Aside from beef, squid is another crowd favorite in Japan. In fact, squid is the main star of a local food in Hokkaido. The food's name is Ikameshi "いかめし".If you love squid cuisine, then continue to read on.【Origin of Ikameshi】Just...

【INTRODUCTION TO CASTELLA】Castella is a Japanese confectionary , which is "wagashi" in Japanese. It’s a simple sponge cake made with flour, eggs, sugar, and starch syrup, and baked in a rectangular mold. Castella was originally introdu...

Introduction to GyudonGyudon is a traditional food in the Kanto region of Japan. It is a dish in which locals boiled the sliced ​​beef, onions, etc. in soy sauce and placed on top of rice served in a bowl. Other types of rice dishes in T...

Introduction to Masu ZushiMasu Zushi is a traditional food in Toyama prefecture Japan. It is a Japanese food consisting of trout or cherry salmon seasoned with vinegar without fermentation using a pressed sushi method. Basically, it is r...

Introduction to Sasa SushiSasa Sushi is a traditional food in Japan in which it is a local dish from the Hokuriku region. Likewise, it is a type of sushi in which the sushi rice and sushi seeds are wraps with Kumazasa or bamboo leaves. S...

【WHAT IS SHINGORO?】Ever heard about this rice dish? Shingoro is a local dish from Shimogo Town that is handed down in the Minamiaizu area of ​​Fukushima prefecture. It is made of half cooked glutinous rice and coated with "Junen miso" ...

Introduction to KamabokoKamaboko is a traditional Japanese food and is commonly a variety of Japanese fish cakes. Several kinds of fresh fish meat or reprocessed pureed white fish called surimi make up Kamaboko. Consequently, Whitefish i...

【INTRODUCTION TO IMONI】Heading somewhere north eastern part of Japan this fall? Why not try this traditional cuisine of Yamagata City! Imoni is a hearty Japanese meat stew which includes a type of taro and meat soup. It is eaten tradit...

【Introduction to Zunda Mochi】Zunda Mochi is a traditional Japanese sweet in the Tohoku region, Miyagi prefecture. It is a mochi confectionary and is one of the "three major Sendai specialties." Zunda Mochi uses edamame, a Japanese name...

Do you love grilled meat? If yes, do you prefer grilled pork or beef? But have you tried grilled sheep meat? Have you ever heard of Jingisukan?Jingisukan is certainly a sought-after local food in Hokkaido. It is a hot pot dish but the co...