Japanese Street Foods You Need To Try

Home to a huge range of popular culinary destinations, Japan is the perfect place for a foodie road trip and a culinary tour which you’ll never forget. Japan is a sensory wonderland, and its street food scene is no exception. It’s an appetizing and affordable way to experience Japanese cuisine which is mentioned below.

10 Japanese Street Foods You Need To Try – Let’s experience Japan:

1. Yaki Tomorokoshi

Corn on the cob that is boiled and then grilled with miso. The corn is served with butter, soy sauce and sprinkled with a seven spice pepper mix. It’s a seasonal Japanese street food sold at street fairs and festivals.

2. Ramen

Soup dish with noodles that may include a variety of toppings. It may feature a meat or fish broth and often served as with pork, onions, and sprouts.

3. Takoyaki

Fried dough balls with octopus, green onions, and ginger. The balls may be topped with mayo, fish shavings, green onions, or takoyaki.

4. Yaki Imo

Yaki-Imo is baked Japanese sweet potatoes. Japanese sweet potatoes, Satsuma Imo, usually have purple skin with white flesh, but the inside turns bright yellow when it’s baked. Japanese sweet potatoes in winter are so sweet just by themselves that there is no need to add any sweetener or anything.

5. Korokke

Fried mashed potatoes, though regional variations are available. Vendors sell them wrapped in paper so you can eat on the go. Its also related to a French dish, the croquette.

6. Dango

Dango is a Japanese dumpling and sweet made from mochiko, related to mochi. It is often served with green tea. Dango is eaten year-round, but the different varieties are traditionally eaten in given seasons.

7. Yakitori

Chicken skewers cooked in a savory sauce that may include eggs or veggies. Thighs, wings, skin, liver, and small intestines may be used.

8. Yakisoba

Yakisoba, literally “fried buckwheat,” is a Japanese noodle stir-fry dish. Although soba means buckwheat, yakisoba noodles are actually made from wheat flour and are typically flavored with a condiment similar to oyster sauce.

9. Oden

Oden is a Japanese one-pot winter dish consisting of several ingredients such as boiled eggs, daikon, konjac, and processed fishcakes stewed in a light, soy-flavored dashi broth. Ingredients vary according to the region and between each household.

10. Taiyaki

Taiyaki is a Japanese fish-shaped cake. It imitates the shape of Tai. It is also the origin of the name. The most common filling is a red bean paste that is made from sweetened azuki beans.

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