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Among Japanese sweets, mochi is a very popular one not only in Japan but also all around the world. However, do you know that there is not only one type of mochi? Today, we would like to introduce Anko Mochi. In Japan, this is an indispe...

Nori Bento is a classic Japanese seaweed rice bento sold at bento shops and convenience stores. It usually combines rice, nori, bonito flakes, fried white fish, and chikuwa tempura. Many people choose it because it is filling, affordable...

Japanese long eat Takuwan as a side dish during meals and eat this as a snack at teatime. It is one of the most traditional Japanese pickles and is named after the Buddhist priest who is said to have introduced the food. Beneficial to he...

Walk past a summer festival in Japan and you will smell it before you see it. Sweet, tangy sauce hits a hot griddle, and the pork crisps at the edges while the cabbage softens. That is yakisoba (焼きそば), Japanese stir-fried noodles mad...

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", th...

Okonomiyaki is a Japanese savory pancake cooked on a teppan griddle. The two main styles are Osaka-style and Hiroshima-style. It usually includes cabbage, batter, sauce, and customizable toppings. Okonomiyaki (also written お好み焼き) me...

"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 ingr...

Umeboshi are salt-pickled and sun-dried ume fruits, often called Japanese pickled plums in English. They taste intensely sour and salty, with a fruity edge, and some modern types are sweet as well. People in Japan commonly eat one with r...

Walk past a convenience store hot counter in the evening, and the smell reaches you first. Golden pieces of chicken sit under a warm lamp, waiting. Karaage (唐揚げ) is Japanese fried chicken made by marinating bite-sized chicken, coating...

Shougayaki is one of Japan's representative home-cooked dishes that is really familiar with Japanese. How do you make Shougayaki at home? In fact, depending on the ingredients and seasoning, it can be a completely different dis...