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  • kakuni
    Pork

    Kakuni (角煮)

    Kakuni is a beloved dish that holds a special place in the hearts of locals and visitors alike. Featuring succulent braised pork belly simmered in a flavorful broth, Kakuni offers a tantalizing experience for the senses. With its rich, m...
    June 2, 2023May 21, 2025
  • Champon (ちゃんぽん)
    Other Noodles

    Nagasaki Champon (長崎ちゃんぽん)

    Pork, shrimp, squid, and cabbage hit a hot wok before the cook adds a savory, often cloudy broth and thick noodles. This is Nagasaki champon, one of Nagasaki's best-known regional dishes, from a port city on Japan's southern island of Ky...
    May 13, 2023October 9, 2026
  • Junmai Sake
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    Junmai Sake ( 純米酒)

    Japanese food culture is famous for its rice-centered feature. You can easily name a lot of popular dishes from rice such as sushi, onigiri, kamameshi, etc. However, today let's talk about something new other than food. We would like to ...
    April 19, 2023May 10, 2026
  • Kamameshi
    Japanese Rice Dishes

    Kamameshi (釜めし)

    Speaking of Japanese traditional food, you might think of some dishes as ramen, onigiri, udon, sushi, etc. However, beside these popular dishes, lesser known Japanese dishes are also amazing. The unique features of their cuisine is the c...
    March 14, 2023May 21, 2025
  • Kanikama (カニカマ) 
    Roe & Fish Cakes

    Kanikama (カニカマ) 

    Kanikama is Japanese imitation crab made from surimi, a paste of minced white fish. Contrary to what the name might suggest, it contains no actual crab. Even so, it looks, tastes, and pulls apart almost exactly like real crab meat. That ...
    February 16, 2023May 6, 2026
  • tsuke men
    Japanese Noodles

    Tsukemen (つけ麵)

    Tsukemen is Japan's dipping noodle dish, and the format changes how you eat. Shops bring thick, chilled noodles in one bowl. Then they set a hot, concentrated broth beside it. This guide to tsukemen, the Japanese dipping noodles born in ...
    January 30, 2023August 5, 2026
  • yakisoba
    Yakisoba

    Yakisoba (焼きそば)

    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...
    December 19, 2022September 21, 2026
  • Kinzanji miso (金山寺味噌)
    Miso

    Kinzanji miso (金山寺味噌)

    “Miso” is indispensable in Japanese daily life with so many dishes such as: miso soup, of course, simmered mackerel, miso nikomi udon and miso ramen... Although miso is widely used, how much do you know about its "types"? Normally, the t...
    November 28, 2022April 4, 2026
  • Buta Don (豚丼)
    Donburi

    Buta Don (豚丼)

    Tokachi has a beautiful Hokkaido-like countryside and a series of mountains. The local gourmet that is popular in Obihiro City, the center of Tokachi, is the "buta don" introduced this time. In recent years, this dish has been eaten...
    October 11, 2022March 14, 2026
  • Rafute  (ラフテー)
    Pork

    Rafute  (ラフテー)

    You may have tried Japanese popular food such as ramen, onigiri, sushi, katsudon, etc. But if you want to experience something different, how about Okinawan food? Okinawan food differs significantly from Japanese cuisine as it tends to b...
    September 28, 2022January 24, 2025
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    Japanese Food Culture Explained: Edomae Sushi, Shojin Ryori and Wagashi
    November 4, 2026
  • Glossy red Sagahonoka strawberries with a halved berry showing pale white flesh
    Sagahonoka Strawberry (さがほのか)
    November 3, 2026
  • himi udon
    Himi Udon (氷見うどん)
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  • Born Sake: hand-drawn poster of rice, ice-temperature aging room and the Born bottle with Fukui snow scenery
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    November 2, 2026
  • Illustration of a winter convenience store, a tray of oden with daikon, eggs and fish cakes, and a bowl of oden with a boiled egg
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    November 2, 2026
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