Japanese Restaurants in Sydney

Sydney is a food-lover's haven, with a great number of restaurants serving a variety of cuisines. Ranging from Asian, Mediterranean, African, South American, Western or good old Australian cuisine then you need to look no further than the amazing eat-streets of Sydney. With a wide diversity of cuisines, Sydney presents to foodies restaurants specializing in different types of food. Some of the most-loved of places to eat are Japanese Restaurants in Sydney.

Japanese Restaurants in Sydney serve to its customers standard Japanese food, with a traditional touch. Not only is the food Japanese in origin, they are prepared and served in a traditional manner as well. The Japanese foods available in the Japanese Restaurants in Sydney are truly representative of the traditional and customary foods that are consumed by the Japanese people in Japan. These restaurants cater to a wide assortment of people, ranging from those who want to try Japanese food, to those who love Japanese food, and also the home-sick Japanese settled in Sydney.

Japanese Restaurants in Sydney serve typical Japanese meals that comprise of a bowl of cooked white Japanese rice (gohan) with accompanying tsukemono (pickles), a bowl of soup, and a variety of dishes known as okazu - fish, meat, vegetable, etc. Some of the standard Japanese foods that can be had at Japanese Restaurants in Sydney are -

- Donburi --A one-bowl lunchtime dish, consisting of a donburi (big bowl) full of hot steamed rice with various savory toppings.
- Sushi -- Vinegared rice topped or mixed with various fresh ingredients, usually fish or sea food.
- Kushiyaki -- skewers of meat and vegetables
- Yakizakana -- flame-grilled fish, often served with grated daikon.
- Tempura -- deep-fried vegetables or seafood in a light, distinctive batter.
- Tonkatsu -- deep-fried breaded cutlet of pork (chicken versions are called chicken katsu).
- Noodles (men-rui) - These often take the place of rice in a meal. Many restaurants however serve noodles-rice combination sets, as rice is a staple food of the Japanese.

Japanese Restaurants in Sydney also offer traditional teas, soft drinks and beverages such as -

Soft drinks

Calpis
Pocari Sweat
Ramune
Yakult

Alcoholic beverages

Awamori
Sake
Shochu
Umeshu
Japanese beer - leading brands are Sapporo, Asahi and Kirin

Tea and non-alcoholic beverages

Genmaicha: green tea combined with roasted brown rice.
Hojicha: green tea roasted over charcoal.
Matcha: powdered green tea.
Mugicha: barley tea, served chilled during summer.
Sencha: steam treated green tea leaves then dried.
Umecha: a tea drink with Umeboshi giving refreshing sourness.