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【What is Gyutan?】 Gyūtan (牛タン) is a Japanese food that consists of grilled beef tongue.  Because gyūtan literally means "cow tongue," it is also used in Japan to refer to cow tongues. In 1948, the Japanese first prepared Gyūtan...

Do you love eating rice? Most Asian countries have rice in their meals. As a matter of fact, you can say that rice is the staple food of Asia. Asian households consume more than ninety percent (90%) of rice worldwide. Meanwhile, Harako M...

【Introduction to Kamaboko】 Kamaboko is a traditional Japanese food and is commonly a variety of Japanese fish cakes. Several kinds of fresh fish meat or reprocessed pureed white fish called surimi make up Kamaboko. Consequently, Whitef...

【Introduction to Zunda Mochi】 Zunda Mochi is a traditional Japanese sweet in the Tohoku region, Miyagi prefecture. It is a mochi confectionary and is one of the "three major Sendai specialties." Zunda Mochi uses edamame, a Japanese nam...