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 ...

A father and son in Tokyo are continuing the centuries-old tradition of making tsukudani, a preserved Japanese food.

Ingredients: ½ cup of clams, tuna, seaweed, shrimp, meat or other food item to make into tsukudani. ¼ cup sliced ginger. 2 tablespoons sugar. ½ teaspoon salt ...

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.

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.