08-21-2018 03:36 AM - edited 07-03-2019 01:51 AM
As some of you may know, I’m from Sofia, Bulgaria, but had the opportunity to study at Fukuyama University a few years ago. I lived in a small village called Matsunaga, in Hiroshima prefecture. During my time there, I practiced my kanji, learned a lot, and met many wonderful people.
Two of the people I became close to were Mr. and Mrs. Atsuchi, an elderly couple living in a house next door. Their beautiful house was 100 years old with tatami floor, kotatsu, and a beautiful view when you open the traditional doors of the house.
Mr. and Mrs. Atsuchi helped me a lot throughout my year in Japan. Mrs. Atsuchi worked as a Japanese language teacher and I had the opportunity to learn from her every day. She taught me different things about the culture and the language.
She also often prepared traditional dishes and invited me to try them. Sometimes, she even asked me to cook with her. I didn’t have a single bad meal in Japan!
Here are the best dishes I tried during my time there.
Is it a pancake? Or is it a pizza? Hmm... Okonomiyaki is a real must when it comes to Japanese food, as it is so delicious! It is a fried pancake and consists of butter and cabbage. Different toppings and ingredients are added. It can be anything from sliced meat and seafood to wasabi and cheese. This variety is what gave it its name “Okonomi,” which means “to one’s liking.”
You can find Okonomiyaki all over Japan, in each restaurant that specialize in this dish but it is most popular in the West, particularly in the cities of Hiroshima and Osaka which have their own variations. I had Okonomiyaki in Hiroshima and Kyoto and they were very different. The Hiroshima-style Okonomiyaki includes a layer of fried Soba noodles and it became the best to me.
At some Okonomiyaki restaurants each dining table is equipped with an iron griddle (“teppan”) and the customers can receives the ingredients and prepare their Okonomiyaki by themselves.
It is a wheat noodle soup that was originally imported from China. It is one of the most popular and cheap dishes in Japan. Ramen restaurants, or “ramen-ya,” can be found everywhere in Japan, and they serve countless regional variations of this common noodle dish.
Shoyu Ramen is the most common type of ramen. This is usually what is served when the menu does not offer a specific type of soup. Shoyu ramen is clear, brown broth flavored noodle soup with soy sauce (shoyu).
The soup is usually made of chicken broth but often contains other types of meat such as pork, beef or fish depending on the region. It usually also contains hard-boiled egg and different vegetables, such as onion, mushrooms, bean sprouts, seaweed and corn.
Yakiniku is a Japanese version barbecue, which invites diners to cook slices of meat and vegetables on a plate or griddle in the middle of the table. Beef and offal are the most popular options at Yakiniku restaurants, but also pork, chicken and seafood are usually on the menu. If you are feeling really hungry, visit a Yakiniku that offers Tabehodai (all-you-can-eat), and stuff yourself silly!
What are some of the best Japanese dishes you’ve tried and where did you get them?
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08-21-2018 04:43 AM
Thanks @Ivi_Ge for share with us. All food looking very delicious.
08-21-2018 10:25 AM
Looks so delicious foods, thank you @Ivi_Ge for sharing
08-21-2018 03:49 PM
@Ivi_Ge oh my god your post is amazing! When I read it I thought back to my vacation in Japan two years ago! It was amazing! I absolutely loved Sapporo Beer 🙂
08-21-2018 04:24 PM
My favorite is yakisoba. I'm addicted, and it's my test of a Japanese restaurant back here in the states. If they can't make yakisoba right, I don't bother going there again.
08-21-2018 04:28 PM
I visit Japan on a more or less regular basis. My Farewell Dish is always okonomiyaki in a small shop in Matsumoto! Love it!!
08-21-2018
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Okonomiyaki looks very interesting, and I have no idea of what it would taste like.. I hope to try it some day.
I have had ramen a few times and it is pretty good, but not as good as I imagine it is in Japan. One of the places I've tried it is in a bar called 430.
I have also had a great udon in Nueva Casa Japonesa (in English: New Japanese House).
I have never had Yakiniku but I did have Yakitori in Tori Tori, which looks pretty similar.
I just googled it to know the difference between them and apparently Yakiniku involves grilling pork and beef yourself, like how it's done in Korean barbeques. I also found out that Yakiniku day in Japan is really soon, on August 29th!
Thank you for sharing this with us @Ivi_Ge ?
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08-21-2018 08:45 PM
感恩
日本是很會做料理的人
吃美食的特別国度
我可以很知道妳的感覺
08-21-2018 11:45 PM
Love your post! The food looks appetizing. Haven't tried any of those yet. But now, I want to!