Five Japanese ingredients to level up your cooking, says MasterChef winner Tim Anderson

Anderson’s shortcut to better cooking starts with a handful of Japanese staples - (Laura Edwards/Patricia Niven)

MasterChef winner Tim Anderson says everyone can “level up all (their) cooking” using just five Japanese ingredients, taking their food to “flavour town”.

What’s more, the father-of-two, who lives in London, says these ingredients are readily available from most supermarkets now – and they won’t break the bank.