14 Authentic Japanese Dishes to Try
published by SharifaMcFarlane on Feb 25, 2011
Japanese dishes can be enjoyed with sake, tea or beer.
Japanese dishes usually have pork, seafood or tofu as one of the ingredients. Fresh seafood is used in preparing Japanese dishes. The seafood can be cooked or raw.
Japanese food can be prepared in many different ways and includes yakimono, or grilled food and nimono, or simmered food. Ramen, udon and soba noodles as well as rice, are important in Japanese cuisine.
Jappajiru
Jappajiru is a Japanese stew. The ingredients are turnips, carrots and cod.
Kaiyakimiso
Kaiyakimiso consists of scallops, and eggs seasoned in miso.
Soup Yakisoba
Soup yakisoba consists of pan fried noodles in soup.
A Japanese Lunch-Image via Wikipedia
Nokke-don
Nokke-don consists of a bowl of rice, topped with different kinds of seafood, such as sashimi and salmon roe.
Tororo Soba
Soba noodles are noodles made of buckwheat. Tororo Soba consists of buckwheat noodles cooked with grated yam.
Yokan
Yokan is bean paste jelly and is available at many shops in Japan which specialize in sweets.
Oyaki
Oyaki is a delicious bun stuffed with a variety of vegetables. Oyaki is served wrapped in a dough wrapper.
Negisoba
Negisoba is a dish of buckwheat noodles. Although Japanese food is usually eaten with chopsticks, negisoba is eaten with a leek, known as negi in Japanese.
Sake to Kinoko no Hoiru-Yaki
Sake to Kinoko no hoiru-Yaki is salmon, cooked with mushrooms and other vegetables in foil. The salmon is placed in the center of a square of greased foil and covered with the mushrooms and carrots. The package is sealed and steamed.
Sauce Katsu-don
Barrels of Sake in a Shrine-Image via Wikipedia
Sauce Katsu-don is a pork dish, consisting of a fried pork cutlet served with rice.
Towada Bara-yaki
Towada Bara-yaki is a beef dish. Beef ribs are cooked with onions and sweet soy sauce to make Towada Bara-yaki.
Yuba
Boiled soybean milk is used to make yuba, so it is related to tofu. Thin layers of the skin of the boiled milk are used to make yuba.
A Traditional Japanese Breakfast at a Ryokan (Japanese Inn)- Image via Wikipedia
Mugitoro
Mugitoro is a mixture of boiled rice and barley. The boiled grains are topped with grated yam.
Sanzoku-yaki
Sanzoku-yaki is a chicken dish. To make sanzoku-yaki, chicken is marinated in garlic sauce, then coated with starch and deep fried.
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# 1 by CHIPMUNK
February 25th, 2011 at 3:15 am #
impressive
# 2 by Ima Vee
February 25th, 2011 at 3:20 am #
really interesting…I hope I’ll be able to taste even one….:-]
# 3 by lillyrose
February 25th, 2011 at 3:46 am #
You gave great information here with beautiful images to finish the presentation. I have never eaten Japanese.
# 4 by Francois Hagnere
February 25th, 2011 at 5:43 am #
Fabulous and very well presented. When do you invite us, Sharifa?
Thank you my friend for sharing this.
# 5 by K Kristie
February 25th, 2011 at 6:17 am #
Oh my, these sounds good. I like the tongue-twister names.
# 6 by Jimmy Shilaho
February 25th, 2011 at 6:43 am #
An awesome list.
# 7 by JoniJones
February 25th, 2011 at 7:06 am #
Thanks for the info, nice one
# 8 by LCM Linda
February 25th, 2011 at 8:14 am #
Interesting topic. My mouth is watering.
# 9 by Linvio
February 25th, 2011 at 8:35 am #
Yes, I have tried some of them. yummy.
# 10 by LewSethics
February 25th, 2011 at 9:37 am #
As always, you provide the important information needed to begin to understand your subject.
With your Jamaican heritage and the great healthy Japanese style of cooking both in your kitchen, I’ll bet you invent some marvelous dishes.
# 11 by yes me
February 25th, 2011 at 10:11 am #
A yummy share here cheers Sharifa
# 12 by Starpisces
February 25th, 2011 at 12:04 pm #
I want to eat and I want now…:)
# 13 by Michal Dorcak
February 25th, 2011 at 2:06 pm #
Interesting dishes.
# 14 by Brewed Coffee
February 25th, 2011 at 10:49 pm #
Very much willing to try all of these. I love Japanese food…well most of it anyway
# 15 by 1hopefulman
February 26th, 2011 at 7:15 am #
So many delicious dishes to try.
# 16 by jemialbert
February 26th, 2011 at 11:00 am #
good share
# 17 by jemialbert
February 26th, 2011 at 11:01 am #
good one
# 18 by d1dezire
February 27th, 2011 at 10:33 am #
interesting. i just might try some out. thanx 4 sharing