Tag: food
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A brief trip to Hokkaido
I met up with a fellow Arctic researcher friend in, appropriately, Hokkaido last weekend. Unfortunately, it was a too-warm 5 degrees most of the time. However, there was lots of snow on the ground. Room at our hotel which featured a massive hot spring bath. Hopefully that catches me up to my quota… Until next…
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Food ramblings
I’ve been enjoying exploring Indian food here too… Naan bread is humongous and delicious. Pretty cheap too. I suppose I should post some more Japanese food sometimes!
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December in Japan and Korea
December this year included a Christmas party, the flu on Christmas Eve (one of many viruses I’ve had this season…), and a trip to visit my sister in Korea!
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Japanese Bakeries & Ptarmigans?
Japanese bakeries have a remarkable variety of savoury and sweet breads and pastries… Many of them have either potato or bacon in them, and cheese is everywhere. However, mayonnaise is often used in excess. While I like Japanese mayonnaise, I’m starting to work to avoid it since it’s everywhere. Another popular item at the bakeries…
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Japanese 7-Spice Soft Serve & Kyoto station
Had Japanese 7-Spice (Shichimi) Soft Serve today in Kyoto. Shichimi is a nice salty, savoury, and a bit spicy blend of spices that is used on a lot of dishes here… And apparently in ice cream too! It was surprisingly pleasant – almost dissapointingly so – because it was more of a nice milk soft…
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Okonomiyaki at Tennoji MIO
Okonomiyaki is a famous dish from Osaka made of a batter mixed with cabbage, mountain yam, and deep fried batter bits. Lastly, it is topped with a tangy sauce and plenty of mayo and tuna flakes.
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Osaka Shawarma
The only shawarma in Japan. Pretty good. I’d put it between 10-15 on my ranking of shawarma establishments.
