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  • New on the Menu: Japanese steak tartare and a Calvados cocktail
  • How to eat like a local in Japan
  • Otsuke Dango (おつけだんご)

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nrn.com /1 month ago

New on the Menu: Japanese steak tartare and a Calvados cocktail

Plus two tuna preparations and a Chinese take on a birria taco.

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thespinoff.co.nz /2 weeks ago

How to eat like a local in Japan

In the Chugoku region, local specialties reward curious eaters. Here’s what should be on the menu for your next trip. Japan is a destination that rewards foodies at every turn. Sus...

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foodinjapan.org /2 weeks ago

Otsuke Dango (おつけだんご)

Trains from Tokyo reach Otsuki in about an hour. Hikers pour off the platform, and the small restaurants beside the station keep their miso pots warm all day. One dish appears on a...

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youtube.com /2 weeks ago

Jeppanese fried sandwich

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soranews24.com /1 day ago

Ohaw? Ruibe? Pocche? While traveling in Japan’s north, we try Ainu cuisine for the first time

Taste-testing the northern frontier of local foods in Japan. Just about every corner of Japan has some special food it’s famous for, and if you head up to the country’s northern ti...

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foodinjapan.org /1 month ago

Tenshinhan (天津飯)

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 stra...

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vegnews.com /1 month ago

Beyond Sushi: Classic Japanese Recipes, Minus the Meat

Japan may be famous for sushi, but outside of the delicacy, the country has many delicious dishes to offer—from ramen to yakisoba. Here are our plant-based favorites of classic Jap...

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foodinjapan.org /1 month ago

Japanese Cream Stew (クリームシチュー)

Few dishes say “home cooking” in Japan like cream stew. It is warm, creamy, and gently sweet. A pot of it can fill a whole kitchen with comfort. Children adore it, and adults feel...

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foodinjapan.org /1 month ago

Tsukemono Steak (漬物ステーキ)

Picture a snowy night in the mountains of central Japan. Outside, the cold bites hard. Inside a small izakaya, a sizzling iron plate arrives at your table. Golden egg and a scatter...

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foodinjapan.org /4 days ago

Japan Food Bucket List: 15 Must-Try Foods for Your First Trip

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...

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masalaherb.com /2 days ago

Japanese Chicken Noodles With Big Flavor and Little Fuss

Japanese chicken noodles make an easy dinner when you want something different from the usual weeknight meals. Tender chicken, thick noodles, and plenty of savory flavor come toget...

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foodinjapan.org /1 month ago

Kanzarashi (かんざらし)

Kanzarashi is one of those quiet local sweets that instantly evokes a place. In this case, that place is Shimabara, a spring-fed town in Nagasaki. On a hot day, a bowl of it feels...

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soranews24.com /1 month ago

Onidon opens in Tokyo with unique fusion tempura rice balls you won’t find anywhere else

Onigiri tendon looks set to become Japan’s newest viral food sensation. For lovers of “tendon” (tempura rice bowls), Tenya is a name that immediately springs to mind. Known for bei...

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concreteplayground.com /1 month ago

The Best Japanese Restaurants in Melbourne

These Melbourne diners serve up some of the best sushi, ramen, gyoza, omakase and regional Japanese food in the city.

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foodinjapan.org /1 month ago

Umaki (う巻き)

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 sw...

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foodinjapan.org /4 weeks ago

Akakabu Sushi (赤カブ寿司)

Sushi does not always need fish to shine. In fact, akakabu sushi proves that point beautifully. So what is akakabu sushi? It is nigiri topped with pickled red turnip from Hida. Lit...

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concreteplayground.com /1 month ago

Atsu

If you visit for lunch, experience a traditional katsu donbori bowl, and then try and nab a seat at the counter for an omakase-style kushikatsu offering.

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foodinjapan.org /3 weeks ago

Why Some Japanese Foods Appear as Anime Food so Often

At some point in every anime and manga, the action stops so that the character can eat something. Have you noticed the food is never too creative? Everyone eats the same few things...

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foodinjapan.org /1 month ago

Okesa Maki (おけさ巻)

Sado Island sits in the Sea of Japan. It is famous for fresh seafood and folk culture. One local sushi roll captures both at once. That roll is called Okesa maki. It is a true tast...

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foodinjapan.org /2 weeks ago

Gurukun (ぐるくん)

Gurukun is Okinawa’s prefectural fish, and most visitors first meet it as a whole small fish split open and deep-fried until the bones crunch. Locals call the dish gurukun no karaa...

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foodinjapan.org /1 month ago

Tono Jingisukan (遠野ジンギスカン)

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 dippe...

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soranews24.com /1 month ago

Kyushu yakisoba Sofuren’s new food truck ventures into the Kanto region for the first time

This “Kyushu soul food” also has a fun connection to the creator of a manga/anime series of titanic proportions. For 70 years, the Hita, Oita Prefecture-based restaurant Sofuren ha...

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foodinjapan.org /2 weeks ago

Kozuyu (こづゆ)

Some dishes tell you almost nothing about where they come from. Kozuyu is not one of them. Lift the small red lacquer bowl, taste the broth, and the whole story of Aizu arrives in...

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foodinjapan.org /1 week ago

Sasa Kamaboko (笹かまぼこ)

Sasa kamaboko, also called sasakama, is a leaf shaped grilled Japanese fish cake from Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture. Makers grind white fish into a seasoned paste, press it flat, the...

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