Among wagashi (Japanese sweets), dango is one of the most popular even for Japanese people and foreigners. Since ancient time, it has been appeared and has a deep meaning in Japanese food culture. Although relating to rice, it is differe...

【What is Japanese Short Cake?】 Short Cake is a general term for cakes and biscuits that combine a sponge cake with sauce. In Japan, they have their own version of Japanese Short cake which consist of a sponge and cream layered, topped ...

【What is Konpeito?】 Konpeito is a small ball-shaped Japanese confectionery made from sugar and seasoned water. Some families display them together with Hinamatsuri dolls at the Doll's Festival, and at royal weddings, locals gave them o...

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 ...

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...

【What is Kagoshima ramen】 Kagoshima ramen is a variety of tonkotsu ramen served at speciality shops in and around Kagoshima prefecture. Locals characterized this as relatively low fat and easy to eat, as represented by the soup made by...

【What is Sangayaki?】 Sangayaki is a speciality dish of the Chiba prefecture along with namero. It is a dish of grilled namero, made by searing fish, adding seasoning vegetables such as green onions and ginger, and miso, then beating it...

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 ...

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...

【What is Okonomiyaki?】 Okonomiyaki is a type of Japanese teppanyaki that uses flour, eggs, cabbage, and sauce. You can use your favourite ingredients such as chicken eggs, vegetables, meat, seafood, noodles, etc. as a dough. Then you c...