Monday, January 18, 2010

Japanese Food

I'm headed to Japan next month *insert squee!* and I'm very excited for several reasons, one of them being the food. It's no surprise that I love Japanese food and I am so grateful to my friend Alisha for pointing out places to see in Tokyo and great delicacies to try.

This will be my first trip to Japan and I've purposely budgeted on hotels so that we could spend money on food. I often choose Japanese food over any other type of food and on our trip to Hilo last year, I was delighted with our find of Miyos - a fantastic Japanese restaurant overlooking the water.

I chose the dinner special of Shrimp and Veggie Tempura, Sesame Chicken, Agedashi Tofu, and Sashimi
And the hubby had the Chicken Terriaki Don Buri.
Both dishes were excellent!

Just thinking of the meal makes me excited for my trip to Japan. I already know there will be lots of pictures and lots of stories. The only thing I hesitate about trying is blowfish (Fugu). I really want to try it, but if it's not prepared right, it can cause death. A little scary but supposedly it's really delicious. Rather a tough decision. Hmm... I guess I'll let you guys know in March if I actually tried it!

7 comments:

alisha said...

Ooh...yumm! Can't wait to eat vicariously through you during your Japan trip. And don't feel any pressure to eat any fugu - it's just not worth it really. :)

Janna Leadbetter said...

Nadine, that's awesome! A once-in-a-lifetime trip, it sounds like. And I love that you're so adventurous. Just be careful with that blowfish!

Melanie Hooyenga said...

I cannot WAIT to hear all about the trip!

Your dinners here look awesome. I'm gonna have to convince Ibis to take me for sushi.

colbymarshall said...

Fun trip plans- can't wait to hear about it!

Nadine said...

Alisha - good to know about the fugu. I'm thinking it might be a miss.

Janna - It's our first big trip in a while and may or may not coincide with a certain person turning 30... :) And even if I don't try the blowfish, I'm certain there will be many unique other foods that I'll photograph! Yay!

Melanie - Can't wait to go and experience it all! And yes, I think you need to go to sushi!! Yum!!

Colby - I'm so excited! We're going to Tokyo, Hakone, Kyoto, Nara and Kurashiki.

mădălina said...

ahhh BRING ME BACK A SOUVENIR! heh, so jealous... Japan is the hub of culinary delights.

Have a safe trip:)

Nadine said...

Madalina, it was amazing! You have to go there!