Introduction to Gyukatsu Gyukatsu (牛かつ) or beef cutlet is a traditional Japanese food that consists of a deep-fried beef cutlet with wagyu beef as its main ingredient. Japanese season the cutlet and coat it in breadcrumbs before they ...

Introduction to Tonkatsu Tonkatsu, also known as pork cutlet, is a traditional Japanese food in which the slices of pork tenderloins are breaded and deep-fried. Japanese usually serve this with a sweet and savory spiced sauce. Tonkatsu i...

Introduction to Gyudon Gyudon 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 ...

Chuushiti Meshi is a local food in Japan since more than one hundred years ago. It is a rice dish that incorporates three important Japanese tradition. Therefore, Chuushiti Meshi is one of the Five Great Meals of Japan. So how magnificen...

INTRODUCTION TO NATTO Natto is one of those traditional Japanese fermented foods. It is one of the healthy Japanese food in Japan. Most locals love this and have enjoyed eating it. It makes up of soybeans and has natto bacteria as a ferm...

INTRODUCTION TO TSUKUDANI Tsukudani is indispensable for Japanese food and Japanese people. It is a local specialty of Tokyo that was born after the one in the Edo period. The Tsukudani at the present is famous throughout Japan as one of...

INTRODUCTION OF TEMPURA Tempura is a traditional food in Japan specifically the Tokyo prefecture. It is one of the "Edo Delicacies" and is an indispensable part of Japanese foods. Along with Negima Nabe, Kusaya, Bekko Sushi, Fukagawa-mes...

INTRODUCTION TO NEGIMA NABE Negima Nabe is one of those dishes that the Japanese made to combat long winter months or gloomy rainy days. Japanese embrace the elements of the wide variety of hot pot dishes. Hot pot is a cooking method tha...

KUSAYA ETYMOLOGY MEANING There should also be an English translation for Kusaya. They based the translation on what Japanese locals understand about the whole word through their language. Kusaya (くさや)  in fact, means “stinky”. Th...

THE ORIGIN OF THE NAME BEKKO SUSHI The word bekkozushi came from two root words of “Bekko” and “Sushi”. It was called bekkozushi because its glossy appearance is similar to that of a glossy tortoiseshell color. Bekko (べっこう) in noun m...