Going to Japan for the second time in my life and I'm trying to find more food out there that isn't just like ramen/soba/udon, katsu, rice bowls, traditional set meals, sushi, nabe, and curry. What are the stuff you guys liked (or specific places) that wasn't exactly the stuff everyone else always ate?
>>2727660Watch some Japan food vloggers and make a note of what looks appealing.
Japanese food isn't good, lmao it's fried crap in seed oils
>>2727668BUT IN JAPAN
>>2727668Japanese food is popular and beloved worldwide.
>>2727668Been living in Japan for a decade. This is accurate.
>>2727660A somewhat underrated part of Japanese cuisine is definitely its tea culture. Not just like having tea as part of some ornamental service or the sweetest matcha dessert you can find, but like... things made with tea. Ochazuke is something basically no foreigner would ever find appealing because it's literally just rice and green tea, but it's something that you basically would only ever find in Japan.
>>2727668ok so, recommend something that isn't that? are you retarded
>>2727660Somen is a type of noodle that is rarely found in restaurants. It is extremely thin and easy to prepare. All you have to do is boil it in hot water for 100 seconds, then cool it under running water and eat it like soba noodles. The reason it is not served in restaurants is probably because it is so easy to prepare.However, since it is basically just thin wheat flour noodles, it is easy to use it in other pasta dishes.
>>2727660How about some Japanese-style yakiniku? Jojoen is known as a high-end yakiniku restaurant.https://www.jojoen.co.jp/en/
>>2727668>>2727674These anons are absolutely correct and it's part of why I don't believe in the seed oil conspiracy. Japanese people love foods fried in seed oil and live the longest lives on the planet.
>>2727660Yakisoba sounds like a type of soba, but it's a completely different dish made with Chinese noodles. It's not often served in restaurants because it's a type of cheap food that's easy to prepare.The similarly named yakiudon uses udon noodles.When it comes to sara udon, the noodles are completely different. Hard noodles that have been deep-fried are used.
>>2727660What about eating Chinese food in Japan? Tianjin rice is a Chinese dish invented in Japan and is only found in Japan. Gyoza dumplings are also cooked on a hot plate from the beginning, unlike in China and other countries. Utsunomiya is known for the number of gyoza restaurants.
>>2727668Gonna be honest, I kind of feel the same way. It's all pretty mid.
>>2727660"Genghis Khan" is a type of grilled lamb that can be eaten in Hokkaido. It is prepared using a special grill pan.
>>2727660>food out there that isn't just like ramen/soba/udon, katsu, rice bowls, traditional set meals, sushi, nabe, and currylmao buddyjapanese food is just that. it gets boring after 1 or 2 weeks at most. I lived in Japan for around 1.5 years and wanted to fucking off myself because of the lack of food variety
>>2727660Imoni is a kind of hotpot party held in the Tohoku region in the fall. However, it is more like a barbecue. It is held on the riverbank, and the finished imoni is served to people nearby.The "imo" in imoni means taro. The remaining ingredients vary depending on the region. People in Tohoku consider imoni to be especially important.
>>2727660Yakiniku, yakitori, oden, offal.
>>2727683japanese don't eat seed oil tourist centric slop
>>2727660mcdonalds
>>2727660Soup curry. It's a Sapporo dish, but I'm sure you can find it elsewhere too.
>>2727660Google asari don
>>2727685For some reason, yakisoba served at festival stalls are very tasty.
I've been here 6 months and the best I found is McDonald's and burger King
I live in Japan.There are a lots of tasty local foods in Japan, but they are not popular for Japanese when they are eating out.(Local foods are eaten at home.)Maybe you can find local foods at ''KORYORIYA'' (small restaurant), but Its number of stores decreasing.
>>2727753Butter is much more dangerous in such a comparison.
