Your favorite Japanese food?

[Andialu]

Currently I'm addicted to okonomiyaki （お好み焼き：おこのみやき）. I live in Torrance CA so there are alot of great j-restaraunts around. My favorite is mixed seafood with pork, Oosaka Style （大阪：おおさか）.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okonomiyaki

[Charles]

Do California rolls count?

[croasian]

Omusoba~!! It's the same idea as omurice, but with yakisoba.

[Ulver_684]

For me it's gotta be Edamame!
I could eat those delicious little beans forever and a day. It's freaking addicting!

What about you guys?

P.S. Has anyone here tried Natto? Can you describe it to me?

My favorite Japanese food is SUSHI! I LOVE FISH!

[MattTheCat]

My favorite Japanese food is SUSHI! I LOVE FISH!

This is a common misunderstanding. Sushi is anything with vinegared rice. There's even vegetarian sushi. What most people in the West think of as sushi is actually sashimi (usually raw fish/seafood, though some like tako can be cooked because of the consistency when raw. I also hear that there's non-seafood sashimi, but I've never tried it).

OT, sashimi is one of my favorites. Of all sashimi, I prefer maguro/toro. Very few places in my area properly prepare it, though. Only two places that I have tried actually taste fresh.
Takoyaki is another. Again, only a couple of places in my area make it decently. The other places it's like chewing on rubber.

[Ulver_684]

My favorite Japanese food is SUSHI! I LOVE FISH!

This is a common misunderstanding. Sushi is anything with vinegared rice. There's even vegetarian sushi. What most people in the West think of as sushi is actually sashimi (usually raw fish/seafood, though some like tako can be cooked because of the consistency when raw. I also hear that there's non-seafood sashimi, but I've never tried it).

OT, sashimi is one of my favorites. Of all sashimi, I prefer maguro/toro. Very few places in my area properly prepare it, though. Only two places that I have tried actually taste fresh.
Takoyaki is another. Again, only a couple of places in my area make it decently. The other places it's like chewing on rubber.

Thank you for telling me my truth and for pointing me that out!

I didn't know it was call Sashimi!

oohhh gosh I'm so stupid that no one tries to correct me when I say that's a Sushi on a restaurant!

East meets West!
West meets East!

[MattTheCat]

No problem. It's a common misconception that is quite understandable, considering that a lot of sushi uses slices of raw fish. It doesn't help that popular media misportrays it, too. Kinda (loosely) reminds me of "futon". Ask a native Japanese person and a native North American person what a futon is, and you'll get two radically different answers.

[bonitoclub]

Kitsune domburi, sliced marinated tofu over rice, had it in restaurants when we visited Kyoto. The lady at our inn said it was kansai home cooking and asked us how they did it in restaurants. She said that's just how she does it but her husband complains she doesn't make it right - cause he's from Osaka!

Oh and I love natto.

Tony

[Outkast]

I can't remember the name for it, but I love the fried tako (octopus) balls.

Someone has to know what I'm talking about...

[MattTheCat]

I can't remember the name for it, but I love the fried tako (octopus) balls.

蛸焼, takoyaki.

[Outkast]

That's it... Good stuff.

[Ulver_684]

I can't remember the name for it, but I love the fried tako (octopus) balls.

蛸焼, takoyaki.

Chinese people also have taco call eggroll and it's very delicious too!

They have similar food too!

[atomsk]

yaki niku grilled on charcoal. because it goes so well with beer ^^

[Ulver_684]

yaki niku grilled on charcoal. because it goes so well with beer ^^

Yeah your right! Beer is very delicious and lets not forget the wine! ummmm

[wolfmaster]

Yakitori all the way!! I remember eating at this small joint near Roppongi, it was SO GOOD!! I also love Ramen!!!