unagi

A favorite dining-out story of mine goes something like this: I recommend an omakase-only sushi joint in New York City to a friend and his girlfriend for dinner. The two have a meal there and greatly enjoy it…with one notable exception. “Dude, they served us seal!” my friend gushes to me, equal parts excited and…

Japan: home of instant ramen, PlayStation, emojis and other delightful things. How about a little unagi-flavored soda to go with that?Kimura Inryou — a company that also makes ramune, those superfun sodas with marbles in the bottle — will release the carbonated tribute to grilled eel in Shizuoka Prefecture, south of Tokyo and home to Mount Fuji, on July 21.The…

Every Japanese food enthusiast will work their way through the entire sushi menu during their lifetimes. At some point during that journey you'll encounter unagi, which kind of rhymes with tsunami. Both are Japanese and have to do with the ocean, but only one will land a piece of sushi on your plate with the…