【Introduction to Hachioji Ramen】 Hachioji Ramen is a Tokyo local food. Do you prefer both that came from boiled seafood or meat? Are you a fan of ramen that has soy sauce base? Well, this is the one for you! Read on to know more about ...

Introduction to Hitsumabushi Today, eel is a very popular food and fish not only in Japan but also overseas. Hitsumabushi is a traditional Japanese food that uses grilled eel. It is one of Nagoya's specialty cuisines, and locals usually ...

Introduction to Hatahata Sushi Hatahata Sushi (ハタハタ寿司) is one of the traditional Japanese foods that is classify as fermented sushi (izushi) and uses hatahata or Japanese sandfish. Moreover, Hatahata is a unique and famous fish in ...

【INTRODUCTION TO SANMAMEN】 SanmaMen (サンマーメン) is a bowl of ramen that originated around 1947 in Yokahama, Kanagawa Prefecture, which was originally a meal provided for cooks in the restaurant. Originating from the kitchens in Yoko...

Introduction to Oden Oden (おでん) is a boiled kind of Japanese food and classified as a hot pot dish (nabemono). Locals make this Japanese food by seasoning the soup stock taken from bonito flakes and kelp. Then, locals add lots of ingr...

Inaniwa Udon "稲庭うどん" is one of the best and oldest local food in Japan. Without a doubt, it is a great comfort food for many locals. This type of udon stands out from the rest. (You might want to check Sanuki Udon from Kagawa Prefec...

Introduction to Iekei Ramen Iekei Ramen (家系ラーメン) is a traditional Japanese dish consisting of soup based on tonkotsu shoyu mixed with thick Chinese noodles. Adding also the chicken oil, spinach, char siu, and seaweed toppings ...

【INTRODUCTION TO ISHIKARI NABE】 Now we have an entry of another Nabe! Ishikari Nabe is one of the most favorite comfort food in Japan as it gives you lots of nutrients and of course not to mention the overload ingredients. Ishikari Nab...

Introduction to Nikujaga Nikujaga (肉じゃが) is a traditional Japanese food in which the meat, potatoes, and onion are stewed in a sweetened soy sauce and mirin. Locals made this dish by frying meat, potatoes, onions, konnyaku, etc., and...

【WHAT IS SAKATA RAMEN?】 Now we have another ramen feature. Sakata ramen is a local ramen dish of Sakata City in Yamagata Prefecture. Did you know that Yamagata is also the kingdom of ramen? There's a lot of variations of ramen all over...