And soul food because it’s often made and consumed ... The sticky characteristic of Japanese rice is key. What’s placed inside is called “gu,” or filling. A perennial favorite is umeboshi ...

Okonomiyaki, the ultimate “soul food” of western Japan ... often erroneously referred to as Japanese-style pancake. It is so much more than that. OKOSTA in Hiroshima, a facility where ...

The secret, other than the splendid quality of the meat used at these spots (Japanese A5 wagyu is as close as you can get to ...