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FL8ME		2005-07-14 06:30:33 AM

Oh yeah. And unless you go to a chain, no two ramens are created equal. That is all.

These last two posts were in regards to CNichols question. My HTML farted on me last time.

TKJP		2005-07-14 07:03:19 AM

I hardly try to look for a ramen chain house. Similar to hotdog and Mexican food joints, a "hole-in-the-wall" ramen house is usually good.

CNichols		2005-07-14 07:35:34 AM

FL8ME

I've had Japanese style curry rice - an exchange student of my acquaintance made it using a mix she'd brought with her and locally available ingredients (so it might not be quite like the real dish). It was nothing special.

When I get the chance, I'll certainly try the shiokara. I'm not so sure about the whale - I don't like eating animals that are relatively intelligent (i.e. no dog, for instance, but most critters are fair game, like the horse steaks mentioned yesterday).

Provided it isn't prohibitively expensive, I'm interested in trying the live lobster sashimi that some restaurants serve (the exact name of the dish escapes me and I can't find my cookbook that discusses it). I certainly want to try fugu (puffer fish) sashimi or sushi as well.

Anything else y'all would recommend? I understand the Osaka region is noted for takoyaki, which is something I haven't been able to find in the States (at least reasonably locally).

No Catchy Nickname		2005-07-14 07:51:29 AM

TKJP
Tonkotsu ramen? The best...

CNichols
If you want special treatment in Japan, add a "W" between the "C" and "N" of your login name.

/obscure?

Rik01		2005-07-14 07:57:18 AM

TKJP

Exactly, what IS that picture of? If it's a pizza, whatinthehell is on it?

I used to enjoy Raman Noodles for a time and down here, they're as cheap as can be but eventually, I got tired of the high salt content. I even tried altering the flavors but that didn't work out too well. A Japanese penpal of mine said she just LOVED Ramen and I went and learned how the things were made. (At the factory in Japan, visitors can participate in making some Ramen Noodles.)

Eventually, they started giving me heartburn and I just got tired of the taste and haven't had them in quite some time now.

The noodles in Japan, from what I understand, are about as popular as Twinkies and Ding Dongs have been in the US, with about as long a shelf life. (Though, I think the Twinkies last longer, being made out of everything except food.)

BTW, I just dig Japanese Chicks!

saxofone		2005-07-14 08:00:30 AM

CNichols

I'm not a huge fan of takoyaki. I guess I need yukata, geta, and fireworks before I'd chow down. Fugu has a very light taste, and isn't really worth the moola. I do recommend:

- Tsukiji sashimi
- uni ikura don from Hokkaido (go to the Sapporo Snow Festival and have it - don't forget a slip and slide in Tsukiji...)
- hohba miso in Hida-Takayama (miso fried on a leaf. Good with sake)
- Nagoya Kochin (raw chiken, available nation wide at the store with the same name, not just Nagoya)
- in season, grilled bamboo is awesome
- although the shochu boom is dying down, you can still find lots of good sweet potato shochu that's nice on the rocks (and cheap)
- raw horse, or course (it's good dipped in fresh lemon juice)
- rotisserie chicken and a Caesar salad from West Park Cafe, Tokyo

But whatever you eat or drink, do NOT miss Brian Baird's beer at the Taproom in Numazu.

/see you there Saturday

saxofone		2005-07-14 08:05:02 AM

negi chashu from a place in Uehara. You eat this.

I lurked for two years before I signed up!		2005-07-14 08:25:46 AM

Going To Tokyo next Friday, all I can say is that a trip to the Kua'aina Burger shop in Omote-Sando is a definate must. Other than that, I'll be hitting TGIFridays for some chicken wings, maybe Subway for a sandwich...dunno what else I'll eat there...some good mexican sounds nice. Maybe the El Turrito in Shibuya (oh, wait, I said GOOD Mexican...)

Why yes,I have lived in Japan long enough that I eat western food in Tokyo. Can get 20000 bowls of Ramen where I live, no proper chicken wings.

And miso tonkotsu ramen with kimchee pwnz Jwo!!1//1

comslave		2005-07-14 08:30:22 AM

saxofone
Hey, I lived on that stuff when I visited Tokyo.

KarmicDisaster		2005-07-14 08:56:02 AM

Should have been "rival finds self in hot water."
/Just sayin.

dolemite30		2005-07-14 09:15:54 AM

quarlie		2005-07-14 09:19:35 AM

The problem with takoyaki is the tako. It's like eating an eraser.

Nibble		2005-07-14 09:39:49 AM

NATTO(U)~~~~~~~~!

No culinary tour of Japan (or at least the Kantou region) should be without it.

Dear Jerk		2005-07-14 10:20:22 AM

Silly me. I thought I'd be the first to mention Tampopo. I remember very little from the movie except that it was entertaining.

Ramen		2005-07-14 10:37:34 AM

FYI, I've been taken into protective custody.

MashedPotatoJones		2005-07-14 11:08:49 AM

Hazard91AWD
GREAT GOOGLY MOOGLY!!!!!!!

Oh, and did someone say "BIG BOSS"?

desolationrow		2005-07-14 11:41:57 AM

The thing is, Fark is selectively racist. Take your shots at certain groups, and get banninated faster than an STD. Make racial slurs towards Japan, and they laugh their ass off. Pseudo-morality is a great thing, yeah?

Dick Starkey		2005-07-14 11:44:17 AM

I see the Tampopo (Dandelion) references, and I just have to say:

"Your noodles lack profundity!"

//back to your regular scheduled thread

TazerFloyd		2005-07-14 01:46:46 PM

Basashi is good. Fugu is okay. Takoyaki is good. Ramen is good. Taiyaki is great!

Rik01		2005-07-14 01:57:07 PM

desolationrow The thing is, Fark is selectively racist. Take your shots at certain groups, and get banninated faster than an STD. Make racial slurs towards Japan, and they laugh their ass off. Pseudo-morality is a great thing, yeah?

Not exactly. I make comments all the time about certain minority groups, especially those who scream about discrimination and then want to be equal but separate or live off government programs and buy $500 shoes, wear $1000 'bling-bling' and buy $4000 worth of custom rims for their cars.

However, I keep it clean.

I have also posted frequently about Cuba taking over Miami in Florida and how the last American leaving there should bring the American Flag.

Plus I have mentioned various incidents from court TV shows such as Judge Joe Brown, Judge Mathis and Texas Justice.

I've also pointed out things like how White comics can't make jokes about Blacks but Black comics can joke about Whites and don't get me started on Rappers.

It's just that I don't get crude and rude to get my point across.

Plus, the Japanese don't scream discrimination or racism every time someone farts around them and they don't find 100 excuses as to why a White cop should not have shot one of their own endangering the public or scream about what a good kid the deceased was, even though he had 30 criminal convictions on his record.

NeoBad		2005-07-14 02:14:42 PM

Hazard91wd, got any more of that red shirted ramen chugger?

How come thoese Japs can eat all them noodles and not get FAT?

Pee on the noodles...you ain't lived until you made love with an asian woman....ooooh wooooh, noodles ain't what I want....it's the kissee kiseee and the back rub afterwards that I want...they know how to please a man; oh well I was just a boy at the time, but oh well....if memory serves me correctly it was awesome...must be why the chinese have a population problem.......

Kanemano		2005-07-14 03:31:02 PM

Cool I'll make a point to try Aoba's ramen I am going to Japan next week.

Rasraf Mekerk		2005-07-14 05:18:44 PM

The key to Aobas success lies in the innovation known as double soup. Rather than a single stock, Aobas chefs prepare two a rich-tasting one made from pork bones and a plainer one made from fish and kelp. The two are united in the bowl just before the noodles are added to produce a flavour that delights ramen enthusiasts but which also has a broad appeal. The soup is perfectly balanced, Hirosaki Osaki, a ramen expert said.

Mmmmmmmmmmm...that makes me hungry!

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