1 of 4 Ingredients for tsukudani, a Japanese preserved food, made with tuna, soy sauce, mirin, sake, sugar and salt, are displayed in the Tsukuda neighborhood of Tokyo on Monday, June 30, 2025.

Still a go-to meal in Japan centuries after its creation - A father and son in Tokyo are continuing the centuries-old tradition of making tsukudani, a preserved Japanese food ...

TOKYO (AP) — Tsukudani, a sweet, Japanese side dish often served with hot rice, originated in the samurai era in a tiny neighborhood called Tsukuda in the old part of Tokyo. Adding “ni” at the end of ...

Professional tsukudani is sold packaged at some Asian food stores and, of course, in modern-day Tsukuda. A Tokyo correspondent for The Associated Press is sharing her basic tsukudani recipe.

Tsukudani originated in the samurai era in a tiny neighborhood called Tsukuda in the old part of Tokyo. Adding “ni” at the end of a word in Japanese means that’s where it’s cooked.