regional japanese food– tag –

In general, a two-week trip to Japan gives you around forty opportunities to eat. That sounds like plenty, until you realize that all 47 prefectures have their own specialties and food traditions. This Japan food bucket list therefore na...

My first encounter with Kaga cuisine was in Kanazawa during the winter. Walking along stone-paved streets glistening with snow, I entered a traditional ryotei restaurant. In the quiet tatami room, vermillion lacquerware and Kutani cerami...

Japan's food culture is celebrated around the world, yet most travelers never scratch the surface of its truly unique Japanese food. Sushi, ramen, tempura, tonkatsu: these are excellent dishes, but they represent a narrow slice of what J...

Kitakata ramen (喜多方ラーメン) is a regional ramen style from Fukushima Prefecture, known for flat wavy noodles, a clear soy sauce broth, and a breakfast ramen culture found nowhere else. The broth builds on pork bones, chicken, and dri...

My first encounter with Kaga cuisine was in Kanazawa during the winter. Walking along stone-paved streets glistening with snow, I entered a traditional ryotei restaurant. In the quiet tatami room, vermillion lacquerware and Kutani cerami...

Kitakata ramen (喜多方ラーメン) is a regional ramen style from Fukushima Prefecture, known for flat wavy noodles, a clear soy sauce broth, and a breakfast ramen culture found nowhere else. The broth builds on pork bones, chicken, and dri...

Japan's food culture is celebrated around the world, yet most travelers never scratch the surface of its truly unique Japanese food. Sushi, ramen, tempura, tonkatsu: these are excellent dishes, but they represent a narrow slice of what J...