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Coffee jelly (コーヒーゼリー) is a chilled Japanese dessert made from sweetened coffee and gelatin. It has a firm, jiggly texture and a bittersweet flavor. Topped with fresh cream or milk, it feels cool, smooth, and deeply refreshing. Th...

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...

Tatsuta age is Japanese fried chicken marinated in soy sauce and ginger, coated with potato starch, and deep-fried. The coating fries up light and crisp, with little white flecks of starch. People love it hot, in bento boxes, and at izak...

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...

Japanese food always surprises us with a lot of amazing delicious dishes. Have you ever heard of tamago tofu (egg tofu)? Some people may think that it is a dish made by mixing eggs while producing tofu. However, this is not what that dis...

"Kaki Mochi" is a traditional Japanese snack for children. Recently, fast food is overflowing on the streets, and you can easily find many different delicious sweets at supermarkets. In comparison with these fast food, "Kaki Mochi" ...

Shiraae (白和え) is one of the classic dishes of Japanese cuisine. It is known for its smooth tofu dressing and gentle flavor. There are many related aemono dishes such as Goma Tofu, Hiyayakko, Yudofu, and Goya Chanpuru. Once you learn t...

Order agedashi tofu at a Japanese izakaya and a small bowl arrives steaming. Inside sit pale cubes of deep-fried tofu in a shallow pool of dashi broth. The coating is thin and crisp for about a minute. Then it starts to drink the sauce, ...

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...