Japlanning the Menu - Kit Kats

March 7, 2014

by Bryce Marley

It's a candy bar known the world over for its delicious chocolate and wafer fingers, however you really don't know anything about the wonder that is the simple Kit Kat until you visit Japan. Today Japlanning is letting you in on the number one candy people bring home from Japan, the Kit Kat.

Japlanning the menu - Katsu got your tongue?

January 28, 2014

by Devon Sponheimer

In the mood for something a little bit Japanese, but a little bit Western? Then a meal featuring Tonkatsu might just be your answer!

Tonkatsu originated in the late 19th century Meiji era and originally was just called katsu, featuring beef in lieu of pork. The meal was first served in Ginza, when Western culture arrived in Japan. According to legend, the “Tonkatsu” (or pork cutlet) we know today was developed in Tokyo in the 1930’s. Prior to this, the cutlet had to be cut apart with a knife and fork, but one genius chef decided to slice it into bite sized pieces for his diners so they could use chopsticks, making the Western dish more Japanese style.

Japlanning the Menu - Donburi

December 3, 2013

by Bryce Marley

Today on the menu, Japlanning are looking at Donburi. Donburi comes in many variations and forms, which you will recognise. These delicious bowls are a great Japanese meal and usually available around the clock in most major Japanese cities.

Donburi, which translates to the word "bowl" really does explain this dish. It is a Japanese rice bowl dish, which will consist of a meat part, be it pork, chicken or fish, vegetables, and other ingredients cooked together and served over rice.

Japlanning the Menu - Tokyo Disney Resort, POPCORN

November 9, 2013

Today on the menu we’re looking at one of the most happiest places on earth, and one specific food they have in wide variety: It's the popcorn at Tokyo Disney Resort! Now, this isn't your ordinary movie popcorn, read on to find out why Tokyo Disney Resort has the best (and craziest) popcorn around!

When visiting Disneyland parks across the world, it's all about the attractions, fireworks, parades, characters, and also, the food! These magical places are everyone’s "day off" from diets, and your chance to try some amazing and unique food, that we’ll all pretend is healthy. Well today we are showing you the food that the two Japanese Disney Parks, Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, are filled with, in many varieties and that Japanese visitors are crazy in love with, popcorn.

Japlanning the Menu - Yakitori

October 25, 2013

Hungry? Well here's one from Japlanning that probably won't help! Today on the menu, we are delving into one of the most famous izakaya (bar) snacks in Japan, yakitori!

We all know that food is always better when it can be eaten on a stick (fact). Well, the Japanese took this onboard, and created have one of the best stick-based foods, yakitori.

Japlanning The Menu - Okonomiyaki

October 13, 2013

It's time for another instalment of Japlanning the Menu, and today we are covering a specialty that, although devoured all over Japan, originates from Osaka. The delicious Okonomiyaki, or as you may know from your home town’s Japanese restaurant, "Japanese pancake".

It's a classic dish in Japan, and can be found all over the country, with over 30,000 restaurants serving the dish in Japan alone, it is definitely a dish that you want to try when in Japan.