Eating delicious foods in the finest restaurants during your tourist trip in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, can be a very enjoyable experience.
But eating popular Japanese foods, which you usually find in food carts and small shops on the streets of Tokyo, is often one of the best activities you can do during your trip. It not only gives you the opportunity to eat popular Japanese foods that many Japanese people prefer.
but it also gives you the opportunity to eat popular Japanese foods that many Japanese people prefer. You also have the opportunity to learn a lot about cultural identity and an important aspect of the daily life of local people in the city that tourists do not usually see.
Here is a collection of the best popular Japanese foods that are worth trying during your tourist trip in Tokyo:
Ikayaki:
Ikiyaki, or grilled squid, is one of the local Japanese foods that is very popular in Japan.
It consists of cut squid or whole squid that are marinated in a sweet and spicy soy sauce before being grilled.
Ikiyaki is one of the foods that is often also served at local festivals and fairs.
Ikiyaki is a food that is also often served at local Japanese festivals and fairs, and it is also one of the foods that you can find on the streets of Tokyo throughout the year in many places such as the outdoor market area of the famous Tsukiji Fish Market or the famous Chuo district in Tokyo.
Taiyaki:
Taiyaki is also one of the famous popular foods in Japan and you can find it in various parts of Tokyo. It is a traditional Japanese cake in the shape of a hollow fish that is filled with red bean paste (anko).
But these days, there are different types of taiyaki cakes filled with a variety of fillings and suit different tastes, from cheese fillings to custard fillings. You can find many shops and food carts that sell taiyaki cakes in Tokyo.
Dango:
Dango is a traditional Japanese pastry similar to dumplings and made from rice flour. It is also one of the famous traditional Japanese foods.
You can buy them from food markets and stores, or from shops or food carts in the streets of Tokyo. You can also find them at famous Japanese festivals. Danjo pastries are available in different types, the most famous of which is Hanami Danjo.
Takoyaki:
Takoyaki are round cakes cooked and stuffed with pieces of squid, so they are also known as squid balls or octopus pastries.
You can find takoyaki balls all over Tokyo, even in small food stores, and you can also find them in abundance at popular festivals.
Japanese Crepes:
The Japanese crepe is characterized by its thin thickness and wonderful colors, and it is especially famous in the Harajuku area in Tokyo, until it has become one of its distinctive signs.
If you want to eat Japanese crepes, you can go for a walk on Takeshita Street, and you will find many carts selling crepes there. Choose the cart in front of which there is a long line to buy crepes because it will likely be the best place to sell Japanese crepes in the area.
Okonomiyaki:
Okonomiyaki are delicious Japanese dumplings filled with a mixture of meat and vegetables (the vegetable is often lots of thinly sliced cabbage).
Okonomiyaki pancakes are usually decorated with various types of sauces, sauces and mayonnaise according to taste.
Chestnuts:
Chestnuts are one of the locals’ favorite Japanese foods during the fall and winter months, and you can buy fresh roasted chestnuts in many areas in Tokyo.
Kakigōri:
Kakiguri is a Japanese ice cream-like dessert often associated with the summer season. It consists of crushed ice decorated with juice or sweetened syrup flavored with fruits, caramel, or chocolate.
Casutera (Castilla):
Kasutera is a light and delicious sponge cake that is often sold at many shops and food carts in Tokyo.
Kasutera is not a traditional Japanese food recipe, but it is one of the Western foods that entered Japan several centuries ago, but over time it has become one of the Japanese’s favorite popular foods.
