Japanese food

Yakiniku: Japan’s Grilled Meat Culture

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledThere is a specific moment in a yakiniku evening that I want to describe, because it captures s...
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Japanese Vegetarian and Buddhist Cuisine: Shojin Ryori and the Art of Eating Without Meat

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledI want to begin with a meal I ate in a temple in Kyoto, approximately fifteen years ago, that I...
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Japanese Breakfast Fish: The Art of Grilling Mackerel at 7am

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledThere is a specific smell that constitutes, for me, the most complete sensory summary of what a...
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The Depachika: Japan’s Underground Food Paradise

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledThere is a section of a department store basement floor in Tokyo — specifically the food floor ...
Japanese food

Japanese Breakfast vs. Western Breakfast: How One Country Has Two Morning Meals

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledJapan has two national breakfasts. Not one, not a breakfast that is evolving from one form to a...