Japanese Food

Menchi katsu is a popular side dish on par with croquette.

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Tsukemono is a kind of food, mostly vegetables, that has been pickled in salt, rice bran, miso, or something else.

Sweet foods, such as Japanese and Western confectionaries, are known as kanmi (sweets).

Natto is a traditional Japanese food made from fermented soybeans.

Omurice is one of the most well-known "Western foods" born in Japan between the Meiji and Taisho periods.

It is said that donburimono—rice served in a dish with its side dish placed on top—was created in the Edo period and originated with unadon, rice topped with eel.

Takoyaki is a specialty of Osaka that is just as famous as okonomiyaki.

Tsukudani is a dish that boils foods like seafood, seaweed, or vegetables in a salty-sweet seasoning made from ingredients such as sugar, soy sauce, and mirin.

Yakisoba is a noodle dish created by frying steamed Chinese noodles with meat and vegetables.

The onigiri (rice ball) is a simple dish consisting of a compacted ball of rice with some ingredients placed inside.

Pork cutlet is made by coating a thick slice of pork in flour, beaten egg, and breadcrumbs, and then deep frying it.

Oden is a dish made by simmering daikon, chikuwa, konnyaku, and a variety of other ingredients in a pot with soup.

Sukiyaki is a dish made from beef, tofu, spring onions, and other vegetables simmered in a sweet and salty sauce made with sugar and soy sauce as a base.

Rice has been an important part of the lives of Japanese people since ancient times.

Umeboshi are a type of pickle made from ume (plums) fruits that are dried in the sun after being salted and soaked in ume vinegar.

Chawanmushi is a dish made by mixing various ingredients along with a beaten egg and dashi stock in a small bowl.