9 Best Street Foods in Tokyo

Tokyo (Japan) is one of the cities with the richest and most wonderful cuisine in the world .

As the most bustling and dynamic city in Japan, Tokyo attracts tourists not only by its beautiful buildings and interesting cultural experiences but also by its series of attractive specialties.

1. Monjayaki

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The ingredients for making the cake include cabbage, meat, seafood... mixed with flour and then grilled on a teppan grill, served with bonito flakes and sauce.

Diners love this cake for its soft, moist texture. The best part is that you can customize the ingredients and consistency of the dough to your liking.

The Tsukishima area is also known as the mecca of this delicacy.

2. Yakisoba

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Yakisoba is a popular Japanese street food. The chewy noodles are smothered in a rich sauce with meat and vegetables, topped with condiments like dried bonito flakes, pickled ginger, and mayonnaise.

3. Katsu Sando

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Katsu Sando is the perfect, friendly and convenient snack to enjoy while walking.

Sandwiched between soft slices of Japanese bread is a crispy, juicy cutlet, cabbage with tonkatsu sauce or mustard, leaving a fragrant, juicy and balanced taste in the mouth.

4. Mochi Cake

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Imo Mochi is famous not only for its complex texture and flavor but also for its nutritional properties.

Mashed sweet potato, glutinous rice and kinako (soybean flour) coating - it may sound like an odd combination at first - but it delivers a deliciously nutty and creamy flavor.

Imo Mochi, traditionally made with only three main ingredients, has now evolved into a dessert with many flavors to choose from such as matcha, black sesame, chocolate, chestnut, and even fruit flavors such as strawberry, blueberry, and mango.

5. Yakitori

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This charcoal-grilled skewered meat dish can be found everywhere on the streets of Tokyo.

Chicken yakitori is the most popular, but pork or beef are also popular. Some stalls offer more options, such as sparrow.

When enjoying, you can dip each piece of meat into delicious dipping sauces such as the spicy taste of wasabi, the refreshing taste of yuzu or the spicy taste of shichimi.

6. Takoyaki

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Fried dough with octopus, onion, ginger, shaped into small balls. The highlight is the crispy outer layer of dough, soft inside, and fresh octopus filling. Before serving, the cake is covered with sauce, sprinkled with shredded seaweed, and katsuobushi dried bonito flakes.

7. Oden

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Oden is a favorite dish in Japan during cold weather because it is quick, convenient and delicious. The ingredients of the hot pot dish include soybeans, boiled eggs, daikon (Japanese radish), fish cakes, cabbage rolls, stuffed tofu... Oden appears in most food carts and convenience stores in Japan.

8. Dorayaki

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This cake is famous all over the world thanks to the Doraemon comic series which has a history of more than 100 years in Japan.

Dorayaki is essentially a variation of pancake, filled with crushed adzuki red beans, which is both rich and fatty. However, over time, the Japanese have created many other fillings such as green beans, white beans, chestnuts, nama, coffee, fruit ice cream, chestnut ice cream, sweet potato ice cream...

With a size as small as the palm of your hand, Dorayaki becomes the perfect snack for strolling around the city.

In 2008, the Japanese decided to choose April 4th every year as Dorayaki Day because this is a type of cake that children in this country especially love.

9. Kakigori

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Kakigori (or Japanese shaved ice) is considered a typical summer food in the land of cherry blossoms.

For Japanese tourists , after a long day of wandering around the streets of Tokyo, enjoying kakigori - shaved ice covered in fruit syrup and sweetened condensed milk - is the most effective way to recharge.

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