八町 meaning in English

hatcho
yamachi

When ieyasu tokugawa established the shogunate in edo in 1603 , edo - mae began to develop as the cooking of what were then tokyo s inner city neighborhoods and continues even today . representative of this cuisine are items like sushi , tempura , soba noodles , oden , and grilled eel , as well as dishes , such as loach stew made with fish caught in edo s rivers and irrigation canals . tempura is said to derive from a portuguese word , either tenporanore or tenpolas
1603年（庆长8年），德川家康定幕府于此地，开八百八町以后， “江户前”的料理便以所谓的下町（庶民街区）为中心发展起来，直至现在。代表性的有“寿司” 、 “天麸罗” 、 “乔麦面条” 、 “日式杂烩（ oden ） ” 、 “香蒲烧烤（ kabayaki ） ” ，此外，还有“泥鳅锅”和“河鱼料理”等。