Tokyo Food– Traditional Edo Cuisine & Modern Japanese Food –
Tokyo is Japan’s capital and one of the world’s most famous food cities. The region offers a wide variety of traditional and modern Japanese dishes.
Classic Edo-style foods such as sushi, tempura, and soba noodles originated in Tokyo and continue to be popular today.
Explore traditional foods from Tokyo and discover the culinary culture of Japan’s largest city.
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Temari Sushi (手まり寿司)
When autumn comes, a lot of autumn ingredients will be on the market. It's everyone's favorite season not only because of the cool weather but also because of good food. Speaking of seasonal food of autumn, what is the first t... -
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Kakigoori (かき氷)
There are hundreds of matsuri (Japanese traditional festival) all over Japan when summer comes. At matsuri, you can enjoy a lot of Japanese traditional food such as yakisoba, yakitori, ikayaki, etc. Today, we would like to introduce Kaki... -
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Katsu Curry (カツカレー)
Curry is one of the famous dishes in Japan. As a matter of fact, they often serve it in three different ways. These are curry rice, curry bread, and curry udon. In addition to that, they developed new dishes that go well with curry. For ... -
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Kanto Style Sukiyaki (関東風すき焼き)
A shallow iron pan arrives at the table, and a dark, sweet-smelling sauce begins to bubble around thin slices of beef. This is Kanto-style sukiyaki (関東風すき焼き), the eastern style of one of Japan's best-known beef hot pots, most clos... -
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Unagi no kabayaki (うなぎのかば焼き)
For hundreds of years, Unagi has been popular not only in Japan but also all over the world as a healthy and luxurious dish. However, do you wonder what makes this dish so expensive? Today, we would like to introduce about Unagi no Kabay... -
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Melon pan (メロンパン)
Melon pan is a Japanese sweet bread with a crisp cookie crust and a soft, fluffy center. It usually does not taste like melon. You can find it in bakeries, convenience stores, and supermarkets across Japan. Melon pan (メロンパン) is a ba... -
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Omu Rice (オムライス)
If you're a fan of anime or manga, you've seen Omu Rice for sure! In fact, it may be one of the most used Japanese food in them. Even food vlogs (video blogs) also post about it often. So, what exactly is Omu Rice and why is it so popula... -
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Imagawa Yaki (今川焼)
Imagawayaki, also written Imagawa Yaki, is a round Japanese street-food cake cooked in a metal mold. Shops commonly fill it with anko or custard. It originated in Edo-period Tokyo, and other regions call it obanyaki or kaitenyaki instead... -
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Unadon (うな丼)
Today, eel is a very popular food and fish not only in Japan but also overseas. Unadon is a traditional Japanese food that uses grilled eel. It is one of Tokyo’s specialty cuisines from the Edo period, and locals usually served this by p... -
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Chanko Nabe (ちゃんこ鍋): Japanese Sumo Hot Pot
Chanko nabe (ちゃんこ鍋) is a communal Japanese hot pot associated with sumo stables. It combines meat or seafood, tofu, and vegetables in a seasoned broth. Recipes and seasonings vary from stable to stable. In fact, chanko nabe is so cl...
