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In general, a two-week trip to Japan gives you around forty opportunities to eat. That sounds like plenty, until you realize that all 47 prefectures have their own specialties and food traditions. This Japan food bucket list therefore na...

Japanese street food hits you before you even see the stall. First comes the smell: charcoal, sweet soy glaze, and something sizzling on a hot iron plate. You follow your nose without a plan. That's how most great matsuri food memories s...

Hiroshima is one of Japan's most distinctive food cities — a place where bold flavors, fresh Seto Inland Sea seafood, and deeply local traditions come together in ways you won't find anywhere else. The city is famous worldwide for its la...

Osaka does not do subtle. Japan's old merchant capital built its cooking around volume, speed and sauce, and it gave the country a word for the result: kuidaore, eating yourself into ruin. This is the birthplace of takoyaki, the home of ...

Konamon (粉もん) is a Kansai term for foods made with flour or other ground grains. In Osaka food culture, it is especially associated with takoyaki and okonomiyaki. The broader category, however, also covers noodles, bread, dumplings, a...

Osaka is renowned as a food lover's paradise, celebrated for its vibrant and diverse culinary scene. Known for the local saying "kuidaore," which means "eat until you drop," the city embodies a unique culinary culture that invites visito...

Okonomiyaki is a Japanese savory pancake cooked on a teppan griddle. The two main styles are Osaka-style and Hiroshima-style. It usually includes cabbage, batter, sauce, and customizable toppings. Okonomiyaki (also written お好み焼き) me...

Introduction to Kansai Style Okonomiyaki Kansai style okonomiyaki or also Osaka-style okonomiyaki is a Japanese traditional food in Osaka prefecture in the Kansai region. It is a predominant version of the dish, found throughout most of ...

Introduction to Hiroshima Style OkonomiyakiEven if you are not a Hiroshima citizen, you may have heard of " Hiroshima style okonomiyaki" once. Hiroshima style Okonomiyaki is a Japanese pancake with the ingredients layered on top rather t...

Japan has so many sweet savory pancakes ever since a long time ago and Negiyaki is one of them. It is the thinner version of Okonomiya.

Okonomiyaki is a Japanese savory pancake cooked on a teppan griddle. The two main styles are Osaka-style and Hiroshima-style. It usually includes cabbage, batter, sauce, and customizable toppings. Okonomiyaki (also written お好み焼き) me...

Japanese street food hits you before you even see the stall. First comes the smell: charcoal, sweet soy glaze, and something sizzling on a hot iron plate. You follow your nose without a plan. That's how most great matsuri food memories s...

Introduction to Hiroshima Style OkonomiyakiEven if you are not a Hiroshima citizen, you may have heard of " Hiroshima style okonomiyaki" once. Hiroshima style Okonomiyaki is a Japanese pancake with the ingredients layered on top rather t...

Konamon (粉もん) is a Kansai term for foods made with flour or other ground grains. In Osaka food culture, it is especially associated with takoyaki and okonomiyaki. The broader category, however, also covers noodles, bread, dumplings, a...

Osaka is renowned as a food lover's paradise, celebrated for its vibrant and diverse culinary scene. Known for the local saying "kuidaore," which means "eat until you drop," the city embodies a unique culinary culture that invites visito...

Japan has so many sweet savory pancakes ever since a long time ago and Negiyaki is one of them. It is the thinner version of Okonomiya.

Introduction to Kansai Style Okonomiyaki Kansai style okonomiyaki or also Osaka-style okonomiyaki is a Japanese traditional food in Osaka prefecture in the Kansai region. It is a predominant version of the dish, found throughout most of ...

Osaka does not do subtle. Japan's old merchant capital built its cooking around volume, speed and sauce, and it gave the country a word for the result: kuidaore, eating yourself into ruin. This is the birthplace of takoyaki, the home of ...

Hiroshima is one of Japan's most distinctive food cities — a place where bold flavors, fresh Seto Inland Sea seafood, and deeply local traditions come together in ways you won't find anywhere else. The city is famous worldwide for its la...