What's your favorite Japanese food?

[bezz]

湯豆腐

Yudofu. Fantastic stuff.

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[ftw]

Okonomiyaki is the best.... with sh*t loads of Cupie mayo on top!!!

 

[Ambar]

I Love Ramen

 

[leonmarino]

I can't choose.. It's all SO good.
Seriously, to my knowledge the only thing I ate in Japan that really tasted bad was the Curry Rice at Nagasaki Airport. Ugh.
Oh, and whale wasn't that special either.. Now I know that there is a lot of bad chemicals in it I'll never eat it again too.

 

[Cue]

lol, looks like i'm stalking leonmarino... sorry, i didn't meant to. xD

okay.
Though I love all of the listed ones in the poll as well as those you guys wrote so far,
I'd say my favorite japanese food is definitely ﾆ棚ﾆ停ぎﾆ停?ｰﾆ辰ﾆ湛. (hmm, how do you spell it in English?)
Is it only me or is Omuraisu not so popular?? ;__;

I basically love any kinds of rice dishes so I love fried rice, most kinds of Donburi, Onigiri, Zousui and even Ochazuke thingie. (I'm so glad to see someone said Onigiri, too)

oh, and i forgot to add Akashi-yaki. That's my favorite, too.

Gah, this thread makes me hungry indeed. ;

 

[leonmarino]

Hmm.. Omurice..
It is hard to make a "complete" list though, it's obvious the maker of this poll had to make some concessions and leave out a few classic Japanese dishes..
Argh! This poll makes me hungry! I'm gonna go to the supermarket right now to buy some potatoes, carrots and meat so I can make some Curry Rice!
(By the way I already tipped this in another thread, but one block of chocolate in your curry can make it really delicious.. Rounds the edges a bit and makes it more mellow.)

 

[bezz]

博多ラーメン

Guess what Japanese food Jon Bon Jovi likes!
Tonkotsu Ramen! mmmmmm.

Nagahama ramen (or Hakata ramen) seems to be known as typical Kyushu ramen, or tonkotsu ramen in general. Hakata ramen with thin noodle originated at Nagahama fish market, by Matsuo Sakakibara:

Ganso Nagahamaya (est. 1953)
2-5-19 Nagahama, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 810-0072 Japan
phone: +81(92)781-0723

It is said that the origin of Kyushu ramen with pork soup stock goes back to 1937, Tokio Miyamoto's yatai cart in Kurume city.

 

[Lady Skywalker]

Sushi and sashimi rank very high on my 'fave Japanese foods' list. I can't get enough of the prawn nigiri sushi, salmon sashimi or kappa maki (cucumber maki rolls). :gohan:

 

[bezz]

おでん

I am afraid to try oden...to me, it doesn't look good.

The three oden restaurants that defined the taste of the era are:

Nonki (est. 1887)
1-20-6 Mukogaoka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0023 Japan
phone: +81(3)3811-4736

Otako (est. 1925)
2-2-3 Nihombashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0027 Japan
phone: +81(3)3243-8282

Ippei (est. 1929)
4-4-7 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061 Japan
phone: +81(3)3657-3355


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[Nightmare_j]

anyone want to tell me what a person who's not very willing to eat raw stuff (raw fish, meat, eggs) should go for? I've never tried any of the ones listed above, and so I'm curious. Most of it looks scary xD

 

[bezz]

明石焼

oh, and i forgot to add Akashi-yaki.

First served with broth at Kimuraya.

Kimuraya (est. 1924)
5-23 Kajiya-cho, Akashi-shi, Hyogo 673-0884 Japan
phone: +81(78)911-8320

 

[Dena81]

Oyako Donburi! That has to be my absolute favorite. I remember when I first heard about it, I winced thinking about such a mix with egg but then I tried it and it was awesome! I also love miso soup, my passion =P And I also love Japanese style ramen!

 

[Dena81]

anyone want to tell me what a person who's not very willing to eat raw stuff (raw fish, meat, eggs) should go for? I've never tried any of the ones listed above, and so I'm curious. Most of it looks scary xD

Regarding sushi? Well with sushi, most suggest you start off with a california roll (something created here in the US) if you're not up for eating any sushi with raw fish in it. Also, vegetable rolls like cucumber also good to go for. As for non sushi, not everything is raw you know =P. From the donburi I ate, it's not raw at all. I don't think Beef Negimaki is raw either or any teriyaki or shumai.

 

[ricecake]

I dig Japanese yaki-udon with assorted vegetables and seafoods,plus some delicious side-dishes serve at this Japanese-owned restaurant in San Mateo.

 

[yamada]

Sushi is the best.

 

[Davey]

mmm, before I came to Japan I liked Sushi most, but being here I really started to like other things such as Okonomiyaki, takoyaki and Donburi.

Is it that 69 people choose for Sushi-sashimi because they don't know the Reall Japanese food because they have never been to Japan, or because Sushi-sashimi is just the best?

 

[bezz]

I don't think Beef Negimaki is raw either or any teriyaki or shumai.

Beef negimaki is nonexistent in Japan, since it was invented in New York City during 1960s by a Japanese chef.

 

[ArmandV]

Definitely sushi, especially yellowtail and salmon rolls.

 

[bezz]

オムライス

Hmm.. Omurice..

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[Thingamabob]

I think you should have put an "other". I like anything sweet.

 

[yamada]

Rice cake is not on this thread. Nearly 100% of Japanese eat it and say Happy New Years.

 

[offcourse]

same as Yamada I crave all the time for rice cakes, HIJIKI;sea weed; and okonomyaki are local foods are more ineresteing than the standard, sushi, sashimi, ....
Try to eat local food you and will discover something new about japan cooking from Alain

 

[RockLee]

I think I'm going to try tempura next week maybe I wonder how it tastes *starts drooling*

 

[Shnooks]

ohhh, oyakudon! I forgot about that! That is

 

[Broken Rose Ren]

Tempura!!!!!