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 ...

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 1 tablespoon mirin, or sweet rice wine ...

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.

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.