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The food of Osaka

6 dishes tied to Osaka, Japan: born there, or made its own.

Okonomiyakiお好み焼き 🇯🇵 JapanJapanese savory pancake cooked on a griddle with cabbage and toppings Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

TakoyakiMeatたこ焼き 🇯🇵 Japan and 1 moreRound Japanese snack balls with octopus, cooked in a special molded pan Street food, Snacks

Shabu-shabuしゃぶしゃぶ 🇯🇵 Japan and 4 moreJapanese hot pot where diners cook thin meat and vegetables at the table Main dish, Dinner, Lunch

Japanese curryMeatカレー 🇯🇵 Japan and 2 moreA thick, mildly spiced curry sauce served with rice, noodles or bread Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

YakinikuMeat焼肉 🇯🇵 Japan and 2 moreJapanese grilled meat cooked at the table and dipped in savoury sauces Main dish, Dinner, Lunch

Kushikatsu串カツ 🇯🇵 JapanDeep-fried skewers of meat, seafood, and vegetables from Japan Street food, Lunch, Dinner

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Takoyaki: heiwa4126, CC BY 2.0, source
Okonomiyaki: ume-y, CC BY 2.0, source
Shabu-shabu: Don Ramey Logan, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Japanese curry: Ocdp, CC0, source
Yakiniku: Jonathan Lin, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Kushikatsu: OiMax, CC BY 2.0, source

The weekly plate

Every Monday: seven dishes you may not know, what the world is cooking this week, and one way of eating.