Unfortunately, Japanese food in the US has been stereotyped as "Oh, you mean a Teriyaki Bowl." Yet there is so much more, most of which isn't seen unless you go to a Japanese supermarket.
Okonomiyaki- Sort of a lunch or dinner pancake. Varieties include beef, shrimp, vegetables, etc. Sadly, I've never seen a US restaurant serve this.
Sukiyaki- Almost like flat plate fondue. Cooked beef, vegetables, mushrooms, clear sukiyaki noodles. You can eat the stuff over rice or dip in raw egg with soy sauce- just make sure you have non-salmonella kind.
Mochi- A chewy rice cake wrapped in seaweed and dipped in soysauce.
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Anonymous2005-02-02 17:12 (sage)
i thought Mochi was just a little rice jello thing that my fifth grade teacher gave out on Girls'/Boys'/Kids' day (I forgot which of them came on the same day)
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Anonymous2005-02-04 3:19 (sage)
We tried making an oden hotpot. Threw together some daikon, potatoes, carrots, fish cake and tofu into some stock and let it simmer for awhile. Really good on cold days.
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Anonymous2005-02-05 12:30
okonomiyaki is great, and vegetable is not variable, its a must.
normally u hav to make it urself, but some restaurant serve you a premade
good thing im asian
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Anonymous2005-02-05 13:24
I like yakimeshi. I am not Asian, but my parents lived in Hawaii before having children, and the neighbors taught my late mother how to make it. She made yakimeshi for us often when I was a child. My father always put ketchup on his. >_<;
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Anony!mousVkn.9I2005-02-05 15:55
Yakisoba is good and easy to make. As the name says, it consists of fried noodles with tonkatsu sause, meat and vegetables.
Google for the basic recipe. You can make the "tonkatsu" sauce you need yourself with sake, ketchup, garlic, ginger, sugar and worchester sauce (seriously). Tastes very good and when you have tonkatsu sauce ready in the fridge, you'll have yakisoba in your bowl within 20 minutes.
The only ingredient you might find difficult to get (in Europe at least) in the various recipes is Mirin liquor. This is a sweetening alcohol used in the tonkatsu sauce, but it isn't necessary (although I haven't made any tonkatsu with it yet).
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Anonymous2005-02-09 17:04
>>5
iF u R nOt AzN u R nOt AlLoWeD 2 UsE aNiMe SmIlEyZ!!!!11one :> :> :>
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NAGATA2005-02-10 8:56 (sage)
Natto; a rotten soybeans. It's sticky and foul-smelling. Quite a few Japanese actually hates it. However, it is very healthy. And in my opinion, it tastes very good.
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Anonymous2005-02-12 20:56
Gyudon for me. Beef and veggies over rice. For Japanese fast food, this is it. I love this stuff.
I also like zaru soba, the cold noodles that you dip into tsuyu sauce. Excellent stuff and fairly easy to make.
I fucking love Gyudon. Over here in Au, the Hanaichi fast food Chain(ish... They've got 3 stores that I know of) serve Awesome Gyudon for $5.20, along with other orgasm inducing foods.
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Anonymous2005-02-20 2:56
i lake Gyudon.
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Anonymous2005-02-20 23:49
In Soviet Russia, gyudon loves YOU!
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Solinari2005-02-21 1:23
Gyudon? Oh, you mean a beef bowl.
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Adolf der Weihnachtsmann2005-02-21 8:49
I love Gyudon, but also Yakisoba (with sweet soy sauce) and Okonomiyaki. Shabu Shabu is also nice.
I would also die for those tasty little Takoyaki.
Oh, anyone like that japanese pudding? Afaik it#S called Konyaku
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Anonymous2005-02-22 0:59
I like konyaku (shirataki??) noodles. The jelly things are good, too.
"Konnyaku is a traditional Japanese jelly-like health food made from a kind of potato called "Konnyaku potato" and calcium hydroxide or oxide calcium extracted from eggshells."
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Adolf der Weihnachtsmann2005-02-22 6:51
eggshells? amazing
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Anonymous2005-03-06 19:47
Anyone know where to get takoyaki in Philadelphia? The closest place I know to get it is Edgewater, NJ.
i don't like those clear noodles, just didn't sit right with me
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Anonymous2005-03-12 6:57
>>22
It may not be "real" Curry, but it's awesome non the less
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Anonymous2005-04-13 10:55
Oh thank heaven for ramen
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Anonymous2005-04-17 1:28
I like to make okonomiyaki every now and then. And i'm lucky enough to have several asian food markets in my town so I can always pick up good stuff. Like ice cream mochi.
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Anonymous2005-05-23 14:01
I'm so ghey for Japanese food it's unspeakable
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chronosoft2005-06-07 10:35
/me parernts own a Japanese restraunt and sushi bars here... I have been eatting japanese food all my life! hmm.. favorite kind of sashimi.. (well.. at least atm xD i probably will get sick of it one of these days) very fresh (e.g. live...) and raw hokkaido scallops on hot rice
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Anonymous2005-06-07 10:36
opps :\ "sea-urchin"
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Anonymous2005-06-07 18:55
namako teeeam
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Anonymous2005-06-21 8:20
im a fan of yakisoba my self Mainly because i can cook it my self and it always turns out great. Not as good as in the resteraunts though. I also like Sukiyaki. Its all good
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Blackberry2005-06-26 20:44
yakisoba is good. okonomiyaki i don't like too much though. but Takoyaki...that i could eat everyday. and the little fish shaped pancaky-tasting things with red bean. and Japanese curry...omg.
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Viral2005-06-29 5:38
Yeah Takoyaki are awesome. I found this little japanese store around here that sells frozen takoyaki you can bake youreeslf in the oven. Nowhere near fresh takoyaki, but still great.
I second Okonomiyaki, sashimi, sushi (off course), miso-soup, ramen, j-curry, konyaku pudding and gyudon.
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Anonymous2005-07-06 5:11
No one is mentioning shabu-shabu. Wonderful place in Shibuya made the highlight of all my lunches while I visited Japan (well, except for maybe the Nara okonomiyaki, that was the l33t m34l)
Would love to find a place for shabu-shabu or okonimiyaki in San Jose...
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inst2005-07-08 8:17
what i've heard is that you're supposed to dip meat into egg before you cook it.
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mizukami2005-07-17 1:56
I'm considering making some Spam sushi as a party dish. The Spam itself is easy to get (do I have to cook it)?
Also, I have no experience making sushi rice or what kind of nori (if there is more than one kind) to get. Anyone have useful advice I could use?
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Anonymous2005-07-17 19:04
javascript:quote(35,"post1107352446"); i found a shabu-shabu restraunt in Mission Viejo, orange county CA ^_^ come on down! was great in my opinion.
A Takoyaki pan is easily found on the Intarweb -- I bought one for about 20 USD, and it works great!
The Kansai trifecta of Takoyaki, Yakisoba and Okonomiyaki is totally awesome, great comfort food.
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Anonymous2005-08-04 7:35
YOSHINOYA
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Anonymous2005-08-09 11:48
>>6
Here in the States, most good supermarkets will have mirin in the Asian section (I know that Giant does here in NoVA). There's plenty of Asian-specific and "world food" (Latin, Asian, sometimes East Indian) stores here, too, but anything except basic packaged Chinese and Thai may be a hard find on in the country.
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Anonymous2005-08-14 9:29
>>Konnyaku is a traditional Japanese jelly-like health food made from a kind of potato called "Konnyaku potato" and calcium hydroxide or oxide calcium extracted from eggshells."
Sounds utterly delicious.
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Anonymous2005-08-23 5:31
Konnyaku is alright, if you know what to do with it. You obviously don't eat it alone. Often it ends up in soups or stews.
There's a place near me that serves Pizza Okonomiyaki. It's pretty good. Miso soup is, of course, the win. Yawaraka chicken, and karaage chicken are delicious. Katsudon is always a good choice. etc.
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Anonymous2005-08-28 9:02
I wish I could get okonomiyaki in this country. Had it when I was in Japan for a few weeks and I miss it every.single.day!
The mighty, mighty Yakisoba OMELETTE. Only saw it in one restaurant in Shinjuku but it kicked so much ass it's making my stomach sing a sad love song just thinking about it.
Also, Yukimi Daifuku, those little mochi things with ice cream in them.
And basically anything ending with 'don'. Tendon, Gyuudon, Yakinikudon, Udon, Yakiudon, all godly.
Does your country have flour? Eggs? Milk? Meat and vegetables?
Whoa there partner! Looks like you've got okonomiyaki! Your nearest chinese market will be able to supply you with Bulldog sauce, nori, and any other condiments and sprinkles you may fancy. If you don't have one of those, you can just go it Osaka-style and pile on loads of mayonnaise and ketchup. FUCK YEAH!
I had shabu-shabu this weekend, it is made of win and good.
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Anonymous2005-11-03 4:57
Omolette Rice...
Jesus christ dear god I love that stuff. Just the cheap restaurant stuff with fried rice and ketchup is fabulous, or the home cookin' kind, or the fancy restaurant kind with gravy and cheeses.
Oh god...
Actually, my favorite variety is Omelette Rice made with SPAM fried rice and ketchup.
I could never get into it - too thin and watery for me. Then again, maybe I've been trying the wrong recipes.
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Anonymous2005-11-16 15:27
I personally like Unagi, that stuff is the shit.
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blake2005-12-10 22:09
ramen is chinese
curently I am livving in Japan and I have to say I find Japanese food kind of boring. I like tonkatsu, okonomiyaki, udon, sukiyaki, karaage (fried chicken), sushi, sashimi... but it gets boring when you live here and eat that shit all the time. When they have foreign foods usually it's overpriced garbage. Curry I don't like very much, I have to be in the right mood to eat it. I love ramen, and Japan is filled with many ramen restaurants, but again it's too expensive and not as good as the authentic Chinese stuff.
One thing Japan does right is bread- their bread is delicious! Way better than the selection in American bakeries. But of course they always think of weird and stupid concoctions for food, especially pizza- which is the epitome of garbage here! I also miss mexican food...so damn much!
i find jap food very unfilling. every dish seems to be an entre.
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Anonymous2006-05-14 2:22
Meh, we Americans eat too much as it is. The Japanese, like many other countries eat to enjoy the taste and texture and to gather and be social. Though the social part is also true for many Americans, so few of us really eat our food conciously and really learn to focus on the flavors and textures, not to mention the fact that most of our food is the most unhealthy, ungodly shit on the planet. We just have different eating habits as Americans, I'll bet if you switched to an only Japanese food diet for a while you might change your mind.
But really, yakitori is where it's at. Also, pizzaman and nikuman.
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Anonymous2006-05-18 19:17
I far prefer Jap food to Korean food. Which is a pity, since there are many more Korean places around my city. Currently I would like some sukiyaki, shabu-shabu, katsudon, ramen, unagi and tofu sushi and ice-cream mochi. Maybe some shochu too.
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Anonymous2006-05-23 16:00
u didnt have anything i needed thanks alot
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Anonymous2006-05-26 7:03
semen dipped oysters
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Anonymous2006-05-26 11:14
i like pocky it kawaii
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Anonymous2006-06-03 9:01
>>68
for your information i am asian and not american so i'd consider myself quite cultural when it comes to food.
my friends always take me to jaws EVERY DARN time we go out. do you have any freakin idea what a ripoff their menu is? plus there's just so much udon one can stand. give me a dimsum any day.
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Anonymous2006-06-04 1:32
i love the japanese stores around my area, i can get all sorts of awesome food there <3
Why does Japanese food stay in Japanese stores? Mainstream Americans get teriyaki chicken as their exposure to Japanese food, or sushi if they're going out, and that's it. Do they really hate the more exotic dishes, or the chocolates and dessert that try really hard to be european, or just about any traditional food?
My local grocery store sells everything you need to make sushi. Kits, mats, 300 different "sushi making tools", most everything else. Except, now get this: The green outer wrap.
That's like selling everything you need to make any kind of cake on earth, except flour.
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Anonymous2008-08-19 2:24
The rice cakes with red bean is damn good. I am a sucker for azuki beans
A delicious and accurate Okonomiyaki can be found at Otafuku in NYC, so shut your trap, OP.
Also, your definition of mochi is far too generic.
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Ahmonamouse2010-08-11 0:12
Natto:
overwhelmingly awesome smell!
like aaaahwwwwww someone died!
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Anonymous2010-08-13 3:33
>>37
fry it in oil till its brown,or however you like it.
sushi rice is short grain rice. 1 cup water to one cup rice.
nori. get the one in a printer paper (sort of) size. cut it into 3rds.unless youre rolling it. then it would be rolled with that bamboo thing and cut with a knife.
Anyways, >>132, please listen to me. That it's really related to this thread.
I went to Yoshinoya a while ago; you know, Yoshinoya?
Well anyways there was an insane number of people there, and I couldn't get in.
Then, I looked at the banner hanging from the ceiling, and it had "150 yen off" written on it.
Oh, the stupidity. Those idiots.
You, don't come to Yoshinoya just because it's 150 yen off, fool.
It's only 150 yen, 1-5-0 YEN for crying out loud.
There're even entire families here. Family of 4, all out for some Yoshinoya, huh? How fucking nice.
"Alright, daddy's gonna order the extra-large." God I can't bear to watch.
You people, I'll give you 150 yen if you get out of those seats.
Yosinoya should be a bloody place.
That tense atmosphere, where two guys on opposite sides of the U-shaped table can start a fight at any time, the stab-or-be-stabbed
mentality, that's what's great about this place.
Women and children should screw off and stay home.
Anyways, I was about to start eating, and then the bastard beside me goes "extra-large, with extra sauce."
Who in the world orders extra sauce nowadays, you moron?
I want to ask him, "do you REALLY want to eat it with extra sauce?"
I want to interrogate him. I want to interrogate him for roughly an hour.
Are you sure you don't just want to try saying "extra sauce"?
Coming from a Yoshinoya veteran such as myself, the latest trend among us vets is this, extra green onion.
That's right, extra green onion. This is the vet's way of eating.
Extra green onion means more green onion than sauce. But on the other hand the price is a tad higher. This is the key.
And then, it's delicious. This is unbeatable.
However, if you order this then there is danger that you'll be marked by the employees from next time on; it's a double-edged sword.
I can't recommend it to amateurs.
What this all really means, though, is that you, >>132, should just stick with today's special.
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Anonymous2010-09-07 16:55
Okonomiyaki is amazing! I love Takoyaki and kushikatsu. Man... Now I'm hungry. I want to go back to Japan.
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Anonymous2010-09-07 17:06
Okonomiyaki is amazing! I love Takoyaki and kushikatsu. Man... Now I'm hungry. I want to go back to Japan.
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golgolmois2010-09-21 6:31
>>133
What the fuck?
I saw that post on world2ch 7 years ago