Yōshoku
Vincent Wong-Crocitto Vincent Wong-Crocitto

Yōshoku

I’m at Hayashiya in Shinjuku eating spaghetti. This is not an Italian restaurant, of which there are many in Tokyo, but a Japanese restaurant serving Western-style Japanese cuisine known as yōshoku.

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Ebi Burgers
Anna Aesook Chae Anna Aesook Chae

Ebi Burgers

Ebi means “Shrimp” in Japanese. I’m not Japanese, I’m Korean and grew up familiar with Donkatsu – the Korean way to say Tonkatsu – a meat that is breaded with Panko then deep fried. Generally it’s a pork cutlet but can be made with chicken as well.

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