Introducing local food in Tokyo.
Some of them are traditional dishes, while others like ramen and sushi can be eaten outside of Tokyo.
Because it is a city where you can taste various things, you can enjoy various kinds of dishes!
Monja yaki
Monjayaki is made by mixing flour with water, seasoning it, and grilling it on a griddle with a variety of ingredients.
Tokyo specialties include various foods such as Edomae Sushi, but monjayaki cannot be missed!
Edo-style sushi
Sushi is now one of the most popular traditional cuisines in the world. Needless to say, its home is Edo, or Tokyo, in Japan. Among them, the sushi born in Edo, or the 23 wards of present-day Tokyo, is called “Edomae-zushi,” which is the origin of today’s nigiri-zushi.
Chanko-Nabe
Chanko-nabe (chanko nabe) is a one-pot dish eaten mainly by sumo wrestlers. Chanko originally refers to the meal of sumo wrestlers. Chanko-nabe is seasoned with soy sauce, miso, or, more recently, salt, and no specific seasoning exists.
Yanagawa-Nabe Loach stew
Yanagawa nabe is a one-pot dish of loach in an earthenware pot lined with burdock root, topped with a beaten egg and simmered over low heat.
There are many restaurants serving loach in Tokyo.
Edo-style Eel
“Edomae” is a brand. The term has been used for a long time and is used for sushi and eel. It refers to eel dishes made from eels caught in the rivers flowing through Edo in the old days, and the name “Edomae” is still used to this day.
Ramen
Ramen can be found in all regions of Japan, but in Tokyo, there are many kinds of ramen available. Ichiran ramen is famous even abroad. There are also many other delicious ramen restaurants in Tokyo.
