Ramen (ラーメン or 拉麺, rāmen    , IPA: , listen ) is a Japanese dish of noodles served in broth that originated in China. It tends to be served in a meat-based broth, and uses toppings such as sliced pork (チャーシュー, chāshū    ), dried seaweed (海苔, nori    ), kamaboko, green onions, and even corn. Almost every locality or prefecture in Japan has its own variation of ramen, from the tonkotsu ramen of Kyūshū to the miso ramen of Hokkaidō.

A well-established Japanese photographer told me not so long ago that in his home country they eat Kentucky Fried Chicken for Christmas dinner. Somehow, the Japanese seem to have gotten it into their heads Americans eat Kentucky Fried for Christmas. Thus every year there is a mad rush to order Kentucky Fried Christmas Buckets. [...]

Give your friends & family the gift of heaving up their Christmas dinner! Last year, I had my 7 sibling-in-laws open wrapped packages of Japanese candy. They were sequentially numbered so they weren't allowed to open the next one without eating the previous one. All was going well until they unwrapped the squid candy. Fun for the entire family!

Fugu, also known as Blowfish, is a Japanese delicacy that is well sought after. the fish contains toxins and can very well be a person's last meal if not prepared by extreme caution and mastery. Information about the dishes and the hard work that goes in their preparation.

Renewed vegetarian wants to help the Japanese community answer the question, "What's for dinner and where do I get it?" & other things organic, environmental, Japanese and occasionally artistic or poetic.

TOKYO (Japan) - Eileen Fuchenzie couldn’t wait to come to Japan. The 22 year-old Canadian philosophy major at York University spent months packing and re-packing die-hard Canadian staples like Kraft Dinner macaroni and cheese, ampules of maple syrup, and her treasured first edition of shock rocker Avril Lavigne’s tell-all memoir “