Below are some of the more memorable meals we had while in Japan not previously covered at length in other posts:
Potato croquette at Takayama - crispy on the outside, soft and hot in the inside. Delicious!! So good we went for another round.
Eating yuba (beancurd sheet) at Nikko. This yuba was both delicate and sweet tasting. I could see the folds in the beancurd sheet, and it is presented in a nice twirl with a dollop of wasabi on top, and a sprig of mountain vege. It was simple, yet delicious.
Natto sushi. Gaz decided to have a taste so both of us had one. I nearly vomitted. Some people just love the stuff, but it's an acquired taste. We saw a telly program in Japan where the tv crew went to schools and cooked natto in various ways for the children. We were amazed to see the children walloped the whole bucketfuls of natto in no time.
Tuna, salmon sashimi and salmon roe on rice. This meal was memorable because we were both very cranky after a full day of walking in the cold and we couldn't find anything we wanted to eat - too expensive, not inspiring. The shop serving this was tiny and smelt strongly of bleach. I really didn't want to eat in that place but we had nowhere else to go. But the food came, it looked brilliant and tasted good.
Crab pilaf - memorable because it was a meal at the Tokyo Museum eaten with a beautiful view of cherry blossoms from our seat. I just loved the sauce which was nicely rich with crab meat. The price was reasonable too.
I just love eggs - this omelette rice meal was at Isetan at a place called Molette. The omelette was PERFECTly done, it covers some fried rice on the plate and topped with bacon, thickened dashi broth and seaweed and spring onions.
Hamburger meal - but with rice and hard boiled egg. Gaz liked this meal very much because it reminded him of hamburger patties his dad used to make. It's wonderful to think that no matter how different people may be, we find similarities in food we love.
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