One of the most interesting things about arriving in a new country is the food, so we're dedicating this post to the discoveries we have made in Japan!
After Indian curry heaven we were excited to go Japanese. Prices are just a bit lower than in Norway, cheaper food can be bought at the gracery stores that are everywhere.. All the hostels we stay in have small kitchens which is great for our backpacker budget! We've been to restaurants though to try the different traditional things. Always a little challenge because the level of english spoken here is very low.. Usually all the restaurants have the different dishes displayed in plastic (!!) outside the restaurant, which we find strange but makes it easier! Not to be mixed up with the sample foods..
By now we have found our favorites, after a lot of trying (and some failing). Of course we had to go for the sushi bar where all the dishes are transported around. Some of the pieces where great, others were chewy and tasted very raw indeed. The colour of the plates indicate the price, you take what you want and then pay after. Healthy and fun!
We've been eating a lot of instant noodles, but in Fukuoka we had them the proper way: Prepared fresh in a yatai (small restaurant sheds in the street) with hot sake! Perfect for a cold, rainy night!
After Indian curry heaven we were excited to go Japanese. Prices are just a bit lower than in Norway, cheaper food can be bought at the gracery stores that are everywhere.. All the hostels we stay in have small kitchens which is great for our backpacker budget! We've been to restaurants though to try the different traditional things. Always a little challenge because the level of english spoken here is very low.. Usually all the restaurants have the different dishes displayed in plastic (!!) outside the restaurant, which we find strange but makes it easier! Not to be mixed up with the sample foods..
By now we have found our favorites, after a lot of trying (and some failing). Of course we had to go for the sushi bar where all the dishes are transported around. Some of the pieces where great, others were chewy and tasted very raw indeed. The colour of the plates indicate the price, you take what you want and then pay after. Healthy and fun!
We've been eating a lot of instant noodles, but in Fukuoka we had them the proper way: Prepared fresh in a yatai (small restaurant sheds in the street) with hot sake! Perfect for a cold, rainy night!
This is the yatai! Tiny, with some plastic curtains to keep the rain out. There was a small counter, seats, a hot plate and a cook. Suppose thats all you need! There happend to be an American man there who spoke a little japanese, our luck as the cook didn't speak a word of english..
We've been ejoying the great selections of bakeries and cakes and coffee shops:
While we're trying to stay clear of the funny tasting sweet beans they put in everything here (we keep thinking its chocolate, and then get dissapointed every time!!) and the strange green tea flavor, macha. I think you need more than two weeks to get used to that!! Then there is the whole bunch of stuff that we have noo idea what is, and aren't really tempted to try either ;) :
Dette ser både godt og spennende ut håper alt går like bra fremover.
SvarSlettVi lever på flere måter i forskjellige verdener... Her har det vært VM-feber i flere dager, mens dere tester japansk mat. Nå ønsker vi dere god tur til Thailand og venter spent på neste innlegg! Gunhild
SvarSlettÅ så mye spennende mat! Dere er så heldige. Sushi må jo være supergodt:-P!
SvarSlettNAM! Jeg vil og! Selv om ostesmørbrød grillet på bål i Holmenkollen er helt ok det og, bare i en annen liga i en helt annen verden!
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