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Wonderful Japanese CuisineA Guide for New Expats in Japan

By: Asia Expat Guides

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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