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The right way to eat sushi is...

July 27, 2025 11:27 am

To have a better sushi eating experience, first, you need to understand what is the difference between the varieties of sushi like maki rolls, ura maki rolls, sashimi, nigiri and temaki.

Japanese restaurant Wasabi completes 20 years in India, ‘Iron chef’ Masaharu Morimoto calls it the trickiest market

September 10, 2024 7:32 am

As Wasabi by Morimoto completes 20 years at The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai, the hotel chain announces another Wasabi coming at Taj Lands End, Bandra

It's not as world-famous as ramen or sushi. But the humble onigiri is soul food in Japan

June 24, 2024 5:35 pm

Onigiri is 'fast food, slow food and soul food', says Yusuke Nakamura, who heads the Onigiri Society, a trade group in Tokyo.

This humble snack has undergone a bizarre transformation -- and you won’t believe what it is!

May 06, 2024 11:21 am

Young women in Japan are preparing this traditional snack using their armpits. Why has it become so popular?

A slice of Kyoto in Kochi: The story behind Ogawa Cafe, which serves up authentic Japanese food

April 24, 2024 4:15 pm

The first slurp of Udon noodles at Ogawa instantly transported me back to the small hole-in-wall eatery in Kyoto where I'd first fallen in love with this comforting dish.

A Japanese Curry chain hopes to find fans in India, its “final destination”

September 24, 2020 11:40 am

Coco Ichibanya, which opened its first outpost in Gurugram, will serve the Japanese take on curry -- a dish that reached Japan via the British

Want to live longer? Japanese diet might help

March 23, 2016 3:13 pm

People following a Japanese diet have a 15 per cent lower mortality rate.

Japan food seeks heritage gong as young spurn rice

December 04, 2013 12:03 pm

Among cuisines,only French cooking has been distinguished as a national culinary tradition.

Gaggan Style

November 26, 2013 4:19 am

Chef Gaggan Anand on what it takes to run a multiple award-winning Indian kitchen

My favourite food story

May 25, 2013 2:54 am

I always hated Japanese food; the raw taste and smell put me off all the time.

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