Hong Kong's Favorite Japanese Dishes

By Jocelyn Chan 4E

1. Sushi

Sushi (鮨飯, sushi-meshi)

Sushi is a traditional Japanese dish with rice combining with some seafood, vegetables and it is often raw.

Vinegared rice is the key ingredient of Sushi. It tastes a little bit sour. 

Sushi is usually prepared with seafood, such as squid, eel, yellowtail, salmon or tuna.

The chef will have already added small amounts of wasabi to each piece, based on the type of fish, to bring out flavors. We can add wasabi to accommodate people with spicy interests. However, adding too much wasabi will hide the natural taste of the fish.

Sushiro is a popular sushi restaurant in Hong Kong. There is always a long queue outside.

2. Ramen

Ramen (拉麺, ラーメン)

Ramen refers to Japanese noodle soup , it is often flavoured with soy sauce or miso and uses toppings such as sliced pork, dried seaweed, menma and scallions.

Nearly every region in Japan has its own variation of ramen, such as the tonkotsu (pork bone broth) ramen of Kyushu and the Miso Ramen of Hokkaido.

Tenno Ramen is a famous ramen shop in Hong Kong.

3. Soba

Soba (そば or 蕎麦, "buckwheat")

Soba noodle is the Japanese name for buckwheat. It is usually refers to thin noodles made from buckwheat flour , or a combination of buckwheat and wheat flours (Nagano soba)

They contrast to thick wheat noodles , called udon . Soba noodles are served either chilled with a dipping sauce , or in hot broth as a noodle soup.

4. Tempura

Tempura (天ぷら or 天麩羅)

Tempura is a typical Japanese dish usually consisting of seafood , meat, and vegetables that have been deep fried. 

Thin slices or strips of vegetables, or seafood, are deep-fried in hot oil.

The post popular seafood tempura is shrimp.

5. Teppanyaki

Teppanyaki (鉄板焼き, teppan-yaki)

Teppanyaki is a Japanese cuisine that uses an iron griddle to cook food. The word teppanyaki is derived from teppan, which is the metal plate which is cooked on and yaki, which means grilled, broiled, or pan-fried.

Typical ingredients used in Teppanyaki are beef, shrimp, scallops, lobster, chicken and vegetables.

Okonomiyaki Dohtonbori Restaurant is one of the popular Teppanyaki restaurants in Tsim Sha Tsui.