【What is Shiraae?】 Shiraae is a sweet-flavored tofu salad in Gunma prefecture that looks like a white batter in which seasonings such as tofu, white sesame, and white miso are ground together and mixed with vegetables. Japanese used mu...

【What is Agedashi tofu?】 Agedashi tofu (known as deep-fried tofu) is a Japanese dish in which tofu is deep-fried after being coated with a batter or potato starch and served with dashi or soy sauce. Tofu is coated with potato starch an...

As one of the representative of Japanese traditional food culture, umeboshi is really popular among Japanese. You can catch its appearance in a lot of dishes or drinks in Japanese table. Today, in this article, we will find out about wha...

【What is Harihari nabe?】 Harihari nabe also referred to simply as 'Harihari,' is a type of hot pot dish made with whale meat and mizuna (potherb mustard). Because whale meat is difficult to come by these days, many restaurants substitu...

【What is Yudoufu?】 Yudoufu is a tofu-based hot pot dish that is popular in Kyoto, Japan. Locals heated the cubed tofu and water in a pot lined with kombu seaweed before serving it with soy sauce and condiments. Distinguished by its sof...

The weather is getting colder now in Japan. Among the various amazing traditional food of Japan, what do you think is the most suitable for a cold winter? If you are still hesitating, let us recommend nabe (鍋) - the best dish for a cozy...

【What is Karaage?】 Karaage refers to a Japanese cooking method using frying oil, and the cooked dish. Ingredients are lightly coated with flour or potato starch and fried in oil. In general, many people imagine karaage as an ingredient...

【What is Zosui?】 Zosui is a traditional Japanese food that locals season with soy sauce and miso, boiled with other foods (meat, seafood, mushrooms, and vegetables), or cooked from rice until soft, similar to rice porridge. In Japan, i...

【What is Kakiage?】 Kakiage is a type of tempura made by wrapping small pieces of seafood, vegetables, and other ingredients in a flour batter and deep-frying them in cooking oil. Before eating, locals seasoned it with "tentsuyu" or "sa...

【What is Shougayaki】 Shougayaki is a traditional Japanese dish of marinated grilled meat in ginger juice. It is a pork-based recipe, and shoga-yaki simply means "pork ginger-grilled." Locals in Japan make this by combining grated ginge...