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Kurume Ramen is just one of the wide varieties of ramen available in Japan. Aside from rice, the Japanese also have a high consumption of ramen. It's not just full of flavors, but it also gives comfort and delight to many. 【What is Kuru...

Udon is one of the most common noodles in Japan. Many people love to enjoy it in its simplest form. In addition to that, they consider it as their comfort as well. Hence, they were able to develop different dishes out of these thick nood...

【What is Mentaiko?】 Tarako and mentaiko are traditional Japanese seafood ingredients, consisting of pollock roe from the Alaskan pollock, of the cod family. The Alaskan pollock is not a pollock in itself, but a cod; thus, tarako and me...

【Introduction to Karashi Mentaiko】 Karashi Mentaiko, or Japanese Spicy Cod Roe, is salted cod roe marinated in togarashi red chili peppers and other spices. It is made from a kind of cod, Walleye pollack, processed by seasoning it with...

【Introduction to Hakata Ramen】 Hakata Ramen is not just ordinary Japanese ramen, it is one of the "Japan's Three Great Local Ramen". Along with "Sapporo Miso Ramen" and "Kitakata Ramen", Japanese people loved this trio for a long time....

【Introduction to Motsunabe】 In Japan, they love to eat hormone (ホルモン); the short term for internal organs. Therefore, they make a dish out of it which is called Motsunabe. Motsunabe is a hot pot dish that uses beef and pork motsu (...

【Introduction to Uirō ういろう】 Uirō ( ういろう) is a traditional Japanese food. It is a sweet confectionary item with its origin in Nagoya. This has a soft pillowy texture with a bit of QQ factor. Similar to mochi, it consists of glut...

【WHAT IS MIZUTAKI?】 Mizutaki, literally meaning ‘cooked in the water’ is a traditional food in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan, and is typically known as a Japanese chicken hot pot dish. Mizu taki is a cooking method in which ingredients suc...