There are countless ways to eat Japanese rice since it goes well with almost all sub dishes. Thus, I am introducing a part of the ways to eat white rice focusing on major ones among Japanese people. Perhaps, you may have never had them before.
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Furikake (ふりかけ)
Japanese people usually eat their staple diet with dried seasoning powder called Furikake. There are a lot of kinds of flavors made from regional foods around Japan such as green horseradish paste from Shizuoka pref. It is also recommendable to purchase Furikake as your souvenir since you can easily find it in any convenience stores and grocery stores.
You will find this in many stores↓↓↓
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Ochazuke (お茶漬け)
Ochazuke, a bowl of rice soaked in green tea, is widely eaten for breakfast and after drinking at night. Its salty taste will make you addicted to it.
Recommendable restaurant for Ochazuke↓↓↓
1. Komeraku (こめらく)
Address: Lumine Est 7F, 3–38–1 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo-to 160–0022
Business hour: 11:00–23:00 (L.O.22:00)
Search this word “3–38–1 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo-to” on the Google map
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Mentaiko (明太子)
It is seasoned cod roe, which tastes a little salty and spicy. You can have the Mentaiko almost anywhere in Japan of course, but Fukuoka Prefecture, Kusyu region is the most popular place to eat it in a fresh way.
Recommendable store for Mentaiko↓↓↓
2. Fukuya (ふくや)
Address: 2–6–10, Nakasu, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka Prefecture 810–0801
Business hour: 8:00–24:00 (Monday-Saturday)／ 9:00–19:00 (Holidays)
Search this word “Fukuya Nakasu” on the Google map
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Don(丼)
Don means a bowl of rice with some foods like meat and fish on top of it, and it’s one of the most popular and simple style to eat rice. Especially, Oyako-don (親子丼) with chicken and egg and Kaisen-don (海鮮丼) with sliced raw fishes are basic onesfor Japanese.
Recommendable restaurant for Kaisen-don↓↓↓
3. Nakaya (仲家)
Address: 8th Building 5–2–1 Tsukiji Fish Market, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104–0045
(東京都中央区築地5–2–1 築地市場 8号館 仲家)
Business hour : 5:00–13:00 (Monday-Saturday)
Search this word “Nakaya Tsukiji” on the Google map
Once you step in the Tsukiji Market, so many restaurants will appear in front of you.
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Recommendable restaurant for Oyako-don↓↓↓
4. Donburiko(どんぶり子)
Address: Kitchen Street in Tokyo Station 1F, 1–9–1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Business hour: 11:00–22:30(weekdays)/11:00–22:00(weekends and holidays)
Search this word “Donburiko” on the Google map
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Curry(カレー)
Curry is Japanese major food as well. It doesn’t need to be explained, but a chain curry restaurant CoCo ICHIBANYA is highly regarded by a number of tourists to Japan. You can pick up some toppings out of many species on it.
Recommendable restaurant for curry↓↓↓
There are 1,282 chain stores around Japan, so you can find them easily.
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T.K.G.(卵かけごはん)
T.K.G. is an abbreviation of Tamago Kake Gohan, which means raw egg on rice. Unless you live in Asia, it would be a little strange for you to eat raw egg. But, Japan has quite a few fans of it because of its taste.
Recommendable restaurant↓↓↓
5. Kisaburou Nojo(喜三郎農場)
Address: 1−23−11, Sengoku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112–0011
Business hour: lunch time 11:30–14:30(weekdays)/11:30–17:00(weekends)
dinner time 17:00–23:00 (L.O.22:00) (everyday)
Search this word “1−23−11, Sengoku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo” on the Google map
All you need is rice and an egg to enjoy it at home!
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