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Wonderful Japanese CuisineA Guide for New Expats in Japan
By: Asia Expat Guides
Without a doubt, sushi is the most famous
Japanese dish. Combining cooked
vinegared rice with other ingredients such
as raw fish and other seafood, good sushi
relies on two things: the freshness of the
ingredients and the knife skills of the chef. Whether you like your
raw fish draped over bite-sized balls of
vinegared rice, rolled up in toasted nori seaweed
or pressed into fat rectangular logs,
delicious sushi can be found in every price
range.
Sushi
Tempura is a Japanese dish of seafood or
vegetables that have been battered and
deep fried. Ironically, this iconic Japanese
dish finds its roots abroad, in Portugal.
When Portuguese missionaries and traders arrived in
Nagasaki in the mid-16th century, they
brought with them a taste for rich foods
and the technique of deep-frying.Tempur
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Despite being Japan's national dish, curry isn't
a traditional Japanese recipe—it was brought over by Indian traders
during the Meiji Era. But in the intervening decades, it's been
adapted to Japanese tastes and has become
Japan's quintessential comfort food. Much
sweeter than its Indian counterparts, Japanese
curry rice is prepared with every imaginable
combination of Japanese vegetable, meat, or
seafood; its spiciness customized per the customer's wishes.
Japanese Curry Rice
The term 'octopus balls' doesn't do justice to this
delectable snack from Osaka, which is the city’s most revered
street food. Takoyaki are ball-shaped fritters -
crispy on the outside, creamy on the inside, and anchored by the firm bite of octopus.
Toppings include seaweed, bonito fish
flakes, barbecue sauce, scallions, and
mayonnaise. Takoyaki is a favorite at festivals
and as a late-afternoon snack.
Takoyaki
Yakitori is meat skewers slathered in
tangy barbecue sauce and grilled to perfection. You can sample all manner
of protein, from pork to beef liver to chicken heart.
Those with more conservative tastes
can try skewers of negima, chicken meat and spring onions, or gyuu
rosu, chunks of beef loin.
Yakitori
Yakiniku is Korean-style barbecue adapted to
Japanese tastes, and it is an extremely
popular food in Japan. Part of yakiniku's
appeal is the campfire-like atmosphere: each diner cooks his or her
own meat on a griddle built into the table.
Grill vegetables, pork, beef, chicken, and
shellfish, or horumon delicacies like beef
tongue, chicken heart, tripe, or liver. Any way you grill it, yakiniku is perfection on a plate.
Yakiniku
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