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Kayaku Meshi? Osaka's Hearty Mixed Rice Cooked in Dashi Kayaku meshi is a Japanese mixed rice dish from Osaka. Cooks simmer the rice together with vegetables, chicken, and a rich dashi flavor. As a result, you get a savory one-bowl meal ...

INTRODUCTION TO NEGIMA NABE Negima Nabe is one of those dishes that the Japanese made to combat long winter months or gloomy rainy days. Japanese embrace the elements of the wide variety of hot pot dishes. Hot pot is a cooking method tha...

しろくま Shirokuma is Kagoshima's most beloved shaved ice dessert. It is a towering bowl of fluffy kakigori, soaked in sweet condensed milk syrup and topped with colorful fresh fruit, dried fruit, and beans. If you have ever wondered wha...

Miyazaki Jitokko is sometimes referred as “Miyazaki Jidori”. This grilled chicken is a traditional food in Japan that originated in Miyazaki Prefecture situated in Kyushu Island. Jitokko is a type of chicken that has its own branding tha...

A chef presses a small mound of rice, lays a slice of glossy fish on top, and brushes it once with sauce. Then the piece lands in front of you, ready to eat. That short sequence sums up Edomae sushi (江戸前寿司), the Tokyo style of nigir...

水炊き Mizutaki is 博多水炊き Hakata's most celebrated hot pot. Bone-in chicken simmers in plain water. As it cooks, the broth becomes rich and silky. That pure chicken flavor defines mizutaki. You drink the broth first, then eat the ing...

Tokushima ramen is a regional noodle dish from Tokushima Prefecture. It typically combines a rich soy-seasoned broth with thin noodles, sweet-savory pork belly, green onions, bean sprouts, and an optional raw egg. Local bowls generally f...

Not all somen noodles are the same. Most people assume they are, and that assumption sells Miwa somen short. This is Japan's most historically respected hand-stretched somen, made in Nara Prefecture through methods that go back over 1,20...

Wakayama ramen is a local tonkotsu shoyu ramen from Wakayama City. Locals call it chuka soba, not ramen. Thin straight noodles, a rich soy sauce and pork bone broth, and haya sushi on the counter define the bowl. Quick answer: Wakayama r...

Today, we are going to introduce the local gourmet "Himeji Oden" in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture. Then what is Himeji Oden? It is oden that is eaten with ginger soy sauce, and whether it is slowly simmered Kanto or thin dashi oden, if e...