Home›Dishes›Cuisine›Japanese CuisineCuisineJapanese CuisineEast Asian CuisinesReference and ClassificationThoroughly VerifiedThe cooking traditions of Japan, built on short-grain rice, dashi stock, soy sauce, miso and a strong seasonal calendar governing what is served when. Washoku, the traditional dietary culture of the Japanese centered on this seasonal, rice-anchored table, was added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2013. Regional variation runs from the delicate, dashi-forward cooking of Kyoto and the Kansai region to the heartier, soy-forward cooking of Kanto around Tokyo, with Hokkaido in the north known for seafood and dairy the rest of the archipelago historically lacked.FactsJapanese CuisineConnectionsIn the Other AtlasesSourcesTake a Related QuizComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsSignature TechniqueWell-attestedPrecise raw fish preparation for sushi and sashimi, dashi stock making from kombu and dried bonito, and soybean fermentation for miso and soy sauce are hallmark techniques. 1Origin RegionWell-attestedThe Japanese archipelago, historically shaped by Buddhist restrictions on eating meat and later by Western culinary influence after 1868. 2Japanese CuisineFilter Results42 entriesDish FamilyAllEast Asian Breads and Pastries (5)East Asian Noodles and Dumplings (7)East Asian Rice and Grain Dishes (7)East Asian Roasted, Grilled and Fried Dishes (7)East Asian Soups (4)East Asian Stews, Braises and Sauced Dishes (6)Egg Dishes (1)European Roasted, Grilled and Fried Dishes (1)Festive and Ceremonial Dishes (1)Shaved Ice and Frozen Desserts (1)South Asian Stews, Braises and Sauced Dishes (1)Southeast Asian Rice and Grain Dishes (1)Main IngredientAllAdzuki Bean (1)Beef (3)Bok Choy (1)Bread (2)Butter (1)Cabbage (1)Carrot (1)Celery (1)Cheese (1)Chicken (4)Chili Pepper (1)Condensed Milk (1)Daikon (1)Eel (1)Egg (2)Evaporated Milk (1)Flour (1)Glutinous Rice (1)Honey (1)Milk (1)Miso (1)Napa Cabbage (1)Octopus (1)Onion (1)Parsnip (1)Pork (4)Potato (1)Ramen Noodles (1)Rice (7)Salt (1)Soy Sauce (2)Soybean (1)Sugar (1)Tofu (2)Turmeric (1)Vegetable (1)Wheat (2)Era (Origin Period)All200 (1)721 (1)1300 (1)1500 (1)1501 (1)1600 (1)1804 (1)1824 (1)1868 (2)1884 (1)1891 (1)1902 (1)1918 (1)1921 (1)1927 (1)1935 (1)1945 (1)1952 (1)1958 (1)1971 (1)2014 (1)TraditionAllBread Baking (3)Christmas Feast Traditions (1)Easter Food Traditions (1)Fermentation (1)Lenten Fasting Foods (1)Narezushi and Fermented Fish (1)New Year Feast Traditions (2)Street Food Culture (4)Yum Cha (1)Format/TypeAllEast Asian Breads and Pastries (5)East Asian Noodles and Dumplings (7)East Asian Rice and Grain Dishes (7)East Asian Roasted, Grilled and Fried Dishes (7)East Asian Soups (4)East Asian Stews, Braises and Sauced Dishes (6)Egg Dishes (1)European Roasted, Grilled and Fried Dishes (1)Festive and Ceremonial Dishes (1)Shaved Ice and Frozen Desserts (1)South Asian Stews, Braises and Sauced Dishes (1)Southeast Asian Rice and Grain Dishes (1)CourseAllDessert (2)Main Course (1)Snack or Street Food (2)Soup (6)Dietary SuitabilityAllContains Dairy or Egg (4)Contains Fish or Shellfish (3)Contains Meat or Poultry (7)Origin RegionAllAsia (1)China (3)Coromandel Coast (1)France (2)Japan (36)Mexico (1)Southeast Asia (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 42ChankonabeJapanese CuisineChawanmushiJapanese CuisineChicken katsuJapanese CuisineCup noodleJapanese CuisineCurryJapanese CuisineCurry BreadJapanese CuisineDashiJapanese CuisineDoriaJapanese CuisineFrench ToastJapanese CuisineGyōzaJapanese CuisineHoney ToastJapanese CuisineInstant NoodlesJapanese CuisineJapanese Milk BreadJapanese CuisineKakigōriJapanese CuisineKatsu CurryJapanese CuisineKyarabenJapanese CuisineMiso SoupJapanese CuisineMorioka jajamenJapanese CuisineMuroran curry ramenJapanese CuisineNegimakiJapanese CuisineOgura toastJapanese CuisineOkinawa SobaJapanese CuisineOkonomiyakiJapanese CuisineOnigiriJapanese CuisineOnsen tamagoJapanese CuisineOsechiJapanese CuisineOyakodonJapanese CuisineRamenJapanese CuisineSalt breadJapanese CuisineShabu ShabuJapanese CuisineSokiJapanese CuisineStewJapanese CuisineSukiyakiJapanese CuisineSushiJapanese CuisineSushi burritoJapanese CuisineTakoyakiJapanese CuisineTempuraJapanese CuisineTonkatsuJapanese CuisineUnadonJapanese CuisineYakitoriJapanese CuisineZongziJapanese CuisineZosuiJapanese CuisineConnectionsAssociated WithTeppanyaki, Culinary Techniques Well-attested Expresses TraditionNarezushi and Fermented Fish, Food Traditions Well-attested Source Larousse Gastronomiquetier 1Tea Ceremony, Food Traditions Well-attested Features DishChankonabe, Dishes Well-attested Source Chankonabe, WikipediaChawanmushi, Dishes Well-attested Source Chawanmushi (Wikipedia)Chicken katsu, Dishes Well-attested Source Chicken katsu (Wikipedia)Cup noodle, Dishes Well-attested Source Cup noodle (Wikipedia)Curry, Dishes Well-attested Source Curry (Wikipedia)tier 3Curry Bread, Dishes Well-attested Source Curry bread - WikipediaDashi, Dishes Well-attested Source Dashi - WikipediaDoria, Dishes Well-attested Source Doria (food) (Wikipedia)French Toast, Dishes Well-attested Source French toast - WikipediaGyōza, Dishes Well-attested Honey Toast, Dishes Well-attested Source Honey toast (Wikipedia)Instant Noodles, Dishes Well-attested Source Instant noodles (Wikipedia)Japanese Milk Bread, Dishes Well-attested Source Japanese milk bread (Wikipedia)Kakigōri, Dishes Well-attested Source Kakigori (Wikipedia)Katsu Curry, Dishes Well-attested Source Katsu curry - WikipediaKyaraben, Dishes Well-attested Source Kyaraben (Wikipedia)Miso Soup, Dishes Well-attested Morioka jajamen, Dishes Well-attested Source Morioka jajamen (Wikipedia)Muroran curry ramen, Dishes Well-attested Source Muroran curry ramen (Wikipedia)Negimaki, Dishes Well-attested Source Negimaki (Wikipedia)Ogura toast, Dishes Well-attested Source Wikipedia, Ogura toastOkinawa Soba, Dishes Well-attested Source Okinawa soba (Wikipedia)Okonomiyaki, Dishes Well-attested Source Okonomiyaki (Wikipedia)tier 3Onigiri, Dishes Well-attested Source Onigiri (Wikipedia)tier 3Onsen tamago, Dishes Well-attested Source Onsen tamago (Wikipedia)Osechi, Dishes Well-attested Source Osechi (Wikipedia)Oyakodon, Dishes Well-attested Source Wikipedia: OyakodonRamen, Dishes Well-attested Source Encyclopaedia Britannicatier 1Salt bread, Dishes Well-attested Source Salt bread (Wikipedia)Shabu Shabu, Dishes Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Shabu-shabuSoki, Dishes Well-attested Source Soki (Wikipedia)Stew, Dishes Well-attested Source Stew (Wikipedia)Sukiyaki, Dishes Well-attested Source Sukiyaki (Wikipedia)tier 3Sushi, Dishes Well-attested Source The Oxford Companion to FoodAlan Davidsontier 1Sushi burrito, Dishes Well-attested Source Sushi burrito (Wikipedia)Takoyaki, Dishes Well-attested Source Takoyaki (Wikipedia)tier 3Tempura, Dishes Well-attested Tonkatsu, Dishes Well-attested Source Tonkatsu (Wikipedia)tier 3Unadon, Dishes Well-attested Source Wikipedia: UnadonYakitori, Dishes Well-attested Source Yakitori (Wikipedia)tier 3Zongzi, Dishes Well-attested Source Zongzi, WikipediaZosui, Dishes Well-attested Source Zosui (Wikipedia)Uses IngredientMiso, Ingredients Well-attested Source The Oxford Companion to FoodAlan Davidsontier 1Rice, Ingredients Well-attested Source Larousse Gastronomiquetier 1Soybean, Ingredients Well-attested Source Larousse Gastronomiquetier 1In the Other AtlasesOriginated InJapanAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.Sources1. On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchentier 1Harold McGee, Scribner, 2004technique discussion: dashi and fermentation2. Encyclopaedia Britannicatier 1Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.entry: Japanese cuisineFeatures Dish: RamenView the SourceThe Oxford Companion to Foodtier 1Alan Davidson, Oxford University Press, 2014entry: JapanLarousse Gastronomiquetier 1Hamlyn, 2009Expresses Tradition: Narezushi and Fermented Fish, s.v. NarezushiUses Ingredient: Rice, entry: RiceUses Ingredient: Soybean, entry: SoybeanOkonomiyaki (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaFeatures Dish: Okonomiyaki, IntroductionQuote, Features Dish: Okonomiyaki, IntroductionOkonomiyaki (Japanese: お好み焼き; pronounced [okonomʲijakʲi] ) is a Japanese teppanyaki savory pancake dish consisting of wheat flour batter and other ingredients (mixed, or as toppings) cooked on a teppan (flat griddle).View the SourceTakoyaki (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaFeatures Dish: Takoyaki, History sectionQuote, Features Dish: Takoyaki, History sectionTakoyaki was first popularized in Osaka, where a street vendor named Tomekichi Endo is credited with its invention in 1935.View the SourceCurry (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaFeatures Dish: Curry, Wikipedia category listView the SourceZongzi, WikipediaFeatures Dish: Zongzi, Wikipedia category listView the SourceFrench toast - WikipediaFeatures Dish: French Toast, Wikipedia category listView the SourceCurry bread - WikipediaFeatures Dish: Curry Bread, Wikipedia category listView the SourceWikipedia, Ogura toastFeatures Dish: Ogura toast, Wikipedia category listView the SourceOsechi (Wikipedia)Features Dish: Osechi, Wikipedia category listView the SourceStew (Wikipedia)Features Dish: Stew, Wikipedia category listView the SourceNegimaki (Wikipedia)Features Dish: Negimaki, Wikipedia category listView the SourceOnigiri (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaFeatures Dish: Onigiri, infobox associated_cuisine fieldQuote, Features Dish: Onigiri, infobox associated_cuisine fieldJapaneseView the SourceMorioka jajamen (Wikipedia)Features Dish: Morioka jajamen, infobox national_cuisine fieldQuote, Features Dish: Morioka jajamen, infobox national_cuisine fieldJapaneseView the SourceYakitori (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaFeatures Dish: Yakitori, lead paragraphQuote, Features Dish: Yakitori, lead paragraphIn Japanese cuisine, yakitori (Japanese: 焼き鳥; lit. 'grilled bird') is chicken cooked on a skewer over a charcoal fire and seasoned with tare sauce or salt.View the SourceTonkatsu (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaFeatures Dish: Tonkatsu, lead paragraphQuote, Features Dish: Tonkatsu, lead paragraphTonkatsu (豚カツ, とんかつ or トンカツ; pronounced [toŋkatsɯ]; "Japanese pork cutlet") is a type of Japanese cutlet (カツレツ, katsuretsu) made from pork.View the SourceSukiyaki (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaFeatures Dish: Sukiyaki, lead paragraphQuote, Features Dish: Sukiyaki, lead paragraphSukiyaki (鋤焼; or more commonly すき焼き; [sɯ̥kijaki]) is a Japanese dish that is prepared and served in the nabemono (Japanese hot pot) style.View the SourceWikipedia: Shabu-shabuFeatures Dish: Shabu Shabu, lead paragraphQuote, Features Dish: Shabu Shabu, lead paragraphShabu-shabu (Japanese: しゃぶしゃぶ, romanized: shabushabu) is a Japanese nabemono hotpot dish of thinly sliced meat and vegetables boiled in water and served with dipping sauces.View the SourceChankonabe, WikipediaFeatures Dish: Chankonabe, lead paragraphQuote, Features Dish: Chankonabe, lead paragraphIn Japanese cuisine, chankonabe (Japanese: ちゃんこ鍋), also known as chanko or sumo stew, is a stew (a type of nabemono or one-pot dish) commonly eaten in vast quantities by sumo wrestlers while trying to gain weight.View the SourceWikipedia: UnadonFeatures Dish: Unadon, lead paragraphQuote, Features Dish: Unadon, lead paragraphUnadon (鰻丼; an abbreviation for unagi donburi, "eel bowl") is a dish originating in Japan.View the SourceWikipedia: OyakodonFeatures Dish: Oyakodon, lead paragraphQuote, Features Dish: Oyakodon, lead paragraphOyakodon (親子丼), literally "parent-and-child donburi", is a donburi, or Japanese rice bowl dish, in which chicken, egg, sliced scallion (or sometimes regular onions), and other ingredients are all simmered together in a kind of soup that is made with soy sauce and stock, and then served on top of a large bowl of rice.View the SourceKatsu curry - WikipediaFeatures Dish: Katsu Curry, lead paragraphQuote, Features Dish: Katsu Curry, lead paragraphKatsu curry (Japanese: カツカレー, romanized: katsukarē) is a Japanese dish consisting of tonkatsu (pork cutlet) served with Japanese rice and curry.View the SourceDashi - WikipediaFeatures Dish: Dashi, lead paragraphQuote, Features Dish: Dashi, lead paragraphDashi (出汁, だし) is a family of stocks used in Japanese cuisine.View the SourceMuroran curry ramen (Wikipedia)Features Dish: Muroran curry ramen, lead paragraphQuote, Features Dish: Muroran curry ramen, lead paragraphMuroran curry ramen (室蘭カレーラーメン, Muroran karē rāmen) is a curry-flavored ramen noodle dish provided at many ramen restaurants in the cities of Muroran, Noboribetsu, Date, and Tōyako in Hokkaido, Japan.View the SourceKakigori (Wikipedia)Features Dish: Kakigōri, lead paragraphQuote, Features Dish: Kakigōri, lead paragraphKakigōri (かき氷) is a Japanese shaved ice dessert flavored with syrup and a sweetener, often condensed milk.View the SourceOkinawa soba (Wikipedia)Features Dish: Okinawa Soba, lead paragraphQuote, Features Dish: Okinawa Soba, lead paragraphOkinawa soba (沖縄そば) is a type of noodle produced in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.View the SourceChawanmushi (Wikipedia)Features Dish: Chawanmushi, lead paragraphQuote, Features Dish: Chawanmushi, lead paragraphChawanmushi (茶碗蒸し, chawanmushi; literally "tea cup steam" or "steamed in a tea bowl") is a savoury egg custard dish in Japanese cuisine.View the SourceChicken katsu (Wikipedia)Features Dish: Chicken katsu, lead paragraphQuote, Features Dish: Chicken katsu, lead paragraphChicken katsu (Japanese: チキンカツ, Hepburn: chikinkatsu), also known as panko chicken or tori katsu (鶏カツ), is a Japanese dish of fried chicken made with panko bread crumbs.View the SourceOnsen tamago (Wikipedia)Features Dish: Onsen tamago, lead paragraphQuote, Features Dish: Onsen tamago, lead paragraphOnsen tamago (Japanese: 温泉卵 or 温泉玉子, lit. 'hot spring egg') is a traditional Japanese low temperature boiled egg which is slow cooked in the hot waters of onsen (hot springs) in Japan.View the SourceSalt bread (Wikipedia)Features Dish: Salt bread, lead paragraphQuote, Features Dish: Salt bread, lead paragraphSalt bread, called shio pan (塩パン, shiopan) in Japan and sogeum-ppang (Korean: 소금빵; RR: sogeum-ppang) in Korean, is a Japanese buttery roll.View the SourceKyaraben (Wikipedia)Features Dish: Kyaraben, lead paragraphQuote, Features Dish: Kyaraben, lead paragraphDerived from the traditional bento box of Japan, kyaraben became a fun way to make meals for children beginning in the 1990s.View the SourceZosui (Wikipedia)Features Dish: Zosui, lead paragraphQuote, Features Dish: Zosui, lead paragraphZōsui (雑炊; literally "miscellaneous cooking"), or ojiya (おじや), is a mild and thin Japanese rice soup akin to a rice-based vegetable soup.View the SourceSoki (Wikipedia)Features Dish: Soki, lead paragraphQuote, Features Dish: Soki, lead paragraphSōki (Okinawan: ソーキ) is an ingredient of Okinawan cuisine.View the SourceHoney toast (Wikipedia)Features Dish: Honey Toast, lead paragraphQuote, Features Dish: Honey Toast, lead paragraphHoney toast (Japanese:ハニートースト), also known as Shibuya toast, brick toast, and hanitō is a Japanese dessert that originated from the district of Shibuya during the Japanese asset price bubble, often served at karaoke bars.View the SourceSushi burrito (Wikipedia)Features Dish: Sushi burrito, Infobox: national_cuisineQuote, Features Dish: Sushi burrito, Infobox: national_cuisineJapan, Mexico, United StatesView the SourceJapanese milk bread (Wikipedia)Features Dish: Japanese Milk Bread, Infobox: place_of_originQuote, Features Dish: Japanese Milk Bread, Infobox: place_of_originJapanView the SourceCup noodle (Wikipedia)Features Dish: Cup noodle, Infobox: countryQuote, Features Dish: Cup noodle, Infobox: countryJapanView the SourceDoria (food) (Wikipedia)Features Dish: Doria, Lead sectionQuote, Features Dish: Doria, Lead sectionis a type of rice gratin popular in JapanView the SourceInstant noodles (Wikipedia)Features Dish: Instant Noodles, Lead paragraphQuote, Features Dish: Instant Noodles, Lead paragraphInstant noodles were invented by Momofuku Ando of Nissin Foods in Japan.View the SourceTake a Related QuizSignature Techniques of World CuisinesCovers this kind of entry.Comments (0)No comments yet. 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