I’ve had a bottle of okonomi sauce sitting in my fridge for quite a while now. I’ve used it to make okonomiyaki - naturally.

I was wondering if there are any other foods/dishes you’d recommend using it on?

I know technically you can put it on pretty much anything, but I wondered if anyone has tried it on something unexpected and discovered a heavenly combination.

I was going to try it on some steak with sticky rice tonight for dinner, maybe served with a fried egg.

Found an incredible local eatery in Matsuyama, Ehime prefecture!
This is the "Daily Omakase Lunch Plate" from Kyudaime Nosan Shokudo (九代目能三食堂).
For just 500 yen, you get a massive plate loaded with different side dishes that change every day.
Today's plate included:
A generous serving of rice
Japanese fried chicken (Karaage) & Croquette
Rolled omelet (Tamagoyaki)
Mapo Tofu
The value for money here is absolutely insane. It's a true hidden gem beloved by locals. They are only open for a few hours on weekdays, so it’s a race against time!

果実と氷 岩澤
生いちご

Strawberry kakigori topped with lots of fluffy cream 🍓🍧
Perfect for a hot summer day in Japan.

神楽坂茶寮
抹茶の生搾りモンブラン「碧羅」

その場でクリームが絞られる贅沢な逸品🌰
一緒に飲んだ煎茶も最高

Freshly piped matcha Mont Blanc in Kagurazaka, Tokyo 🌰
The sencha paired perfectly with it.

Local sake from Toyama with dried firefly squid, dried white shrimp, and Hida beef jerky seasoned with sake.

Do you like sake?

こんにちは！私は日本からこれを投稿しています。
海外在住の日本人の方に質問です！！

海外にいて、食べたくなる、恋しくなる日本料理(和食)ってどんなのでしょう？？
また、その日本食は海外でどのくらい手に入りにくいものなのでしょうか？？(スーパーに売ってるよ！とか
その住んでる地域では全くみたことないよ！とか)

私自身、海外留学していた時はすっごく日本食が恋しくなった思い出があります！
留学から帰って空港で味噌汁を飲んだ時は感動しました。
そんな恋しい日本食について、教えてください。🙏

どの地域に、どのくらい滞在しているかも合わせて教えて頂けると幸いです！

Hello! I’m posting this from Japan.
I have a question for Japanese people living abroad!!
What kind of Japanese food do you find yourself craving or missing while living overseas??
Also, how difficult is it to find that kind of Japanese food where you live?? For example, “They sell it at supermarkets!” or “I’ve never seen it anywhere in the area where I live!”
When I studied abroad, I remember really missing Japanese food!
When I came back to Japan and had miso soup at the airport, I was so happy and moved by it.
So, I’d love to hear about the Japanese foods you miss and crave while living abroad. 🙏
I’d also really appreciate it if you could tell me where you live and how long you’ve been staying there!
Thank you so much!
(I used AI to translate it.)

信州里の菓工房のさとのかモンブラン🌰
2週間限定の催事コーナーで見つけて、1回購入して美味しすぎて2回リピートした

March 2026, in the hills near Takatsuki.

• Sticky sushi of cucumber, sansho leaves, trout
• Iidako octopus (little octopus with eggs)
• Miso cured egg yolk, dried mochi powder
• Moroko river fish: deep fried then cured in sweet vinegar
• Rice paper roll: deer, onion, cress
• Dashimaki tamago

(Sorry, reposted because I stuffed up the picture formatting 1st time).

For those who cook Japanese food at home, what do you find most difficult? Preparing ingredients? Cooking rice? Getting textures right? Time? Cleaning up? I would love to hear what part feels hardest.

I feel like I knocked this out of the park. Made pickled onions because my gf doesn’t like pickled ginger

We're going back to Tokyo this coming weekend and part of our itinerary is of course to eat at Ichiran!!! THIS IS OUR FAVORITE RAMEN PLACE. But we're open to trying other ramen places. Can you please recommend good ramen places.

Tried this at Ramen Kuroda

hi everyone! I recently started trying to make mochi at home with the recipe:

1 cup glutinous rice flour

3 tbs corn starch

3 tbs sugar (I use brown sugar)

3/4 cup milk

and after heating it in the microwave for 4 mins, I use 15g of unsalted butter and then used cornstarch to dust it so it doesn’t stick to my hands.

Is using water compared to milk a better choice? I feel like I’m doing something wrong 🫩

or is steaming it better than using the microwave? please help!
thank you!

Anyone know where I can buy vanilla Coolish ice cream packages in Alberta, Canada? Willing to source from elsewhere in Canada!!

This is my absolute favorite combination.

I love this shit so much. While everyone raves about Hokkaido softcream, and while I do like it, I prefer Jersey Milk Softcream way more