Kappou is one of the traditional Japanese cuisine. The modern term “Japanese cuisine” (washoku) means traditional-style Japanese food.
In a broader sense of the word, it could also include foods whose ingredients or cooking methods were subsequently introduced from abroad, but which have been developed by Japanese who made them their own.
Japanese cuisine is known for its emphasis on seasonality of food quality of ingredients and presentation.
Chazuke or Ochazuke is a simple Japanese dish made by pouring green tea, dashi, or hot water over cooked rice roughly in the same proportion as milk over cereal, usually with savoury toppings.
Common toppings include tsukemono, umeboshi (both types of pickles), nori (seaweed), furikake, sesame seeds, tarako and mentaiko (salted and marinated Alaska pollock roe), salted salmon, shiokara (pickled seafood) and wasabi. The dish is easy to make and provides a way to use leftover rice as a quick snack. It is also known as cha-cha gohan.
Motsuyaki is grilled organ meat. Motsu(organ meat) for motsuyaki should be fresh, motsuyaki is simple menu and motsu is spoil easily. Salt, pepper and garlic are all you need to bring out fresh motsu taste.
Motsuyaki-ya is the place where Japanese workers can relax to drink. Motsuyaki-ya offers cheap and delicious food&drink, and pleasure of meeting new people.
Ramen is a type of noodle with soup. There are numerous types of ramen, so we cannot show you all types of ramen. If you come to Japan, check the NEW ramen and tell us your favorite ramen!
Monja-Yaki is a popular Japanese fast food. Takoyaki is even sold by small candy stores in Tokyo area for children’s food, so it’s very cheap.
Many monja-yaki restaurants can be found in the Tsukishima district of Tokyo, where the dish is said to have originated. Most also serve regular okonomi-yaki.
Tsukemen is similar to ramen but the noodles are served separate from the soup – the noodles are to be dipped into the soup when you eat.
The noodles are served cold but the soup is hot and contains all the usual stuff like leeks, bambooshoots, egg, and so on. If you want to eat hot noodle, you can order “atsu-mori”.
Izakaya is a Japanese-style pub where you can enjoy a variety of food and drinks for reasonable prices.
Popular menus at the izakaya restaurant include stewed potato with beef, fried chicken, stewed dish and so on, many of which are richly seasoned and are good as an accompaniment for a drink. They also serve filling rice dishes such as rice ball and bowl of rice served in green tea or dashi soup.
At many izakaya restaurants, especially those of national chains (Watami, Shoya, Wara-wara, Hanano-mai, and so on), a price list usually includes pictures of food so that it makes it easy for customers to order. Remember that some izakaya automatically bring a small bowl of appetizer called tsukidashi or otoshi, which are often added to your bill at checkout, but those are not expensive(maybe ¥200-¥500) and if you want, you can say no tukidashi or otoshi.
Teishoku is a set menu that usually includes a main dish of meat or fish accompanied with a side dish, rice, miso soup and pickled vegetables.
Popular items for the main dish are sashimi, grilled fish, breaded pork cutlet, fried chicken and such. The price range for teishoku menu varies but usually is from 600 yen to 1,200 yen.
While there are many casual diners specializing in teishoku, some Japanese restaurants and other higher-class restaurants occasionally serve reasonable teishoku menu for their lunch service.
