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Yakiniku, sometimes referred to as ‘Japanese barbecue,’ is a style of cooking bite-sized pieces of meat and vegetables on a small grill. Yakiniku is usually a social eating experience, and most restaurants cater to groups of two or more customers. Consequently, many Japanese people find it too embarrassing to enter a yakiniku restaurant alone.

However, yakiniku restaurant Hitori, located in Ueno, Tokyo, aims to give the hungry masses a place to escape the judgmental eyes of society and grill their meat in solitude as they see fit. Read More

Tabasco sauce is perhaps the greatest culinary invention to come out of the United States. Even here in Japan Tabasco is used to spice up foods like donburi, curry, pizza and—of course—instant ramen.

However, we recently discovered a Japanese spin-off of the beloved pepper sauce that seems eager to assert itself as a product of Japan. Read More

Ramen is perhaps the most beloved food in Japan, and certainly the most experimented on. From ice cream to frog it seems like Japanese are always enthusiastically throwing things in their ramen in the pursuit of new and exciting flavors.

There is a food stand in Yoyogi Park that has taken a different approach to ramen innovation and changed the form of ramen itself. Moreover, they chose a method of delivery that challenges instant ramen’s title of most convenient noodle dish: the hamburger. Read More