Food in Japan
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July 19, 2015 - Food in Japan
For most people who have travelled Japan, they know that the food can be amazing if you know where to look. As I used to live in Japan, I've also developed a taste for many of the local specialties with my only dislikes being natto, daikon and uni. In this post, I'll show you some of the meals I have had. Please note that often kaseki pictures do not include all food as they come as it is being cooked.
What: Dessert
Where: Kinosaki Onsen
More info: Green Tea Jelly with sweet beans and frozen pineapple
What: Kaseki Dinner - Mountain
Where: Haguro, Yamagata
More info: More food did come - but thankfully they focussed on vegetables and tofu
What: Breakfast - Mountain
Where: Haguro, Yamagata (Old Shiboku)
More info: More food did come - but thankfully they focussed on vegetables and tofu
What: Kaseki Dinner - Mountain
Where: Haguro, Yamagata (Old Shiboku)
More info: More food did come - but thankfully they focussed on vegetables and tofu
What: Kaseki Dinner - fresh water seafood specialty
Where: Iiyama, Nagano (Pension)
More info: Many local and seasonal specialties at this pension. Of course - more food did come
What: Kaseki Dinner - fresh water seafood specialty
Where: Iiyama, Nagano (Pension)
More info: Many local and seasonal specialties at this pension. Of course - more food did come
What: Breakfast - fresh water seafood specialty
Where: Iiyama, Nagano (Pension)
More info: Many local and seasonal specialties at this pension. Of course - more food did come
What: China Town Dinner
Where: Yokohama, Kanagawa (Restaurant)
More info: Soup, dumplings and desert missing
What: Traditional Bento
Where: Yokohama, Kanagawa
More info: Sankein Gardens
What: Grilled Eel Dinner
Where: Kusatsu, Gunma
More info: Purchased at a local restaurant
What: Berry & Ice Cream Pancakes
Where: Kusatsu, Gunma
More info: Sometimes - Japanese serving sizes can be huge!
What: Pork Katsu & Cold Soba Noodles
Where: Kusatsu, Gunma
More info: This is what happens when your stuck at the bus centre!
What: Organic & Locally Sourced Taco Rice
Where: Iiyama, Nagano
More info: The best road station in Japan for food???
What: Crab Leg & Vegetable Tempura
Where: Itoigawa, Niigata
More info: Tastes better than it looks
What: Kaseki Dinner (seafood focus)
Where: Itoigawa, Niigata
More info: Quite a few courses were missing. Good fresh sashimi
What: Hot Tempura Soba
Where: Itoigawa, Niigata
More info: This place was in the middle of no-where and HAD NO photos or English
What: Seafood Dinner @ Minshiku
Where: Wajima Onsen, Ishikawa
More info: Rice & soup missing. Crab was divine!
What: Seafood Dinner @ Minshiku
Where: Wajima Onsen, Ishikawa
More info: I'm happy they also had Crab for the second night!
What: Kaseki Dinner
Where: Wakura Onsen, Ishikawa
More info: Quite a few courses missing
What: Kaseki Dinner
Where: Yamanaka Onsen, Ishikawa
More info: Most food not shown here
What: Kaseki Dinner
Where: Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo
More info: Missing soup and rice
What: Breakfast
Where: Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo
What: Kaseki Dinner
Where: Kada, Wakayama
More info: It includes the fish head!
What: Izushi Soba & Eel on Rice
Where: Izushi, Hyogo
More info: For me - Izushi soba is not that much different than normal soba
What: Organic Curry Rice
Where: Prefectural Museum, Tottori
More info: This is the first Japanese curry I've eaten to include dates!
What: Izakaya Set Meal
Where: Kii-Tanabe, Wakayama
More info: Nice food and amazing prices
What: Izakaya Dinner
Where: Wakayama, Wakayama
More info: Dinner also includes picture below. Sometimes meals can be bigger than they look in photos!
What: Japanese Breakfast
Where: Hada, Wakayama
More info: As it states - a big Japanese breakfast
What: Kaseki Dinner
Where: Hongu, Wakayama
More info: Also includes fish below along with some other dishes
As mentioned above, these photos are just to give some people a taste (pun intended) of what type of foods are available in Japan. There are also many other nice meals I had over the 5 weeks I as in Japan but I did not take the photos of all.
It should be noted that often you might eat a Family Mart lunch (sandwich and drink) as you often get so much food in your meals.
When you stay at large hotels the food tends to be similar as it's mainly about price. However - if you stay in smaller local hotels the food can also be quite local. Probably the best seafood I had was in Itoigawa and Wajima in Noto Hanto.
For my next and last post - I'll include some photos of different accommodation I stayed in. As mentioned, it will be of interest to some and not for others which is all good.
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