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Picture a snowy night in the mountains of central Japan. Outside, the cold bites hard. Inside a small izakaya, a sizzling iron plate arrives at your table. Golden egg and a scatter of bonito flakes crown the top. This is tsukemono steak,...

Crab cream croquette is a Japanese yoshoku dish made from crab meat bound in béchamel sauce, coated in panko, then deep-fried until golden. People also call it kani cream korokke, using the Japanese word for crab and croquette together. ...

Japan has a long tradition of boxed meals. From simple rice and pickles to carefully arranged multi-dish spreads, bento culture reflects the care Japanese people bring to everyday food. Among all the bento formats available today, (幕の...

Japanese street food hits you before you even see the stall. First comes the smell: charcoal, sweet soy glaze, and something sizzling on a hot iron plate. You follow your nose without a plan. That's how most great matsuri food memories s...

Not every Japanese sweet makes it into travel guides. Urajiro manju is exactly the kind of thing you stumble across in a small confectionery tucked into a Yamanashi mountain town, buy one out of curiosity, and then find yourself thinking...

Sasuke Pork is a premium pork brand from Ninohe in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is known for tender meat, sweet melting fat, and careful farm-based production at Kuji Farm. This Iwate pork is also called Oritsume Sangenton Sasuke. “Sangen...

Futsushu is the everyday sake most commonly drunk in Japan. You can find it in supermarkets, izakaya, convenience stores, and family dinners. It represents the casual side of Japanese sake culture. This is not low-quality sake. Futsushu ...

Osaka’s love affair with food is no secret. You might know takoyaki and okonomiyaki, but one drink flies under the radar. That drink is mixed juice. If you have never heard of it, you are not alone. Many visitors stumble upon it by accid...

Tucked deep in the mountains of Yamanashi Prefecture, there is a fermented food that most people outside Japan have never heard of. It does not get the global fame of miso or soy sauce. Yet Shoyu no Mi quietly holds a special place in th...

Yamanashi Prefecture is best known for two things: Mount Fuji and wine. Fewer people realize it also produces one of Japan's most distinctive beef varieties. Koshu Wine Beef is a high-quality Japanese beef raised on a special diet that i...