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[Kagari]

I loooooooooove katsu curry. All I could dream about when I was in LA was how I was going to eventually get some.

 

[SMT]

Every sushi fan should watch Jiro Dreams of Sushi

What is this? Nodame Cantabile: Sushi Edition?

So awesome, I wanna watch!

 

[Exterminieren]

There's a Japanese restaurant around the corner from my front door at uni.

I'm going to be so fat by the end of my course.

 

[Nista]

I really wish there was a restaurant that served okonomiyaki around here. Have to make it at home instead.

And korrokes as well, kind of a hassle to deep fry at home.

 

[Machine]

There are lots of Asian cuisine restaurants near where I live. The Japanese ones consistently have the poorest quality. I wonder if the food is harder to prepare or we just have bad luck. There is one place that has some decent terriyaki and yakisoba but that's about it.

 

[cryptic]

tastes awful

 

[Izick]

Tonkatsu seems so American. I mean, I know we don't own the deep-fried market, but if I heard "fried pork chop," I'd think America.

All of this looks good!

 

[Jarmel]

The main thing about Japan I miss is the food.

 

[the_log_ride]

This thread. I like this thread. Subscribed for visual goodness.

 

[Anteater]

dude, why. I'm hungry

Shabu-shabu is the shit, the beef melt in my mouth jesus christ but I've only had it once

 

[soapypanda]

ODEN mofos.

and plain uni over rice.

so good.

Hot pot is superior to shabu shabu though simply because it has more variety and lamb>everything.

 

[Shimesaba]

Ahh all those katsu curry pictures have me so hungry.. I used to go to a great place off Market Street in San Francisco, run by a couple who immigrated from Osaka, but there's nothing like that near my college.

There are lots of Asian cuisine restaurants near where I live. The Japanese ones consistently have the poorest quality. I wonder if the food is harder to prepare or we just have bad luck. There is one place that has some decent terriyaki and yakisoba but that's about it.

Probably means that there aren't actually any Japanese people in the area and the "Japanese" restaurants are being run by Chinese or Korean people who don't know how to make real WASHOKU!

 

[TheKaeptain]

sukiyaki is my favorite.

 

[ActStriker]

Had Tensoba today for lunch. So good.

 

[andymcc]

tastes awful

so wrong.

 

[Zoe]

Probably means that there aren't actually any Japanese people in the area and the "Japanese" restaurants are being run by Chinese or Korean people who don't know how to make real WASHOKU!

Yeah, lots of the Japanese restaurants around here are Korean in disguise.

And for something I never see in restaurants:

Soumen

 

[distantmantra]

Speaking of food, I love all the French-style bakeries in Japan. Just wander around some side street in Tokyo and you'll stumble over one or two.

Fuji Bakery in Seattle (and Bellevue) is the best Japanese French bakery I've found at home. Their milk sticks are to die for.

 

[Ravidrath]

I loooooooooove katsu curry. All I could dream about when I was in LA was how I was going to eventually get some.

Where'd you go?

CocoIchi, I hope.

 

[Sheik]

I love uni! Have never tried this dish before but it looks beautiful and fantastic.

 

[Clydefrog]

oh god I haven't had japanese curry in ages

MUST HAVE NOW

 

[RangersFan]

tastes awful

GET OUT

 

[ActStriker]

*drool*

 

[Zoe]

Where'd you go?

CocoIchi, I hope.

I heard CocoIchi isn't as good in America though...

 

[gryz]

my fiancee is in Japan right now visiting family and this is what I asked her to bring me:

has anyone had these things? they are incredible

 

[Toki767]

Ahh all those katsu curry pictures have me so hungry.. I used to go to a great place off Market Street in San Francisco, run by a couple who immigrated from Osaka, but there's nothing like that near my college.

Muracci's?

 

[Twin Drive System]

I'll just post some photos I took of food/snacks in Tokyo.

I hope it's not too much!

 

[BlazingDarkness]

I'm already forgetting the details, but I think that's right. Climbing up the hill was so miserable since I had just walked in heels all over Tokyo a couple of days before.

Love that place, I had a great afternoon wandering up there

 

[Synth_floyd]

WTF? It's Cup Noodle rice? meal? And it's cup noodle flavored.

 

[Zyzyxxz]

YES YES YES! Fill a tub with this stuff and let me swim in it!

Japanese food is my favorite, and my favorite to learn to cook although these days I am doing mostly modern pan asian through work.

Although I hate natto, I rather like shiokara which is fermented squid guts. Goes great over rice! Definitely an acquired taste though.

 

[Zoe]

Oh yeah, you'll never find this in the US...

Kushiage made to order. I only made it to 14 sticks (with a request of no seafood). The bf had at least twice that.

 

[Devolution]

Udon or Ramen made with Pork stock is some of the best I've ever had.

 

[gryz]

WTF? It's Cup Noodle rice? meal? And it's cup noodle flavored.

it's basically instant fried rice it tastes pretty amazing.

 

[Canis lupus]

Big otaku, and never eaten any Japanese food. One of these days I'll see how sushi taste!

 

[Fireye]

I heard CocoIchi isn't as good in America though...

I can't compare, as I've only been to two CocoIchi's in cali, but I was pretty satisfied with the curry, and the selections:

 

[Host Samurai]

My 2 favorite things in that bowl.

 

[Quadrangulum]

Japanese food is one of those cuisines that excels across the entire price range. I also enjoy a splash of Japanese influence in my fusion plates. There's a Japanese-Italian place nearby that serves uni and squid ink pasta; it sounded iffy but it was incredible and eye-opening.

Above all, I appreciate the abundance of healthy, tasty dishes.

 

[Zyzyxxz]

Oh yeah, you'll never find this in the US...

Kushiage made to order. I only made it to 14 sticks (with a request of no seafood). The bf had at least twice that.

I think there a few places like that in the Los Angeles area.

 

[distantmantra]

I think there a few places like that in the Los Angeles area.

I've had it at izakayas in Seattle.

 

[Shimesaba]

Muracci's?

I loved that place! If you ordered spicy there it was actually spicy, and they cooked the tonkatsu as well as I've had it anywhere in Tokyo...

 

[TOM f'N CRUISE]

how the hell was this never a thread before






subscribed

 

[jiggle]

I loved that place! If you ordered spicy there it was actually spicy,

yeah that's the best part
love whatever spices they put in them
simply delicious

 

[Zoe]

I've had it at izakayas in Seattle.

But are you sitting in front of the chef who is frying each piece for you one by one as you eat?

 

[Mesoian]

Boston is so crap for japanese food. Porter Square is the best we got, everything else is overpriced art deco sushi.

 

[gryz]

I've had it at izakayas in Seattle.

where in seattle? I have yet to find much authentic Japanese food in Seattle, except for the stuff my fiancee makes me from uwajimaya

 

[Collete]

Melon bread was probably first Japanese food item I ever ate I believe.
I was curious about it when I saw it online, so I attempted to bake it.
It was just so wonderful to eat.
I think because of the recipe, this is actually the only baking from scratch I'm actually good at.
Some old crappy quality photos of my last batch of melon bread I made (I don't think maple chocolate chip melon bread are traditional Japanese ingredients, heh).

It looks weird, but when they popped out of the oven, it was so fluffy and soft, and the sugar cookie topping was just awesome.

The only problem with it is it's just so labor intensive, so I don't make it often.

 

[ActStriker]

Boston is so crap for japanese food. Porter Square is the best we got, everything else is overpriced art deco sushi.

Yeah, it sucks here for that. Makes me sad.

 

[Zyzyxxz]

But are you sitting in front of the chef who is frying each piece for you one by one as you eat?

Probably not in front of you but most places make it to order, I suppose that's more of a romantic view because I don't see the benefit of having the chef in front of you frying it since you can't eat it straight out of the fryer since it's too hot.

We do have a tempura specialist who does an omakase style menu.
http://exilekiss.blogspot.com/2008/06/delicious-japanese-tempura-specialist.html

 

[Gentleman Jack]

But are you sitting in front of the chef who is frying each piece for you one by one as you eat?

Yes

 

[Devolution]

It's best not to assume they don't have "x" in the US unless you've been everywhere.

 

[Zoe]

Probably not in front of you but most places make it to order, I suppose that's more of a romantic view because I don't see the benefit of having the chef in front of you frying it since you can't eat it straight out of the fryer since it's too hot.

We do have a tempura specialist who does an omakase style menu.
http://exilekiss.blogspot.com/2008/06/delicious-japanese-tempura-specialist.html

It actually wasn't too hot from what I remember. We definitely had to eat the fried ice cream as soon as he handed it to us :lol It's mostly just lightly fried with panko.

Here's a description of the place: http://metropolis.co.jp/dining/restaurant-reviews/tatsukichi/

Yes

Those look like they're all grilled from the photos.