On Tuesday, I talked about Japanese tea. Today, I’m going to talk about “English style tea.” “English style tea” is…
漬物（つけもの/Tsukemono）
つけもの 漬物 (tsukemono) is a generic word for Japanese pickles. Although the consumption of Tsukemono is on a decrease due…
おこのみやき
おこのみやき Your content goes here… おこのみやき is a savoury pancake in Japan. The word おこのみやき is made of 2 parts…
ぎょうざ/ギョーザ
ギョーザ The Japanese word ぎょうざ comes from the Chinese word 餃子 (in that sense, I should be writing it as…
えだまめ
If you had a chance to dine in a Japanese restaurant, you may have come across えだまめ beans. Many Japanese…
そうめん
そうめん そうめん (soumen) are very thin noodles made of wheat flour and are usually served cold with a light flavored…
Ra-men
The word “ramen” comes from the Chinese word, 拉麺, but ラーメン is a Japanese dish. It consists of Chinese-style wheat…
Soba
そば そば is the Japanese word for “buckwheat” and it usually refers to thin brown noodles made from buckwheat flour.…
Udon
For the coming few weeks, I will talk about Japanese noodles. The first one is うどん, thick wheat noodles. It…
Mizutaki
水炊き（みずたき/Mizutaki） is another hot pot dish in which fish or meat (most often chicken) and vegetables are cooked in unseasoned…
Sukiyaki
Sukiyaki is a dish that is prepared and served in the hot pot style. It consists of meat (usually…
Shabu shabu
Shabu-shabu (しゃぶしゃぶ) is a hotpot dish of thinly sliced meat and vegetables. The food is cooked piece by piece by…
Karaage
I have talked about カツ(katsu)/フライ(furai) and てんぷら(tempura) already and からあげ(karaage) is the third type of fried food in Japan I’m…
Tempura
Tenpura is a deep fried seafood or vegetable in a very light batter. It is one of the most well-known…
Katsu and Furai
カツ and フライ are both deep-fries coated with bread crumb (パン粉/ぱんこ). カツ is usually meat (ビフカツ/bihukatsu – beef, トンカツ/tonkatsu –…
Onigiri
Unlike sushi, rice for onigiri is plain (i.e. not vinegared). Umeboshi (pickled plum), grilled salmon and/or おかか (bonito flakes with…
Sashimi
I think these days, many English speakers know what “sashimi” is, but today I will give you “True of False”…
おかず
Somebody in Japan asked me the other day, “what is the English word for おかず?” Do you know what…
ハンバーグ
If you go to family restaurants in Japan, you will see some kinds of ハンバーグ in the menu. It is…
Sushi in Australia vs Sushi in Japan
It seems sushi has gained citizenship in Australia. You can find sushi shops everywhere and many people eat sushi for…
