japan, aug 2010 - all about food.
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so after all places, i am showing you the more exciting part, focusing on all the food. who doesn't love to eat, especially when you are in a foreign land. anyway, am excited to share with you the following:



in kyoto, obee and i went inside this restaurant that you actually order from a vendo machine. choose, what you want to eat, and pay thru this vendo.


you will get your receipt, and the person in the counter would get it from you, and then they will prepare the food. isn't this a really brilliant idea on how you can save cost thru manpower - no cashier, no extra waiters to handle payments.


the counter with one person to serve you all the customers.


tadaaa, you get your order. i think i ordered beef with kimchi or something like that. its soo good.



you have to have ramen when you are in japan - i went to this ramen store near shinjuku, and i have to say its one of the best ramen i have ever tried, or just the best i tried. i found out that they simmer pork bones, meat and fat to make the soup. sometimes, they even mix in the pork fat.


we ordered gyoza on the side.


i discovered this fresh chili paste, you mix it with the soup and it brings out the aroma, and chili taste, which enhances the whole ramen experience. some ramen store would just give you chili flakes, or oil, but this is the first time, i've seen fresh grounded paste.


the best ramen, ever.



obee's birthday salubong - sashimi for midnight snack - tuna and salmon.


sashimi with beer, why not?!



this is a restaurant in tsukiji market, called daisushi. its the most famous place and the queue is just terrible, people wait upto 4 hours just to get in. what you inside? thats the whole restaurant, can accomodate less than 20 people per set.


they only sell two kinds of set, set A which costs Yen 2,750, or set B that costs Yen 3,500. we chose to get set A, that has around 10pcs of sushi + tamago + miso soup + green tea.


ah, sashimi so fresh. sometimes, the chef would even tell you to put soysauce or not, since they know best, we follow.


yum!


this is what you get for starters.



in kyoto, we went to this place where there are a lot of geisha's, we were actually trying to look for one, and yes, we saw one. anyway, we go hungry, and went to this place. i always order salmon sashimi.


obee loves scallops and ordered the biggest scallop i have ever seen in my life.


obee and i ordered 1 set of tempura each - squid, fish, shrimp, and veggies.


the chef liked us since we are tourist, and gave us a free chocolate bar that says, welcome to kyoto.

thats it, the most memorable food i had in japan. anyway, am looking forward to my next holiday, i kinda know where i want to go, but i have to fix a few things first. :) will update you later. haha!