Osaka Oden appears as a signature dish in 1 Japan cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Osaka oden (Kanto-daki) · Osaka
Daikon, eggs, konnyaku, fishcakes and beef tendon slow-simmered in a light dashi-soy broth. Osakans call it kanto-daki to acknowledge the Tokyo origin while serving a lighter Kansai version.
Oden arrived in Osaka from Tokyo in the Edo era; Osakans renamed it kanto-daki (cooked-in-the-Kanto-style) and over a century thinned the broth to the lighter dashi-soy base canonical to Kansai. Takoume Honten in Dotonbori, founded 1844, is Japan's oldest oden restaurant and is widely cited as the city's defining shop.
Where to eat in Osaka:
- Takoume Honten
- Hozenji Yokocho Izakaya Strip