Chicken Kyushu Ooita Tempura Toriten (とり天) Date June 15, 2022 Reading Time 6 Mins Read Oita Prefecture, which has one of the top chicken consumption in Japan, is proud of its famous local gourmet “Toriten”….
Chubu Fukui Japanese Sweets Mizu Yokan (水羊羹) Date June 14, 2022 Reading Time 7 Mins Read Japan’s food world goes far beyond sushi and ramen. One treat that often surprises first-timers is 水羊羹 Mizu Yokan, a…
Donburi Hokkaido Japan Japanese Rice Dishes Uni don (うに丼) Date June 13, 2022 Reading Time 8 Mins Read Hokkaido is attractive for its seafood. You can eat fresh and delicious seafood only in Hokkaido. Many tourists come from…
Kagoshima Kyushu Roe & Fish Cakes Satsuma Age (さつま揚げ) Date June 9, 2022 Reading Time 6 Mins Read Fish cake is a famous food in East Asia. In fact, there are a lot of ways how to eat…
Akita Japanese Street Food Tohoku Yakisoba Yokote Yakisoba (横手やきそば) Date June 8, 2022 Reading Time 16 Mins Read Picture soft, thick noodles in a mellow sweet-savory sauce, with a runny yolk sliding into every strand. That plate is…
Japanese Hot Pot Kyushu Miyazaki Hiyajiru (冷や汁) Date June 7, 2022 Reading Time < 1 Min Read Hiyajiru is a chilled miso-based soup from Miyazaki Prefecture. Cooks blend grilled fish, roasted miso, sesame, and cold dashi, then…
Bakery & Western-style Sweets Japan Kanto Tokyo Melon pan (メロンパン) Date June 6, 2022 Reading Time < 1 Min Read Melon pan is a Japanese sweet bread with a crisp cookie crust and a soft, fluffy center. It usually does…
Japanese Vegetables Kumamoto Kyushu Karashi Renkon (辛子蓮根) Date June 5, 2022 Reading Time < 1 Min Read Karashi renkon ranks among the proudest foods of Kumamoto. The dish packs lotus root holes with spicy mustard miso. Cooks…
Japanese Street Food Kansai Okonomiyaki & Takoyaki Oosaka Takoyaki (たこ焼き) Date June 1, 2022 Reading Time 13 Mins Read Takoyaki is classic Osaka street food: round Japanese octopus balls with a lightly browned exterior and a soft center. Cooks…
Japanese Sweets Kansai Mie Akafuku (赤福) Date June 1, 2022 Reading Time < 1 Min Read Akafuku mochi is a traditional Japanese sweet from Ise City, Mie Prefecture. It has soft mochi topped with smooth sweet…