I recently made a short trip to Tokyo (places I ate are just different areas of Tokyo) to see the city I've been wanting to see for around 7 years now. While there, I happened across some food.
The first night, I was in Roppongi, and a friend's friend brought us to a place known for its noodles. And giant bowls. Unnecessarily large bowls.
The noodles weren't anything too special, but they came in these bowls that were about 3 times the size of your head (or just the same size as Karen's head). The thing is that the noodles only filled about about 1/3 of the bowl, so the size of the bowl was just for novelty's sake...or something like it.
The contents.
We also had raw horse meat there, which was a little chewy, but I really enjoyed it. It was especially good with a little garlic and lime.
Tasted great.
And because I'm extremely immature, I laugh at this item every time.
The second night, we ate dinner in Shibuya at this restaurant that has a green onion theme. Everything we had that night had green onions, usually in excessive amount.
This particular dish was just different parts of a chicken (eg: gizzard, intestine, etc). The meatball-esque bit was my favorite. It was dipped in this raw egg sauce that created the perfect tangy-ness.
The second day, we were in Akatsuka (I think), and ate at a street vendor selling these. I forget what it is called, but I remember seeing it on Anthony Bourdain's food show once for his 'Asia Special.'
Basically the process is to put some batter, then pile on all sorts of vegetables and other goodness into piles like pictured. Then, pour more batter. After these finish cooking on the flat grill, they pile on this sweet, thick dark-looking paste all over and finish it off with an egg and pork on top.
The result is this:
I actually didn't particularly like it as it was too something. I couldn't really place the taste, but it was a little tangy, a little sweet, and just not suited to my tastes. Oliver, on the other hand, loved it and finished it in record time.
On our final night, we finally ate some sushi.
For some reason, I don't particularly remember much about the sushi. I'm not sure if it's because I was busy being sick, but I'm pretty sure I enjoyed it. It was definitely high quality sushi and better than anything you find in the US.
So, Tokyo has lots of good food. Good, but expensive. Next time, I'd like to hit up Osaka. I hear the favorite past time in Osaka is eating. Sounds like my kind of place.
The first night, I was in Roppongi, and a friend's friend brought us to a place known for its noodles. And giant bowls. Unnecessarily large bowls.
The noodles weren't anything too special, but they came in these bowls that were about 3 times the size of your head (or just the same size as Karen's head). The thing is that the noodles only filled about about 1/3 of the bowl, so the size of the bowl was just for novelty's sake...or something like it.
The contents.We also had raw horse meat there, which was a little chewy, but I really enjoyed it. It was especially good with a little garlic and lime.
Tasted great.And because I'm extremely immature, I laugh at this item every time.
The second night, we ate dinner in Shibuya at this restaurant that has a green onion theme. Everything we had that night had green onions, usually in excessive amount.
This particular dish was just different parts of a chicken (eg: gizzard, intestine, etc). The meatball-esque bit was my favorite. It was dipped in this raw egg sauce that created the perfect tangy-ness. The second day, we were in Akatsuka (I think), and ate at a street vendor selling these. I forget what it is called, but I remember seeing it on Anthony Bourdain's food show once for his 'Asia Special.'
Basically the process is to put some batter, then pile on all sorts of vegetables and other goodness into piles like pictured. Then, pour more batter. After these finish cooking on the flat grill, they pile on this sweet, thick dark-looking paste all over and finish it off with an egg and pork on top.
The result is this:
I actually didn't particularly like it as it was too something. I couldn't really place the taste, but it was a little tangy, a little sweet, and just not suited to my tastes. Oliver, on the other hand, loved it and finished it in record time.On our final night, we finally ate some sushi.
For some reason, I don't particularly remember much about the sushi. I'm not sure if it's because I was busy being sick, but I'm pretty sure I enjoyed it. It was definitely high quality sushi and better than anything you find in the US. So, Tokyo has lots of good food. Good, but expensive. Next time, I'd like to hit up Osaka. I hear the favorite past time in Osaka is eating. Sounds like my kind of place.
posted by Justin || 2 Comments
Hello all, this is my first post as a Foodasaur. And I bring you a fast-food delight only seen in the Northern lands. My sister went to a wedding in Toronto this past weekend, and she brought back tales of a food called "poo-tine".
"Pudding?", I said? What are you talking about. They eat pudding? Apparently not. Poutine is another odd ass way to eat french fries. While Americans put ketchup on their fries, the Belgium put mayo on it, and the Japanese have plum-flavored fries at their McD's. The Canadians put cheese and hot gravy all over it. But somehow the bucket says "New York Fries". No one I ever met in New York had ever mentioned Poutines. I need to get my hands on some.
"Pudding?", I said? What are you talking about. They eat pudding? Apparently not. Poutine is another odd ass way to eat french fries. While Americans put ketchup on their fries, the Belgium put mayo on it, and the Japanese have plum-flavored fries at their McD's. The Canadians put cheese and hot gravy all over it. But somehow the bucket says "New York Fries". No one I ever met in New York had ever mentioned Poutines. I need to get my hands on some.
posted by Wil C || 1 Comments
My fooding today encompassed two of my favorite meals EVER.... neu roh mien from Taiwan and delicious deep dish Papa Del's pizza from right next door.
My dad comes back and forth from Taiwan to Illinois about four times a year and everytime he does, he brings home an entire suitcase filled with these pao mein bowls and leaves with vitamins and baby bottles (don't ask). Sure you have to squeeze out some sort of fluorescent orange paste/oil and put in some mysterious pieces of beef in jelly like liquid, but I haven't died yet! I feel like its one of those things that will always be delicious to me, even though it makes my mouth burn and then I get really thirsty from all the MSG
Papa Del's has been keepin it delicious since for a long time here in good old Champaign. Up in the Chicagoland area, it's all about Lou Malnati's, but I'll take what I can get here. We got it stuffed with mushrooms and a disturbing amount of cheese. The sauce is good, but not overpowering. The crust is tasty and not dry... and it's still delicious the next day
posted by Michelle || 1 Comments
I ended up at this Chinese restaurant with some friends, and they recommended this noodle dish to me. I ordered it and was disappointed as it was too salty, not tasteful, and just overall not good. It's a good thing the rest of the food at the place is quality, or else I'd swear it off forever.
This eggplant dish （鱼香茄子) is a staple of basically any Chinese restaurant in China and you can almost never go wrong with it. It has turned eggplant haters into lovers, and it is liked by both Chinese and foreigners [from what I've seen]. It's sweet and spicy at the same time, and actually doesn't really taste like eggplant. Come to China and it'll be ordered.
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I just had a friend go back to Germany, so his friends and I went out for dinner at Tony Roma's on Nanjing Xi Lu. I believe it's less expensive than the US, but it's still a high price meal in China, which essentially means that I could have instead bought 30 or so decent Chinese meals. I don't mind spending money on good/unique food, so I was hoping it would be money well spent.
The lamb was cooked to the perfect tenderness, but the taste was just not there. I honestly think, I can make [and have made] a better tasting lamb and that's what was going through my head with each bite. The baked potato was below average, but the corn had a good sweetness to it, so overall the meal was disappointing, but I got to taste some of my friend's half chicken dish and it was the perfect contrast to my lamb.
From the few bites I had of this chicken, it had perfect tenderness, while being flavorful. The meat was moist and the honey sauce it came with added just the right sweetness that pushed it over the top. And it was cheaper than my lamb. It looks pretty normal, but I'd recommend it if I were to ever end up at Tony Roma's again (which is unlikely though). A bunch of people ordered ribs there, and I heard overall high quality reviews on their rib dishes, so if you ever find yourself inside a Tony Roma's, that seems like a safe bet along with the 1/2 chicken.
Labels: chicken, eggplant, lamb, noodles, Tony Roma's
posted by Justin || 2 Comments