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Oden

A bowl of oden soup made with fish cakes tofu daikon and dashi.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Kaitlin Wayne

Although considered a winter stew, oden is sometimes available year round at various restaurants (there are even restaurants specifically dedicated to oden), and food carts in Japan. During the cold months, though, the soup is so ubiquitous that even many convenience store chains carry it. The familiar scent wafts from a warming tray, where customers can choose their favorite ingredients to take away. That said, the only real requirements in the ingredients list are the broth components—if your precious heart craves oden filled with only fried tofu and potatoes, go for it. 

This recipe was excerpted from 'Tokyo Cult Recipes' by Maori Murota. Buy the full book on Amazon. Get more of our favorite Japanese soup recipes →

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