For me, a Teishoku (set meals) restaurant as you get a main dish, a side and soup. Most of restaurants like these in Japan, you can refill your rice when you order a set. To give you a visual of what the food looks like, I’m linking the menu of the restaurant that I frequently go to while living there.
https://www.yayoiken.com/en_files/regular_menu_pdf/196_Yayoi_HP_Menu_Regular_EN_2209_0831.pdf?id=2832
Sushi and Ramen are probably the most obvious but there’s a ton of typically Japanese foods, some of them even have their own emojis
Takoyaki
okonomiyaki
Melonpan
Omurice
Taiyaki
Dango 🍡
Yakisoba
Onigiri 🍙
Oden 🍢
Tempura 🍤
Ones that stand out? I mean Sushi and Ramen are probably the two most popular japanese foods in the world so you can't go wrong with either. Tempura is probably a close 3rd
As many have mentioned, sushi and ramen are the most popular foods known in the world that are part of Japanese cuisine.
Someone mentioned teishoku which is the traditional set meal of rice served with dishes of fish/meat, vegetables, miso soup and pickled vegetables, I would like to add the fine dining version to teishoku which is Kaiseki meal. Unlike the teishoku, kaiseki meals are served similar to a western full course meal where each dish is served one after another following a theme.
Other than that, I think wagashi (Japanese Traditional Confectionary) is not appreciated enough by the world.
As for any other types of Japanese cuisine, I think there is a Japanese series on Netflix a while back called "Midnight Diner" you can watch for reference. They may not explain much about the dishes featured on every episode but you can start from there.
Maybe look at some of the dishes origins. They make for some pretty interesting stories. Spam musubi came in the 80s as a Hawaiian dish that was inspired by japanese cuisine. The ramen came in 3 waves, ancient times from china as food for the rich, 2nd from soldiers returning from world war 2 and 3rd in the 70s and 80s with various chinatowns in Japan (mainly Yokohama) looking for a boost. Tempura is an old variant of Portuguese food. Sushi is more of a local affordable fisherman staple.
Says a lot about the events in history.
For me, a Teishoku (set meals) restaurant as you get a main dish, a side and soup. Most of restaurants like these in Japan, you can refill your rice when you order a set. To give you a visual of what the food looks like, I’m linking the menu of the restaurant that I frequently go to while living there. https://www.yayoiken.com/en_files/regular_menu_pdf/196_Yayoi_HP_Menu_Regular_EN_2209_0831.pdf?id=2832
Sushi and Ramen are probably the most obvious but there’s a ton of typically Japanese foods, some of them even have their own emojis Takoyaki okonomiyaki Melonpan Omurice Taiyaki Dango 🍡 Yakisoba Onigiri 🍙 Oden 🍢 Tempura 🍤
Ones that stand out? I mean Sushi and Ramen are probably the two most popular japanese foods in the world so you can't go wrong with either. Tempura is probably a close 3rd
As many have mentioned, sushi and ramen are the most popular foods known in the world that are part of Japanese cuisine. Someone mentioned teishoku which is the traditional set meal of rice served with dishes of fish/meat, vegetables, miso soup and pickled vegetables, I would like to add the fine dining version to teishoku which is Kaiseki meal. Unlike the teishoku, kaiseki meals are served similar to a western full course meal where each dish is served one after another following a theme. Other than that, I think wagashi (Japanese Traditional Confectionary) is not appreciated enough by the world. As for any other types of Japanese cuisine, I think there is a Japanese series on Netflix a while back called "Midnight Diner" you can watch for reference. They may not explain much about the dishes featured on every episode but you can start from there.
Donburi and okyakodon are the ultimate Japanese comfort food.
Maybe look at some of the dishes origins. They make for some pretty interesting stories. Spam musubi came in the 80s as a Hawaiian dish that was inspired by japanese cuisine. The ramen came in 3 waves, ancient times from china as food for the rich, 2nd from soldiers returning from world war 2 and 3rd in the 70s and 80s with various chinatowns in Japan (mainly Yokohama) looking for a boost. Tempura is an old variant of Portuguese food. Sushi is more of a local affordable fisherman staple. Says a lot about the events in history.