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If you are a ramen lover, you might have heard of the ramen restaurant, Kikanbo (鬼金棒) (Google Map), known for its fiery bowl of Karashibi Miso Ramen. The Kanji (Chinese characters) for the shop’s name,...
Many Japanese dishes come in Umakara (旨辛), and representative examples include Umakara Sauce, Umakara Ramen, and Umakara Tan-Tan Men. But first and foremost, what does the term mean? Meaning of Umakara (旨辛) Umakara is...
The word “inari (稲荷/いなり)” reminds many of us of “inari jinja (稲荷神社: inari shrine)” or “inarizushi (稲荷寿司: inari sushi)”. If you are acquainted with Japanese culture, you should know “kitsune (狐)” or “fox” has another...
As I wrote in the previous post, onigiri is a rice ball dish different from nigiri. The latter is a style of sushi, but onigiri is not. Some people might be wondering why onigiri...
As you know, ponzu is a sauce of Japanese origin made from citrus juice mixed with seasonings such as rice vinegar, soy sauce, and dashi. Japanese people can guess the meaning of the word...
As I wrote in this article, “Horumon (ホルモン)” is a Japanese word for “internal organs” referring to pork and beef offal, especially intestines. Regarding the origin of the word, there are various theories, but...
When we Japanese hear the word “Chanko (ちゃんこ)”, the first thing that comes to most people’s mind would be the staple hot pot dish of sumo wrestlers “Chanko Nabe (ちゃんこ鍋)”. Although the term Chanko...
“Umai (うまい)” is a Japanese word often used in terms of food, in which case it is written as “旨い” or “美味い” using Chinese characters or Kanji, meaning “tasty” or “delicious“. Meaning of Umai...
