3 Obscure Japanese Dishes You MUST Try! | Japan Station 145

On this episode of Japan Station, we talk about three obscure Japanese dishes you need to try next time you’re in Japan.

👉Topics Discussed

• What is teppan spa (teppan supa, 鉄板スパ)?
• What is teppanyaki naporitan
• About the history of teppanyaki spaghetti
• About the origin of Nagoya’s famous teppanyaki naporitan
• About Osaka teppanyaki spaghetti
• About the origin of Japan’s infamous napolitan pasta (naporitan pasuta)
• What is ebimeshi?
• How ebimeshi became famous in Okayama
• About the different varieties of ebimeshi
• About Torkish Rice/toruko raisu (トルコライス）
• What is toruko raisu?
• About the time I interviewed the owner of the shop where toruko raisu was invented
• Why the descendant of the creator of toruko raisu hates toruko raisu
• What is in toruko raisu
• Why toruko raisu should not be called toruko raisu
• What is in toruko raisu?
• About different variations of toruko raisu
• About Hiroshima tsukemen
• About Nagasaki’s famous Sasebo burger
• And more

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