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Japanese cuisine

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MICHELIN Guide Tokyo 2023: 422 Restaurants, Including 2 New Two Starred Establishments, Spotlighted

Myojaku and SÉZANNE receive Two MICHELIN Stars, and 16 new restaurants are distinguished One MICHELIN Star, while the Bib Gourmand celebrates 38 new restaurants which have been rated as best value-for-money by MICHELIN inspectors.

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Behind the Bib: How Singaporean Reif Othman of REIF Japanese Kushiyaki Gives Japanese Cuisine a Creative Flair

There’s so much more to Japanese cuisine than just sushi and maki rolls. Singaporean chef-owner Reif Othman tells us what he’s bringing to the table in Dubai at REIF Japanese Kushiyaki

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Some Tasty and Interesting Facts about Japanese Soba

Learn more about the beloved Edo style of long and thin buckwheat noodles.

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Restaurant Secrets: How MICHELIN-Starred Sushi-yas Make the Perfect Tamagoyaki

The concluding bite in most sushi-yas, the humble tamagoyaki is elevated into a special treat. Here’s how MICHELIN-Starred sushi-ya chefs in Singapore prepare theirs.

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Expand Your Knowledge of Yakitori with These Tasty Facts

Our MICHELIN Guide Editorial Team in Japan dishes out some delicious facts about Japan's famed skewered snacks: yakitori!

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Kitchen Language: What Is Omakase?

The complete fate of your meal is in the hands of the chef.

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The History of Tempura

We take a look through the ages at this most popular Japanese dish

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Japanese Cuisine and the Five Festivals

We examine the meaning of the festivals and how they relate to Japanese cuisine

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MICHELIN Restaurant Recipes with a Japanese Flair

With eating indoors being the new norm, get creative in your home kitchen with these recipes from MICHELIN-rated restaurants around the world that are either from, or inspired by, the Land of the Rising Sun.

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Two MICHELIN Star Waku Ghin Re-opens at Marina Bay Sands

We take an exclusive first look at the revamped restaurant by celebrity chef Tetsuya Wakuda.

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Shinji's Chef Koichiro Oshino Opens New Sushi Restaurant

Koichiro Oshino, master chef of one-MICHELIN-starred Shinji marks his 10th anniversary with the Shinji Kanesaka restaurant group with the opening of his eponymous sushi-ya Oshino at the Raffles Hotel Singapore.

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5 Local Specialities That You Need To Try In Nagasaki

From okoze to springy udon, there are many local delights to savour in Nagasaki.

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Video: Beauty In Creation

Shinichi Nakatake, executive chef of Japanese fine-dining restaurant Keyaki, draws inspiration from nature and global influences for his kaiseki creations.

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Recipe: Halloween Bento

Shirley Wong, the food artist better known on Instagram as Little Miss Bento, makes a Halloween creation so boo-tiful you won’t bear to eat it.

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Experiencing The Beauty Of Kaiseki In Kyoto

Nowhere is Japan’s elegant culinary philosophy and prowess better expressed than in colourful and complex kaiseki cuisine.

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Michelin-Starred Intern: Bacchanalia’s Chef Luke Armstrong Pushes Himself To The Limit On Internship At Japan’s Quintessence

Keen to learn more about French-Japanese cooking and Japanese produce, the Australian chef used his off days to work for one gruelling month at the three-Michelin-starred restaurant.

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Video: Ramen Etiquette

Michelin-starred Tsuta’s chef-owner Yuki Onishi demonstrates how to eat ramen the right way.

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Take Stock: Dashi, The Soul Of Japanese Food

One of the culinary cornerstones of Japanese cuisine, dashi brings out the umami flavour in food.