Nikujaga

Beef — or pork, depending on the restaurant — and big chunks of potato, simmered in a sweet-savory broth. Japan's most iconic home-cooked dish. Apparently, when Showa-era men were asked what dish they'd most want their future wife to cook, nikujaga came in at number one. Or so the legend goes. 😄 The kind of taste that wins over anyone who tries it. The meat varies — beef is the standard in eastern Japan, pork is more common in the west. Worth checking if the distinction matters to you.

牛肉（や、お店によって豚肉）とゴロゴロしたジャガイモを甘辛く煮た、家庭料理の代表だよ。昭和の男たちが「結婚したら作ってほしい料理」の1位に選んだなんて伝説があるくらい、日本人の胃袋を掴む味なんだよね。