What's your favorite Japanese food?

[Cue]

Haha, Made of Stone, you're very unusal, you like both Takoyaki and Monja...?
I like Takoyaki but I've only tried Monja once in my whole life and I think that's enough. :P

Have you tried Akashi-yaki? I think it's a brother/sister of Takoyaki, and I love it.

Good luck on your Okonomi lunch. :)

[made of stone]

Haha, Made of Stone, you're very unusal, you like both Takoyaki and Monja...?
I like Takoyaki but I've only tried Monja once in my whole life and I think that's enough. :P
Have you tried Akashi-yaki? I think it's a brother/sister of Takoyaki, and I love it.
Good luck on your Okonomi lunch. :)


Haha, Cue, perhaps it is unusual!

Yes, I ate Akashi-yaki in Hyogo-ken (I am a takoyaki fanatic, so it had to be lol)
It's takoyaki in a kind of soup (more like a broth actually). Akashi is famous for its delicious octopus, so that was nice. But I didn't like it so much, I missed my beloved sauce! :bawling:

You've only tried monja once? Try it again, you might like it! I was faithful to Kansai food at first, but I grew to love monja. Kimchi monja...mmmm! :)

[Thunderthief]

Ramen is the only edible one ive run into so far.

the rest of them.. ugh give me a hamburger any day

[SephysManda]

I love Udon and Ramen. I also love tempura prawns. Yummy!!! <3

[ToroMay]

i love most of them!
how am i suppose to choose.
this is a hard choice.

[Sparky]

Too many to list but if I have to choose one I will choose Gyoza but it's not really Japanese is it hehe.

[Arlet]

Ramen :ramen:
Love it!

[denisuki~]

Ramen <3

I haven't eaten any Sushi yet, though, but I doubt I'm gonna like it :S

//1st post yay :P

[Liquid Fantasy]

When I was little and still living in Germany, my family went to this Japanese restaurant...sadly,I don't know(or remember) what food was served...o.o
Upon moving to the Phils. we don't go to Japanese restaurants anymore...

That reminds me, during my grade school years, in our Home economics class, we were tasked to make/cook a Japanese meal...and me and my groupmates made sushi....(that was so long ago...I don't even remember how it tasted) XD

But I do remember one thing that accompanied "our sushi" ---WASABI... -.-
I absolutely despise wasabi and I was so stupid by tasting it...XD

*choosing from the list,I'd pick sushi....I have no idea what the others are...I'm soo ignorant...XD(except TEMPURA...I know what it is)

[Zaff]

Well they don't call me the "Ganit" for nothing haha... I will eat ANYTHING (except sprouts). The poll was a close call but probably Yakitori is my favorite one then possibly Ramen.

[TuRbOxChAz]

tonkatsu ftw aaaaaaaaa

[dark_yume]

Despite the appearance I like sashimi a lot and also tempura, but Ramen has to be my favorite.

[Dogen Z]

Some posters wrote about how bad natto smells. It is only smelly if its old. Fresh natto does not have too much of a smell, unless you stick your nose in it. I had some prejudice against natto until I accidentally bought a natto roll sushi from a convenience store. It was good and not smelly.:-) (If anyone wants to try this, I advise checking the package date. Get the freshest available.)

Talking about convenience stores, I also like the musubi (nori covered rice balls) that are sold there. Most come with something stuck in the middle like salmon, tuna salad, or pickled plum. A couple of those with a couple of pieces of fried chicken and a cold can of green tea make a great lunch in the summertime.

The traditional Japanese breakfast of rice, grilled salmon, miso soup, and nori is also great. It's not as heavy as I thought it would be and keeps you going way into the afternoon without hunger.

[Yumiko33]

I like donburi sooo much:-) and I've a problem (must to eat rice alone:? )

[pipokun]

You can eat donburi as you like.
But it may be a bit boring when you eat ingredients fast and only rice is left in your bowl.

[sushiwhore]

Sushi And Teriyaki!!!!!!!
Heaven!!!!

[lilaznamylee]

i lovee yoshinoya best food even though it's a fast food
then misubi

[William Spencer]

none of those since i am a vegetarian. i am partial to gomadoofu and shoojin ryoori (the whole hog, so to speak). good yudoofu and sansai are also tasty. zaru soba without dipping sauce that isn't fish based is yummy. i quite like wagashi (japanese cakes) especially ichigo daifuku and anko based sweets.

:-)

[bezz]

I love that stuff but the theaters/cinemas must stink because the only dried squids I've eaten have been pretty smelly.They say that Matsumae, and neighboring Fukushima towns (close to Hakodate city) produce about 80% of dried surume squid in the market.

http://fukushima-jibasan.hakodate.jp/gif/surume01.jpg

[roninjapan]

I cant believe how i like Ramen. we have a really good Ramen restaurants in Japan and its delicious.

RAMEN!!ITADAKIMASSU!

[Hitomin]

I love Japanses rice. So I have voted on Donburi. There are a lot of kinds of donburi. For example Katu-don(pork cutlet and egg), Oyako-don(chicken and egg), Gyu-don and so on.

[izzie]

Where's Unagi-don?That's my fave!!I also like Gyoza!:cool:

[empress_donna]

Out of all the japanese things I have had, I must say I am quite fond of a ramen or two.

I mainly like chicken ramen, mainly because a lot of the seafood/fish ones I am not too fond of.

I want ramen now..

[Homerduff]

I had all of those meals while I was in Japan except for okonomiyaki and nikujaga. My 3 favorite meals are Udon + Ramen, Sushi/Sashimi and Sukiyaki. I also ate beans (without peal) as a snack with my host family. dont know the name for it but they were so good and much bether than chips or any other snack (and much healthier !).

I had Shabu Shabu but without the vegetables. I went to a Shabu Shabu place together with a bunch of other students but we kinda lacked money. so when we were checking the menu we only wanted to get the japanese beef but no set which wasnt possible at first, but the staff made an exception for us. they even gave us a free salad to start with. Again prove that Japanese people are very kind..

[Chef Man]

off course sashimi
number one is Salmon....

[FKJPALL]

My favorite food is Tempura.
I also enjoy chicken teriyaki.

[yume666]

shabu-shabu is my favorite...
but....
i like all of japanese food....:hihi:

[Calchas]

Everyone talks about how good shabu-shabu is, but I have yet to try it.
Maybe one day.

Sushi and Udon are favs at the moment.

[w1ngzer0]

Udon or Sushi.... thats a really hard choice. Sushi doesn't really fill me up like Udon does. But, sushi is very good too............. Well, i pick a bowl of Udon with 2 Sashimi on the side. It's gotta be octopus or smoked samon. I like eel too but i just rather have those two :-)

[Aki-chan]

My fave Japanese foods is Okonomiyaki ^^ I eat this with my family, one times per week! I like eating suchi and ramen too. I ate sushi in Japanese restaurant in Wroclaw near my home place in Poland. unfortunatly I can't eat this oft >>' In Poland Japanese foods aren't very populat yes, and are very expenive >.<

[leon twatsky]

Ramen and tonkatsu are not Japanese foods.Somen is Japanese though so to lump it with ramen is an arseheaded act.Get your facts straight before posting such disinformation.
My Japanese wife cooks Japanese food for me.

[melon]

can i vote for all of them?? hiks...hiks... i really want to vote them all...

but,, in the end, i pick just one,,, ramen...but,,yah ^^ i like ramen so much..

[w1ngzer0]

i got so fat yesterday i spent 50 bucks at the sushi bar!!

i had 2 octopus sashimi, 2 squid nigiri, and a salmon on ginger (just raw fish. no rice or anything). Then i had a giant bowl of spicy teriyaki chicken with udon. I felt so full after that but... holy cow was that GOOOOOOODDDD. :hey:

[White Girl]

Sashimi is my favorite on your poll list and it is what I voted for, but more specifically my favorite is tataki.

The absolute best foods I have tried were both at ryokans (Japanese inns):
-yuba in boiled green soy milk (Not sure why the milk was green but it was GOOD)
-katsuo tataki in Kochi, Shikoku

Sorry I can't translate..... I'm not really sure how to say these things in English!! (yuba...tataki... I just looked up "katsuo" and it says "bonito"...but err, does that really help anybody who doesn't know Japanese?)

[tokapi]

Sashimi ...... :blush:

[Erdbeerbox]

Is it really that obvious what Sushi is? Most people still believe Sushi only consists of raw fish. They sometimes make me wanna shout: Heck, sushi can be even without fish! :eek:
Anyways, I chose Okonomiyaki but I had a pretty hard time to decide since I also love Ramen and Udon and Gyouza and Tonkatsu, well I love almost EVERYTHING on the list. But then again, I might just be greedy for food.

[ddrrll89]

Sushi=ika, sake, ootoro, uni, amaebi. I'd go bankrupt in one meal...
Takoyaki
Tenpura

[hagashiku]

I voted for ramen. Udon is good as well. I've had sushi but not so sure it's to my tastes. :relief:

[Petenshber]

White Girl, if it's any help, Bonito is a dry flaked fish product that is cooked in water to make fish broth. Yuba is just thin sheets of dried soy milk (it's like a cousin of tofu and is sometimes called Bean Curd Skin). Hope that helps....

[Shinohan]

I love Sashimi, we have this little restaurant here in Soho called Hi Sushi, where the food is essentially not all that great, but it has all you can eat Sushi / Sashimi which is great! :)

[Fel1city]

Sashimi +++++++++, Agadashi tofu, and all thinks tofu, Tempura, Sushi, and Sukiyaki/Shabu shabu, and my best quick fix lunch is some Japanese pickles on left-over cold rice with hot tea poured over like a broth: not sure what it's called though

[sknet]

if you guys live in tokyo and like ramen i suggesting go to kyushu jangara ramen restaurant at harajuku it just around the corner facing i think south exit of harajuku station. i can eat this ramen 3-5 times a week until i sick about it ^.^

[tokapi]

Hokkai mini don,rice tops with smoked salmon crab feet salmon roes etc .... VERY DELICIOUS :-)

[maushan3]

Gyouza ichi ban of them all. I definitely love it. I wait every Saturday to go eat at grandma's house so I can eat the delicious gyouza she makes for me, I love it.

mauricio

[alantin]

Ramen or Donburi is what I like the most! ^_^

It sucks that I can't get either here..

I like everything I have tasted on that list. =)

[shokonii]

definitely sushi/sashimi for me. :cool: ^^ i was pretty close to choosing ramen though

[cohen avshalom]

do you have humos and sislik at japan?
and maybe do you also techina and falafel.
cohen avshalom charly
israel/haifa

[pipokun]

http://www004.upp.so-net.ne.jp/tal-orot/report-falafelcooking.htm
Leia and Luke's falafel cooking

They say that they bought the food ingredients at an import food store, MEIDI-YA STORE
(http://www.meidi-ya-store.com/english/) and a local Israeli restaurant Falafel Garden (http://www.falafelgarden.com/index.html) in Kyoto.

[cohen avshalom]

yes this is the kind of food that i am like


cohen avshalom charly
israel/haifa

[s2Akkun]

Hmm i have to say sushi is my favourite right now x] but i love ramen and onigiri but not as much as sushi o_o it's so...addictive

[yamahaR1]

Sushi/Sashimi, of course

[Dogen Z]

On cold winter evenings, there can't be many dishes that can top a steaming pot of nabemono with ponzu sauce and daikon oroshi as condiments, hot rice, cold beer and some dear friends to share it all with. :cool::cool::wave:

[Dogen Z]

I had it again tonight--soooo goood. :cool::cool:

I forgot to post a reference link last time. Here it is: http://www.montrealfood.com/nabe.html

[mika_r]

NATTO!! >.< (j/k, i've never eaten natto!)

I would say gyozas (pig gyozas xD), I could eat like... 40! lol.

[Dogen Z]

NATTO!! >.< (j/k, i've never eaten natto!)
I would say gyozas (pig gyozas xD), I could eat like... 40! lol.

Natto is good for you. It's the Japanese version of cheese. Fermented and high in protein but smelly, especially if old.

Gyoza is good...pero no me gustos los albondingas.

[Masamune_74]

Of course sashimi is one of my favorites...but I was disappointed that Japanese curry did not make the list. I am also a big fan of Yakisoba.

[Skullcrushergurl]

I love shrimp tempura appiteizer and Nissin Ramen noodles.
I don't know if it is traditional Japanese but I wirk at Benihana and I love the chicken fried rice.
I'm doing pretty good to have never been to Japan.

[Dogen Z]

During a great day of skiing in the Japanese Alps, in powder snow, it's great to be able to go into one of the restaurants next to the slopes and dig into a hot bowl of UDON! :cool: It's so delicious with its its subtle broth (much more interesting than ramen broth, IMO) and the chewy, thick noodles just hits the spot. :relief:

I had the kitsune udon with that fried bean curd thing which was a sweet contrast to the lightly salty broth. Oishikatta! The meal gave me stamina for the rest of the day of awesome skiing in knee deep powder. Yeah! :p

[bruno]

In this cold days a cup of UDON with pork and
vegetables warms body and soul !!:cool:

[uchimizu]

Of course, sushi and sashimi are true delicious when it is good and well prepared fish.

However, my best surprise was Tonyu Nabe (Hot pot in soya milk). It is healthy, tasty and quite cheap to prepare. I also like the atmosphere of nabe meals (where you prepare the food yourself).

[Miguel]

Hi everybody.....I need someone to help me with a simple question on Japanese food. A friend of mine tasted a special dessert on a Japanese restaurant. According to her description it was a plate of small seeds, round shaped and very small - the size of small fish eye -. The seeds were served in a sort of juice and the dessert was sweet. I know nothing else except that she was told Japanese brides usually eat/ate that speciality before the wedding as in this way she would have a very soft skin on the wedding day. Does anybody have any idea about what such dessert might be? Thank you in advance for any help.

[MickyD]

Japanese food is without a doubt the finest in the world, but I have to say sushi/sashimi tops them all - doesn't matter how much of it I have, I just can't seem to get tired of it :D

[kameron]

I go crazy for TONKATSU!

I am yet to fully explore Japanese cuisine though. I would love to try a greater variation than I already have.

I have heard that Natto is the Japanese version of Vegemite in a sense. So if you like vegemite then you'll like natto, I wish I could confirm this though :-)

[T1FF]

^ me too i love tonkatsu. :D

[Lifesbanishment]

Ramen/Somen :-) ive tried it before an i really enjoyed it!

[Li-Chen]

Ramen and sushi is my fav

[Arabianbarbie]

I like those half moon ,fortune shape..called gyoza.and the soup taste like water.

[silver angel]

takoyaki :D I can eat it all the time. I love it.

[Kawairashii hikari]

I really love shrimp tempura, i also like Udon, and ramen... ^^ they're sooo yummy!

[sumire21]

nothing and i mean nothing beats DANGO mmm Mitarashi Dango so nice!

okonomiyaki , takoyaki , seafood rice omelette , crepe( japanese style) ..ah the list is endless

[Sensuikan San]

I have finally tried, started to regularly consume and enjoy natto ! - even if it seems to horrify so many.

Yes - it does smell a tad like discarded underwear (but not too bad), but I find the flavour quite nice in many dishes - almost like caramel. It's also quite versatile. I have used it on rice, in soups, as a filling in meat dishes etc. etc. I wouldn't say it's my favourite food - but I now just have to have some in my larder ....

And it's not expensive.

Go mad! Force yourselves!

ジョン

P.S. - Where the hell can I buy shiso leaves in Vancouver ... ? Can't find any to save my life ....

[suz135]

I like sushi the best. Since I'm vegetarian, I eat only the vegetable sushi as well as inari.

I'm working up the courage to try natto. It just smells so awful, almost like rotting feet. But I've heard its very healthy etc.

[suz135]

Another favorite food is from the restaurant Mos Burger. They have a veggie burger called the "kinpira rice burger." Its so good! I always buy that and a corn soup.

[kidryu]

i would really love to try all kinds of japanese foods....i mean i already tried some here in malaysia but i think it doesn't taste like the originals...japanese foods has its own unique taste don't they?? demo...seriously, i don't really like wasabi...although i like spicy food, wasabi just don't go with my taste...

[sash]

where is the takoyaki?dont you know it?:(i am very disappointed:(

:okashii: BAKA

[pipokun]

A TV program I watched said a eringii mushroom (http://www.apamankan.jp/ap-blog/eringi.gif) is the best substitute for tako, or octopus.
A great step for my secret project, sustainable takoyaki for people all over the world.

[bonta_kun_4eva]

I love Sushi! It's my favorite food even though you don't get that much and it's a bit expensive, it is the best!! (^^)
And I also REALLY REALLY REALLY love 'Beard Papa's Cream Puff'
They are so delicious!!! I could dream about them all day!!! (>V<)

[pipokun]

Yes, 'Beard Papa's Cream Puff' is really nice.
The cream puff is in line with the recent popular trend, different textures in a food. The outer puff is crispy, and the inner is very creamy.
***
The firefly squid, Hotaru Ika, is in season (spring) now here (we've already in summer on the Asian calender, though.)
Boiled ones are usually available. But it is nice to boil them quickly again and also good to remove its eyes by the hand for better texture.
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg11/ppokun/FOOD/pasta_hotaruika.jpg
Toyama Prefecture is famous for the tiny squid, but I did not know Hyogo Prefecture actually shows the most catch of it in Japan.
Pasta with boiled takenoko, bamboo shoots
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg11/ppokun/FOOD/takenoko_pasta2.jpg
Takenoko is also in season. Shaved dried bonito really goes with it. (ﾟДﾟ)uma
At the recent food price increase, I really want to yell, "ET TU, DE CECCO (my favorite brand of pasta)". So I post the photos of pasta.

[suicide-killer]

ramen n tonkatsu

yes they rock

[pipokun]

Tameshite Gatten is a long-lasting TV program about daily life.
This is about Yakisoba, fried noodle.
常識逆転！ガッテン流焼きそばの作り方
麺を玉のままほぐさずに焼き、ひっくり返してフライパ ンの空いたところで豚肉を焼く。
...
http://www.nhk.or.jp/gatten/archive/2008q2/20080514.html

The gist is that you should fry noodle first till lightly brown, then add other ingredients.
But this is the way Gutch Yuzo, an entertainer, always tell about.
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg11/ppokun/FOOD/gattenyakisoba.jpg
Anyways, (ﾟДﾟ)uma

[ASHIKAGA]

Yes, 'Beard Papa's Cream Puff' is really nice.

That sounds mildly obscene.

MY favorite Japanese dish is Tempura Udon. :ramen:

[Deedily]

Gyoza, gyoza, gyoza~!
:lol:
I also love melon bread~

[Roboto-sama]

Oh man, I wish I could try all those dishes on the poll here in North Texas.

[Jitenchakun]

Even though sushi is my favorite dish, I'm often longing for some good salmon o-nigiri, which is almost the same, I suppose. The best ones are made by cute girls who like you.

[moshi]

my favorite dish is definetly sashimi
When I ate it at first, my stomach hated it so much that I spent 8 months before trying it again. I guess I was not used to raw food :)
but now everytime I eat sashimi or suchi I cant stop smiling. I luv maguro, saumon, shrimb,...
Have you guys tried horse sahmi?

[Jitenchakun]

my favorite dish is definetly sashimi
When I ate it at first, my stomach hated it so much that I spent 8 months before trying it again. I guess I was not used to raw food :)
but now everytime I eat sashimi or suchi I cant stop smiling. I luv maguro, saumon, shrimb,...
Have you guys tried horse sahmi?

I tried it once when I was there. It tasted like beef, for the most part. I prefer the gyuniku-nigiri at my favorite local sushi bar.

Have any of you ever tried sazae? When I first pulled it out of it's shell, it looked like something from a science fiction movie. :souka:

But it was delicious!:-)

[pipokun]

Sicilian mafia v. JP yakuza
Caponata with natto (http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg11/ppokun/FOOD/IMG_0536capo.jpg)

Just add natto at the last moment of cooking Italian caponata.
The more you stir natto, the more umami of natto increase.

[Dogen Z]

After a 30+ kilometer bicycle ride in the sweltering, summer Tokyo heat, :relief: the best food you can eat is a sweet, cold hakuto (white peach) straight from your refrigerator. It's so good, it's like heaven. :cool:
http://pds.exblog.jp/pds/1/200508/22/93/e0017393_18451770.jpg
A sublime combination of sweetness and juiciness.

[maxcohen]

Out of all those I think I'm gonna have to go with donburi. More specifically katsudon...It's so delicious! :-)

Just katsudon btw, not katsukarei or anything like that

[Uzumaki]

I didnt read through all the posts as there were so many, but my favorite Japanese food is probably miso soup. My favorite Japanese candy is Apple hi-chews, meiji apollos and these ramune pellet things that come in a plastic container shaped like a ramune bottle (theyre so hard to find here though)

[Ava-from-wonderland]

My favourite is Tempura, excpacially tempura made of prawns and vegetables.
I like vegetarian sushi too, but i am not so much into fish so i am not huge fan of traditional japanese food...

[pipokun]

I am not an anti fast food activist, but I like eating it as well as cooking at home when I can.

Idaho Special of Pizza Hut Japan, (potato, bacon, onion, corn, parsley, black pepper, and mayo)
http://www.jref.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=8&pictureid=481

I maybe try Gomadare Pork pizza next time.
http://www.pizzahut.jp/menu/detail/index.php?article_id=191
(gobo burdock, pork, sesame sauce, nori seaweed)

Disclaimer
It is usually possible to order pizza as long as your place, indoor or outdoor ones, within shops' territory, but nobody pays you the reward even if it (potato & mayo) tastes good/bad. Take your own risk.

[aoc gold]

I like Japan. What's more the country is very nice and the food is very delicious.

[pipokun]

http://www.jref.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=8&pictureid=812
Tuna Mild @Pizza Hut Japan
Tuna, Bacon, Corn, Onion, Mayo

I really wanted to order the gobo burdock pizza, but they don't sell it anymore.

The gobo itself has nice texture. I don't know where to sue the pizza giant for neglecting gobo-loving minorities.

[ASHIKAGA]

Pipokun's mentioning of Gobo reminded me of my favorite Japanese soup, けんちん汁 (Kenchin-jiru). It is somewhat similar to the Italian Minestrone. I am sure there are various recipes but in MY household, it is made with chicken, Daikon, Konnyaku, Carrot, Tofu and Gobo. What you do is just stir-fry the chicken and the viggies with a little bit of oil in a large stock pot and add water, then flavour it with sone soy sause and maybe some sesame oil to taste. It is very simple yet SOOOOO good especially on a cold winter night.
I like to pour the soup over a bowl of white rice and eat it with a spoon! lol

It is great to cook a large amount of it and eat it over a few days. At the end, you can dump some left over rice and let it simmer for a while a la Risotto. MMmmmmmmm~~~~~ Mom!!!

[AMIGO]

I miss a lot the Melon Pan. I can't find it in my country.
My favourite food is one of cheapest, Ramen.
Also I like Okonimiyaki, Sashimi, Udon.

[pipokun]

Before suing the pizza company, I got calm down to try find what I could do by myself.

I used the leftover of Tori-Gobo, a soy-sauce flavored and a bit sweet chicken and gobo dish. Just placed it on one side of toast.
I don't know what the company used for their sesame sauce, so I just used the bottled sesame salad dressing and add a small amount of mayo for a bit richer flavor. Toss it with the gobo and place it with enoki mushroom on the other side of toast.

Put as much as cheese you want, then toast the bread well.

http://www.jref.com/forum/album.php?albumid=8&pictureid=818
Tori-gobo
http://www.jref.com/forum/album.php?albumid=8&pictureid=817
Sesame flavored gobo
(ﾟДﾟ)uma

Cheese has been recently expensive as you can see my photos.
I don't know who I should sue for the cheese price hike.

[pipokun]

My favourite food is one of cheapest, Ramen.


Instant ramen noodles are generally considered as a cheap food in Japan or around the world. But I heard the market is very competitive here, only one or two brand(s) can be survived from 500-600 new brands every year.

And the competition esp., at the convenient store is much harder, so it might be possible where an ex-tourist, student, or expat would asked a question "where can I buy my super favorite cup noodle bought/ate last year?", but no Japanese would know it at all.
Or even after you'd be lucky enough to find the brand, it is highly likely that the materialistic or customer-oriented monster under the name of convini would slightly change its taste/flavor every year/season. Actually they do.

[AMIGO]

Pipokun

すごい！

I had no idea about that! Good to know it. Thank you.

[Dogen Z]

Watermelons and peaches have gone with summer. The fruit you'll see most often at grocers now is kaki (persimmon). Sweet and tasty, the perfect fruit for autumn (besides pears).

http://www.fruechteadam.de/img/Kaki.jpg

[kusojiji]

Any other natto fans here?

[sash]

actually hontoni RAMEN is hontoniiiiiiiiiiii omeyyyyyyyyy ochiiiiiiiiiii segaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiii neeee
don't ya guys like it? I actually like iie love ramen demo it seems like most of the people like sushi more demo who cares about the others I like ramen & ramen is what i like,wakarimasenka neeeee?

[Dogen Z]

If I can't have kaki (persimmon), nashi will do at this time of year. Nashi (Japanese Pear) is like a cross between an apple an a pear. Unlike European pears, nashi is crisp like an apple and full of juice, but at the same time it's a little grainy like a pear. Anyway, it's really good. but expensive. In California, I remember paying US$ 1 for one pear. However, in Tokyo, when it's on sale, I can get one for about 100 yen (US$ 1).

If you ever get a chance, try one! Guaranteed to please. :cool:

http://only-cookware.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/nashi-pear.jpg

[Kirie_Maiden]

I couldn't decide between Sushi and Ramen here. I do love a lot of Japanese food though, and the food I can't find to buy I usually end up making myself (although I am unsure as to whether I am making it correctly). I make my own home made sushi too. ^_^.

[yumeitsumo]

For some reason I love the beansprout! I love that Japanese spegetti!

[SayurieCullen]

i really love ♥ sashimi ♥ and ♥ sushi ♥
but there are so many other things to enjoy :D

has anyone a clue what this is called?

it's filled with red beans, it's sweet and the dough is like yeast dough like in a yeast dumpling ...

[Kanye]

Japanese food is so colourful, I like the look of many of the dishes. Way to go!

[Aurura]

I have two favorites:
Seafood Udon (I dont' remember the proper name)
Curry Katsu
Both of these are so good and heart-warming to me. :ramen: :gohan:

[lozo]

I like vegetable salad with japan's mayonese..gyoza too.

[bdiego]

The great thing about Japanese food, is I love every single thing on that list. They really "get" food, the same with authentic Italian food. In contrast, while I like many kinds of American and ethnic food, it's hit and miss.

Like Italian, Japanese focuses a lot on simple quality and skillful preparation. And in Japan, people hold good standards and supermarkets/restaurants have to cater to that. You can get perfect and ripe vegetables in most places, and taste a big difference.

[pipokun]

has anyone a clue what this is called?

it's filled with red beans, it's sweet and the dough is like yeast dough like in a yeast dumpling ...

It is '(O)Manju' if the red bean (paste) is inside.
It is Ohagi or botamochi if the red bean (paste) is outside. And there are some alternatives, sweet sesame paste/edamame paste, etc., outside.

It is Anpan if you use yeast dough bum. (A mutant=>Andonut; deep-frying anpan like donuts, and sometimes sprinkling sugar on it)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anpan

It is Anpan Man if it is a popular anime hero.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anpanman

[misa.j]

The great thing about Japanese food, is I love every single thing on that list. They really "get" food, the same with authentic Italian food. In contrast, while I like many kinds of American and ethnic food, it's hit and miss.

Like Italian, Japanese focuses a lot on simple quality and skillful preparation. And in Japan, people hold good standards and supermarkets/restaurants have to cater to that. You can get perfect and ripe vegetables in most places, and taste a big difference.
Very good observation! The Japanese, well not in every case but, like to prepare food by enhancing the unique cahracteristic of the ingredients, not by adding seasoning on top of seasonig like say French cooking, although there are some similarity between those two.

You see people throw in a pan fresh tomatoes, some sea salt, fresh basil combined with pasta, or chickpeas sauteed in olive oil and garlic, put some grated parmesan for snack in Italian cooking. I see similar techniques in traditional Japanese food.

[zygon]

Sashimi, my best love.wow....

[bartbeanie]

i love eating sushi and ramen noodles.

[lovejapanese]

I love japanese food so much that i become a sushi chef been doing it for 3 years and also in school to I also created my own website to teach and give people information on sushi check it out subscribe to it if you want to it sushi-yum.com

[Kirie_Maiden]

I just wanted to say that I went a little adventerous in the sushi bar and tried some Eel. It just tastes like chewy chicken. Anybody else find this?

I am sure I said earlier in this thread that my favourite is Ramen and Sushi. I'd just like to emphasise that point further. ^_^

Although, I do love Dorayaki... a dessert not on the above list.

[Daijobu]

Years ago when I was in the US Navy we were in and out of Sasebo a lot. My favorite food down there was champon noodles which I believe was originally a Chinese dish. It seemed to be popular in Kyushu more than elsewhere in Japan. Have not had any in years. I need to find a Japanese restaurant run by Kyushu people here in Norfolk, Virginia so I can get a big bowl of the stuff. :-)

[Kappa]

I love that Japanese spegetti!
I miss wafuu spaghetti. When I was living in Japan I sometimes made a delicious tarako white sauce spaghetti. I also remember mentaiko pizza toast fondly.

I live in California, so it's not hard to get the basic sushi, tonkatsu, donburi and such. It's not the same, of course, but reasonably close.

I do miss things like the more unusual varieties of tofu such as tamagodofu or kurogomadofu. I also miss renkon; it became my favorite tenpura ingredient.

Omuraisu was another favorite that I haven't seen mentioned (though with 15 pages I may well have missed it).

[kobenigri]

I try to learn how to make Sushi. But it is not so easy. In my restaurant, those chefs have to learn how to make a good rice before even cut the fish.
These days, I am trying on collecting some Sushi Recipe and then practice at home. Exactly, I should be an expert at how to make sushi rice.

[RavenRockstar]

I just wanted to say that I went a little adventerous in the sushi bar and tried some Eel. It just tastes like chewy chicken. Anybody else find this?
.
Eel is good stuff :cool:

my favorite had got to be udon tho :v:

[justin]

I really like sushi an most other types of Japanese food, but my favorite has to be a breaded pork dish my best friend cooked for me before I went to school in Oregon. Resting on a bed of rice it was crunchy and tender at the same time. :42:

She topped it with a dab of Japanese mayo which was different in a good way. I also got to try a Japanese salad that she made. My stomache is roaring just thinking about it! :bawling:

Friday nights it was video games, movies, and one of us would cook dinner. She would make Japanese food for us and I would teach her to cook Mexican food. More than one Friday night I found in her fridge everything to make her favorite Mexican dish. :clueless: So I got stuck cooking most times. :D I got her and her friends hooked on Mexican food! :evil:

It bites that she went back to Japan before she could make it again. :(

[Riona-Chan]

Hot Japanese curry. I make it often ;D

[serena]

Sushi is very popular worldwide.
I often make sushi at home.
See, this is what I made, the tuna roll. Is it yummy?

[justin]

Sushi is very popular worldwide.
I often make sushi at home.
See, this is what I made, the tuna roll. Is it yummy?

That looks really good serena! :cool:

[Putrefaction]

I don't think I can eat anything on that list except Ramen. So, I'll put ramen.

[aardwolf]

actually hontoni RAMEN is hontoniiiiiiiiiiii omeyyyyyyyyy ochiiiiiiiiiii segaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiii neeee
don't ya guys like it? I actually like iie love ramen demo it seems like most of the people like sushi more demo who cares about the others I like ramen & ramen is what i like,wakarimasenka neeeee? :okashii:

I like pretty much everything i've tried.
Ramen, sushi, any type of katsu, onigiri, soba, udon, and especially curry.
I LOVE japanese style curry, lol

[serena]

That looks really good serena! :cool:
Thank you Justin.
And if you want, I can tell you how to make it at home.
Recently, I made another sushi, unagi sushi roll.

It tastes yummy.

[sash]

well i like ramen he best.there's this korean resturant here which serves korean and japanese food.the first thing i ordered was ramen and it was unbelivable i see that most of the ppl like sushi bt dd u ever taste this thing its fish and is always associated wid indigestion to me.is there anybody wid me in this opinion? arigato

[ellefruit]

lolz!! raw egg = awesome~ ppl in the UK just don't get that one tho. much like my mom (JP) doesn't get eating raw spinach (she deems this bad for you, based on not having seen anyone eat raw spinach in Japan).

can't beat a good shabu shabu guys.. **droooool**

xx

[nanda]

i vote for tempura. tempura makes everything edible, even veggie where most ppl (esp. kids refuse to eat)

raw eggs??? japanese seems like it so much. i once seen in a dorama a family breakfast's menu is a bowl of rice and raw egg stirred w/ 3 drops of soyu. and i was like "eeeeewwwww" O__O

[Saradus]

I haven't had the pleasure of trying much Japanese food (excluding drinks, sweets and snacks). I've obviously had sushi, and I've also had ramen and tempura, but that's about it.

So I'd probably have to say ramen here :-P Hopefully I'll get to try more Japanese food in the near future. I do LOVE mochi though. Its not listed but I love it so much that I have to mention it! :-P

Especially when its used in daifuku with the red bean paste. OMG yum! I probably like it so much because its also popular in the Phillipines and I'm half Filipino. I also love the Filipino variant of mochi called Palitaw, which is with sesame seeds and/or coconut (and the ones I usually have are filled with peanut-butter, delicious!!).

[RavenRockstar]

I just recently had edamame for the first time O.O omigosh yummi ^^

[Dogen Z]

I love sushi and tempura (not necessarily together, mind you). Here's a vid (slightly cheesy but ok nonetheless) showing how to enjoy these dishes in Japan.

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[HirokiNaka]

I like japanese food in general. Especially tempura things. hmmm i love those bread crumbs..^o^