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Londoners marvel at newly-opened Marugame Udon restaurant’s low prices
- Katy Kelly
Aug 2, 2021 - Tweet
You paid how much for a bowl of udon?!
- Europe, Japan
- (cheap eats • Japanese cuisine • london • Marugame Udon • Noodles • tasty • udon • United Kingdom)
We visit the Japanese branch of a Singaporean restaurant serving Singapore-style tempura
- Dale Roll
Apr 21, 2021
What kind of flair does Singaporean tempura have? Let’s find out!
- Japan
- (cuisine • food • fried food • Japanese cuisine • Nihonbashi • Singapore • spicy food • taste test • tempura • Tendon Kohaku • Tokyo)
We tried Akihabara’s Star Kebab sushi roll and it changed our world
- Shannon
Oct 6, 2020
You read that right: kebab sushi roll. Trust us, it’s worth a try!
- Japan
- (Akihabara • delicious • fusion cuisine • Japanese cuisine • kebab • kebab sushi roll • SNJO • Star Kebab)
Monjayaki in a cup is the new instant ramen everyone’s talking about right now【Taste Test】
- Oona McGee
Jul 31, 2020
It’s said this Tokyo dish looks like vomit, so does the instant cup version look any better?
- Japan
- (Baby Star • Baby Star Ramen • COK • food • Instant Ramen • Japanese cuisine • monjayaki • Noodles • ramen • review • SNJO • taste test)
We try Akihabara’s new Shaken Ramen in a bubble tea cup 【Taste Test】
- Shannon
Jul 28, 2020
Yeah, you’ve had cup ramen before, but have you ever tried shaking it?
- Japan
- (Akihabara • bubble tea • delicious • innovative • Japanese cuisine • ramen • shaken ramen • Suehirocho • takeout • tapioca)
Make a high-end Japanese meal at home with the help of traditional Japanese restaurant Nadaman
- Dale Roll
May 1, 2020
Nadaman’s new YouTube channel shows us the ins and outs of traditional Japanese cooking.
- Japan
- (cooking • how to • Japanese cuisine • Japanese food • Nadaman • recipe • video tutorial • YouTube)
Ramen Bankara unveils their heartwarming and stomach-filling “Strong Ramen!”
- Shannon McNaught
Sep 19, 2019
For days when the traditional tonkotsu ramen just won’t cut it.
- Japan
- (Bankara • delicious • food • Japanese cuisine • ramen • Restaurant • tonkotsu ramen)
Japanese curry chain Coco Ichibanya to open a branch in India next year
- Dale Roll
Jul 10, 2019
Can Japan’s version of an Indian dish survive in Delhi, the curry metropolis?
- India, Japan
- (business • business opening • coco ichibanya • curry • Delhi • fast food • fast food chain • India • Japanese cuisine)
Restaurant in Ibaraki Prefecture serves up tripe stew in an unconventional dish
- Shannon McNaught
Mar 22, 2019
Why waste your time spooning tripe stew into dishes when you can just pour it out?
The wasabi you eat probably isn’t wasabi, according to new video from Japan
- Oona McGee
Oct 17, 2016
With beautiful images of pristine Japanese countryside, this clip explains why real wasabi is hard to find.
- Japan
- (culture • farming • food • Japanese cuisine • Nagano • tourism • tourist site • tradition • travel • videos • wasabi)
Black “Ninja Takoyaki” is Japan’s latest must-try cuisine from Osaka
- Oona McGee
Oct 3, 2016
The black octopus balls are available at only one popular tourist location in Osaka.
- Japan
- (cool • cuisine • food • Japanese cuisine • local cuisine • Ninja • Osaka • Osaka Castle • street food • takoyaki • travel)
Tom Hanks visits Japan, blends in with oyaji at restaurant in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Sep 20, 2016
Find out where the Hollywood movie star took this silly selfie after the break!
- Japan, USA
- (cute • funny • hollywood • Japanese cuisine • LOL • movies • oyaji • restaurants • selfie • selfies • soba • Tokyo • Tom Hanks • tourism • tourist spots • travel • twitter)
Japanese cook creates adorable meal of “cats” feasting on fish!
- Oona McGee
Sep 8, 2016
People in Japan are going crazy for this dish and the best thing about it is you can make it at home too!
- Japan
- (animals • awww • cats • cute • cute animals • cute. cats • daikon • food • funny • Japanese cuisine • LOL • oroshi art • pets • radish • radish art)
Customer gets more than expected after ordering the large size at a Japanese restaurant
- Oona McGee
Sep 6, 2016
This cautionary tale proves that the Japanese word for “large serving” could result in having to eat a truly mountainous meal.
- Japan
- (big food • cheap eats • crazy • cuisine • food • fried chicken • Japanese cuisine • karaage • large portions • restaurants • rice)
Traditional Japanese cuisine meets Star Wars for New Year’s osechi celebration meals
- Oona McGee
Sep 6, 2016
The tiny details and awesome, original extras take these three-tiered meals out of the traditional world and to a galaxy far, far away.
Show your love of Japanese cuisine with cute range of sushi backpacks
- Oona McGee
Jun 29, 2016
Bring the crazy spirit of Harajuku fashion culture to your wardrobe by adding a giant slice of raw fish to your outfit.
- Japan
- (backpacks • bags • cool • cosplay • cosplayers • cute • Harajuku • Japanese cuisine • Japanese food • LOL • sushi • travel)
La vie en ramen: our Japanese reporter slurps salty noodle soup in Paris
- Evie Nyan
Mar 19, 2016
Our Japanese reporter eats Japanese ramen in a noodle bar in Paris – but how does it compare to his own country’s salty fare?
- Europe, Food & Drink, Japan
- (france • Japanese cuisine • Noodles • paris • ramen)
Ramen Jiyujin serves up ramen and attractions to fill your appetite【Photos】
- Jamie Koide
Nov 8, 2015
According to a program that recently ran on TV, there are more than 100,000 ramen shops across Japan, and because competition is so fierce, most are lucky to survive for even two or three years. In order to succeed in the chaotic ramen business, many shops are starting to come up with ways to offer not only a good bowl of steaming noodles and broth, but also a one-of-a-kind experience that will keep customers coming back for more.
And Ramen Jiyujin, based on theinr overwhelming number of supporters on social media, has managed to accomplish just that, with a take on ramen that is only limited by your imagination. Take a trip with our Japanese reporting team to Yokohama to see the shop for yourself!
- Japan
- (interesting • IZMYLAND • Japanese cuisine • ramen • Ramen Jiyujin • restaurants • Yokohama)
Japanese people reveal the six western foods they find most disgusting
- Evie Nyan
May 22, 2015
Japanese cuisine is known for containing certain dishes that many westerners find hard to stomach, delicious as they may be. That includes sashimi (raw fish!) and natto (fermented soybeans!).
But what about the flip-side of the coin? Which western foods make Japanese people want to barf? The results may surprise you – or perhaps not. Here’s a list!
- Canada, Europe, Global, Internet, Japan, USA
- (food • fruit • Japanese cuisine • licorice • rice • root beer • western)
We try deliciously meaty US-style “Inside-Out” ramen burgers at Ramen Burger Tokyo
- Evie Nyan
May 7, 2015
It seems that when Japanese food makes its way over to America, something gets lost in translation and the food winds up inside-out. Just look at California rolls, for example.
And now, here’s another example of Japanese food being flipped: “Ramen burgers” which usually consist of a bun filled with ramen noodles, have been reborn in the US as, um, “ramen burgers”, but with a twist – the meat patty is sandwiched between two “buns” made of tightly packed noodles!
We sent our resident office culinary “expert” Mr Sato down to the first “US-style ramen burger” joint in Japan for a taste test!
- Japan, USA
- (Burger • fast food • Japanese cuisine • Noodle • ramen burger • us-style)
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