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Tsukudani (佃煮)
【】 Tsukudani is indispensable for Japanese food and Japanese people. It is a local specialty of Tokyo that was born after the one in the Edo period. The Tsukudani at the present is famous throughout Japan as one of the traditional Japa... -
Tempura (天ぷら)
【 OF TEMPURA】 Tempura is a traditional food in Japan specifically the Tokyo prefecture. It is one of the "Edo Delicacies" and is an indispensable part of Japanese foods. Along with Negima Nabe, Kusaya, Bekko Sushi, Fukagawa-meshi, Shin... -
Negima nabe (ねぎま鍋)
【INTRODUCTION TO NEGIMA NABE】 Negima Nabe is one of those dishes that the Japanese made to combat long winter months or gloomy rainy days. Japanese embrace the elements of the wide variety of hot pot dishes. Hot pot is a cooking method... -
Kusaya (くさや)
【】 There should also be an English translation for Kusaya. They based the translation on what Japanese locals understand about the whole word through their language. Kusaya (くさや) in fact, means “stinky”. There is a theory that... -
Bekko Sushi (べっこうずし)
【】 The word bekkozushi came from two root words of “Bekko” and “Sushi”. It was called bekkozushi because its glossy appearance is similar to that of a glossy tortoiseshell color. Bekko (べっこう) in noun means tortoiseshell. And the te... -
Fukagawa Meshi (深川めし)
【MEANING OF FUKAGAWA MESHI】 The name Fukagawa (深川) comes from a town in Koto-Ku, a ward in eastern Tokyo. And meshi (めし) means cooked rice as well as a meal. It can also mean food in addition to rice. In literal translation, Fukaga...
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