What is Umami? Ponder the oyster. Tom yum. Carne asada. All umami. Don't try to define it! Just surrender to the addiction; savor the flavor implosion.
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Loading ...December 29, 2009
Isn’t she darling? Fujiya is a very old bakery/sweetshop chain in Japan– my dad always tells me that as a child, it was a super special treat to ever get a cake from Fujiya. This was the very last thing
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December 23, 2009
A field of aloe in Izu, peaking onto a breathtaking view of the sea. This was a center dedicated to just aloe, and sold anything from curative aloe candy, aloe soft serves, to magically healing aloe
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December 21, 2009
Got these clams from a roadside seafood guy that Naoko always goes to in Katsuura, Chiba. I remember he worked out of a ramshakle space, dotted with random trinkets for tourists and framed dust-covered posters from the 70’s. You would never think this were a place to get
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December 17, 2009
God, I get so excited when I look at this photo. The bowls and plates, of all different colors, shapes and sizes– it’s all so visually stimulating.
This was in a roadside restaurant in Izu, a seaside town known for their onsen (hot springs). In the middle there, that’s
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December 14, 2009
Kumiko and I walked into a relatively fancy-looking noodle shop off of Dotonbori in Osaka. We ordered; the food arrived; we were stunned. Were they for real???
The bowl was literally wider than
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December 11, 2009
A soba shop in the backroads of Katsuura, Chiba, Japan.
December 7, 2009
Apparently, this is how civilized people eat at buffets in Japan. Who needs plates when we can all just eat out of little glass cups and ramekins???
What a difference from the way we pigged out at
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December 4, 2009
Will it be shoyu? Miso? Tonkotsu?
大もり= Oomori = Super Size Me?
Side of fried rice? Gyoza? An extra egg? Extra slices of roast pork?
Choose button carefully– there’s no turning back! Drop your yen into the machine and the ticket will print with your order. Take ticket to
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November 13, 2009
Whole squid being hung out to dry, off the side of a major highway in Izu. I love their little feet hanging off the edges. Cute.
November 9, 2009
Japan’s country-wide home delivery service is probably the most efficient, speedy and convenient system in the world. You could literally get anything, ANYTHING, delivered to your doorstep in a matter of hours. It puts FedEx to shame, shame, shame. You can even get your suitcase delivered
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