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Japanese cuisine is the most interesting part when you come to Japan !! πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅πŸ―πŸ’ They usually use locally sourced fresh ingredients and utilizes special cooking techniques to bring out the natural flavors πŸ₯’🎌🍱 Lets enjoy all the food to make your day more happier <3





Udon (うどん) 🍜 πŸ₯🍑🍒

Udon is most often served hot as a noodle soup in a mild, salty broth. Its simplest form is called kake udon. This consists only of dashi stock, soy sauce (shōyu), mirin, and udon noodles. Different things can be put on top of the soup as toppings. Often thinly cut scallions are used, along with other common toppings such as kamaboko, prawn or vegetable tempura, some spices, and wakame.







Taiyaki (γŸγ„γ‚„γ)

Taiyaki is a Japanese baked cake, shaped like a fish – cute! Taiyaki literally means 'baked fish' in Japanese and it replicates the shape of a 'Tai' – the Japanese red seabream. Traditionally, Taiyaki is filled with a red bean paste made from sweetened azuki beans.

how to eat it?
According to Japan Experience, the way you eat your Taiyaki reveals a lot about your personality! Munch on the head first? - Well you're an optimist but a little bit aggressive.
Head for the tail? - This means you're romantic but a little but naive. Or maybe you just head straight for the guts? - Apparently your energetic, athletic and friendly







Sushi (すし) 🍣 πŸ™


 Sushi receives its name from the rice not the fish.
Although in the west we tend to associate sushi with raw fish, a curious fact is that the term sushi refers to the rice and not the fish. The piece of raw dish is called sashimi. While sushi means “sour-tasting” a word that hails back sushi’s origins and narezushi in spite of the fact that sushi is not a fermented dish anymore. Sushi is the combination of the words “su” and “meshi”. In English this means vinegar and rice. Sushi refers to the slightly sweet, vinegared rice, sometimes called shari, paired with a garnish or neta of seafood, egg or vegetables either raw or cooked.









Natto ( γͺっとう)

Natto is known for its strong musky smell and unusual slimy texture, which yields mucous-like strings when stirred and eaten. Its taste has been described as being a 'bit funky.' In order to mediate some of the strong flavors it is usually eaten on top of rice with mentsuyu, a soy sauce-based condiment, and Japanese mustard. Natto also rich in protein, minerals and vitamins; most importantly it is an excellent source of vitamin K2. This vitamin is said to be important for bone and heart health.







Takoyaki ( γŸγ“η„Όγ)
 
Takoyaki was first popularized in Osaka, where a street vendor named Tomekichi Endo is credited with its invention in 1935.
Takoyaki was inspired by akashiyaki, a small round dumpling from the city of Akashi in Hygo Prefecture made of an egg-rich batter and octopus.
  Also known as 'octopus balls' or 'octopus dumplings. This delicacy is cooked using a special hot plate with rows of half-spherical moulds. The takoyaki are turned with a pick or skewer every minute or so to ensure an evenly-cooked outside and a perfect ball-shaped dumpling in the end.
































































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