return to Japanese food; revival of Japanese cuisine
Refers to a trend or movement of going back to traditional Japanese meals, often after a period of Westernized eating habits.
A movement back to Japanese food is spreading due to health consciousness.
Even among the younger generation, a return to Japanese cuisine can be seen.
和食 is Japanese food itself, while 和食回帰 is the concept or trend of returning to it.
回帰 means 'return' or 'recurrence' in a broad sense; 和食回帰 specifies the return to Japanese cuisine.
Compound of 和食 (washoku, 'Japanese food') and 回帰 (kaiki, 'return, recurrence').