I really would like to try some japanese food, however i don't like fish is there anything someone could suggest for me to try..besides the obvious things like rice..
2007-04-21 22:19:13 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
Teppanyaki - it is just like pan frying on a real big flat stainless steel panel but the chef prepare the food in front of you below is website which introduce what is Teppanyaki.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teppanyaki
You can have teppan fried sirlon steak, stir fried assorted vegetables as side dish, stir fried Japanese noodle or fried rice as a set, there are various set menu that you can choose too (Below is the traditional menu of benihana Teppanyaki Restaurant Group)
http://www.benihana.com/tep_traditional.asp
Tonkatsu - it is deep fried pork chop cutlet, crispy and dip with mayo and tonkatsu sauce. They also have deep fried tiger prawns with same style, taste very good, below is a photo and a step to step recipe of tonkatsu.
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Kushiage is also a deep fried food usually pair with yakitori (dobatayaki means charcoal grilled food) specialist Restuarants
Below are some photos of the food you for your reference.
They deep fry almost any ingredients by threading them onto skewers, camembert cheese, scallops, bacon rolls will fresh green asparagus, mushrooms, chicken meat balls, prawns, oysters, leeks, eggplant, sweet potato,..etc. and yakitori is just like BBQ, but all ingredients are threaded onto skewers when served.
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Hope you can enjoy some of the above!
2007-04-22 00:46:04 · answer #1 · answered by Aileen HK 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, there are many dishes without seafood. Many people think that Japanese eat sushi every day, actually it is a treat enjoyed only in the winter when temperatures are low and fish does not spoil easily.
You can basically divide Japanese food between "sushi" or "home cooking", which includes Oyako-don (chicken and eggs with onion or veg, served over rice) or Teryaki (just meat with a soy/barbecue sauce over rice), or "tonkatsu" (a ginger pork chop over rice- I LOVE THIS ONE!, Tempura (fried vegetables, sort of like really delicious onion rings but includes carrots, wild potatoes, mushrooms, and other vegetables- but beware of the shrimp tempura if you don't like shrimp just order vegetable tempura).
There are also some chicken or pork dishes that may use a little bonito flake/powder or sprinkled/powdered bits of seaweed for slight flavor, maybe you won't mind that. I think that the Oyako-don is so tasty because of the bonito flakes sprinkled in it, and it just adds a slight sea-salt taste, not really fishy.
Remember, Japanese are generally known to be insanely meticulous about cleanliness and freshness. Therefore many people who hate seafood initially make a slow transition to being sushi and sashimi freaks.
It all starts with a sprinkle of nori flakes and bonito flakes... try those first and decide what you are comfortable with.
If you are allergic to seafood, I would stay away from Japanese food except for ginger porkchops and veg tempura - maybe.
2007-04-22 09:30:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, try tempura. It's lightly battered vegetables and some places use meat such as pork or chicken in place of seafood. You can also do the stir fry's as well. Soups and stews are always good. Try this link to get some other ideas as well.
www.foodnetwork.com just search on Japanese food to get tons of ideas. While you may not want to cook them, you'll at least be able to generate a list to take with to the Japanese restaurant when you visit.
2007-04-22 05:24:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
as far as sushi goes in japanese food, there are alternatives to fish-one restaurant i was at served kobe beef sashimi and sushi. mostly though, you can get sushi with scrambled egg, vegetables or chicken. there's teryaki for beef or chicken, edamame (sp?), which are boiled soy beans and are very good, beef or chicken on hibachi grills (if you have a hibachi grill restaurant in your area), various dumplings and i think there is a type of friend chicken. there's also a beef and scallion roll whose name eludes me. there are similarities and differences, so look over your menu for options to fish at whatever restaurant you go to. plus, several restaurants i go to are japanese and another cuisine, such as chinese, korean or thai, which gives you more variety as to what you can choose from.
2007-04-22 09:00:19 · answer #4 · answered by jerseydevil67 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Teriyaki chicken is good. Try some udon or ramen. Lots of veggie dishes as well.
2007-04-22 14:15:43 · answer #5 · answered by CUthere 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beef Yakisoba
a noodle dish with of course beef.
This dish was my faviorate dish in Tokyo.
The beef there is really good and tender.
This is a must try dish!!!!!!
2007-04-22 10:01:14 · answer #6 · answered by hot_chef_u 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try teppan
2014-11-06 00:29:49 · answer #7 · answered by Aira 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can eat horse meat from kumamoto but i think you will have to travel to japan its very good
2007-04-22 05:30:56 · answer #8 · answered by duffyjapan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chicken, beef, pork, soup etc etc. Theres lots of variety and most of It very good.
2007-04-22 05:22:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
japanese meat dishes are pretty good...usually a bit sweet...tempuras(deep fried veggies or seafood)....
2007-04-22 06:39:12 · answer #10 · answered by capricornmice 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LAMB, PORK , BEEF , CHICKEN AND DUCK . THE CHOICES ARE ENDLESS. I LOVE JAPANESE FOOD , AND IT'S SEA FOOD THE BEST. ENJOY !
2007-04-22 05:31:44 · answer #11 · answered by 10-T3 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋