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Japanese Street Food in Osaka!! 🇯🇵 KING OF TUNA + 5 Foods You Have to Try in Osaka, Japan!
Japanese Street Food in Osaka!! 🇯🇵 KING OF TUNA + 5 Foods You Have to Try in Osaka, Japan!
Join Mark Wiens on an ultimate street food tour through Osaka, exploring five legendary spots for oden, kushikatsu, udon, takoyaki, and the famous blow-torched tuna cheek.
1 plan · 5 places
Plan · 5 places · Osaka, Japan
Osaka Street Food Tour: 5 Legendary Stops
“Today I’ll be taking you to eat at 5 places that serve legendary Japanese street food! When you’re in Osaka, you have a lot of delicious food to try, but don’t miss these 5 classic foods!”
1NonkiyaJapanese restaurant · Osaka4.4 (1,457)Open · until 2:30 PMNonkiya, 3 Chome-4-5 Ebisuhigashi, Naniwa Ward, Osaka, 556-0002, Japan- Do-yaki · ¥1420 — Beef tendons and organs on a skewer, simmered in a rich, ever-bubbling miso and sugar sauce. The tendon has a wonderful crispy crunch and bounciness, with a nutty and sweet miso flavor. It's a unique and delicious dish, especially with a cold beverage.
- Oden (radish) · ¥1420 — A piece of daikon radish, simmered in oden broth until it melts in your mouth. Best enjoyed with a dab of mustard for a delicious kick. It's a classic oden item and usually a favorite.
- Oden (konjac) · ¥1420 — A jiggly, snappy, and wobbly konjac formation, simmered in the same incredible miso broth. It has a unique texture, almost like tendon, and absorbs the rich miso flavor beautifully.
- Oden (tofu) · ¥1420 — A soft, juicy piece of tofu saturated with the flavorful oden broth. It acts like a sponge, absorbing all the delicious soup, making it a highlight of the oden pot.
- Oden (fish cake) · ¥1420 — A soft, airy, and aerated fish cake that tastes like fish but is hollow like a straw, allowing it to totally absorb the oden broth. It's a recommended item from the locals.
- Oden tofu with special sauce · ¥1420 — A piece of tofu boiled in oden broth, then topped with a special fermented onion and soy sauce, and finished with green onions and chili. It's flaming hot and melts in your mouth, with a superb blend of sweet, savory, and spicy flavors. Served with a shovel spoon due to its wobbliness.
2TenguKushiage and kushikatsu restaurant · Osaka3.9 (3,032)Open · until 8 PMTengu, 3 Chome-4-12 Ebisuhigashi, Naniwa Ward, Osaka, 556-0002, JapanCreator's voice- Kushikatsu (shishito pepper) · ¥8420 — A shishito green pepper, battered and deep-fried to a perfect crisp. The vibrant flavor of the pepper comes through, complemented by the crispy crust and the salty, slightly sour dipping sauce.
- Kushikatsu (onion) · ¥8420 — Layers of sweet onion, battered and deep-fried, tasting exactly like a Japanese onion ring but skewered. The onion remains crispy and sweet without being too pungent, making it a delicious bite.
- Kushikatsu (lotus root) · ¥8420 — A piece of lotus root, deep-fried and served with the signature kushikatsu sauce. The sauce elevates the flavor, making it an addictive part of the Osaka food culture.
- Kushikatsu (shiitake mushroom) · ¥8420 — A shiitake mushroom, deep-fried and acting like a sponge, absorbing a lot of the savory and slightly sour kushikatsu sauce. It's described as a gourmet deep-fried skewer and potentially a favorite.
- Kushikatsu (shrimp) · ¥8420 — A huge, butterfly-cut shrimp, deep-fried with a dense, thick, and crispy batter. It's like a deep-fried shrimp dumpling with a pocket of air that fills with sauce, offering a meaty and next-level deep-fried experience.
3MatsuyaGyudon restaurant · Osaka3.8 (765)ClosedMatsuya Nipponbashi, コウジィアパートメント 1 Chome-3-2 Nipponbashi, Chuo Ward, Osaka, 542-0073, Japan- Kitsune Udon · ¥250 — Thick, doughy, and hearty udon noodles that have absorbed the excellent dashi broth, which has a deep undertone of dry fish stock. It's a simple, comforting, and very affordable everyday meal in Osaka, packed with flavor and history.
- Sweet bean curd (kitsune) · ¥250 — A huge, thin, marinated sheet of tofu (bean curd) that is quite sweet and absorbs the broth, almost like a fruity sweetness. It has a chewy, bean-curdy texture that complements the udon.
- Shrimp tempura (udon topping) · ¥250 — A shrimp tempura topping for the udon, where the breading fully saturates with the broth, creating a delicious, softened texture. It's exactly what you want in a tempura udon.
4HanadakoTakoyaki restaurant · Osaka4.3Closed · opens tomorrow 10 AMHanadako, 大阪新梅田食道街 １階 9-26 Kakudacho, Kita Ward, Osaka, 530-0017, JapanCreator's voice- Takoyaki with green onions and mayonnaise · ¥860 — Octopus batter balls served as a mountain, topped with an abundance of mild green onions and mayonnaise. The takoyaki is hot and runny on the inside, with the octopus nestled in the center. The combination of sauces and the refreshing crunch of green onions makes it the best takoyaki the creator has ever had.
5Izakaya ToyoIzakaya restaurant · Osaka4.4ClosedToyo, 3 Chome-2-26 Higashinodamachi, Miyakojima Ward, Osaka, 534-0024, JapanCreator's voice- Blow-torched tuna cheek · ¥8500 — Big, meaty pieces of tuna cheek blow-torched by Mr. Toyo himself, then mixed with green onions and shiso leaf. It's buttery, meaty, and cooked almost like red meat steak, tender and melting in your mouth with a distinct smokiness. Some pieces are half-cooked, raw in the center but torched and crusty on the outside. Undeniably the winner of the meal.
- Akami tuna sashimi · ¥8500 — Red meat tuna sashimi that melts in your mouth, with a flavor that builds as it touches your tongue. Best enjoyed with a touch of soy sauce and wasabi.
- Otoro tuna sashimi · ¥8500 — Extremely fatty tuna sashimi, so rich and oily that it disintegrates and dissolves on your tongue. The natural umami and omega-3s of the fish are incredibly flavorful. Best eaten without soy sauce to let the tuna's natural flavor shine.
- Crab and scallop salad · ¥8500 — A small salad garnish with stringy, sweet, and salty crab, mixed with scallops and chunky green onions for crunch. A refreshing side dish.
- Ikura (salmon roe) rolls · ¥8500 — Mini bite-sized rolls, possibly with cucumber in the center, topped with salmon roe. The roe pops in your mouth with a briny, salty, and oily liquid, contrasted by the crispness of the cucumber.
- Uni (sea urchin) rolls · ¥8500 — Perfect little bite-sized cucumber rolls topped with sweet, nutty, and creamy sea urchin. They go down easily and are a delicious part of the protein-packed, seafood-based izakaya meal.
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