Food World

Sushi

Vinegared rice paired with raw fish and seafood - nigiri, maki and more.

Japan · Tokyo

Ramen

Japanese wheat-noodle soup in a rich broth with pork, egg and toppings.

Street Food

Karaage

Juicy bite-size fried chicken marinated in soy and ginger.

Sashimi

Pristine slices of raw fish, served without rice.

Desserts & Sweets

Kingyoku

Kingyoku is a translucent Japanese jelly confection set with agar and sugar - a jewel-like wagashi that captures the season.

Japan

Soups & Stews

Chankonabe

Chankonabe is one of the classic dishes in the stew tradition of Japan.

Japan

Rice Dishes

Katsu Curry

Crisp pork cutlet over rice with thick Japanese curry.

Japan · Tokyo and the Kanto plain; the most widely served ramen style across Japan

Shoyu Ramen

Shoyu ramen is Japan's classic soy-based ramen with a clear amber chicken-pork broth, thin alkaline noodles and chāshū, ajitama and scallion.

Meat & Grills

Torisashi

Thinly sliced raw chicken sashimi from Kagoshima and Miyazaki on Kyushu, dressed with sesame-miso or soy and wasabi and eaten at specialist poultry restaurants.

Japan · Japan (Kyushu: Kagoshima, Miyazaki)

Japan · Shizuoka, Yaizu, and Hakodate production centres + nationwide Japanese depachika and ekiben stalls

Kamaboko

Kamaboko is the classic Japanese steamed fish cake made from seasoned surimi, painted pink, and served at New Year, in bento, and in noodle broth.

Street Food

Okonomiyaki

Savoury cabbage pancake griddled and slathered with sauce.

Japan · Osaka

Japan · Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, plus nationwide industrial production)

Drinks & Beverages

Panko

Coarse Japanese breadcrumbs from crustless bread, fried light and crunchy for tonkatsu, korokke, and ebi fry.

Tempura

Seafood and vegetables in a feather-light, lacy batter.

Japan · Tokyo

Meat & Grills

Tonkatsu

Panko-crusted pork cutlet, shatteringly crisp outside and juicy within.

Japan · Tokyo

Japan · Nationwide, with strong roots in Kumamoto and Tottori

Udon

Thick, chewy wheat noodles in a savoury dashi broth.

Japan · Kagawa

Meat & Grills

Basashi

Basashi is thinly sliced raw horse meat served as sashimi, a mountain-region delicacy tied to Kumamoto, Tottori and other parts of Japan.

Street Food

Takoyaki

Molten battered balls filled with octopus, off a special griddle.

Japan · Osaka

Japan · Japan (Edo/Tokyo origins, popular across the country, especially Kanto and Kyushu)

Tempura Soba

A Japanese noodle dish of soba in dashi broth, topped with a piece of crisp shrimp or kakiage tempura - a Tokyo staple since the Edo period, often eaten standing at a counter.

Rice Dishes

Gunkanmaki

Gunkanmaki is a "battleship" sushi from Japan, with vinegared rice wrapped in nori and topped with salmon roe or sea urchin. An Edo-mae sushi classic.

Japan

Mentaiko

Spicy marinated pollock roe, eaten with rice or pasta.

Japan · Fukuoka

Desserts & Sweets

Mochi

Chewy pounded-rice cakes, sweet or savoury, soft and stretchy.

Tanuki Soba

Tanuki Soba is a Japanese noodle dish with chilled soba and crispy tempura bits, dipped in a sweetened soy sauce and eaten at train station counters across Japan.

Japan · Japan

Japan · Kansai, Kanto, Nationwide

Buri Daikon

Buri Daikon is a Japanese winter braise of yellowtail belly and daikon radish in sweet soy - a homestyle comfort dish served from a donabe to the family table.