If you are a fan of Japanese food culture, you may hear about sake somewhere. However, apart from sake, there are some different kinds of traditional alcoholic that is very unique to Japan. Today, we want to introduce shochu (焼酎). Let'...

【What is Rafute】 "Rafute (ラフテー)" also known as "braised pork belly" is one of Okinawa's local dishes, and it is a menu that allows you to enjoy the deliciousness of pork. Locals make this dish by seasoning pork belly with skin or h...

【What is Goya Chanpuru】 Goya Chanpuru is a local Japanese dish made with tofu and thinly sliced goya or bitter gourd. It is also one of 100 local dishes from Japan's agricultural, mountain and fishing villages. Locals stir-fried in oil...

【What is Onigiri】 Onigiri (お握り or 御握り), also known as omusubi (お結び), nigirimeshi (握り飯), or rice ball, is a Japanese food consisting of white rice shaped into a triangular or cylindrical form and covered in nori. Japanese ma...

【What is Sake?】 Sake is a Japanese drink made by steaming white rice, adding koji and water, and allowing it to ferment and mature. Locals used this as a seasoning for cooking. According to the definition of sake, the Japanese use rice...

Japanese traditional food is always famous for their mouthwatering fish dishes such as sushi (寿司), sashimi (刺身), hitsumabushi (ひつまぶし), etc. With the creativity of Japanese people, they have created so many different types of dis...

Mentioning Japanese food, you may think of ramen, sushi, okonomiyaki, takoyaki, etc. Other than these famous dishes, Japanese cuisine has so many distinctive and delicious food that you can not find anywhere else in the world. Today, in ...

Japan is not only famous for traditional food or street food. Mentioning Japanese cuisine, you may not forget wine (or sake 酒 in Japanese). There are so many types of traditional drink that is popular but today, we would like to introdu...

【What is Dango?】 Wagashi (和菓子) or what Japanese people call traditional Japanese confections. This includes popular Japanese sweets such as Dorayaki, mochi, dango, etc. Dango is a traditional Japanese sweet dumpling made by adding w...

【Introduction to Kuri Manju】 Kuri Manju is a Japanese confectionery or wagashi, which is a bun or pastry associated with chestnut. It is another variety of Manju, a Japanese steamed cake filled with sweet Azuki paste. The sweet bean pa...