Japanese Food Thread -

[Trombonista]

Discuss sushi, ramen, and other Japanese food here.

My favorite Japanese dish is curry rice. Whenever my sister and I go the Mitsuwa, I order it from the food court. She orders ramen.

 

[Jaded Optimist]

Oh man, I lived in Kyoto for a few monthes and miss it constantly. My fav, but I can make at home is okonomyaki. Cabbage (Hiroshima specialty) and light batter, fried with random veg and/or meat and dashi then topped with Japanese mayo,okonomyaki sauce, bonito and green onion. It's like a yummy savory cabbage pancake.

The one I can't make at home is takoyaki. Even in japan though it's not really a food made at home often. It's a festival food. It's octopus in batter then covered in condiments (kind of the same ones as okonomyaki). I'm lucky that one place in my town sells it occasionally.

I also make daifuku at home sometimes. More of a dessert, it's mochi covering adzuki (sweet red bean) paste. It's super easy to make at home if you are so inclined.

Oh, and sukiyaki (hotpot) when the weather gets chilly is always nice.

 

[IceGray]

Oh gods, I love Japanese-style curry but can't have it often. I got to try it a long time ago.

I thought it would be burning hot like Indian curry but it turned out mellow. Not weak-ass like Chinese curry however.

Sushi, while quite typical, is another favorite of mine when I have the chance to get it. Tamagonigiri especially.

 

[Positron]

Miso soup is really a gift of God.

Never like ramen much: going to those expensive, posh places for "genuine" ramen always reminds me of how good value-of-money instant ramen packs are. Udon and Soba are great if you keep it simple with just a clear fish stock.

 

[Ntwadumela]

Sushi, sashimi, udon, teriyaki, teppanyaki, chawanmushi and okonomiyaki are all amazing.

 

[DadaistVizor]

Discuss sushi, ramen, and other Japanese food here.

My favorite Japanese dish is curry rice. Whenever my sister and I go the Mitsuwa, I order it from the food court. She orders ramen.

I love curry rice and whenever I go to Mitsuwa, I always order it from the food court.

I also love sushi, sashimi, ramen, udon, teriyaki, okonomiyaki, takoyaki, and daifuku.

 

[Patrick Buttman]

I fucking LOVE Japanese food. Sushi, miso soup, adzuki bean paste candies, tempura...I will slap the black off of Wesley Snipes for that shit.

Don't even get me started on the epicness that is Japanese Kit-Kats.

 

[Pedo Bait]

One thing that I find surprisingly satisfying is Tsukemen. It seems like it would be a pain to eat but the way the pulled pork gets tangled in the noodles and it all sticks together... it's elegant in an unexpected way.

That aside, I consume a dangerous amount of raw fish. I'm going to give myself mercury poisoning but there is no comfort food like squishy salmon meat and lightly seasoned rice.

 

[R.A.E.L.]

Chicken katsu is delicious. I enjoy ramen on occassion; have to be in the right mood for it. Tried udon last year but the noodles were just way too thick for my liking; the broth was good though. Also have had miso soup and taiyaki, both of which were better than I expected.

Mitsuwa is an awesome place. I've only been there once so far but would love to visit again.

 

[ASoulMan]

Sushi will always be the best thing to ever come out of Japanese cuisine. I also enjoy ramen, teriyaki, miso soup, and tempura fried foods.

And mochi is one of the most interesting treats I've ever had.

 

[alex_theman]

Chicken katsu

 

[AnOminous]

Sushi will always be the best thing to ever come out of Japanese cuisine. I also enjoy ramen, teriyaki, miso soup, and tempura fried foods.

Miso is delicious but it's also soothing to look at it roiling when it is just served and near boiling.

 

[John Titor]

Shinsengumi is one of my favorite ramen places, though I don't know how widespread they are.

 

[Jaded Optimist]

Welp, you guys convinced be, I'm having japanese for lunch. The place I'm going to has a decent soft shell crab maki.

Edit: I'm back. Tempura squash, tamago nigiri, and agedashi tofu. I'm so full and happy.

 

[AnOminous]

This should probably be in the junk food thread rather than the Japanese thread, but I miss Yoshinoya being anywhere I could get to one.

 

[neverendingmidi]

Just found a Japanese retaurant nearby and it has wonderful sukiyaki (I've only been there once so far). It's apparently part of a little Japanese shopping enclave at a strip mall, there's also a bakery with all kinds of treats. Including that one white cake with strawberries between the layers that I've only seen in anime.

I have to admit I really don't care for red bean jam at all. It was just too confusing texturally. The feel of refried beans, and the taste of pure sugar.

 

[cheersensei]

Chicken and pork katsu are staples in my cooking. So is curry rice with chicken, beef once in a while. I also occasionally make onigiri with tuna salad or if I'm feeling a bit spoiled, smoked salmon.

 

[Picklepower]

I like to make japanese/korean curry with chicken and vegetables, over rice, I make this alot. My favorite sushi is eel. I love those big daifuku desserts too, I get one when ever I go to the korean store.

 

[Keine]

Japanese ramen is amazing, and one of the biggest things I miss after coming back to the States is how hard it is to find legit ramen places. You'd think the northwest would be teeming with them but not as much as you'd expect. There's a couple really good places and lots of Japanese restaurants that have ramen but not to any decent extent. The best ramen places are always the ones that serve only ramen (and maybe some small sides like gyoza or beef bowls).

Curry ramen and curry udon are also great but pretty much totally unheard of outside of Japan and maybe Hawaii. It's ramen/udon but instead of the usual soy or miso broth, it's a curry broth. It's usually pretty light on the toppings, maybe some green onion, and some egg and/or meat of some variety. If you're wanting to try it, I've seen packages of it at some Asian grocery places. It's just not quite the same as hand-made noodles and broth.

 

[Varg Did Nothing Wrong]

The last Japanese thing I cooked was nikuman (steamed pork buns) which were fucking great even though I suck at making dough, particularly steam bun dough which I'd never made before then.

I really like a lot of Chinese/Korean/Japanese foods, unfortunately they often require seafood which is very hard for me to get fresh due to geographic location.

Onigiri with smoked/salted salmon or even just imitation crab can be good.

I'm also a big fan of soba noodles.

I did try okonomiyaki and takoyaki when I was at a convention, they were interesting but the takoyaki weren't the mindblowing experience I thought they would be. They're also full of scalding liquid inside so it's a pain in the ass to eat them (particularly with the toothpicks they give you).

With the chilly winter season coming on, I think I'll have to try making a hotpot one of these days, and cut up some steak really thin and grill it up yakiniku style.