewers with glossy glaze, served with cucumber salad and Japanese pickles on a blue plate

‘Yakitori’ seitan skewers

Japanese-inspired grilled skewers. Made from scratch and glazed to perfection.

Choose your glaze:

Original Yakitori: Rich, tamari-based and bursting with umami

Apple Yakiniku: Savoury and tangy, made with fresh apple

Japanese ongiri rice balls with seasonal plant-based fillings, served on a blue ceramic plate

Seasonal Onigiri

Hand-shaped rice balls with rotating fillings, made with purple rice.

Sample fillings:

Miso aubergine / Chickpea ‘tuna’ mayo

Japanese plant-based bento with onigiri, glazed seitan skewers and small bowls of fresh vegetables and pickles

Manami’s Bento

A little bit of everything.

Bento boxes with:
– Yakitori-style skewers
– Seasonal onigiri
– Fresh pickles and sides

About Manami’s Kitchen

Manami’s Kitchen is Japanese-inspired, plant-based street food rooted in home cooking, fresh ingredients, and the joy of feeding people.

My cooking adventures began after leaving UK city living in my late twenties, when I moved to the west coast of Canada.

I found myself working at farmers' markets, cooking at a vegan cafe, and was surrounded by nourishing, seasonal, happy produce. I was eating my veggies at last, with more connection to what I was eating, and an excitement about food.

My dad’s Japanese, so I grew up around a lot of Asian home cooking. But eating more veg-based, I realized I missed dishes like yakitori — glazed, grilled skewers that are simple, delicious, and nostalgic.

Then a solo trip to Japan in 2025 to see family sparked some ideas. I discovered veg-based versions of the food I’d grown up with, came home inspired, and started recreating it — making seitan skewers from scratch, perfecting pickles, and hand-shaping onigiri.

Now I’m based back in the UK, it’s all come together in Manami’s Kitchen — vibrant, home-style Japanese cooking, made to nourish and made with heart.


Jess from Manami's kitchen preparing vegetarian Japanese- inspired street food at an outdoor event

Contact Manami’s Kitchen

Taking bookings from June 2026 (Currently preparing for launch)

If you’re planning an event, market, or collaboration, I’d love to hear from you:

manamiskitchenUK@gmail.com