local food in Japan– tag –

【What is Rafute】 "Rafute (ラフテー)" also known as "braised pork belly" is one of Okinawa's local dishes, and it is a menu that allows you to enjoy the deliciousness of pork. Locals make this dish by seasoning pork belly with skin or h...

【What is Goya Chanpuru】 Goya Chanpuru is a local Japanese dish made with tofu and thinly sliced goya or bitter gourd. It is also one of 100 local dishes from Japan's agricultural, mountain and fishing villages. Locals stir-fried in oil...

【What is Onigiri】 Onigiri (お握り or 御握り), also known as omusubi (お結び), nigirimeshi (握り飯), or rice ball, is a Japanese food consisting of white rice shaped into a triangular or cylindrical form and covered in nori. Japanese ma...

【What is Dango?】 Wagashi (和菓子) or what Japanese people call traditional Japanese confections. This includes popular Japanese sweets such as Dorayaki, mochi, dango, etc. Dango is a traditional Japanese sweet dumpling made by adding w...

【Introduction to Kuri Manju】 Kuri Manju is a Japanese confectionery or wagashi, which is a bun or pastry associated with chestnut. It is another variety of Manju, a Japanese steamed cake filled with sweet Azuki paste. The sweet bean pa...

【What is Shinshu soba?】 Soba is a representative local food of Nagano Prefecture, so much so that Nagano Prefecture is synonymous with Shinshu soba. Shinshu soba is a generic term for buckwheat noodles generally made in Nagano Prefectu...

【What is White Gyoza?】 "White Gyoza" is a local gourmet dish from Chiba prefecture that consists of crusty dumplings filled with meat and vegetables. Locals wrapped the ingredients in thick skin and fried them in oil to make them crisp...

【What is Goshiki namagashi?】 Goshiki namagashi is a Japanese confectionery with an assortment of 5 types of unbaked confectionery, known as a celebratory confectionery for weddings and other occasions in Kanazawa. Locals also called th...

【What is Tori kawa?】 Tori kawa (とりかわ), sometimes called just kawa (かわ), are strips of fatty chicken skin, which have been grilled until crispy. In English, people call this dish "Chicken Skin." The "Torikawa" from Hakata, Fukuoka...

【What is Shojin ryori?】 Shojin ryori is a cuisine closely related to Buddhism that does not use meat or fish. It refers to dishes made with only plant-based ingredients such as vegetables and tofu. Locals based this on the precepts of ...