I picked up this ekiben in Sendai recently. Sendai is famous for a few things, in particular beef tongue. Without knowing it ( I was in a rush and just chose the nicest box) I landed some gyu (beef) tongue. This was fine slices that had been sauteed in a mild miso sort of sauce. Really […]
After the Tokyo Marathon I made my way to Shimbashi station and found myself totally depleted. After I finished I ate a banana, a bread roll, the most beautiful ume onigiri, a soy joy bar, and a sports drink, but that didn’t come close to solving my problems. I was cold and empty with absolutely […]
Tabehoudai is a Japanese word for All-you-can-eat, or buffet or smorgasbord. It is a very popular way to eat as you can pick and choose a little (or a lot) of everything and try a whole heap of different dishes.
Last weekend was the Tokyo Marathon, held throughout closed streets in some of the most congested parts of […]
Try this, over the weekend.
A breast of chicken cut into strips
A handful of mushrooms, I used Japanese winter mushrooms but any sort should do
A small handful of chopped onion ( I used naga negi but who cares)
A bunch of green veges
A couple of packets of udon noodles (the wider the better)
A drop of oil
A splash […]
A rare but important statistic that measures the quality of food is chopstick breakage. As far as I can tell, whenever a chopstick gets broken during a meal, it is because the meal is so good and engrossing that the eater loses control and chomps too early or late. I am sure there are other […]
I found this little gem at a local grocery store last week. Chinese honey, herbal jelly. I expected it to be a desert, but it was actually a drink. Brown liquid that tasted like brown sugar and clumps of jelly that were impossible to get out of the can.
I am guessing that it is supposed […]
My 2 year old daughter bought her classiest ekiben (railway obento) last weekend. The box is the shape of an old steam train, and strangely was made of ceramic. I wonder if they really thought about the practicality of clunking around a ceramic lunchbox on and off Shinkansens?
Anyhow the contents were great (I can say because as per […]
Last weekend we visied friends in Sendai and the first first night we were there they put together a sushi party for us. The ingredients?
Sushi rice (vinegared rice)
Small nori sheets
Plates of fresh sashimi (tuna, salmon, scallop, prawn, octopus, roe)
A plate of vegetables
Miso soup
Green tea
A couple of hours
Good friends
Relaxed conversation.
Japan sells this weird product that I imagine is also sold in other countries. called nato de coco. It is sort of like a tough coconut jelly that is sold in a light syrup. It goes well with fruit or other deserts like yogurt or pudding. The only question is how is it made? I heard […]
I’ve written about dai fuku icecreams before but they are usually a ball of vanilla icecream surrounded by a thin shell of chewy omochi.
These ones are their bad brothers. Vanilla icecream, with a big blob of sticky chocolate stuff inside, covered with omochi and dusted with cocoa powder.
Why they are called fresh chocolate I am […]
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