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Japan
Japanese Short Cake (ショートケーキ)
Speaking of Japanese sweets, wagashi (Japanese traditional sweets) may be the first one to cross your mind. Daifuku, Dango, Dorayaki, Taiyaki, etc are the popular wagashi with ingredients such as red bean paste and mochi. However, apart ... -
Japan
Konpeito (金平糖)
If you visit some random candy stores in Japan, you can easily find the star-like candies called "Konpeito". This candy is so popular in Japan that it is also used in many special occasions. It is said that there is no exact recipe for m... -
Japan
Yakisoba (焼きそば)
Who doesn't know Yakisoba? It's one of the most famous kinds of noodles available in many countries. In fact, plenty of restaurants worldwide have this on their menus. Despite its origin tracing back to China, Yakisoba plays a huge part ... -
Japan
Coffee Jelly (コーヒーゼリー)
Are you looking for a delicious dessert for hot summer days? If you are still wondering and do not know which to choose, let us recommend you coffee jelly, one type of jelly that is very common in Japan. Today, we will introduce about it... -
Kagoshima
Kagoshima ramen (鹿児島ラーメン)
Ramen is a popular dish not only in Japan but also all over the world. However, do you know that ramen's taste can be differ depending on its place. Therefore, there are various types of ramen with different flavors such as Asahikawa Ram... -
Chiba
Sangayaki (さんが焼き)
In the sea near the Boso Peninsula (房総半島), you can catch a lot of fish such as horse mackerel, sardines, and saury. After catching the fish, the fishermen mince it with miso to make a dish called "namero". From "namero", they grill t... -
Japan
Tatsuta age (竜田揚げ)
We can say that Japanese people are so in love with fried food, from karaage (唐揚げ), kakiage (かき揚げ) to satsuma age (さつま揚げ). There are so many dishes, right?! But that is not all! Today, we are going to introduce another fried ... -
Ehime
Taimeshi (鯛めし)
In Japan, the combination of fish and rice has become very common but still plays a very important role in Japanese food culture. You may know and eat Tai (sea bream) sometimes. However, do you know what is the meaning of this fish to Ja... -
Japan
Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き)
If you are a fan of Japanese cuisine, you may have heard of Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) before. This dish can be found all over Japan, such as Kansai-style, Hiroshima-style, monjayaki in Tokyo, and dondon-yaki in Tohoku. Each region is uniq... -
Japan
Korokke (コロッケ)
"Korokke" is a standard dish of Western-style Japanese food. During the Taisho period, it was one of the three major western dishes along with curry rice and tonkatsu. There are many different types of korokke, depending on the ingredien...