Dining In Japan - A Foreigner's Guide to Food and Drink in Japan

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Japanese Food - (12 articles)

OMG it’s Osechi time!

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Brenton S.

Yes it’s about that time people! Time to go to your local Tokiwa department store or Lawson and browse the shelves for what a majority of the population will be eating for Shougatsu (New Years). The highly coveted Osechi meal box appears but once a season. Now to the untrained gaijin eye you may wonder why this special new years boxed meal is so expensive… The reason is it’s not a bento but ... Read More

Foreign Food - (3 articles)

Pizza! Get It While It's Hot!

Posted on June 24, 2007 by Lauren Hudgins

Calling all gaijin! This is a pizza emergency! I am thoroughly fed up (certainly no pun intended) with the pizza in this country. If it’s not the sub par cheese, it’s the bizarre toppings. If it’s not the bizarre toppings, it’s the soupy sauce. If it’s not the soupy sauce, it’s the disgusting dough. Even if all the ingredients manage to taste bearable, the pizza is undercooked and flop... Read More

Bars/Clubs - (2 articles)

Drinking Shochu with Kotaro

Posted on April 26, 2007 by Desmond Campbell

Three small cups sit in a little tray on the bar in front of me. Each of them is filled with a taster of a different brand of shochu, a Japanese alcohol. Drinking it is an experience which, like wine, is best described as an art. Taking my time, I sip from the first cup, letting the smell and flavor permeate my senses. It’s excellent. It should be. Certified shochu advisor Kotaro Yamamoto picked ... Read More

Theme Restaurants - (3 articles)

An Evening at the JPOP cafe

Posted on June 24, 2007 by Kaitensurfer

I didn't know what to expect from the JPop cafe when we were taking the elevator up to the seventh floor. Earlier in the week I had put most of all my energy into selling it to J-Bu. "This place is unbelievable, it will be the most amazing experience of our combined experiences here in Japan, trust me you wont be disappointed", I told her my hands shaking with excitement. After being there for ab... Read More

Cooking - (4 articles)

Japanese Foods from My Taste

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Nene

When I was in my country, my husband and I had our dinner at a Japanese restaurant for the first time. The foods served were delectable except the ‘wasabi’ which was too hot and ‘miso shiru’ or miso soup. When I drunk it, I felt I would throw up because of the strange taste. Since I was used to drinking sweet fruit juice after meals, I didn’t like the bitter ‘ocha’ or green tea which is us... Read More

Dessert - (1 articles)

Chopstick Handling a Cream Puff

Posted on May 9, 2007 by Ulara Nakagawa

Tofu, grilled fish and burdock root. I had it all planned out. Japan would be my fountain of youth, my supplier of all things healthy so that I could become part of the statistic: Japanese are to this day known to live longest in the world. (As of 2005 life expectancy is an average of 81.15, according the CIA World Fact Book). It’s not as if I was trying to magically turn a KFC diet into a da... Read More