Sasazushi: I Enjoyed the Bamboo Leaf Wrapped Sushi
The other day, my family got a sushi pack from our neighbor, so I tried a piece today and savored the taste of the sushi. I had this variety of sushi for the first...
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Japan’s 3 Best “Chinmi” Food Delicacies
When it comes to Japanese food delicacies “Chinmi (珍味: literally meaning Rare Taste)”, sea urchin, or “Uni (雲丹)” is especially famous and widely enjoyed as a sushi ingredient. Japan’s 3 Best Chinmi In fact,...
Ikura vs. Tobiko vs. Masago vs. Kazunoko vs. Tarako Roe
Ikura (いくら) is a popular sushi topping made of mature salmon roe or trout roe, which comes in individual-shaped spherical balls, typically pickled in soy sauce. And as you may know, Sujiko (筋子) is similar to it,...
Tekka Don vs. Maguro Don: Donburi Tuna Bowls
Donburi (どんぶり/丼), whose literal meaning is a bowl, is the Japanese word for rice bowl dish, usually abbreviated to Don (丼) when used in the dish’s name. When I think of Japanese seafood donburi...
Sujiko vs. Ikura: Salmon Roe in Japanese Food Culture
In Japanese food culture, Ikura (いくら) is an orange caviar made of mature salmon roe or trout roe, typically pickled in soy sauce. It comes in individual-shaped spherical balls, well-known as a Sushi or...
Kani Miso: What Part of the Crab is this Seafood? Brains?
Kani Miso (蟹味噌: meaning Crab Miso) is a popular sushi topping looking like miso (fermented soybean seasoning) paste, which is my favorite food. Every time I go to a conveyor belt sushi bar or Kaiten...
Hinamatsuri: 5 Lucky Foods for Japanese Girls’ Day
A traditional festival for girls called Hina Matsuri (ひな祭り) is just around the corner here in Japan. The event, also known as Momo no Sekku (桃の節句: literally, Peach Festival), annually falls on March 3. Hinamatsuri often...
