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Dishes from Japan

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Shoyu Ramen -- traditional dish from Japan AI image
Noodles & Pasta

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.

Japan · Tokyo and the Kanto plain; the most widely served ramen style across Japan
Torisashi -- traditional dish from Japan
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)
Kamaboko -- traditional dish from Japan AI image
Seafood

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.

Japan · Shizuoka, Yaizu, and Hakodate production centres + nationwide Japanese depachika and ekiben stalls
Panko -- traditional dish from Japan AI image
Drinks & Beverages

Panko

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

Japan · Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, plus nationwide industrial production)
Tempura Soba -- traditional dish from Japan AI image
Noodles & Pasta

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.

Japan · Japan (Edo/Tokyo origins, popular across the country, especially Kanto and Kyushu)
Tanuki Soba -- traditional dish from Japan AI image
Noodles & Pasta

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
Kamikaze -- traditional dish from Japan AI image
Drinks & Beverages

Kamikaze

A bracing equal-parts cocktail of vodka, triple sec, and lime juice - a sour-family drink with Pacific War origins, served straight up in a chilled glass with a sugared rim.

Japan · Worldwide (originated mid-20th century, popular in Japan and the United States)
Ikinari Dango -- traditional dish from Japan AI image
Desserts & Sweets

Ikinari Dango

Hand-held grilled rice dumplings on bamboo skewers, brushed with sweet soy glaze - a Japanese festival and hanami snack sold from roadside stalls and eaten on the spot.

Japan · Nationwide Japan (especially Kyoto, Tokyo, and the old Tōkaidō route)
Kusa Mochi -- traditional dish from Japan AI image
Desserts & Sweets

Kusa Mochi

Kusa mochi is Japanese mugwort rice cake, green from pounded yomogi leaves, traditionally filled with sweet red bean paste in spring.

Japan · Japan-wide in spring, with distinctive regional styles in Kyoto, Kantō and Sendai

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