Japanese cuisine as a national cuisine has evolved over the centuries from many political and social changes. Starting from the ancient era when much of the cuisine was influenced by Chinese culture. The cuisine eventually changed with the advent of the Medieval age which ushered in a shedding of elitism with the age of Shogun rule. In the early modern area massive changes would take place that introduced western culture to Japan.The modern term "Japanese cuisine" (nihon ryōri, 日本料理 or washoku, 和食) means traditional-style Japanese food, similar to what already existed before the end of national seclusion in 1868. In a broader sense of the word, it could also include foods whose ingredients or cooking methods were subsequently introduced from abroad, but which have been developed by Japanese who made them their own. Japanese cuisine is known for its emphasis on seasonality of food (旬, shun), quality of ingredients and presentation.

Filipino food are not very popular when compared to other Asian food like Chinese or Japanese. But that shouldn't be the case. Filipino food are a delight to have and so easy to cook. Find out how.

I figured you’re sick of all those ramen packages lying around your garage, so here’s a recipe I came up with that will leave you wondering why you hate it so much in the first place. This recipe is inspired by the Japanese, who actually know how to cook it. This recipe also happens to be completely vegetarian by design.

In our time pressed days, we still yearn for tasty and healthy foods.Here comes a book of Japanese food recipes that fit in our American schedule.

The Nintendo DS Cooking Navigator is a voice-controlled recipe book for Japanese meals. It tells you (in Japanese) how to prepare dishes, step-by-step, pausing after each step, until you tell it to continue on to the next step. This would be fun for other projects besides cooking!

Shaberu! DS Ryouri Navi, is a portable cooking guide for the Nintendo DS that contains over 200 Japanese recipes that are voice-activated with photos.