Must-try Dish in Osaka!

Osaka is full of delicious food! Here are some of the most famous specialties. Osaka has a lot of food that is truly delicious! These foods are loved by locals and tourists. All of Osaka’s food is unique and so delicious that it will naturally bring a smile to your face when you eat it.This article will introduce some of the famous specialties.

Takoyaki

This dish is made by wrapping small octopus fillets in flour dough and baking them in a round shape. It is characterized by its crispy outside and tender inside. It is eaten with sauce and mayonnaise. It is said that there are more than 3,000 takoyaki restaurants in the entire Osaka, and home-use takoyaki cookers are by far the most popular. The degree of cooking, size, ingredients, and other factors vary widely, and it is said that people have as many different takoyaki preferences as there are people. The price is about 400 yen, so you can compare them at various restaurants! It is a representative food of Osaka.

Okonomiyaki

Okonomiyaki is made by mixing cabbage, pork, shrimp, etc. into a flour batter and grilling it on a griddle. It is usually eaten with plenty of sauce, and there are slightly different styles depending on the region. Most okonomiyaki restaurants in Osaka have an iron plate in front of the customers. In some cases, the restaurant staff cooks the okonomiyaki perfectly on a large griddle before it is brought to the customer’s griddle, in other cases, the restaurant staff cooks the okonomiyaki on the customer’s griddle or the customer cooks it himself. Unless you are used to grilling your own food and want to do it yourself, you do not need to worry because the restaurant will grill it for you if you ask them to.

Kushikatsu

Kushikatsu in Osaka is characterized by the wide variety of ingredients used. Foods for kushikatsu include meat such as beef and pork, seafood such as horse mackerel, octopus, and sea eel, and vegetables such as onions and shiitake mushrooms. In short, if you coat skewered ingredients with batter and deep fry them, they can all be made into kushikatsu. The biggest rule is “no second dipping”! Since the sauce in one container is often shared, it is not sanitary to put the skewers back into the container once they have been dipped.

Conclusion

These dishes are a must-try when visiting Osaka. In addition to the dishes introduced here, there are many more delicious dishes to be found. When you visit Osaka, be sure to enjoy the culinary culture to the fullest!