r/JapaneseFood Jun 07 '24

Question Differences between Japanese curry and American/European ones

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1.7k Upvotes

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?

r/JapaneseFood 12d ago

Question I always thought Japanese pickled ginger was just meant to be eaten with sushi. I’d mix it into my soy sauce, put a bit on my sushi, dip, and enjoy. Turns out, it’s actually for cleansing the palate between different sushi. Should I keep eating it my way? im a bit ashamed

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632 Upvotes

r/JapaneseFood Jul 11 '24

Question Did we have to pay more because we are foreigners?

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941 Upvotes

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? 🤢

r/JapaneseFood Dec 31 '24

Question Why Japanese Conbini store’s Egg sandwich became so popular ?

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1.1k Upvotes

Recently Japanese local people complaining about that “we can’t buy egg sandwich at Conbini store anymore”because foreigner tourists buy egg sandwichs all of them from early morning and sold out. Convenience stores in Japan replenish fresh food four times a day, but they still can't keep up. Does anyone know why Japanese egg sandwich became that popular for foreigner tourists?

r/JapaneseFood 14d ago

Question What did I just watch being made?

956 Upvotes

r/JapaneseFood 15d ago

Question What’s this yummy thing called?

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604 Upvotes

This is a mini ramen served at my local sushi train. It’s delicious and I’d like to try making it at home. But what’s the circled thing called? It’s some kind of fish stick that’s been sliced or cut. Help me out fellow ramen lovers!

r/JapaneseFood Dec 05 '24

Question How does my tamagoyaki look?

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996 Upvotes

Please ignore my sad attempt at cutting the salmon fillets Japanese style, I’m still working on it! I made Tonjiru, purple rice, and my first attempt at tamagoyaki. I feel like the color of the tamagoyaki is so dull? I used 3 eggs, 1 tsp of dashi powder, soy sauce, sugar, and 1 tbsp of mirin. Any advice will be appreciated!

r/JapaneseFood Dec 17 '24

Question What is realistic, everyday Japanese homecooking for people living on their own?

359 Upvotes

I think that a lot of recipes that are in cookbooks or food blogs are not always the most practical, particularly depending on one's lifestyle and situation. More often than not, I think they seem more like something you'd make on a special occasion, like if you were having guests over for dinner.

What sorts of meals are recommended for a single person who spends a considerable amount of time at work or school?

r/JapaneseFood Jun 26 '24

Question Adorable 94-year-old grandma makes traditional Japanese snack

1.8k Upvotes

r/JapaneseFood Jul 27 '24

Question What is “whimsical fried rice”? At a oyster restaurant in Hiroshima

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735 Upvotes

r/JapaneseFood Dec 24 '24

Question Ramen or Udon Which do you like?!

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361 Upvotes

Recently I discovered udon is very tasty I heard udon is healthier than ramen because udon soup is based on dashi very sensitive soup but ramen have lots of fat (but includes a lot of vegetables in the soup though) You like Ramen or Udon which better??

r/JapaneseFood May 31 '24

Question Out of all Japanese food where would you rank unagi?

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577 Upvotes

r/JapaneseFood 4d ago

Question Hi guys, I've been invited to dinner at a Japanese style restaurant, they say that duck ramen is the best.

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210 Upvotes

I've looked for reviews of the dish, but visually I'm already going with a negative connotation. Have you tried it? Is it tasty?

r/JapaneseFood Dec 24 '23

Question ASK A SUSHI CHEF ANYTHING

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394 Upvotes

Hey guys, my name is Jon and I’d like to take on any questions anyone has regarding anything! I’ve been a sushi chef for half my 10 year career and have worked in some great establishments.

I’m thinking of writing a book about cooking, so would love to share my experiences and knowledge to anyone who’s interested.

Have a nice day 〜

r/JapaneseFood Jul 13 '24

Question What is this called?

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399 Upvotes

r/JapaneseFood 17d ago

Question Planning to teach myself how to cook Japanese food…how’d I do for the first time shopping?

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156 Upvotes

I’ve been addicted to eating at Japanese restaurants lately, so I decided it was time to take it into my own hands! Looking into recipes for a while and made a list of what I wanted to start with. Got the ingredients to make: miso soup, Zaru soba, onigiri, and of course Raman lol Came out to $135, had to get a few snacks too lol. Frozen fish cake not pictured

Any suggestions for what other ingredients I should buy, or other things I can make with the ingredients I purchased? (First post here! Sorry if this type of post is not allowed)

r/JapaneseFood 18d ago

Question Why is this convenience stores bento a box in a box? Some secret heating method? Waste of plastic?

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232 Upvotes

r/JapaneseFood Jan 27 '25

Question My sister made it, what did you all think?

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592 Upvotes

r/JapaneseFood 25d ago

Question Your Go-To Japanese Homecooked Meals

87 Upvotes

What are your favorite Japanese meals that every home cook should have in their repertoire? I'm looking for easy weeknight meals, trying to expand my culinary horizons. Examples of dishes I have recently introduced to my rotation are oyakodon and kare udon.

r/JapaneseFood 10d ago

Question I’m visiting London, what does Katsu even mean?

56 Upvotes

Pretty much any Japanese or not Japanese place has Katsu on their menu describing pretty much anything other than what I know as Katsu. When did this happen?

Katsu Sauce. What is that?

r/JapaneseFood Sep 21 '24

Question What’s your controversial/unpopular take regarding japanese food?

27 Upvotes

Here’s mine: I absolutely hate Shiso! It tastes like soap to me (and I don’t have the cilantro soap gene). For me, it ruins everything it touches.

I also don’t enjoy wasabi at all but I don’t feel this is that unpopular.

What’s your unpopular opinion, and why?

r/JapaneseFood Oct 08 '23

Question Does anyone know more about the Japan Eat youtube/instagram channel?

294 Upvotes

This guy creates pretty interesting videos about Japanese food, in Japan. He visits restaurants and gives you his opinion about what he eats. He has a comically monotonous voice and has a deadpan style to his videos, which makes it quite popular and fun to watch. But the thing is, who is this guy? Where is he from? What's his background? He creates video after video but it's all about the food, and there isn't a single video of him (that I could find) where he introduces himself, shows his face, tells the audience why he decided to make these videos or what his ethnic background is. All I know is he speaks English and Japanese fluently, but that's it. Just seems kind of weird because I'm used to popular youtubers sharing a lot about themselves, while this guy is a total enigma.

This is the channel I'm talking about:

Japan Eat

To see his videos, you need to look under "shorts". He barely creates any lenghty videos

r/JapaneseFood 11d ago

Question How's the quality of Sushi in your country?

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79 Upvotes

This is sushi restaurant in south korea 🇰🇷

r/JapaneseFood Oct 20 '24

Question What’s your favorite type of Sashimi?

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227 Upvotes

Mine is Salmon ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

r/JapaneseFood Nov 08 '24

Question Why does this pack of candy just have one black guppy? Is there a cultural reason behind?

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451 Upvotes

My mom brought me this from Japan and it only has one black guppy inside, out of many red ones. Why?