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Tono Jingisukan (遠野ジンギスカン) is a regional lamb barbecue from Tono City in Iwate Prefecture. Thin slices of lamb or mutton go onto a domed iron pan unseasoned, then get dipped in a soy-based sauce. Its signature feature is the port...

Nanbu senbei is a wheat-based cracker from Aomori and Iwate, unlike most rice-based senbei found across Japan. Bakers press the dough in round iron molds, giving it a mild, slightly nutty flavor. Locals in Tohoku even simmer it in soup, ...

Aomori Food Guide – Food in Japan 青森の食 Aomori Food Guide Apple Kingdom · Oma Tuna · Nebuta Nights Aomori food rests on three things: apples, cold northern seas, and a stubborn streak of local invention. In fact, the prefecture at the...

Miyagi Food Guide – Food in Japan 杜の都の食 Miyagi Food Guide Gyutan · Sanriku Sea · City of Trees Miyagi food means two things above all: the charcoal-grilled beef tongue of Sendai, and the seafood of the Sanriku coast. Around those si...

Yamagata Food Guide – Food in Japan 山形の食 Yamagata Food Guide Ramen Capital · Soba Holy Land · Fruit Kingdom Welcome to the complete Yamagata food guide from Food in Japan. This is the prefecture that spends more on ramen than anywher...

Akita Food Guide – Food in Japan 秋田の食 Akita Food Guide Rice Country · Snow Country · Tohoku Welcome to the complete Akita food guide from Food in Japan. Akita Prefecture sits on the Sea of Japan coast in northern Tohoku. Thanks to de...

Taiwan mazesoba is Nagoya's spicy soup-less ramen, not a Taiwanese dish. This guide explains its origin, toppings, taste, eating style, and how it differs from ramen, abura soba, and Taiwan ramen. At first glance, the name can feel confu...

You sit down at a small Chinese restaurant in Tokyo, scan the menu, and spot "tenshinhan." The name sounds unfamiliar, maybe even foreign. So you order it, expecting something straight from Tianjin. What arrives instead is a soft, golden...

Gold leaf soft serve is one of Japan's most dazzling desserts. Picture a swirl of vanilla ice cream, crowned with a shimmering sheet of real gold. Naturally, it catches the light, and honestly, it stops people in their tracks. So what is...

Umaki is one of those Japanese dishes that quietly shows off two crafts at once. It tucks rich, glazed eel inside a soft, savory omelet. So a single slice carries both the smoky sweetness of grilled eel and the gentle warmth of a Japanes...