I just returned from a two week trip to Japan. Here's a look at what I ate!
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Soba and tempura from Ukiya, outside the Nishiki Market |
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Fresh soybean crackers at the Nishiki Market |
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Soymilk donuts, also at Nishiki |
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Traditional pork tonkotsu bowl at Ippudo |
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Hot pot place called Karu |
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Tofu and eggplant at a teppanyaki place |
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Pork tonkatsu with miso soup |
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Foie gras with mango at Motoi, a French one-star Michelin restaurant |
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Wagyu beef with seven kinds of peas/beans (sugarsnap, snow, edamame, lima, fava, petit and I never figured out the last one!), also at Motoi |
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Unagi donburi bowl (grilled eel over rice) in a rural town called Oyabe, near where my paternal great grandparents are from. This was one of my most favorite meals the entire trip. |
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Gorgeous sashimi place at Kusunoki in Kanazawa |
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Grilled eggplant with miso also at Kusunoki |
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Kanazawa-style ramen (traditional pork broth cut with dashi to lighten it a bit) |
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Oysters bigger than my hand at Omicho Market in Kanazawa
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Making oobanyaki and takoyaki at Kuroman Market in Osaka | | | |
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Tako pops |
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Kabocha squash at Kuroman Market |
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Okonomiyaki in Osaka | | | |
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Matcha tea |