10 must-try dishes in Osaka

Rakuten Travel Japan has compiled a list of 10 must-try dishes in Osaka, as chosen by fellow travellers.

Takoyaki – the #1 must-try dish as voted by travellers

Here is the list:

1. Takoyaki (grilled balls of batter with octopus pieces)
2. Kushikatsu (battered and deep-fried assorted meat and vegetables on skewers)
3. Okonomiyaki (Japanese pizza-pancake)
4. Butaman (steamed buns filled with pork)
5. Negiyaki (a variation of the popular okonomiyaki, containing scallions, konyaku jelly and beef)
6. Kitsune udon (thick white noodles in a broth topped with a sweet beancurd skin)
7. Udonsuki (seafood and vegetables cooked sukiyaki style with udon noodles)
8. Yakiniku (Japanese table-top barbecued meat and vegetables)
9. Tessa (blowfish sashimi)
10. Ikayaki (a thin grilled pancake containing squid)

Read more about the dishes on the full article here.