Monday, November 3, 2008

Food in Japan

You can't go travelling without mentioning the food. And Japan is definitely a good place to go for food. Everything is arranged to look so nice! Even the food at the convenient store is nicely arranged. This lunch box is actually from the grocery store in the basement of the department store next to the hotel.
Followed by a cute halloween/pumpkin themed parfait. Mmmm.
On Tuesday I was out shopping in Kawasaki at a place called Dice, and stopped by a Thai restaurant called Tinun.
The restaurant itself was small, but the decor was very nice.
The food was tasty too. Kind of looks like Chinese food. It kind of tasted a little like Chinese food... ^__^
On Thursday evening I met back up with coworkers and had all you can eat shabu shabu - aka hot pot. Flavored soup with raw meat and veggies that you cook on your own. And the food just kept coming. It was a nice way to wrap up the week.

Can you tell the one on the left is spicy?

Here are Yoshimi and Steve with their son Howie. I think he's sleepy...
And Chiaki and Bill. With 3 more trays of meat under Chiaki's arm. So full just thinking about it...
On Friday I finished class early so I went to the Granberry Mall right next to the train station for lunch. I ended up stopping at a french bakery called "Vie de France".
The food was good, but the lady at the cash register was surprisingly unfriendly. Most service-oriented people in Japan are super friendly. She almost gyped me of 400 Yen! Good thing I was paying attention, and not zoning out like usual. But at least the food was tasty. A cheese and spinach bun, a red bean ball and a white chocolate filled chocolate bun.

And for the final meal - salad carbonara(?)...They even gave me a tiny ice pack to keep it cold on the way home. So thoughtful...

And some sausage gratin, which is basically potatoes covered in cheese and topped with sausage. Yum! I know...not very Japanese, but still tasty! ^__^

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