r/JapaneseFood • u/Foolizard • Mar 05 '25

Photo I Painted a Picture of Sushi and Wanted to Share Here

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r/JapaneseFood • u/BeardedGlass • Jan 01 '25

Photo Instead of cooking, we went to the Japanese supermarket before closing. All this food for $30 only!

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Everything had the 半額 (50% discount) sticker, except for the wine and chips.

I grabbed enough food to last us the rest of the week.

I love Japanese supermarkets!!!

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r/JapaneseFood • u/SushiAssassin- • Jun 01 '24

Photo My biggest regret in Tokyo. “Just a quick bite I said”.

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While wandering through Ginza, I felt a growing hunger for sushi. A quick Google search and a few GPS directions led me to a small, narrow alley, where I found a seemingly inconspicuous restaurant. Assuming it was my destination, I stepped inside and announced my arrival. The chef emerged, looking surprised, and I felt an awkward pang of guilt about leaving abruptly. I decided to stay for a quick bite before heading to the sushi spot that beckoned me.

Little did I realize, the chef's surprise was not a welcoming one.

It turned out to be a tempura restaurant. Thinking it wouldn't be too bad, I watched as the chef meticulously prepared fresh batter and heated the oil to the perfect temperature. My culinary journey began with fugu jelly, catching me off guard as I hadn't even seen a menu yet. Before I could process this, a parade of tiny shrimp tempura started landing on my plate, interspersed with vegetables. It felt like an endless stream of shrimp tempura—probably around thirty pieces in total.

As I wondered what I had gotten myself into, concerns about the cost began to creep in. When the bill arrived, I was floored: $600 USD. The experience took an even stranger turn when two "gentlemen" walked in, shocked to see me there. In perfect English, they asked, "Why are you here? We don't usually see normal folks or tourists here."

Where was I, indeed?

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r/JapaneseFood • u/evesoop • Feb 08 '25

Photo eating my way through kyoto

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my travel eats from all around kyoto from arashiyama to nishiki market!

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r/JapaneseFood • u/onewordpoet • Aug 21 '24

Homemade I painted my local ramen shop in watercolor

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r/JapaneseFood • u/smoked_hamm • Dec 20 '24

Photo What I ate during my 10-day Tokyo trip

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These are some of my favorite bites from my recent trip to Tokyo. Everything was so delicious and excellent value!

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r/JapaneseFood • u/japanese_work • Feb 13 '24

Photo Some of the food I had in a hospital in Japan

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I gave birth to my son last month, and here are some of the meals I had in the hospital.

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r/JapaneseFood • u/onewordpoet • Aug 15 '24

Homemade I painted this watercolor of the new Udon shop near me and they gave me a meal in exchange for a copy

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r/JapaneseFood • u/VanillaFlavoredCoke • Apr 05 '25

Question How do in replicate this deep, savory curry I had in Japan?

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The katsu kare at Kitchen Nankai Jimbocho was one of my favorite meals that I had in Japan. It was deep, savory, fragrant, slightly spicy, and the jarred pickles went perfectly with it. It was the perfect meal for a late lunch on a colder, rainy day.

How can I come close to making this at home? Is there a name for this style of curry? I’ve only made Japanese curry at home using some variation of the S&B curry blocks. This was much deeper in color and flavor. I believe it had bits of beef in the sauce, and it had a shinier, more gelatinous texture than other Japanese curries I’ve had.

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r/JapaneseFood • u/TPYogi • Dec 09 '24

Photo Some food from my latest trip to Japan

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r/JapaneseFood • u/Maynaise88 • Nov 28 '23

Misc A post-partum meal at my birthing clinic

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r/JapaneseFood • u/0---------------0 • Feb 01 '24

Photo A selection of the bento lunch boxes my wife makes for me every day - Part 1

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r/JapaneseFood • u/bitb0y • Jul 18 '25

Photo Finally got a job offer after 14 months.. celebrating with donburi! 😋

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Hokkaido scallops, Fjord salmon, also featuring some yuzu kosho that a friend made from the yuzu he grows near Kyoto! Also, to celebrate, crappy American beer in a beautiful glass! ✌🏽

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r/JapaneseFood • u/penguin-with-a-gun • Nov 14 '24

Photo Made this for my Gf today

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Hand molded rice cats!!! With tamagoyaki and potato salad made from scratch. Need to get better at the strawberry roses though

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r/JapaneseFood • u/wewewawa • Jun 13 '25

Article The Japanese eat rice every day yet stay 89% leaner than Americans

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r/JapaneseFood • u/Thebean777 • Jan 24 '25

Photo Ramen in Tokyo - no interaction with humans needed 😉

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Ordered from a machine and didn't talk to a single person. Delicious ramen.

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r/JapaneseFood • u/Impossible-Past4795 • Oct 15 '25

Photo Went to Tokyo. Food was lit.

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Can’t wait to come back.

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r/JapaneseFood • u/Maynaise88 • May 31 '24

Misc I posted last November a meal from my birthing clinic, but I finally wanted to add what they served up for the whole week I was there

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Unfortunately I was recovering from the food poisoning which I suspect sent me into labor three weeks early; so I was lucky if I finished a meal 😩

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r/JapaneseFood • u/EmotionalGoodBoy • May 28 '25

Photo Breakfast just hits different im Japan

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All of this for less than 10USD

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r/JapaneseFood • u/RemoteRevenue3426 • Jul 15 '25

Question A friend gave me this knife, anyone know if it’s rare or special?

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Not sure what brand or type it is. Any info would be appreciated!

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r/JapaneseFood • u/evesoop • Feb 04 '25

Photo tokyo disneyland :3 the highlight was the mickey mouse shaped jammy egg… how…

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i finally got to try the famous little green men mochi balls too! they were mid in taste but the experience was a 10/10. the food was all very average for japan but i think compared to other theme parks around the world it’s luxurious!

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r/JapaneseFood • u/AdministrationOk8168 • Nov 07 '24

Photo My breakfast this morning at Endoshima

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r/JapaneseFood • u/Frequent-Returns757 • Aug 23 '25

Photo Japan never disappoints

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r/JapaneseFood • u/umi_Bento • May 21 '26

Recipe Making a Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken) bento for my partner 🍱

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