Category: Eat

Tried something different for lunch today. Tom Yum cold noodles – Japan

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Kakigōri (shaved ice). This one is matcha with adzuki beans – Japan

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A lot of dried seafood snacks to choose from (mostly squid). I chose sakiika (shredded dried squid) – Japan

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They are pretty common in Japan

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Komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach) is my latest nukazuke (nuka fermented food) experiment – Japan

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It’s been really hot and humid here (today’s high was 36C/96.8F). I can’t believe I actually say this but is too hot for hot ramen right now – Japan

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Kakigōri (shaved ice) with real strawberry sauce this time (I had to settle for fake strawberry syrup last time) – Japan

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Kirin Ichiban zero-carb draft beer. It wasn’t bad at all – Japan

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This particular variety is called “Satounishiki” (or “Sato nishiki”). The taste is similar to Rainier cherries – Japan

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One is regular silken tofu and one is edamame tofu. I usually like to top mine with grated ginger but I only used soy sauce this time so I can enjoy their natural tofu flavors. High quality tofu like these are unfortunately hard to find in the U.S.- Japan

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