Japanese Ramen Kanagawa Kanto Sanmamen (サンマーメン) Date August 24, 2021 Reading Time 6 Mins Read INTRODUCTION TO SANMAMEN SanmaMen (サンマーメン) is a bowl of ramen that originated around 1947 in Yokahama, Kanagawa Prefecture, which was…
Japan Japanese Hot Pot Oden (おでん) Date August 17, 2021 Reading Time 16 Mins Read Oden (おでん) is a Japanese winter hot pot dish featuring ingredients such as daikon radish, tofu, fish cakes, and boiled…
Akita Japanese Noodles Tohoku Udon Inaniwa Udon (稲庭うどん) Date August 15, 2021 Reading Time 6 Mins Read Inaniwa Udon “稲庭うどん” is one of the best and oldest local food in Japan. Without a doubt, it is a…
Japanese Ramen Kanagawa Kanto Iekei ramen (家系ラーメン) Date August 9, 2021 Reading Time < 1 Min Read Iekei ramen (家系ラーメン) is a Yokohama ramen style built on a rich tonkotsu shoyu broth, glossy chicken oil, and thick…
Hokkaido Japanese Hot Pot Ishikari Nabe (石狩鍋) Date August 8, 2021 Reading Time 13 Mins Read Every autumn, salmon swim back from the ocean into the lower Ishikari River. Then, as the evenings turn cold, people…
Chugoku Hiroshima Japanese Hot Pot Kansai Nikujaga (肉じゃが) Date August 3, 2021 Reading Time 7 Mins Read Introduction to Nikujaga Nikujaga (肉じゃが) is a traditional Japanese food in which the meat, potatoes, and onion are stewed in…
Japanese Ramen Tohoku Yamagata Sakata Ramen (酒田ラーメン) Date July 31, 2021 Reading Time 6 Mins Read Yamagata Prefecture is the ramen kingdom with Japan largest ramen consumption. The number of stores per capita is also the…
Chicken Japan Japanese Street Food Yakitori (やきとり) Date July 26, 2021 Reading Time 2 Mins Read Yakitori (やきとり) is Japan’s iconic grilled chicken skewer dish. Small pieces of chicken — threaded onto bamboo sticks and charcoal-grilled…
Kanto Katsu & Karaage Tokyo Gyukatsu (牛かつ) Date July 20, 2021 Reading Time 10 Mins Read Gyukatsu, also known as beef cutlet or 牛かつ in Japanese, is a traditional dish that features a deep-fried cutlet made…
Iwate Japanese Noodles Soba Tohoku Wanko Soba (わんこそば) Date July 16, 2021 Reading Time 13 Mins Read Wanko soba is an Iwate dining tradition in which a server keeps adding bite-sized portions of buckwheat noodles to your…