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A FOOD TRADITION

Kanto Cuisine

The cooking tradition of eastern Japan centered on Tokyo and the surrounding Kanto prefectures.

Dishes linked to this cuisine

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Abura Soba

Abura Soba is a brothless Japanese noodle dish in which wheat noodles are tossed with soy sauce and sesame oil and finished with green onion and other toppings.

Anago Sushi

Anago Sushi consists of simmered saltwater eel over seasoned sushi rice, commonly finished with a sweet tare sauce.

Chanko Nabe

A hearty Japanese hot pot associated with sumo cuisine, simmering dashi with protein, tofu, cabbage, green onion, and other variable ingredients.

Chanko-zushi

Chanko-zushi is a Japanese sushi preparation of seasoned short-grain rice topped or filled with assorted seafood and customary garnishes.

Chiba Namero Don

Chiba Namero Don is a rice bowl topped with finely chopped raw seafood pounded with miso, green onion, ginger, and shiso.

Edomae Sushi

Edomae Sushi is an Edo-style Japanese sushi preparation of seasoned rice topped with or wrapped around varied seafood, often served with soy sauce.

Fukagawa Meshi

Fukagawa Meshi is a Kanto rice dish of asari clams cooked with seasoned broth, commonly flavored with miso and finished with green onion.

Hitachi Beef Croquette

A Japanese korokke made with seasoned Hitachi beef and potato, coated in flour, egg, and breadcrumbs before frying.

Hiyajiru Udon

Hiyajiru Udon is a cold udon dish served with a chilled savory broth or dipping sauce made with sesame, miso, dashi, and aromatic green onion.

Kaminari Okoshi

Kaminari Okoshi is a crisp Japanese confection made by binding puffed rice with a cooked sweet syrup and often adding peanuts.

Kanto-style Eel Kabayaki

Kanto-style eel kabayaki is eel split, grilled, and repeatedly brushed with a sweet soy-based tare until glossy and tender.

Kanto-style Oden

A simmered Japanese hot pot of assorted ingredients cooked slowly in a dark, soy-seasoned dashi broth.

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