The Difference: Naporitan vs. Spaghetti Meat Sauce
Spaghetti with meat sauce is one of the pasta dishes most commonly eaten in Japanese households. As you know, it is not a Japanese dish but originated in Italy. As with spaghetti meat sauce,...
Category: Trivia
Nyumen & Somen: Japanese Noodle Dishes
Since a while ago, convenience stores near my house have been selling chilled pre-prepared noodles. Somen (素麺) is among them, and you may know this if you are acquainted with Japanese foods. But how about...
Teppanyaki vs. Okonomiyaki: What’s the Difference?
Teppanyaki (鉄板焼き) and Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) are Japanese dishes relatively well recognized by overseas people. In my country, many specialized restaurants offer these two dishes, and we sometimes enjoy them at home, which is why they...
Ame vs. Okashi: What’s the Difference in Meaning?
Okashi, Wagashi, and Dagashi are 3 Japanese words for snacks or confectionery. But they slightly differ in meaning, as I wrote before. Okashi vs. Ame Okashi (お菓子) can refer to any snack, candy, sweet,...
Curry Ramen: Birthplace and Popular Instant Cup Noodles
Curry matches well with Japanese noodle soups, and in fact, ramen, udon, and soba with curry sauce are widely enjoyed around Japan. The ramen and udon using curry sauce are literally called “Curry Ramen...
Japanese Spice: Ichimi Togarashi vs. Shichimi Togarashi
Shichimi Togarashi (七味唐辛子) and Ichimi Togarashi (一味唐辛子), also called just Shichimi and Ichimi, are both traditional Japanese spice condiments. As for the degree of recognition, I think the former spice mix is known better...
Tendon vs. Tempura: What’s the Difference?
As with the pork cutlet Tonkatsu (豚カツ), Tempura (天ぷら) can be the main ingredient in the Japanese rice bowl dish Donburi (丼). You may know the bowl of rice topped with Tempura has the...
Sumashi Jiru vs. Osuimono: Japanese Clear Soup
In the previous post, I talked about how the Japanese soup dish suimono (osuimono) differs from miso soup. As I wrote in the article, the primary difference between miso soup and suimono is; miso...
