We cook like the Japanese. Japanese cuisine - traditional recipes for dishes at home, features of this cuisine
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If you are tired of empty cereals, I suggest preparing a savory and very easy-to-prepare Japanese dish. Everything will turn out great for you, even if you don’t know how to cook.
Each country has its own way of making an omelet with its own special ingredients. Japanese omelette with rice will surprise you with its composition, but also beautiful way filing.
Today I will show you how to make nigiri at home. However, the nigiri recipe is extremely simple, and you can figure it out even without it. But for clarity, I think a recipe with a photo will come in handy for many.
Japanese rice is made with eggs and vegetables. You can also add meat or tofu, to taste. Japanese rice can be good delicious side dish or a light main course. Try it.
In order to cook rolls at home, you only need a can of canned tuna and carrots. Delicious and hearty rolls canned tuna will be a complete meal.
Recipe for a simple and light meal from fried shrimp with onion. Onion attached to shrimp spicy taste. Shrimp can be served as an appetizer or as a hot dish with boiled rice.
The Japanese and Koreans still cannot share this recipe - each side assures that kimchi is precisely its national treasure. For us, the origin of this delicious dish is not so important as the technology of its preparation. So, a simple kimchi soup recipe adapted to Russian culinary realities;)
Traditional option cooking beef in Japan using vegetables, soy sauce and sesame seeds. It turns out quite unusual, but at the same time incredibly pleasant taste.
Japanese chicken legs are best served with rice. Are obtained chicken legs savory, so serve the rice fresh.
Tofu in batter looks like fish fingers. The dish is hearty, quick to prepare and suitable for vegetarians. This is beautiful hot snack. Tofu is breaded and fried in oil. Try it!
Sweetish spicy taste liver in Japanese will appeal to lovers of new sensations. I tell you how to make liver in Japanese - I recommend trying it, the dish is very good!
Shrimp patties are one of the most popular Japanese dishes. Yes, and in the country rising sun make cutlets :) I advise you to try, the taste is very unusual.
For two decades now, sushi and rolls have conquered the entire planet, but another Japanese-style fish recipe has bypassed global recognition. Meanwhile, sashimi is one of the simplest and most delicious meals in the world!
Rolls at home are easy to prepare, besides, it can be a fun and tasty entertainment for a group of friends. You will need a bamboo mat, nori, sushi rice, avocado and salmon.
If you have leftover rolls that you could not eat the day before, then make a simple dish - rolls in tempura. It is very easy - I will tell and even show with pictures how to do it.
love oriental cuisine and want to repeat at home? There is nothing easier, because it is enough to cook meat in Japanese style and plunge into the unforgettable atmosphere of the Land of the Rising Sun.
Pay attention to the ingredients - this is not a simple spicy chicken, this is Japanese-style chicken in unusual sauce With coconut milk! It's getting ready exotic dish easy and short.
Chicken Roll Recipe - Making Asian rolls with chicken, ginger, apple, onion and sweet chili sauce.
Recipe for barbecue scallops, oranges, ginger and cucumbers with honey. If you are using wooden skewers, soak them in water for 30 minutes before using.
Marinated shiitake takes 40 minutes to cook. This - tasty snack which can be stored in the refrigerator. When marinating, in addition to shiitake mushrooms, add cloves, pepper and other spices.
Shiitake noodles are good for a snack, side dish or a light lunch. You can add seafood, chicken or other meat to such noodles. A dish of fresh Asian noodles, shiitake mushrooms and spices is being prepared.
Shiitake mushroom soup is simple and very tasty. Add tofu to the shiitake soup, a little mushroom or enoki, as well as green onions. It turns out a light, elegant and at the same time very satisfying soup.
Japanese traditional shiitake miso soup is cooked in half an hour. Ginger, tofu, vegetables and, of course, miso are added to it. Shiitake is a source of vitamin D, so the soup comes out both tasty and healthy.
As a rule, wasabi paste, which is used when serving rolls and preparing some Asian dishes, is bought in a store. I will tell you how to make wasabi at home from wasabi powder.
Daikon came to us from the East. If you have not tried to cook a daikon radish salad, you urgently need to fix it. Very useful and economical, not bitter. Worth cooking!
Chicken "Katsu"
Chicken "Katsu" is a Japanese dish that is very tasty fried in an egg and breadcrumbs chicken fillet. Everyone can cook it - especially with a simple step-by-step recipe.
I show how to make sushi (rolls) at home. If you have never tried to cook sushi (rolls) at home - try it. The process is simple and exciting, and the result is very tasty!
delicious recipe rice with seafood. The Japanese consider rice to be a sacred food. The attitude to this product is also special. A lot of dishes are prepared with rice, dishes with a sea cocktail are especially popular.
Chicken fillet in Teriyaki sauce
Exotic yet simple cooking recipe chicken fillet in the traditional Japanese sauce Teriyaki, which is prepared with soy sauce.
Teriyaki sauce (Teriyaki) is a Japanese dish based on soy sauce. You can buy it in the store, or you can cook it at home, especially since the recipe for making teriyaki sauce is not at all complicated.
Enjoy the subtle exquisite taste sushi with eel, touch the secrets of Japanese cuisine. Making eel sushi at home is quite simple, but it turns out tastier than in a sushi bar!
Shrimp rolls are dedicated to all lovers of sushi and seafood. Making rolls at home is easy, and step by step recipe with a photo will tell you in detail how to do it.
Salad "Chuka"
Chuka salad is a traditional Japanese salad made from seaweed. I tell you how to make Chuka salad at home - it's quite simple if you have the right ingredients.
The Japanese also eat meatballs. Japanese cutlets with cheese are quite similar to the cutlets we are used to, but they still differ in some ways. I share the recipe for Japanese meatballs!
Marinated Fish Recipe - Cooking grilled tuna under a Japanese marinade. In addition to fish dishes, the marinade is also suitable for chicken, beef, tofu and vegetables.
Rolls with avocado, salmon and cucumber - one of the most popular classic types rolls. Avocado, salmon and cucumber are classics of the genre. If you are cooking or trying for the first time - then what you need.
Japanese potato salad It's something you've definitely never tried before. The most ordinary, familiar vegetables give birth to a Japanese salad that is completely unexpected in taste and design.
Recipe for hot rolls with salmon and cucumber.
To try delicious rolls with tuna and cucumber, it is not at all necessary to go to a sushi bar or restaurant. It is enough to open this recipe and try a little. Good luck!
Daikon chamomile is incredible beautiful appetizer which will look spectacular on any festive table and will give a subconscious signal to all guests: here they know how to cook tasty and beautiful.
Pickled daikon is an easy-to-make and simply excellent appetizer or side dish. Surprise your guests with this wonderful pickled vegetable!
Miso soup is a traditional Japanese dish suitable for healthy eating. In Japan, this soup is cooked for breakfast and throughout the day. Easy to prepare recipe. Ingredients: dashi, miso, tofu.
Futomaki with scrambled eggs and shiitake are rolls for those who do not trust raw fish. It turns out no worse than with salmon, tuna or eel. Dedicated to the same roll lovers like me :)
Don't be scared, japanese omelet with soy sauce- This is a fairly simple dish to prepare that does not require any outlandish and inaccessible ingredients. Everything is simple, fast and very tasty!
Actually, this salad is called "Ebi Sunomono", but for simplicity I will simply call it - Japanese cucumber salad :) A great idea for a simple but unusual vegetable salad.
Japanese classic traditional cuisine- sushi with salmon. You don't have to go to a restaurant to cook awesome salmon sushi - you can do it at home!
The most popular type of tea in Japan. More than 80% of the tea produced in the country is septya. It is very gentle, fragrant and useful. It is obtained from the bunch and gyokuro varieties.
Remember the various coffee surrogates made from grains and chicory that were popular in the Soviet Union? Before you is a much more ancient Japanese analogue of roasted barley grains, which has retained its popularity today.
Vegetarian vegetable miso soup - delicious and very healthy soup. Japanese food based on fish, but we will prepare a soup without fish, but nevertheless full of vitamins and useful substances!
Hosomaki are rolls and sushi with one filling. If you are preparing rolls for the first time, then this great option to master the process.
Sweet gentle rolls will certainly appeal to all girls and sweet tooth. The recipe for sweet rolls is very easy to prepare.
Mussels are shellfish. If you follow the rules of technology, you can cook very tasty dishes from them.
Recipe for a gourmet a la Japanese soup of tuna, mushrooms and sea greens with an appetizer of sprats in dough.
Genmaicha (genmaicha), from the Japanese "brown rice tea" - ancient energy drink used by the poor to maintain strength. It was made from green tea leaves and fried rice.
Tamago yaki recipe. Japanese omelet - tamago yaki, very popular dish Japanese cuisine.
Recipe Asian food spinach, soy sauce, rice vinegar, Japanese wine and sesame oil.
Recipe for making rolls with grape leaves. For those who do not want to collect excess weight you will love this dish.
"Chakin Shibori" Japanese dessert
In the process of cooking, a very unusual and original dessert. You won't need much time to prepare this dish. It turns out very tasty. The Japanese love this dessert.
world famous rice vodka from the Land of the Rising Sun is actually rice beer if you look closely at the cooking process. Interestingly, this drink is easy to make at home!
Recipe for crispy shrimp pouches. This dish is very good for lunch.
Recipe for cabbage rolls with shrimp sea kale and lettuce leaves. The dish is low-calorie, satisfying, tasty and very healthy.
Recipe for Taco Rice with Onion, Garlic, ground beef, soy sauce, cumin, lettuce, tomatoes. Mozzarella cheese, salsa and sour cream.
A modern Japanese omelet recipe. In Japan, it is also called Wasei-eigo (wasei-eigo), in England it is known as the "Japanese portmanteau" (Japanese portmanteau)
It can be said without exaggeration that japanese food arouse genuine interest in a European person. The unusualness of dishes in terms of taste and aesthetic parameters attracts an increasing number of fans and the passion for Japanese cuisine is rapidly spreading around the world.
Now you will not surprise anyone with Japanese food and specialty restaurants are growing like mushrooms. We can safely say that Japanese cuisine is a paradise for gourmets and lovers of healthy food.
What is very common and popular with us, for example sushi, rolls is not a typical daily meal for the Japanese. Often what the Japanese eat is much simpler. Even on the example of what our Japanese teachers treat us to at various thematic meetings, we can conclude that the Japanese prefer healthy food and I would probably prefer our food, which is richer and brighter in taste.
But I also love it very much and, on occasion, either or do not miss the opportunity to visit Japanese cuisine establishments.
As an example, we were treated to ourselves ( buckwheat noodles), boiled with finely chopped nori (seaweed), you could add, if desired, wasabi and soy sauce. Another time it was beans (adzuki) with gravy and something white added, like balls of rice flour. Traditional sweets are also made with the addition of rice flour and as sweet stuffing adzuki is used. And of course traditional Japanese green tea.
And what do the Japanese prefer? Today we will walk from north to south across the Japanese islands and see the most delicious or rather not very famous dishes, but popular in Japan.
Hokkaido is the northernmost and coldest island of the Japanese archipelago, what kind of dishes do they prefer here?
They don’t prefer ... actually, the feature of Hokkaido is crabs, but today we will focus on the Hokkaido Baked Cheese Tarts, already known outside of Japan, in order to try hot pies with cheese filling, the Japanese line up. Hokkaido is famous for its dairy products and three types of cheese are used to make cheese pies. Components cheese filling is a closely guarded secret.
The pies have the perfect balance between sweet and savory, paired with silky custard and a crispy crust that frames the splendor of the cheeses. cheese pie eat both warm and frozen, then custard looks like an eskimo.
Hokkaido baked cheeses (Baked Cheese Tarts) is a trademark and is widely known outside of Japan, in particular in Australia, the delicacy was liked by the locals.
The next dish is typical for Hokkaido - Jingisukan (Genghis Khan) - you know such a Japanese dish Genghis Khan is a variation of it - it's grilled or dome-shaped frying pan fried lamb with onions and various local vegetables - bell pepper, green onion and others. This dish is also popular in China and Thailand, and although its origin is debatable, Japan is rightfully recognized as its home. Spring and summer in Hokkaido is picnic time and Genghis Khan is the most popular dish of these seasons.
A favorite delicacy and must-have souvenir from Hokkaido is the Rokkatei Marusei sandwich, a biscuit or biscuit filled with white chocolate, raisins, and butter made from milk produced in Hokkaido.
Ramen is an iconic dish in Japanese cuisine. Each region, prefecture, and even each cafe and restaurant has its own version of such a popular dish. Hokkaido is no exception. In the cold winter months big dish hot ramen is what you need for peace and tranquility (the Japanese are big fans and even fans of food, especially delicious).
Ramen made in Sapporo is usually a rich broth and a lot of noodles with sweet corn. Typical of Hokkaido, there is a long queue for ramen.
To Tahoku signature dish considered はらこ飯 (Harakomeshi)
With the advent of autumn, from mid-September to December, residents of the Tahoku region, Miyagi prefecture enjoy this delicious and delicious dish. Literally, it means rice with salmon or rice with caviar. At this time of the year, the Abukuma River begins fishing for selected salmon.
Rice is boiled in salmon broth and sprinkled with caviar on top - I can assume that it is really tasty, at least it is very beautiful.
IN THE KANTO REGION YOU CAN MEET A VERY DIFFERENT DISH Monjayaki
For local residents, this dish takes the palm for the title of the most delicious and at the same time the most "ugly" non-aesthetic dish. The principle of cooking monjiyaki is the same as that, but they add a lot of seafood and a jelly-like sauce, as a result of which the dish does not take on a solid form, but remains soft and vague, which is not so easy to eat.
SWEETS OF OKINAWA AND KYUSHU
Dangos are sweet balls on sticks made from rice dough. This is a very popular and favorite sweet among the Japanese. Depending on what seasoning will be used in the preparation of dango, its type and hence the name is determined, for example, if dango is made from red beans or with adzuki paste, then it will be called An-dango, and if with the addition soy flour, then its name will be Kinako dango. Well, in Okinawa and Kyushu, dango is traditionally made from slices of raw sweet potatoes with the addition of moderately sweet anko (red beans). All this is wrapped in dough and steamed.
And Kyushu is also famous for tonkatsu ramen - pork bones are boiled for several hours until the broth turns into a jelly-like mass, then noodles, pork meat and spices are added to the broth. At first, this dish arose as a fast food for people who worked in the fish market. Today, it takes a considerable amount of time to prepare, and a special chain of restaurants based in Fukuoka specializes in its preparation.
In Kagawa prefecture, udon sanuki is the most popular and favorite dish. There are more than 800 specialized restaurants here, and each taxi driver can provide the tourist with information in which of the restaurants you can eat or try one or another type of udon sanuki.
At first glance, I did not see anything unusual and “healthy” in the above dishes. Meat broths(about which they write that it would be better not to eat), cookies, noodles. On the other hand, each dish is added a large number of greens and various algae, vegetable fillings predominate in sweets.
What do you think you can call healthy food those beautiful Japanese dishes? Although, of course, it was not the purpose of this article to list exactly "healthy" Japanese food. Personally, I really liked はらこ飯 (Harakomeshi), I would gladly include it in my diet if there was the Abukuma River nearby, which would have selected salmon.
So what do you think is the most popular dish in Japan? I am sure that many will call sushi and this is not far from the truth. Sushi in Japan is really loved and often eaten, but there are other, more popular dishes. So let's go..
ramen
1. Ramen are Japanese wheat noodles with meat or fish broth. Many believe that only very poor people eat this dish. However, in Japan, ramen is very popular, because it is considered both very tasty and healthy food. Most often they prefer ramen with meat and vegetables. Different regions of the country prepare their own type of broth for the dish. The most popular broths with soy sauce.
Ramen is very easy to prepare: put the boiled noodles in a bowl, pour the broth, add the rest of the ingredients on top: vegetables, eggs, pickles.
Donburi
2. In Japan, this is the name for rice dishes with meat, fish or vegetables. The recipe is very simple: put in a cup boiled rice, and on top - boiled or fried meat and vegetables. Rice with fried pork is called “tonkatsu”, but if you add beef and onions to rice, you get “gyudon”.
Sushi
3. Sushi is a traditional Japanese dish made from thin pieces raw fish and rice mixed with vinegar seasoning. Sometimes the fish is placed on small triangles, which are molded from rice, but mostly they are rolled into a roll of seaweed. (nori) and rice, after which the roll is cut (rolls) across, circles.
Japanese curry
4. This is a very popular dish in Japan. Japanese curry is less spicy than Indian curry. The dish is meat with vegetables in thick sauce curries laid out on top of rice.
Onigiri
5. Onigiri represent rice ball, in the core of which they put a piece of fish (salmon, tuna) or pickled plum.
Onigiri is prepared as follows: put warm rice on the palm, put the filling in the middle of the rice, after which, we begin to slowly squeeze it all. The main thing is not to squeeze the rice, as pressed rice is not as tasty.
Nabe
6. Nabe call a large pot of meat and vegetables boiled in broth. Nabe with broth based on soy sauce is called “oden”. Shabu shabu, sukiyaki and chanko are all varieties of nabe.
Tyahan
7. Tyahan- This fried rice with all sorts of additives. The most common chahan includes fried: rice, egg and onion, with the addition of soy sauce.
Tempura
8. Tempura- These are seafood and vegetables in batter, deep-fried. Tempura is served with various specific sauces. The most commonly used vegetables are potatoes, Bell pepper, bow and bamboo. Shrimp are especially popular for making seafood tempura.
Udon
9. It is a type of flour noodles served with fish broth along with seaweed, fish cakes and vegetables. The main difference from ramen is that no egg is used in the preparation of noodles.
Fried meat "Yaki"
10. Yaks means "fried" in Japanese. Yakiniku- Grilled and skewered chicken. This can be bought both in restaurants and on the streets, during various events. Yakizakana is Fried fish. In ordinary Japanese stoves there is no oven, but there is a small grill where you can fry fish.
Japanese cuisine is food for people who want to live long. Food from Japan is the reference all over the world proper nutrition. One of the reasons for the long closure of the Land of the Rising Sun from the world is its geography. It also largely determined the originality of the diet of its inhabitants. What is the name of Japanese food? What is its originality? Find out from the article!
Japanese food is originality not so much in the ingredients of each dish, but in the centuries-old methods of preparation and serving. Attention to detail here main secret And distinguishing feature cuisines of Japan. Every nuance, ritual and rule is important. Japanese food is prepared exclusively from fresh produce, so each dish is part of the natural cycle, a continuation of the thought of the eternal change of seasons.
Serving and serving meals
Probably, in no other cuisine of the world do they pay so much attention to serving dishes and table setting as in Japanese. Beauty and minimalism - this is the combination that traditional tableware has, diverse in shape, materials and sizes. Japanese food has the same qualities as dishes: the clearest example is sushi and sashimi and their decorations - leaves, flowers, grass. Each plate Japanese delicacies is a true masterpiece.
Japanese cuisine products
The change of seasons is instantly reflected on the table of the inhabitants of the Land of the Rising Sun. After heat treatment and cooking, each ingredient must retain its natural texture and color. The aroma is only emphasized by numerous spices and seasonings.
The cuisine of Japan is characterized by the preservation of the taste of vegetables, fish, meat, fruits, seafood, tofu and other products in a natural way.
The main condiments are soy sauce and miso, which are made according to traditional technology. They vary in color and taste, existing in three main varieties.
Japanese food is primarily rice. It is the main ingredient in the cuisine of the Land of the Rising Sun and is included in most dishes.
About 150 years ago, the people of Japan were afraid to eat meat products. Their modern kitchen is still built mainly on seafood and dishes that are made from legumes soy products such as yuba, tofu, natto, miso soup and soy sauce.
Fresh ingredients play an important role in Japanese cooking. For example, vegetables, seafood and mushrooms, the set of which depends on the season outside the window. In addition, in each of the regions of Japan there are local dishes that can also be tasted in Tokyo.
Japanese food, whose names are often very difficult to remember and pronounce, is becoming more and more popular in Russia. Now we will tell you more about those dishes that are enjoyed with pleasure in the Land of the Rising Sun.
Main dishes
Japanese food, the list of which is very diverse, despite a very limited set of ingredients, will appeal to many gourmets and simply exotic lovers. The cuisine of this country has thousands of dissimilar ones. Let's talk about some of them.
Udon is a type of wheat noodle that does not contain an egg. In most cases, udon is served hot, like noodle soup in broth.
Soba is a greyish-brown noodle made from buckwheat flour. Most often served cold without broth.
Sushi is a traditional dish of the Land of the Rising Sun, which is made from various seafood and rice.
Sashimi, or sashimi, is one of the national dishes of Japanese cuisine. Under this "terrible" name lies nothing more than a fillet of different varieties fish that are cut into small pieces. Other seafood is sometimes used as well. The fish are subjected to minimal heat treatment or served raw. Served with wasabi, ginger and soy sauce.
Miso soup - National dish Japanese cuisine. Made with onion, miso and aburaage.
A Japanese dish of chicken pieces, along with the entrails that are grilled over coals on bamboo skewers, is yakitori. served either with salt alone or with tare sauce, which is made from soy sauce, sugar and mirin. In this case, the meat is poured with sauce, fried until cooked, and then served, poured over with the same sauce. Sometimes this dish is served with lemon juice. Yakitori is a very popular Japanese dish.
Snacks
Snacks in Japan are also very diverse.
A very popular dish in the Land of the Rising Sun - takoyaki - is prepared from a piece of octopus and liquid dough. The appetizer is fried in a special frying pan, which has hemispherical recesses.
Takuan is no less popular traditional snack in Japan. It is prepared from daikon radish.
condiments
European chefs add spices and herbs to the dish as it cooks. And culinary specialists in Japan use them only to ready meal acquired additional taste or aromatic shades. You can sprinkle spices on your food, or you can add them to a dipping sauce.
The most famous seasonings of the Land of the Rising Sun are ginger, wasabi and shiso. In addition to them, Japanese chefs also use a variety of wild herbs who are called sansai. Each of them has a unique flavor and aroma.
Gari is a type of pickled vegetable called tsukemono. This is a young ginger, cut into thin slices, which was pickled with the addition of sugar and vinegar.
Gary has a peculiar pungent taste that is often associated with perfumery. It is usually served with sushi along with soy sauce and wasabi. Gary is necessary in order to interrupt the aftertaste after the transition from one type of sushi to another. No need to eat a lot of ginger or gari - just enough little piece. In addition, you can use a piece of ginger as a brush to smear sushi with soy sauce.
Dessert
Japanese food for children is, of course, primarily desserts and sweets. Cooks of the Land of the Rising Sun prepare sweets from various berries, fruits, nuts, as well as milk and dairy products. Rice in Japan is used even for desserts.
Dessert is accompanied by green tea without sugar. This drink makes it possible to enjoy the taste of sweets, revealing it to the fullest.
One of the most popular desserts in Japan, it is wagashi, traditional. They are prepared using exclusively fresh natural ingredients such as legumes, rice, sweet potatoes, chestnuts, a variety of herbs and teas.
Beverages
Residents of the Land of the Rising Sun are very fond of various fruit and berry and cold drinks. But the obligatory and most favorite here, of course, is tea. In Japan, this drink is brewed not at all in small and pot-bellied teapots, but right in the mugs, from where they drink.
Teamakers from Japan claim that best time in order to drink tea, this is a moment a few minutes after brewing the drink. Then, when the twisted tea leaves straighten out, and the tea gains taste. The latter can be judged by the color of the drink: greenish-brown.
japanese food powder
This recent invention inhabitants of the Land of the Rising Sun. The food set consists of ingredients in the form of a powder. So, for example, waffles with jam look like a bag with contents that need to be diluted with water to make dough and jam different tastes. In addition, there are molds for baking waffles. Japanese food powder is an alternative to fast food in other parts of the world.
With stunning natural scenery and a distinct national and cultural identity, Japan is a place to visit at least once in a lifetime. This East Asian island is also home to some delicious and freshly prepared dishes.
Japan, unique and deceptive, is a land of opposites. It combines tradition and modernity, great amount bustling cities as well as magnificent natural scenery. The food of this country is known to be very nutritious and dietary, consisting of fresh vegetables And seasonal products. We have selected 10 dishes to try while in Japan.
Sushi
Sushi is raw fish, laid on a pressed ball of rice, lightly seasoned with vinegar. Recipes and toppings for sushi are extremely diverse, for example, spicy caviar sea urchin or thick, juicy amaebi (sweet shrimp) - once you try them, you will definitely not be disappointed. But despite the sublime image of land, it is above all street food.
ramen
ramen, or egg noodles in salty broth, a favorite among Japanese "night" dishes. Ramen is a perfect example of borrowed, in this case from China, a dish to which the Japanese have given their special taste. There are 4 main types of ramen broth: tonkotsu (broth on pork bone), miso, soy sauce and salty broth. Fukuoka is famous for its tonkotsu ramen, and Hokkaido for its spicy miso ramen.
Unagi
Unagi is river eel roasted on charcoal and seasoned with sweet barbecue sauce. According to popular belief, unagi is the perfect remedy for the hot, humid and exhausting Japanese summer. This delicacy is reminiscent of old Japan, and most eel restaurants capture this atmosphere perfectly. Freshly caught unagi can be tasted from May to October.
Tempura
Light and airy tempura Japanese version the world's well-done food (although it is most likely that such food gained fame in the Land of the Rising Sun thanks to Portuguese merchants). To seafood and vegetables in batter, traditionally fried in sesame oil, served with a small amount of salt or soy sauce with grated radish for dipping tempura.
Kaiseki
Kaiseki - part Japanese lunch, as well as the ability to cook such a dish is equivalent to Japanese haute cuisine. Several centuries ago, kaiseki was a meal served during the tea ceremony in (it should be noted that to this day it remains the capital of kaiseki).
Kaiseki is a simple set of dishes served in the most meticulous manner on exquisite tableware. Only fresh ingredients are used for its preparation. The choice of ingredients for each dish depends on the current season.
Soba
Soba, long thin buckwheat noodles, has long been a staple in Japanese cuisine. It is especially popular in mountainous regions, where frost-resistant buckwheat crops are valued higher than rice. Soba is served either hot with soy sauce or room temperature with broth on a bamboo mat. Purists who don't like noodles boiled in soup prefer the second option.
shabu shabu
The name of the dish comes from the sound that occurs when thin slices of beef or pork are lowered with chopsticks into a boiling broth. It's extremely gourmet dish. A plate is brought to the table marble meat which visitors prepare themselves. Moment - and the mouth is already full of food.
Okonomiyaki
Okonomiyaki, which literally means "fried as you like," food cooked without special efforts, in the best Japanese traditions. This dish breaks the typical image of fine Japanese cuisine.
Okonomiyaki is a spicy flatbread filled with any number of foods (usually cabbage and pork), sprinkled on top of thinly sliced dried fish, dried seaweed seasoned with mayonnaise and Worcestershire sauce. Cooking this dish is very interesting: in most restaurants, diners fry their own okonomiyaki on an electric stove built into the table.
Tonkatsu
The advent of tonkatsu, breaded and deep-fried pork cutlet, dates back to the 19th century, when Japan opened its borders to the west. But forget about European version of this dish, the ingredients and cooking method are absolutely Japanese.
Tonkatsu, especially when made from kuro-buta (a Berkshire pig breed) in Kagoshima, melts gently in your mouth. These cutlets are served with a bowl of miso soup and shredded cabbage.
Yakitori
Returning home after a hard day's work, the Japanese often buy a cold beer and a few skewers of yakitori - pieces of chicken grilled over coals. For yakitori, both chicken meat and its insides are used. Moderately done chicken is served with either salt or tare sauce (made from mirin, sugar, and soy sauce).
