LocalFoodJapan– tag –

【What is Kaminari Okoshi?】 Kaminari Okoshi is one of the traditional Japanese sweets from the Kanto region of Tokyo. It is now a nationally recognised dessert in Japan and one of the most popular Asakusa souvenirs. They are colourful r...

【What is Hiyamugi?】 It seems that there are people in the world who do not know the existence of "Hiyamugi." Hiyamugi (cold barley) is a type of noodle made from wheat flour eaten during summer in Japan. Japanese often ate this chilled...

【What is Yaki ramen?】 Yaki-ramen, which translates to "grilled ramen," is a specialty of Fukuoka Prefecture and a popular Japanese noodle dish. Yaki-soba is a good comparison. Locals boiled the Tonkotsu soup and Worcestershire sauce be...

【What is Makizushi?】 Makizushi (巻き寿司), also known as sushi rolls, is a type of sushi made by wrapping vinegared rice and ingredients in sheet seaweed like a roll cake, which locals called "nori-maki." In Japan, sushi rolls are a wi...

【What is Kibinago?】 Kibinago (黍魚子) is a Japanese small fish of about 8 cm in the sardine family. Japanese can enjoy it in various ways, such as sashimi with vinegared miso, grilled with salt, tempura, simmered, deep-fried, and soup....

Talking about Japanese style street food, Gyoza is considered to be one of the most popular dish. Gyoza (餃子）is Japanese dumplings that usually consists of wheat flour based dough with various fillings such as meat, vegetables, etc. In...

【What is Unagi no Shirayaki? うなぎの白焼き】 In the Kanto region, the skewered eel is first grilled, plain, into what they know as shirayaki (白焼き or 素焼き). Then, they will steam it, before being flavored and grilled again; as a re...

【What is Temari sushi?】 Temari sushi (手毬寿司), also known as temarizushi, are round sushi rice balls that have decorative toppings including sashimi, vegetables, seaweed, and fish roe. They are frequently formed onto the iconic round...

【What is Kakigoori?】 Kakigoori (かき氷), also known as Japanese shaved ice, is a Japanese sweet made of shaved ice and syrup, frequently condensed milk, as a sweetener. Locals made it by shaving ice into small pieces and sprinkling syr...

【What is Hiyashi Chuka?】 Hiyashi Chuka (冷やし中華) means “chilled Chinese”; however, it is a Japanese dish as a summer noodle dish, with colorful ingredients such as vegetables, roasted pork, ham, and broth egg placed on chilled noodl...