Japan - Famous Dishes

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Seitan

Seitan ( SAY-tan, US also -⁠tahn; Japanese: セイタン) is a food made from gluten, the main protein of wheat. It is also known as miànjīn (Chinese: 麵筋), fu (Japanese: 麩), milgogi (Korean: 밀고기), mì căn, wheat meat, gluten meat, or simply gluten.

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Natto

Natto (Japanese: 納豆, Hepburn: nattō) is a traditional Japanese food made from whole soybeans that have been fermented with Bacillus subtilis var. natto.

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Oyaki

Oyaki (おやき) is a Japanese dumpling made from a buckwheat dough wrapped around a stuffing of Japanese vegetables, fruit, or anko bean paste and then roasted on an iron pan. The bun is then either steamed or broiled and eaten hot.

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