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Kushiage, love it !

Let me introduce to you another food we love in Japan.

Kushiage.

Shrimps and Beef ball with cheese

What is Kushiage?

“Kushi” is the Japanese word for skewers.

“Age” means “to fry.”

White fish and the other one is a Japanese Lotus root

Kushiage can be made with chicken, beef, pork, seafood, [...]

One of my favorite food in Japan is Tonkatsu.

Ton comes from the kanji for “buta” which means pig.

Kanji has the meaning and reading for each character - the kanji character “pig” is also read as “Ton”.

“Katsu” – is from the word “Katsu-retto” the katakana reading for “Cutlet”

Tonkatsu therefore, is pork [...]