Most Popular Japanese Food

What is the first food that spring to your mind when we talk about Japanese cuisine?

What is your favorite Japanese food?

Have you tried the authentic Japanese food in Japan?

The most popular Japanese food that the world would agree with me is sushi!

Sushi is the most famous Japanese dish and the first thing people think of when they talk about Japanese cuisine.

Sushi is prepared vinegared rice, usually with some sugar and salt, accompanied by a variety of ingredients, such as seafood- fish, often raw, and vegetables. Have you tried raw fish? What's your favorite fish?

The photo above shows assorted sushi; there's tuna, salmon, flat fish, shrimp, and other raw fish on top of rice.

Let's have Japanese food in South Korea! As typical Korean dining set up, they provide starters or appetizers first, along with other side dishes. Here, they serve salsa and tortilla chips! Look at the presentation as well. It looks pretty.

This serving is good for two and as you can see it's not that much, therefore it's perfect! It's really tasty as well!

Let's compare the two sets of Japanese food they serve! The 1st set (left) has a platter of assorted sushi and sashimi combo with side dishes- salad, clam salad, salsa & tortilla chips, and tempura (battered and deep-fried).

It's 18,000 KRW (15 USD) per person. It seems light but it's a good meal, you'll feel full.

The 2nd set (right) has assorted sushi with the similar side dishes but not tortilla chips, they put deep-fried flat dumpling dough instead, and there's udon soup (thick noodles). It's 15,000 KRW (12.5 USD) per person.

Let's talk about this platter. It's a big plate of assorted sushi and sashimi. Now, let's elaborate sashimi.

Sashimi is a Japanese food consisting of fresh raw fish or meat sliced into thin pieces.

 

 

It's often eaten with soy sauce and wasabi (bright green pickle-like paste). Korea has 3 sauces for sashimi.

Therefore, sashimi is simply sliced raw fish without rice underneath unlike sushi.

But this combo is better, indeed! As you can enjoy two Japanese delicacy in one plate! How's that?

Looking back on the 2 sets of menu. The 1st set where you can have assorted sushi and sashimi combo, has actually more additional seafood sashimi. As you can see there's another dish on the right side where red fresh cuts of tuna, tags along with fresh sea pineapple or sea squirt, conch and oysters, etc. So, it's flavorful and more enjoyable!

I actually loved their presentation! The food itself and the tableware are so pretty~ I give additional points for garnish!

Well, as for the taste category, I can say it's delish! There's love, effort and dedication I believe!

All in all, you pay for the ambience, workmanship and the tasty food! I think it's reasonable.

Well, if you'd go for a more affordable Japanese food in general where you can have it unlimitedly, there are sushi buffet restaurants (all-you-can-eat restaurant) that serve eat all you can dishes like sushi along with other delicious food!

Price ranges from 25,000 KRW to 30,000 KRW (20.83-25 USD).