Cooking World

The strange world Yoshoku means just western food. A lot of different western dishes have penetrated in Japanese cuisine over the centuries. Some of them have already become completely Japanized, and turned into dishes, which are now known in Japan, as Yoshoku dishes.
The most popular of them are the fallowing:
Korokke - originates from the croquettes which got to Japan in the 19th century. Korokke has many varieties depending on the filling that is coated with bread crumbs and deep fried. The most common Japanese filling is a mixture of minced meat and mashed potatoes.
Omuraisu (which is abbreviation for omelet rice) is cooked rice, which is wrapped in a thin omelet. It is usually served with tomato ketchup.
Hayashi rice is hashed beef cooked in Japanese style. Thinly sliced beef and onions in a sauce prepared from ketchup and soya sauce, and served on cooked rice.
Japanese style hamburger, cooked without the bread, is called Hamubagu.