Category: Eat

(at Burger King lol) – Japan

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Oden, a type of one-pot dish with various ingredients cooked in flavorful dash broth. There is a tiny takeout only oden shop near the house and the lady there makes excellent oden. She has been doing this since I was a kid! – Japan

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It was cold today and it only means more ramen! – Japan

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Chestnuts. Made kurigohan (chestnut rice) but I forgot to take a photo of the rice – Japan

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Boiled octopus tentacle, which became sunomono (vinegar based salad) for dinner – Japan

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New tantanmen with corn – Japan

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I usually eat dinner with my mom and use a larger nabe but this one is a personal size at about 16.5cm/6.5” in diameter – Japan

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Shio Koji is my newfound magic seasoning (though it’s been around for a long time). I used it in marinating pork and chicken so far. This fermented salty stuff gives great umami flavor – Japan

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Yatsuhashi, regional sweets from Kyoto. Adzuki been paste is wrapped in cinnamon flavored rice flour sheet – Japan

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Lunch special ‘half and half’ (Mapo tofu and tantanmen) – Japan

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