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【What is Kansai style sukiyaki?】 Kansai style sukiyaki (関西風すき焼き) is a traditional Japanese hotpot and is a type of sukiyaki from the Kansai region made by grilling and eating the boiled meat and vegetables. The Kansai-style suki...

【What is Kanto style Sukiyaki?】 Kanto style sukiyaki (関東風すき焼き) is a traditional Japanese food and is a type of sukiyaki from the Kanto region made from boiled meat, vegetables, and other ingredients. Sukiyaki is one of the repre...

【What is Unagi no Kabayaki?】 Unagi no Kabayaki (うなぎのかば焼き) is a traditional Japanese dish consisting of a split-down Unagi eel around its back (or belly). Locals either gutted and boned, butterflied or cut it into rectangle fill...

【What is Uni don?】 Uni don (うに丼) or sea urchin rice bowl is a traditional Japanese food in Hokkaido which consists of a bowl of rice topped with sea urchin. It is a popular local dish from Hokkaido prefecture selected by the Ministr...

【What is a Melon pan?】 Melon pan (メロンパン) or melon bread is a kind of confectionery bread that originated in Japan. Locals baked the bread with sweet biscuit dough (cookie dough) on top of the bread dough. The biscuit dough is thic...

Have you heard about sticky rice dumplings? While some people may find it weird, it's actually common to eat in China. In fact, they have a long history of making and eating sticky rice dumplings. For example, they brought the culture of...

You're probably thinking why are there so many types of mochi in Japan. Well, you're not alone. As a matter of fact, there might be more than what we know. Also, there seems to be a kind of mochi for every occasion. For example, locals m...

【What is Kaiseki ryori?】 Kaiseki ryori (懐石料理) or Kaiseki cuisine is a traditional multi-course cuisine in Japan. It is one of the three basic styles of Japanese cooking.  Its origin is in the simple meals provided during the t...

【What is Chawanmushi?】 Chawanmushi (茶碗蒸し) is a traditional Japanese dish that consists of steamed or custard eggs in a bowl, and locals also considered it a kind of soup. As an appetizer or as part of Kaiseki ryori, the Japanese se...

Today, eel is a very popular food and fish not only in Japan but also overseas. Unadon is a traditional Japanese food that uses grilled eel. It is one of Tokyo’s specialty cuisines from the Edo period, and locals usually served this by p...