Kuromame is a popular ingredient used in osechi dishes, cakes, breads, tea, etc. Even if you have the image that black beans are good for your health, do you know what kind of nutrients they actually contain? So, this time, we will intro...

【Introduction to Toshikoshi Soba】 After Christmas Day, everyone is looking forward to the new year to come. Wishing that the new year will be prosperous and will be a great year to look forward to. Even everyone is wishing to forget al...

Ichigoni is a luxurious local dish of Japan. It is soup made of fresh sea urchin and abalone. Even for Japanese, "Ichigoni" may be a weird name for a dish as it literally means "stewed strawberries". So what kind of dish is Ichigoni, wha...

【Introduction to Japanese Christmas Cake】 These types of cakes are where we can see almost everywhere during the holiday season. Japanese Christmas Cake or Kurisimasu Keki is a holiday traditional sweet that is just a type of Japanese-...

【Introduction to Japanese Christmas Food】 Christmas is coming and everyone is preparing for their celebration feast to serve during the holiday seasons. What is Christmas? It is a celebration commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, wh...

There are very few tonkatsu restaurants in the Tokai region that do not serve miso katsu. Especially in Nagoya, it is such a popular menu and it is one of the dishes called "Nagoya-meshi". This is tonkatsu topped with a unique sauce base...

【Introduction to Zouni】 Celebrating your new year with Japanese dishes? This dish is the most auspicious dish that the Japanese eat during New Year’s Day. Zouni is a Japanese dish consisting mainly of mochi and seasoned with soy sauce ...

【Introduction to Taiyaki】 Now we have another Japanese sweet dessert that is popular worldwide as Japanese snacks and Japanese candies! Taiyaki is one of the most popular Japanese street snacks where you can see it almost everywhere in...

【troduction to Houtou】 Houtou is a traditional Japanese noodle soup made mainly in Yamanashi Prefecture. Basically, it is a kind of dish served hotly by boiling thick and short noodles with pumpkin and other vegetables in miso. However...

When you think of sushi, you probably think of a dish with sashimi on top of a cold shari. However, in Kansai, there is a hot sushi called "mushi sushi". In this article, we will introduce the detailed origin and history of steamed sushi...