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  • donburi
    Donburi

    Oyako don (親子丼)

    Oyakodon is a Japanese rice bowl made with chicken, egg, onion, and a dashi-based sauce. The name means "parent and child bowl." It is one of Japan's most popular comfort donburi dishes. This article explains what oyakodon is, where the ...
    October 4, 2022June 25, 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
  • Chikuwa
    Roe & Fish Cakes

    Chikuwa (ちくわ)

    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...
    September 21, 2022September 12, 2025
  • 太田やきそば
    Yakisoba

    Oota Yakisoba (太田焼そば)

    Oota Yakisoba, also written Ota Yakisoba, is a regional style of Japanese yakisoba from Ota City in Gunma Prefecture. A plate may arrive glossy and so dark brown that it looks almost black. Even so, local tourism reports often describe t...
    August 15, 2022October 31, 2026
  • Hiyamugi (ひやむぎ)
    Somen & Hiyamugi

    Hiyamugi (ひやむぎ)

    Hiyamugi is a thin wheat noodle served cold in summer. People enjoy these cold Japanese noodles with chilled broth or a dipping sauce. In thickness, hiyamugi sits neatly between somen and udon. Japanese cuisine features many noodle dishe...
    August 10, 2022June 14, 2026
  • Yaki ramen (焼きラーメン)
    Fukuoka

    Yaki ramen (焼きラーメン)

    焼きラーメン Yaki ramen is a Japanese grilled ramen dish born in Fukuoka's street food stall culture. Thin ramen noodles are stir-fried on a hot iron plate with tonkotsu pork bone broth and Worcestershire-style sauce, producing something...
    August 9, 2022April 29, 2026
  • katsu-curry
    Yoshoku

    Katsu Curry (カツカレー)

    Curry is one of the famous dishes in Japan. As a matter of fact, they often serve it in three different ways. These are curry rice, curry bread, and curry udon. In addition to that, they developed new dishes that go well with curry. For ...
    July 13, 2022March 14, 2026
  • Hiyashi Chuuka (冷やし中華)
    Other Noodles

    Hiyashi Chuka (冷やし中華)

    冷やし中華 Hiyashi chuka is Japan's signature summer noodle dish. Chilled ramen noodles sit at the base, topped with a colorful arrangement of cucumber strips, thinly sliced egg, ham, and tomato, then drizzled with a cold soy-vinegar or ...
    July 12, 2022April 27, 2026
  • shabu shabu
    Japanese Hot Pot

    Shabu-Shabu (しゃぶしゃぶ)

    Lift a paper-thin slice of beef, swish it through barely simmering kombu broth, and watch the red surface turn pale in seconds. Then dip it in sharp, citrusy ponzu or thick sesame sauce. Steam rises, the pot murmurs, and the cook-dip-eat...
    June 30, 2022October 30, 2026
  • kansai style sukiyaki
    Japanese Hot Pot

    Kansai Style Sukiyaki (関西風すき焼き)

    Kansai-style sukiyaki (関西風すき焼き) is a Japanese hot pot that begins by searing beef with sugar. The cook then adds soy sauce, sake, and other seasonings straight to the pan. In the classic method, no pre-mixed sauce waits in a jug. ...
    June 29, 2022October 7, 2026
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