Japan

8 dishes

Originally a preservation method, fermenting fish in rice. The vinegar rice version was invented by ...

Adapted from Chinese wheat noodles. Instant ramen was invented by Momofuku Ando in 1958, solving Jap...

Introduced by Portuguese missionaries. The name comes from Latin quatuor anni tempora, Catholic fast...

The name means grilled as you like it. A savory pancake of batter, cabbage, pork, and anything else,...

Octopus balls invented in 1935 by Tomekichi Endo in Osaka. Crispy batter spheres with a piece of oct...

A breaded, deep-fried pork cutlet invented in 1899 at Rengatei restaurant in Tokyo. Part of yoshoku,...

Rice balls pressed into triangles or cylinders, wrapped in nori. Also called omusubi. Portable food ...

Fermented soybean paste dissolved in dashi broth with tofu and wakame seaweed. Miso arrived from Chi...