by Learn Delicious Japanese
Learn Japanese through authentic izakaya recipes and food culture with Nami (izakaya owner) and Namihei (cooking teacher cat). Our story-driven approach makes mastering Japanese as enjoyable as cooking delicious traditional dishes. ๐Check Out the Full Study Guide on Substack <br/><br/><a href="https://learndeliciousjapanese.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">learndeliciousjapanese.substack.com</a>
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August 4, 2026
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://learndeliciousjapanese.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7">learndeliciousjapanese.substack.com</a><br/><br/><p><strong>#45 Learn Japanese: Festival & Yatai Culture | Izakaya Recipe: Okonomiyaki (Week 1)</strong></p><p>A flyer lands on the counter and Nami lights up: ใใใใ ใใใใใใฆใใใใง ใชใคใพใคใ. ใใใใฎ ใใจ, ใใใใฎ ใซใใ, ใใใใใใใฎ ใฒใจใใก โ August has arrived. And among the stalls, one name catches her eye: ใใใฎใฟใใ, grilled on a huge ใฆใฃใฑใ with a ใธใฅใผใธใฅใผ sizzle you'll never get at home.</p><p>This week you'll learn the vocabulary of summer festivals and street food โ ใชใคใพใคใ, ใใใ, ใฆใฃใฑใ, ใใใฐใใใใใ, ใตใใถใคใ โ plus natural spoken patterns like ใใฟใใ (it looks like ~), ใใจใกใใฃใฆ (unlike ~), and ใใใใจใใใ (have you ever ~).</p><p>And Namihei slips again. Describing yatai okonomiyaki, he gets a little too specific: "ใใฎ ใธใฅใผใทใผใช ใใจใจใใใผใใฎ ใใใฐใใ ใใใใ...ใ๏ผ" Nami turns. "ใใใใฎ ใใใฎใฟใใใใในใใใจ ใใใฎ๏ผ" His answer โ "ใใฌใใง...ใฟใใ ใ๏ผ" โ is getting harder to believe every month.</p><p>The premium study guide includes the full transcript (romaji + English), grammar explanations, vocabulary lists, comprehension exercises, a full ใใใใตใ ใใใฎใฟใใ recipe, and cultural deep dives into festival aroma, why yatai food tastes different from home cooking, and the difference between ใใใใใตใ and ใฒใใใพใตใ okonomiyaki.</p><p>๐ Check Out the Full Study Guide on Substack <a target="_blank" href="https://learndeliciousjapanese.substack.com/">https://learndeliciousjapanese.substack.com/</a></p>
July 22, 2026
<p><strong>#44 Learn Japanese Drama | Izakaya Recipe: Nagashi Somen (Week 4)</strong></p><p>Under a sky full of stars, Nami looks up at the ใใพใฎใใ and finally speaks the wish she's held in her heart: "ใใจใใใใซใใใใใกใฉใใใใ." Then the strange things begin. The ใชใใใใใใ tastes better than usual. ใใใใชใใฎใซใใใใฎใฏใ ใใใ. And Namihei, deeply moved, lets slip a memory only Nami and her late father should possibly know.</p><p>This week you'll learn the vocabulary of Tanabata โ ใใชใฐใ, ใใพใฎใใ, ใใใใ, ใญใใใใจ, ใฟใพใใ โ plus emotional grammar patterns like ใใพใใใใซ (the tanzaku wish form), ใใใใใชใ, ใใชใใง, and ใใใใซใชใฃใ.</p><p>And the mystery reaches its peak. When Namihei recalls Nami's childhood ใใใใ โ "ใใใผใใใใใซใชใใใใใฃใฆใใใฆใใใญ..." โ Nami freezes. "ใใชใใใ ใ๏ผ" And then, in the most tender line of the series, she chooses love over knowing: "ใใใชใใง๏ผ ใชใซใใใใชใ."</p><p>The premium study guide includes the full transcript (romaji + English), grammar explanations, vocabulary lists, comprehension exercises, a ใใชใฐใใใใใ plating guide, and cultural deep dives into the legend of ใใใฒใ and ใฒใใผใ and the Japanese art of ใใใฆใใใชใ โ choosing, out of love, not to ask.</p><p>๐ Check Out the Full Study Guide on Substack <a target="_blank" href="https://learndeliciousjapanese.substack.com/">https://learndeliciousjapanese.substack.com/</a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://learndeliciousjapanese.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">learndeliciousjapanese.substack.com/subscribe</a>
July 14, 2026
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://learndeliciousjapanese.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7">learndeliciousjapanese.substack.com</a><br/><br/><p><strong>#43 Learn Japanese: Hands-On Experience | Izakaya Recipe: Nagashi Somen (Week 3)</strong></p><p>Nami's homemade ใใใใใใซใ ใ is finally ready, and this week she puts it to the test. Water rushes down with a satisfying ใธใฃใ, somen goes into ใใฃใทใใฎ ใใ, gets shocked cold in ใคใใใใฟใ, and slides down the slope. But ใฏใใง ใญใฃใใใใ a flowing noodle turns out to be trickier than it looks โ and that, Namihei explains, is exactly the point. Because Nagashi Somen isn't really a recipe. It's a ใใฃใใ โ hands-on practice โ and even more than that, it's the ใใใใใใใใ of a family gathered around a running trickle of cold water on a hot summer day.</p><p>This week you'll learn the vocabulary of hands-on summer cooking โ ใใฃใใ (hands-on practice), ใใงใใ (way of boiling), ใคใใใใฟใ (cold water), ใญใฃใใใใ (to catch), and ใใใใใใใใ (lively chattering). You'll also pick up natural spoken patterns like ใใฆใฟใ (try doing ~), ใใชใใกใ (have to ~, casual), and ใใฎใฃใฆ (the thing of doing ~ is...), plus a warm look at why ใใฃใใ, ใคใใใใฟใ, and the lively chatter of shared meals sit at the heart of a Japanese summer.</p><p>And the mystery deepens further. As Nami wrestles with the chopsticks, Namihei drifts into what sounds suspiciously like a real memory โ "ใใใ ใใฎใใ ใจใใ ใชใใ ใใใใใใฟใใชใง ใใใใใใใใใจ..." Nami catches it instantly: "ใ๏ผใใใใใฟใใชใงใ๏ผ" He panics โ "ใใใใ๏ผใใใใใง... ใญใใฎ ใใฆใใฎ ใฏใชใ๏ผ" โ but the slip has already landed. Nami is beginning to notice a pattern. For a little white cat with a supposedly rich imagination, his memories of "cat family" summers sound awfully specific...</p><p>The premium study guide includes the full transcript (romaji + English), in-depth explanations of the key grammar patterns, complete vocabulary lists, comprehension and writing exercises with answers, a step-by-step Nagashi Somen technique guide, and cultural deep dives into the joy of ใใฃใใ, the atmosphere of ใใใใใใใใ, and why ใคใใใใฟใ sits at the heart of Japanese summer flavor.</p><p>๐ Check Out the Full Study Guide on Substack <a target="_blank" href="https://learndeliciousjapanese.substack.com/">https://learndeliciousjapanese.substack.com/</a></p>
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Learn Japanese through authentic izakaya recipes and food culture with Nami (izakaya owner) and Namihei (cooking teacher cat). Our story-driven approach makes mastering Japanese as enjoyable as cooking delicious traditional dishes.
๐Check Out the Full Study Guide on Substack <br/><br/><a href="https://learndeliciousjapanese.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">learndeliciousjapanese.substack.com</a>
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