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Fried Shrimp / Ebi Fry

Fried Prawn (Ebi Fry)

Fried Prawn (or Shrimp) is called “Ebi Fry” in Japanese and is a popular Yoshoku food.  This cooking method is almost as same as fried meat such as Tonkatsu (pork cutlet).  When meat is fried, it is called with “Katsu.”  For example, Beef Katsu or Chicken Katsu.  But if seafood is fried, it is called […]

Kaisen Don / Sashimi Rice Bowl

Sashimi Rice Bowl (Kaisen Don)

Kaisen Don is a Rice Bowl which some different Sashimi are placed on Sushi Rice.  Normally, it’s served at Sushi restaurants and popular for lunch. If you find fresh raw fish and make sashimi or can buy sashimi and sushi rice, you have already done to make Kaisen Don. Above photo is using sashimi of […]

kuri gohan

Chestnut Rice (Kuri Gohan)

Now it’s October.  The weather is getting cooler and leaves turn to yellow.  It’s the scene of autumn in Japan.  In autumn, we can enjoy many kind of harvest.  Chestnut and Rice is one of them.  These days, we can see the word “Shin-mai (Newlu harvested rice)” at stores.  When I heard the word “Shin-mai,” […]

Eki Ben Lunch Box

Bento Lunch Box in Train (Eki Ben)

I sometimes find a Japanese word “Bento” on the web even it English site.  It means lunch box and seems to be a international word such as “Karaoke” etc. Last week, I had a business trip by train (Shinkansen) to Hyogo prefecture where is next to Osaka.  When I have a trip by train and […]