Japanese restaurants won the 1st and the 2nd on "The Asia's 50 Best Restaurant 2013"

Restaurant "Ryugin"

"NARISAWA", a French restaurant in Aoyama, Tokyo and "Ryugin(龍吟)", a traditional Japanese restaurant in Roppongi, Tokyo listed as the first and the second place on "The Asia's 50 Best Restaurant 2013" sponsored by Italian mineral water S.Pellegrino.
In addition, nine other restaurants in Tokyo and Osaka were ranked within the best fifty. Japanese restaurants in Sri Lanka, India and Singapore were also chosen on the list.


日本の料理店が１、２位　アジアのベストレストラン　―日本経済新聞
http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG2600B_W3A220C1CR0000/

The Asia's 50 Best Restaurant
http://www.worlds50best.asia/asias-50-best-restaurants.html


Yabusoba, the famous traditional soba restaurant was destroyed in a fire

"Silkworms Cafe" opened in Osaka

"ONE PIECE" Sanji's pirates recipes

"From Japan with Love (And Dashi)": 3 min video tour of Japan

Countries of the best local food - Hotels.com

"From Japan with Love (And Dashi)": 3 min video tour of Japan

Daniel Klein, a film maker and a chef living in Minneapolis, Minnesota United States shot a beautiful video during his two weeks stay in Japan.

Countries of the best local food - Hotels.com

Sushi

A Texas based online hotel reservation service, Hotels.com revealed the result of survey about global food conducted to more than 27,000 travelers in the world.


Countries of the Best Local Food(by the world travelers)

1 :Italy - 32%
2 :France - 24%
3 :Japan - 18%
4 :China - 13%
5 :Spain - 11%
6 :United States - 10%
7 :Mexico - 8%
8 :Thailand - 8%
9 :Taiwan - 5%
10:India - 5%

Sushi, tempura, ramen and soba were the world's favorite Japanese foods.


Countries of the Best Local Food(by Japanese travelers)

1 :Italy - 40%
2 :France - 31%
3 :Japan - 19%
4 :China - 15%
5 :Korea - 14%
6 :Taiwan - 10%
7 :Spain - 7%
8 :Germany - 7%
9 :Thailand - 6%
10:United States - 5%


Recommended Japanese Food(by Japanese)
*Choosing three Japanese food for recommendation

1 :Sushi - 74%
2 :Tempura - 57%
3 :Ramen - 33%
4 :Soba - 31%
5 :Okonomiyaki - 27%
6 :Shabu-shabu - 24%
7 :Curry - 14%
8 :Yakiniku - 9%
9 :Natto - 7%
10:Fugu - 6%


～日本食も世界のスタンダード料理の仲間入り！～ Hotels.com、全世界27,000人の旅行者を対象に 「旅先での食事」に関するアンケート調査を実施　―MSN産経ニュース
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/economy/news/120731/prl12073118200092-n1.htm

A book introduces 48 Japanese Navy's Curry and Rice recipes

The book "Curry and Rice Recipes of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force"


A cooking recipe book, "海上自衛隊のめちゃうまカレーレシピ48(48 Curry and Rice Recipes of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)" is released at bookstores in Akihabara and all across Japan.
The book contains 38 curry and rice recipes used at the kitchens on the Japanese navy ships and submarines and 10 recipes used at the bases, explaining different traditional recipes of each ship and base for general household uses.


「海上自衛隊のめちゃうまカレーレシピ48」　艦艇・基地ごとのオリジナルカレー　―アキバBlog
http://blog.livedoor.jp/geek/archives/51351277.html