Tag Archives: Japanese Foods

What is Takoyaki? Dotted throughout Japan are stalls and shops dedicated to a little ball-shaped snack made of wheat flour batter known as takoyaki. Filled with diced octopus (tako), tempura pieces (tenkasu), pickled red ginger (beni shoga) and green onion, takoyaki are the perfect street food. They are cooked in …

What is Taiyaki? The first Japanese sweet I had ever tried was during winter in Setagaya, a suburb in south-western Tokyo. A local confectioner was making these little fish-shaped pieces of waffle, grilling them to shape on a specially designed mold. They weren’t expensive at all, around 100 yen or …

If you didn’t know it, sushi is vinegared rice. And six different kinds of sushi have come down to us from that vinegared rice. Now you may think that six doesn’t seem like a lot of variety, but within those six categories lie over one hundred different variations and examples …

You’ve had the experience of watching the bonito flakes dancing along the wafts of steam rising from simmering balls of the gooey batter cooking on the grill, right? That means winter is upon us and winter is truly the season for takoyaki. So together with family and friends, sit back …

Soba What is Soba? Made from buckwheat flour, soba is a traditional Japanese noodle dish and is considered to represent Japanese cuisine in the same way that sushi and tempura do. Easily underestimated because of the simplicity of its appearance, freshly made and eaten soba is genuinely one of the …

Are you tired and bored of eating the same chocolate all the time? Well, a brand of chocolate in Japan offers not just one chocolate flavor but a whole range of delightful ones. Kitkat has become one of Japan’s most interesting chocolate makers because of its delicious, intriguing, and tempting …

“Family Mart Limited Supply” Butter Fragrant Hot Cake Bun 2023 Family Mart has released a new sweet, “Butter Fragrant Hot Cake Bun.” From January 24, 2023 (Tuesday), it will be released in limited supply at Family Mart nationwide. The “Butter Fragrant Hotcake Bun” that will appear on “Hotcake Day” on …

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Dango, Japan’s quintessential sweet, goes by different names nationwide. In the northern Tohoku region, it’s known as “dansu,” while in Niigata Prefecture, people call it “anbu.” In Shiga Prefecture and the Shikoku region, it’s known as “omaru.”

Kyoto is reminiscent of Japan’s long history since the Edo period, with plenty of well-preserved remnants everywhere. But why do so many visitors flock to the city? It is not only due to those sightseeing sites, but numerous signature delicacies in Kyoto, namely Matcha sweets. Have no idea where to …