Yakiniku vs. Teriyaki: What is the Difference?
Yakiniku (焼肉) is one of the most popular dishes in Japan, together with ramen, and you can find barbeque restaurants serving it around the city because of its popularity. While there are over 25,000...
Category: Traditional Japanese foods
Unagi vs. Kabayaki vs. Teriyaki: What’s the Difference?
Have you ever heard of the traditional Japanese dish called Unagi no Kabayaki (うなぎの蒲焼)? If you like Japanese food, you may know what the word Unagi (うなぎ/鰻) means, but what about Kabayaki (蒲焼)?...
Tokujo vs. Jo vs. Nami in Sushi, Yakiniku, and Tonkatsu
If you have dined at restaurants in Japan before, you may have noticed that the name of some dishes on the menu has such prefixes as Tokujo (特上), Jo (上), and Nami (並), say,...
Dried Sardine: Chirimen Jako vs. Shirasu vs. Iriko
Iwashi (イワシ/鰯), referred to as “sardine” in English, is one of the most commonly used fishes in Japanese cuisine or Japanese food culture. Especially the dried young sardine called Chirimen Jako (ちりめんじゃこ) or Shirasu...
Sasa Mochi with Sweet Kinako (Kinako Mochi Recipe)
As you may know, the traditional Japanese food, Mochi (餅), is a plain rice cake made of glutinous rice called Mochi Gome (餅米). Mochi is available in various forms, and the sweets made with...
How Japanese Teriyaki differs from Western’s
According to the article 照り焼き on Japanese Wikipedia, now, “Teriyaki (照り焼き, テリヤキ)” has become a popular dish in many countries. But it seems that those served outside of Japan are somewhat different from Japanese-style...
Nama Miso: What type of Soybean Paste is it?
Known as an essential ingredient in Japanese cuisine, miso (味噌) is a seasoning paste made by fermenting soybeans with koji and salt. Today, the Japanese fermented seasoning is well recognized in many countries and...
Himomo vs. Niboshi vs. Yakiboshi: Japanese Dried Fish
Surrounded by the sea on all sides, Japan has developed various preservation methods applicable to seafood. Such marine products are mostly dried, and there are several drying methods for fish preservation in Japan. Japanese dried...
