‘2- Food’ Archives
Beef Tongue
I once took a friend from Hawaii to a Beef Tongue restaurant in Sendai city. That was a very famous and long history restaurant in Sendai, it's not a strange thing if a foreigner is surprised at the good taste and soon love it. As I expected, he soon started to admire the delicious meat and soup. We ate them in 10 minutes or so, and we [...]
Unaju – Eel Bowl
Some might know that eel is a very popular food in Japan. Especially in the summer time annually, we have custom to eat eel on the regular day, Doyo-Ushinohi. Eel cooking is really simple. We just grill it with sweet Teriyaki sauce as you see photo. And the cooked eel is put on the rice bowl or rice box, which is called Unaju ( rice box [...]
KOBOSHI / BANNAI ramen in Tokyo
RAMEN is becoming famous. It's original is China. Japan arranged the Chinese taste and completed Japanese style noodle called Ramen. Now Ramen is one of the most popular foods in Japan. The price is low and the taste is good, which means it's for all the public in Japan. Ramen already became the local food in each area of Japan. So if [...]
FUKUYOSHI- Eric Clapton’s best Tonkatsu restaurant
Do you know Eric Clapton's best favourite restaurant in the world is in Tokyo ? It's true. He often says that he loves Fukuyoshi's Tonkatsu best in the world. Exactly speaking, Eric Clapton seems to love Chicken Katsu rather than Tonkatsu ( Pork Katsu). Anyway, Clapton never misses coming back to this restaurant whenever he comes to [...]
Keika Ramen ( keika noodle)
Kumamoto ken or Kumamoto Prefecture is situated in Kyushu district, the southern island of Japan. In Kumamoto ken, there is a famous Ramen noodle style. Keika Ramen is from Kumamoto and it's very popular in Tokyo. Some who are from Kumamoto say this ramen is not exactly what they [...]
Michelin Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo
// Michelin gourmet guide book is also famous in Japan. They buy this series of books when they go traveling. Now do you know this series added Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto cities of Japan ? I often hear that Tokyo is regarded as one of the gourmet cities in the world and Tokyo has more 3 star restaurants than NY city. I don't know if [...]
Japanese Food in Hawaii
// I like Hawaii. Prrobably Hawaii is the most beloved travel destination by the Japanese. When we get tired of business, we say " we wanna go to Hawaii", and when we feel stressed, we say " we wanna live in Hawaii ". Many like Hawaii and they often have their own image about Hawaii. Some like nature, and the others like people. Today, [...]
Kaiseki Food of Japan
// The Japanese traditional food has some types. Among them, the formal type is called Kaiseki. As you see photo, Kaiseki is a wide range of food and all of the stuff are mainly from the ocean or from mountain. The Japanese Kaiseki are [...]
Farmed Tuna is expected
// Tuna is often cooked for Sushi. The history of Tuna Fishing in Japanese Sushi culture is long. So the Japanese could not l;ive without Tuna. Years ago, Sushi was a strange food in the world because of the raw food cooking style. They didn't like it. But now Sushi is one of the most popular foods in the world maybe [...]
For Sushi lovers in the world !
As all of you know, sushi is already an international food. It's very glad because we Japanese can have our original food wherever we go. Years ago, we could not eat any Japanese food even in San Francisco or in London. However, there is one point I need to comment about it. Most of the sushi restaurats in the world are run by [...]
