Um.
Eating.
A lot.
The food here is cheap and delicious; 'fast food' sit-down places are plentiful and the food is cooked to order. I can buy the ingredients from a supermarket and cook it at the guest house; but with no tipping and no need to wash the dishes afterwards, I have been 'splurging' on my non-worktime meals!
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| More Takoyaki. So warm and custardy, they are definitely addictive! |
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| A small bowl of udon, topped with fried tofu skin, scallions, a few slices of duck, and a duck meatball. Perfect size for a light lunch, and only costs $2.90. |
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| This was a friend's meal, but look how gorgeous it is! Pork katsu, with a bowl of soba, salad, and pickles. |
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| This was my lunch, soba with mountain vegetables. |
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| I haven't gotten the hang of the Japanese trend of doubling up on the carbs yet. Udon AND rice at the same meal?? Seems like overkill. Kinda. |
Sure, there's a language and cultural barrier as I spend more time in Japan. But at least the language of food is universal, and I am certainly getting plenty of practice here!
why choose between ramen or don when you can have both! Yum. As you can tell, I am not doing Akin diet yet :)
ReplyDeleteIs that oyakodon at the last pix?
Ha. It was indeed difficult to choose between noodles and rice, which was why I decided to get both! Not sure if that's a good idea on a regular basis though. :)
DeleteThe last picture is actually a katsu-don, fried pork cutlet. One thing that has surprised me about Japan is how common fried items are; here I was, thinking that food would be HEALTHIER here!