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Onigiri are Japanese rice balls shaped by hand and often filled with salmon, umeboshi, tuna mayonnaise, or kombu. Cooks press warm Japanese short-grain rice into a triangle, then wrap the base in a band of nori seaweed. You can find them...

Japanese traditional food is always famous for their mouthwatering fish dishes such as sushi, sashimi , hitsumabushi , etc. With the creativity of Japanese people, they have created so many different types of dishes from fish and each on...

Gyoza is Japan's beloved pan-fried dumpling — crispy on the bottom, juicy inside, and packed with garlic-seasoned pork and cabbage. Originally brought to Japan from China, gyoza has evolved into a distinctly Japanese dish with its own re...

Shinshu (now Nagano Prefecture) is said to be the birthplace of soba-kiri. Nagano Prefecture has a large temperature difference between day and night, and the well-drained mountainous fields are suitable for cultivating buckwhe...

If you come to Japan, you can find that Menchi Katsu is sold at almost every supermarket and butcher shop. This dish may be the favourite of a lot of people since they were children. Sometimes it is called "minced katsu". Which one is co...

In today's world of globalization, it is local cuisine that continues to be deeply loved. Speaking of local cuisine, what is the first thing that springs to your mind? Takoyaki from Osaka? Hoto from Yamanashi? Or Taimeshi from Ehime? Tod...

Oota Yakisoba is one of the many Yakisoba dishes available in Japan. However, this kind of Yakisoba stands out from the rest due to its characteristics. If you're curious about it, continue reading below. What is Oota Yakisoba? Oota Yaki...

When mentioning a chilled dish suitable for hot summer, you may think of ice scream, yogurt, iced drink, cold noodles,... However, do you want to try a special fresh dish for summer that you have never eaten before other than these liste...

Walk through central Fujinomiya around lunchtime and you will smell it before you see it. Sauce hits a hot iron griddle somewhere, and the scent drifts down the street toward Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha. Locals barely notice. For them, t...

Kibinago is a type of fish of the herring family that is caught all year round. You can find it easily at supermarket in Japanese but do you know the correct way to eat it? This time, we will introduce the characteristics of Kibinag...