Comfort Food, Japanese Style
You can't have an interest in the Japanese culture without being drawn to its cuisine. (No, you can't. Stop arguing.)
But Japanese food goes far beyond the typical sushi and tempura that have found their way onto American menus. There's even the Japanese version of "comfort food", many recipes of which I've tried to recreate at home. Here are a few of my favorites, as shown by runnyrunny999. I like his recipes because he tries to show you how to make these things with international ingredients rather than things you can't get in an American market.
Here are the links to a few of my favorite recipes. If nothing else, I highly recommend the okonomiyaki and hamburger:
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