Japanese street food is extremely diverse and attractive with many different dishes. There are very few tourists who come to Japan for the first time to fully enjoy and feel the variety and splendor in famous Japanese dishes as true as the original traditional dishes. Eating in Japan is an extremely enjoyable and memorable experience for everyone's trip to Japan. Japanese culture, in addition to the tea ceremony, we need to talk about Japanese cuisine, including a lot of local dishes and specialties. Here are 16 dishes that many people love regardless of age, let's follow along.
1 Imagawayaki
Imagawayaki resembles a thick pancake filled with red bean paste with custard sauce, with cheese, meat, potatoes or curry. The highlight is that this cake has more than twenty different names. Its name depends on the region in Japan, depending on the type of cake, where the cake is made.
2 Watame
Watame cotton candy is a popular snack on the streets of Japan. This cotton candy is wrapped in a large plastic bag, printed with cartoon characters or images of famous Jpop stars. This makes the lovely cotton candy even more attractive, attracting diners. A small cotton candy is beautiful but brings many interesting feelings, especially for children.
3 Okonomiyaki
In Vietnam, you must have eaten pancakes before. Okonomiyaki is a type of savory pancake in Japan. This type of pancake is usually made by Japanese people from leftovers in the house. Okonomiyaki cake has many different fillings such as cold meat filling, egg filling ...
4 Kyuri
The Japanese are very fond of eating cucumbers. They believe that kyuri (cucumber) can help the body cool down well, especially in the hot summer. Kyuri is a skewered cucumber dish served with miso paste. This is an orgasmic snack in the hot summer of the Japanese.
5 Tomorokoshi
Tomorokoshi is a sought-after snack, especially in winter, when the weather is chilly or cold. This dish is corn skewers, grilled with miso paste, butter and soy sauce. The sweet aroma of corn blends with the rich taste of butter, soy sauce and rich sauce. In the middle of the cold weather, enjoying Tomorokoshi is a great feeling.
6 Takoyaki
Takoyaki is a savoury, glossy pancake with deep-fried octopus, served with mayonnaise, pickled ginger and fermented fish flakes.
7 Shiyoyaki
Shiyoyaki is a savory grilled fish dish that is skewered. The most commonly used fish is mackerel. This type of fish when grilled on skewers has a characteristic aroma, fatty taste, sweet fish meat with protein taste. This dish is loved by many people.
8 Mikan Ame
Mikan Ame is a variation of apple candy but uses Japanese tangerines instead. It can be said that this candy is quite rare and usually only sold during the tangerine season.
9 Kasutera
Kasutera is a sponge cake inspired by the Pao de Castela cake of Portugal. Bebi Kasutera is considered a mini version of Pao de Castela. This dish has a delicious taste, with a little intertwining of the flavors of the two countries, making many people excited.
10 Jaga Bata
Jaga Bata is a thinly sliced potato, baked and sprinkled with fragrant butter. Potatoes are a favorite dish of the Japanese. In addition to the familiar potato stew dishes often used in the main meal, the Japanese also create Jaga Bata, thinly sliced, then grilled with embers, spread with rich butter. This dish is a popular snack on the streets of Japan.
11 Bento
Bento (boxed rice) is no stranger to the people of the land of cherry blossoms. In crowded commercial areas, there are many bento stalls on the sidewalks, serving employees and other common people. They usually sell bento for an hour or two around lunch time to cater to office workers. The staff of Bento shops often have a very dedicated, attentive and welcoming service attitude. Bento dishes are hygienic and delicious, with not too expensive prices, suitable for office workers.
12 Osen Tamago
Osen Tamago is an egg dish that is boiled by natural hot springs. Sounds fascinating, doesn't it? The boiling process is very slow, causing the eggs to have a gelatinous appearance like egg cream filling, which is served with dashi sauce and typical Japanese fish sauce.
13 Yaki-Imo
Yaki-Imo is the name of the baked sweet potato dish in Japan. Japanese sweet potatoes, Satsuma Imo, usually have a purple skin with white flesh, but the inside turns bright yellow when baked. Japanese sweet potatoes harvested in winter are very sweet just because they don't need to add sweetener or anything. Yaki-Imo is a very simple and healthy snack for anyone at any time, which can also be used for those who are in a hurry with work.
14 Nikuman
Japanese dumplings give us two distinct flavors, be it black bean dumplings with sweetness, and grilled meat dumplings mixed with carrots and onions for a creamy taste, this dumpling is called Nikuman.
15 Tamogoyaki
This is a Japanese-style grilled egg dish with several layers of eggs thinly coated and rolled into a rectangular block. The chef will season it with Dashi broth for a rich and characteristic flavor. The Marutake Store in Tsukiji Jōgai is considered one of the best places to sell Tamagoyaki in Tokyo.
16 Ikayaki
It is a squid dish that is cooked whole and then swept with sweet soy sauce and spices. You can find Ikayaki at any local market or festival.
