What are uni sea urchins and how do you eat
them? What are "dancing shrimp"? What is the
difference between tonkatsu and takoyaki ?
Do you pick them up with your fingers? Which
sauce to use? And just what is in that sauce?
From world-famous sushi to fatally attractive
fugu, it's all explained clearly and humorously
in this sketchbook filled with charming full-
color illustrations and insightful texts.
So don't be intimidated—dive in! You are
JAPAN EATS!
bound to have endless food adventures in Japan.
This book shows you how.
For first-time visitors and seasoned gourmets alike,
BETTY REYNOLDS left a career as a Japan Eats! is an entertaining guide to the pleasures
creative consultant and advertising art director and pitfalls of dining in Japan—with hilarious insights
to accompany her husband to Asia. They first
and tips not found in other books. Whether it's the
moved to Singapore and then Tokyo where they
lived for seven years. She now divides her time proper technique for holding chopsticks or the etiquette
between Philadelphia, PA and Orcas Island, of slurping soup, author Betty Reynolds reassures the
WA but her heart remains in Japan. Other Tuttle bewildered and includes mini-lessons on how to read
books by Betty Reynolds include: Clueless in the curtains at the entrance, the menus on the wall,
Tokyo, Tokyo Friends and Japanese Celebrations.
and even the signs on the bathroom doors!
to Japanese Food
An Explorer’s Guide
An Explorer’s Guide
to Japanese Food
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An Explorer’s Guide
to Japanese Food
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Tokyo Rutland, Vermont Singapore
Itedakimasu! 3 Nabe 36
Irasshaimase! Welcome! 4 Izakaya 38
Signs of Importance 6 Konbini 40
Required Finger Skills 10 Tsukiji and Toyosu 42
Sashimi and Sushi 12 Ikezukuri 44
Soba & Udon 22 Eki-ben 46
Ramen 24 Ryokan Ryori 48
Kare-raisu 26 Sumo Supper 58
Oden 27 Hanami 60
Tempura 28 Matsuri 62
Sukiyaki 30 Oshogatsu 64
Shabu-Shabu 32 Wagashi 66
Okonomiyaki 33 Osembei 68
Yakitori 34 Go chiso sama deshita 70
Kushi-age 35 Acknowledgment 71
Welcome!
Eating in Japan is an absolute delight and one of the
pleasures of living or traveling there, but to the non-
Japanese eating out can be a confusing experience. At
least it was for me when my husband and I moved to
Tokyo in 1994. At first we were inhibited by the language
barrier, indecipherable signs and menus, plus our general
lack of Japanese culture. But soon we realized that our
forays out were always an adventure. We received some
food we didn’t know we ordered and ate some things
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we never thought we would eat—but usually even the
consequences of our mistakes were delicious.
In time, as we made Japanese friends we were
introduced to unique experiences and incredibly
delicious food. This sketchbook is a reflection of those
many meals shared . I hope it will help people better
appreciate Japanese cuisine, whether they are dining
in Tokyo’s Ginza or a local Japanese restaurant
anywhere in the world.
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What are uni sea urchins and how do you eat
them? What are "dancing shrimp"? What is the
difference between tonkatsu and takoyaki ?
Do you pick them up with your fingers? Which
sauce to use? And just what is in that sauce?
From world-famous sushi to fatally attractive
fugu, it's all explained clearly and humorously
in this sketchbook filled with charming full-
color illustrations and insightful texts.
So don't be intimidated—dive in! You are
JAPAN EATS!
bound to have endless food adventures in Japan.
This book shows you how.
For first-time visitors and seasoned gourmets alike,
BETTY REYNOLDS left a career as a Japan Eats! is an entertaining guide to the pleasures
creative consultant and advertising art director and pitfalls of dining in Japan—with hilarious insights
to accompany her husband to Asia. They first
and tips not found in other books. Whether it's the
moved to Singapore and then Tokyo where they
lived for seven years. She now divides her time proper technique for holding chopsticks or the etiquette
between Philadelphia, PA and Orcas Island, of slurping soup, author Betty Reynolds reassures the
WA but her heart remains in Japan. Other Tuttle bewildered and includes mini-lessons on how to read
books by Betty Reynolds include: Clueless in the curtains at the entrance, the menus on the wall,
Tokyo, Tokyo Friends and Japanese Celebrations.
and even the signs on the bathroom doors!
to Japanese Food
An Explorer’s Guide
An Explorer’s Guide
to Japanese Food
T UT T L E
TUT TLE
www.tuttlepublishing.com
Printed in Hong Kong
TUT TLE
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