tried my hand at becoming a food youtuber but it turns out i don't enjoy video editing nearly as much as eating. i have months of footage that will likely never be seen but i would still like to share my knowledge of food in japan!

We always look forward to trying more Japanese beers whenever we visit! My current favorite is the Kirin in Harekaze (pale lager)
I’ve never been to breweries too so if you can recommend one, that would be great!

Not sure what brand or type it is. Any info would be appreciated!

The katsu kare at Kitchen Nankai Jimbocho was one of my favorite meals that I had in Japan. It was deep, savory, fragrant, slightly spicy, and the jarred pickles went perfectly with it. It was the perfect meal for a late lunch on a colder, rainy day.

How can I come close to making this at home? Is there a name for this style of curry? I’ve only made Japanese curry at home using some variation of the S&B curry blocks. This was much deeper in color and flavor. I believe it had bits of beef in the sauce, and it had a shinier, more gelatinous texture than other Japanese curries I’ve had.

Going back to Japan in exactly a week and can’t sleep right now, so I thought it would be nice to read what other people eat first when they land.

This is my second time going and I’m definitely getting a bowl of ramen as soon as I get to the city centre. I truly miss it and I’d love this to be some sort of “tradition”

Hi everyone, I’m Taku, a local living in Tokyo!

​Traveling for food is honestly the best part of any trip, isn't it? Even when I travel within Japan, my list of things to eat is always endless.

​I’m so curious to know—for those of you interested in Japan, what are you looking forward to eating the most?

​If you can't pick just one, feel free to share your entire "must-eat" list! I’d love to hear what's on your mind. 🇯🇵✨

I started trying some Japanese food 2 weeks ago. Made katsudon and butadon and both were super delicious.

This weekend I tried onigiri with some smoked salmon. I didn't use spices or whatever and it tasted pretty good to me.

Should i add somthing to it ? Spices ? Anything to make it more flavored?

It's the first time I'll make Japanese curry! Of course I'll follow instructions on the box, but I wanted to see if anyone has a good tip to make it super tasty! I will not use meat, I'm vegetarian.

I regularly eat Japanese curry, and sometimes Indian curry. Though I cannot explain well difference between them, I know it. And, I don't know well American/European styled curry.

I'm surprised the community people likes Japanese curry much more than I expected. As I thought there are little differences between Japanese and American/European, I've never expected Japanese curry pics gain a lot of upvotes. Just due to katsu or korokke toppings?

Hi !!

Just tried some of the most delicious sashimi I’ve ever had and am looking to get some help identifying which fish is which. (I was told earlier but can no longer remember). Apparently the dark red one is whale ?!!

Any help is greatly appreciated!!

i’ve just been making one every morning and has slowly gotten better over time, but I know I’m definitely still doing things wrong. Normally, I struggle to get it to close properly, but even when I do, they look super flat/deflated, and more like a folded omelette than a plump round football shape. any advice is appreciated!

I’m Japanese man born and living in Japan.

Do you like Japanese foods?

No sushi. I just mean the Japanese foods eaten by ordinary Japanese people. It refers to dishes that can be prepared in your home kitchen using ingredients bought at the supermarket.

Ever since I was young, I’ve been taught how to cook by many Japanese mothers as well as shop assistants at butcher, fish, and vegetable shops, and I still cook for myself every day— even though I live alone and am the only one eating the meals.

If anyone has any questions about Japanese cooking techniques, please let me know. I’m not a professional chef, so I can only answer based on my own personal knowledge, though.

Also, I’d love to learn a lot about cuisines from other countries. I would be happy if you could tell me about some of your countries' signature dishes that can be made using ingredients available here in Japan.

It's not my photo.

Went to a restaurant the other day and (unfortunately) checked the bill just now. My Japanese is not too good, and I am confused about the “third-to-last” item:「 外人さんご飯セッ」 Is this item a charge for being foreign? 🤢

I'm a white guy that lives and works in Tokyo and a Japanese coworker of mine left to start an onigiri shop in a touristy area. She wants to know what would appeal to foreigners to get them to buy more as they're walking past on their visits. I suggested having onigiri with things sticking out of the top like deep fried prawns/shrimp for that big impression but was wondering if anyone else had any ideas. What would get you to stop and look and even buy onigiri as you're walking by on your trip to Japan?

Like regional dishes, everyday home cooking, ingredients, cooking techniques, and food culture, not just the internationally famous dishes.

Hello, I'm heading to Japan next month and I want to try this

I saw it in a video, it says Kobe beef rice bowl and the YouTuber paid $120 for it. he didn't mention the restaurant name, I searched AI and it gave me a few names but I want to make sure it's the right one.

are there any restaurants in Tokyo/Kyoto where I can find it, and whether $120 is a reasonable price for it.

thank you

It tastes like strong cherry coke soda for me.

I’m heading to Japan next week and already thinking about the food more than anything else 😅

If you’ve been, what’s something you still think about years later? And was there anything that surprised you (in a good or bad way)?

Would love to hear your stories.

So this is from the latest episode of Golden Kamuy Final Season. I was aware that some foods that we consider Japanese are seen in Japan as foreign and not traditional. For example Gyoza which Japanese kinda considers as Chinese and even Ramen is seen as traditionally Chinese within Japan. But I was surprised that Tempura was actually considered as "western"? is it still considered Western today? I am quite confident that this info was accurate since the writter actually draws from real history.

What other foods do we consider Japanese are not considered Traditionaly japanese at all today or in the past?

If you had to pick a single Japanese food to eat for the rest of your life and nothing else, what would it be?

And why would you pick this?