Nagoya is known for its food. I wasn't overly impressed - I thought the restaurants there lacked variety - but I'll give you a small features on Nagoya food.
Miso katsu
Katsu is deep-fried, breaded pork. When it's good quality (ie, not all gristly), it's actually delicious. The oil gleams on it beautifully. ^_^ Miso katsu is katsu with a thick, dark miso sauce on it. People describe the taste as 'koi', which, roughly translated, means 'heavy' or 'rich'. It is quite a strong taste, though not bad. I wouldn't recommend getting a large dish of it unless you're sure you like it.
Hitsumabushi
This is an eel donburi dish, ie, eel on rice. If you like eel, and rice, you will probably enjoy it. ^_^
Ten musubi
The 'ten' is from 'tempura', and the 'musubi' means rice ball. Basically this is a sushi roll with tempura inside. I like tempura, so I like this reasonably well, but I do find it a rather odd combination.
Miso nikomi udon
This name is a struggle to say quickly. ^_^ This is an udon (noodle) dish with miso flavouring and lots of vegetables. Miso seems to be a bit of a specialty of Nagoya cuisine.
Miso nikomi udon. Yes, that's an egg. Yes, it does look disgusting.
How does it taste? Hmm... not as bad as it looks. That dark brown colouring is from miso, and the whole dish tastes strongly of miso. It is also 'koi' (strong) and a bit salty. I don't really recommend it.
Tebasaki
These are fried chicken wings. Basically, they just taste like fried chicken wings, but they are very tasty, if a bit fiddly to eat. You can see tebasaki in the picture at the top of this entry.
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