Gyoza, once tasted you will want more. Gyoza is actually Japanese dumpling which is very famous food in Japan, usually as a dinner meal both at home or eating out. Japanese dumpling has its credit to the origin, the Chinese dumpling which is also a famous and authentic food by the Chinese people. However, the Chinese version of dumpling came in many different forms and taste, but as for Japanese dumpling, practically there is only one kind that is well-known and famous for (like the one shown in the picture), …

History may have recalled Japan as a healthy nation with low use of fat and oil ever since their early civilization and period. Perhaps, due to their way of life and healthy eating habits that many of Japan’s citizens are enjoying long life. Before tempura was introduced in Japan in the mid sixteenth century during the Tokugawa period by Portuguese missionaries, Japanese diet was basically made mostly of fish and vegetables, boiled or steam or made into soup eaten with cooked rice. The use of oil and fat was minimal …

Pizza – a very well-known meal worldwide, is actually a sheer luxury in Japan. Yes, you heard me right. A luxury in Japan, simply means that it is an expensive menu in Japan which can eventually cost you up to ¥3000 ++ (which is about $30++) for a single large pizza, without any other add-ons. If you’re living elsewhere where pizza is almost an everyday menu and affordable where your family can enjoy every now and then, this is probably an insane price to begin with! (It is insane since …

Previously, I’ve written a post about Taiyaki, a sort of traditional snack of pound cake with sweet red bean paste inside it. It also has the shape of a fish, which make it distinctive. One thing I forgot to mention about Taiyaki in my previous post is the fact that Taiyaki is often eaten during winter. It’s like some sort of a winter specialty whereby in winter, you’ll see a lot of Taiyaki stalls on many busy streets. But in other season, you probably can get it in department stores …

It’s time for another one of the many popular Japanese Snacks! – Taiyaki or literally means ‘baked sea bream’. It is not a wonder why it presents an image of a bream, which is a type of a freshwater fish of the carp family. The Japanese, since the ancient time have been intrigued by fishes of the carp family. And this particular snack, which is no doubt delicious in its own way, is an old traditional Japanese snack that was once very popular and ubiquitous in every town. Each taiyaki …

It’s time for Asa Gohan!
The choice of filling inside these hearty triangular balls of steamed rice flavored with some salt is up to the person cooking it really. It can be pickled plum or umeboshi, salted salmon, salted dried kelp or shio-kobu or even marinated tako or squid. I’m not too sure why they actually call them riceballs when it’s actually triangular in shape. But later I found out that it really used to be in round shapes in the olden Japanese days. But machines has indeed overcome the traditional …