Unlike many popular Western foods, traditional Japanese foods are low in fat, high in vegetable content, and sans dairy. This coupled with portion control means that eating traditional Japanese foods the way they were originally prepared and eaten, can help you be fit and healthy.

But forget all that health mumbo-jumbo, Japanese food is delicious! I’ve developed an addiction to and obsession with wagashi which I indulge about once a week. Sushi and tempura are my fave eat-out Japanese foods and if I had the cash, I’d be eating sushi once a week too. At home I love to prepare all manner of noodle dishes and sweets. If I had to peg down one of my favorite foods, I’d say wagashi and that’s as concise as I could get.

Is there some snack, dessert, or meal that makes you drool? Are you addicted to a certain Japanese food and get shifty-eyed and twitchy when you haven’t had your fix in a while? What’s your favorite Japanese food?