Tokyo Food Page

Hi, welcome to the Tokyo Food Page, covering Japanese cuisine and eating in Japan. This month's new features include guides to Turkish, Middle Eastern, and Nepalese restaurants in Tokyo, a recipe for do-it-yourself takoyaki, and the new Photo Gallery, with pictures from a department store food floor. New features and updates will be added around the 15th of each month.

While you're here, be sure to check out the companion Tokyo Leisure Page, featuring the Tokyo Record Store Guide.

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What's new on the menu

Tokyo Food Photo Gallery explores the mysteries of a department store food floor
A guide to Turkish and Middle Eastern restaurants in Tokyo
A guide to Nepalese restaurants in Tokyo
Recipe for takoyaki (octopus balls)

The most requested items

Tokyo Food Page restaurant guides -- Where to eat out in Tokyo
Japanese recipe collection -- The do-it-yourself section
Sushi Multimedia Page -- Still a long way from virtual reality
Japanese sushi vocabulary -- Find out just what you're eating
Other web resources -- Japanese food links and tentacles

Exploring Japanese cuisine

Japanese specialty cuisines (with sample menus)

nabemono (Japanese stews)
tempura
unagi (grilled eel)
yakitori (grilled chicken)
okonomiyaki (savory pancakes)
oden (fish cake stew)

Are you the perfect host? Some notes on raw fish and parasites
Japanese sushi vocabulary

Eating out

Tokyo Food Page restaurant guides

Tokyo African restaurants: The good, the bad, and the ugali
NEW: Tokyo Turkish and Middle Eastern restaurants
Tokyo Vietnamese, Cambodian, Indonesian, Malaysian & Burmese restaurants
Tokyo Thai restaurants
Tokyo Jamaican, Cajun, Mongolian and Ainu restaurants
Tokyo vegetarian restaurants
Tokyo-area beachfront restaurants and bars

An index of other restaurant guides in Japan
Japanese restaurants outside Japan

Cooking and shopping section

TFP Japanese recipe collection
Winter oden menus at convenience stores (Lawson's and 7-11)
TFP guide to buying imported food in Japan
Yuichi Yoshida's suggestions for Tokyo wine shops
Yuko Sato's favorite Tokyo cheese shops (in Japanese)
Culture Wave's directory of Japanese markets in the U.S.

Special features

NEW: Tokyo Food Photo Gallery takes you on a trip to a department store food floor
Sushi Multimedia Page -- A Tokyo Food Page exclusive service: sushi as an auditory experience, plus sushi color swatches for all your decorating needs
Visiting a Tokyo water bar
Coming soon: The Tokyo Food Page Art Gallery

Internet resources for Japanese cuisine

A comprehensive index of other Japanese food resources on the web
Some recommended links for this month:

Nakamura-ya liquor store's sake page explains sake terminology, the grading system, and the brewing process.
For those who take their noodles seriously -- a collection of pasta designed by Japanese architects.
Robbie Swinnerton reviews Natural Harmony health food restaurant in Tokyo Journal.
An illustrated guide to Osaka shoutengai (shopping arcades)
Is it a cookie? A cracker? A chocolate swizzle stick? Find out on The Pocky Page
Download a sample from The Takoyaki Sisters' 12-track octopus-centric CD album "Takoyaki" (.wav, .au, .aiff files)
For very strict dieters: Wade's Sushi Parlor takes your order, then delivers a picture of your food
Wacky instant ramen recipes and package GIFs on Matt Fischer's Ramen Home Page
Mailing lists and newsgroups related to Japanese cuisine, Japan, and food

Eating around the world

African recipes from Afropop Worldwide
Wondering what to do with that crawfish? Try Creole/Cajun Recipes
Wondering what to do with that sheep stomach? Check out recipes for haggis and other Scottish delights
Thai Food Site -- covers Thai spices, local ingredients, fruit and vegetable carving, street stalls, recipes, etc.
Chili pepper hotness scale
Recipes, pictures and harvesting tips from chile-heads
Some chili history from Chile Today Hot Tamale
Food news from the electronic Gourmet Guide, a monthly web magazine

CheeseNet changed my life!
Try the "chocolate chirpie chip cookies" on Iowa State's Tasty Insect Recipes page (Mmmm...crunchy!)

Companion pages

Tokyo Leisure Page

Music, arts and entertainment links

Tokyo Record Store Guide

Buying CDs and vinyl -- store reviews, shopping tips, and a user participation area

World music

Some favorite world music links

Backlinks -- web indexes, guides, and hotlists

sites pointing to the Tokyo Food Page