page_title: Izakaya
section_title: Food
hierarchical_section_title: Izakaya / Typical menu items / Food
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 鶏の唐揚げ（石川県金沢市昭和町15-19、金沢駅最寄りの居酒屋「ダイニングテーブル　茜どき」[1]金沢駅前店）
context_page_description: An izakaya is a type of informal Japanese bar that serves alcoholic drinks and snacks. Izakayas are casual places for after-work drinking, similar to Irish pubs, Spanish tapas bars, and American saloons and taverns.
context_section_description: Izakaya food is usually more substantial than tapas or mezze. Many items are designed to be shared.
  Edamame – boiled and salted soybean pods
  Goma-ae – various vegetables served with a sesame dressing
  Karaage – bite-sized fried chicken
  Kushiyaki – grilled meat or vegetable skewers
  Salads
  Sashimi – slices of raw fish
  Tebasaki – chicken wings
  Tofu
  Agedashi dōfu – deep fried tofu in broth
  Hiyayakko – chilled silken tofu with toppings
  Tsukemono – pickles
  Yakisoba noodles
  Yakitori – grilled chicken skewers
  Rice dishes such as ochazuke and noodle dishes such as yakisoba are sometimes eaten at the end to round off a drinking session. For the most part, the Japanese do not eat rice or noodles (shushoku – "staple food") at the same time as they drink alcohol, since sake, brewed from rice, traditionally takes the place of rice in a meal.
caption: Chicken karaage
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