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Makizushi is considered to be representative of sushi along with nigiri sushi. In Japan, the food culture of sushi rolls, which appeared in the Edo period, has flourished both in Japan and overseas. With the popularity of it, various var...

Kibinago is a type of fish of the herring family that is caught all year round. You can find it easily at supermarket in Japanese but do you know the correct way to eat it? This time, we will introduce the characteristics of Kibinago, wh...

Talking about Japanese style street food, Gyoza is considered to be one of the most popular dish. Gyoza (餃子）is Japanese dumplings that usually consists of wheat flour based dough with various fillings such as meat, vegetables, etc. In...

When you think of eel dishes, don't you think of kabayaki like "unaju", "unadon" and "hitsumabushi"? In fact, "Shirayaki" is also recommended. There may be some people who have never eaten shirayaki. Therefore, we would like to introduce...

 When autumn comes, a lot of autumn ingredients will be on the market. It's everyone's favorite season not only because of the cool weather but also because of good food. Speaking of seasonal food of autumn, what is the first thing that ...

There are hundreds of matsuri (Japanese traditional festival) all over Japan when summer comes. At matsuri, you can enjoy a lot of Japanese traditional food such as yakisoba, yakitori, ikayaki, etc. Today, we would like to introduce Kaki...

If you come to combini (or "Convenience Stores") in Japan, you can find a dish called "Hiyashi Chuka" almost everywhere you go. This dish is usually eaten in Japan in hot summer days. Although it is so popular in Japan, there are not muc...

Anago-meshi, a specialty of Miyajima, Hiroshima Prefecture, is a local dish that is also called the taste of home in Hiroshima. Since it became a hit as an ekiben in 1901 (Meiji 34), it is now attracting attention not only from Hiroshima...

"Iwakuni Sushi" is a local dish of Iwakuni castle town in Yamaguchi. Although it is Oshizushi, the seasoning of the ingredients has a similar nuance to Chirashizushi. The sushi rice is pressed firmly because it is embossed with a large a...

Kobe beef is known as one of Japan's top three wagyu beef. In order to be called Kobe beef, it is necessary to pass thorough management and strict standards. Today, we want to introduce standards for "Kobe beef" and let's see what w...