Japan food thread

[snap99]

uh oh ... dun feed the troll

 

[stars87]

this troll pretty picky. must eat michelin star

[edit] all tongue in cheek. no offence intended to anyone. lets just get this thread on its way to where ever it should be

awesome link.

looks good but it looks like the normal chao shao ramen le ( i m no ramen guru so share with us ! whats so special about it ?)

 

[feryl]

this troll pretty picky. must eat michelin star

[edit] all tongue in cheek. no offence intended to anyone. lets just get this thread on its way to where ever it should be

awesome link.

looks good but it looks like the normal chao shao ramen le ( i m no ramen guru so share with us ! whats so special about it ?)

Ichiryuan and Okami Soup are the 2 of the higher rated ramen places in Sapporo, together with another place called Sanshiro at Asahiyama, (can't really find much info abt this place tho) according to many online foodie blogs anyway

URLs:
http://www.ohkami-soup.net
http://www.ichiryuan.com

Anyway, ramen is only 20-30% presentation. If you must be picky, then the noodles, soup base, quality of toppings and even the temperature of the soup and layering of oil on top counts towards excellence. Frankly, we will just plain enjoy the ramen without second thought. If you ask me, enjoying the food is way more impt than being able to list out 100 reasons why it's good. Good things don't need to think so much lah.

 

[smallkuku]

this troll pretty picky. must eat michelin star

[edit] all tongue in cheek. no offence intended to anyone. lets just get this thread on its way to where ever it should be

awesome link.

looks good but it looks like the normal chao shao ramen le ( i m no ramen guru so share with us ! whats so special about it ?)

are u dumb or what?

 

[stars87]

Anyway, ramen is only 20-30% presentation. If you must be picky, then the noodles, soup base, quality of toppings and even the temperature of the soup and layering of oil on top counts towards excellence. Frankly, we will just plain enjoy the ramen without second thought. If you ask me, enjoying the food is way more impt than being able to list out 100 reasons why it's good. Good things don't need to think so much lah.

+1

absolutely agree with that. i think its best to take a wabi-sabi approach. appreciate what we have and enjoy it for its sake. no need to apply external standards.

 

[feryl]

+1

absolutely agree with that. i think its best to take a wabi-sabi approach. appreciate what we have and enjoy it for its sake. no need to apply external standards.

that said, i still don't believe in excessive queuing or 6-month-in-advance-reservations for so-called good food. My time is more precious than my stomach, i prefer relaxing in a second-best restaurant than being frustrated in a first-classed one.

 

[stars87]

that said, i still don't believe in excessive queuing or 6-month-in-advance-reservations for so-called good food. My time is more precious than my stomach, i prefer relaxing in a second-best restaurant than being frustrated in a first-classed one.

oh yea ! company and being comfortable in the setting applies as well. nothing can beat the japanese hanami parties. booze + company + picnics = awesome !

 

[feryl]

oh yea ! company and being comfortable in the setting applies as well. nothing can beat the japanese hanami parties. booze + company + picnics = awesome !

haha, that one i no chance. maybe you can do it on exchange!

I was watching a japanese travel show. There is this small shop in Yanaka, Tokyo the specializes in monjayaki parties. He only serves one or 2 tables a day, the group size must be at least 4-7 ppl. First course if tataki tuna, second course is a 1-kg block of wagyu rib-roast, grilled on the teppan, then sliced and topped with fried garlic and salt. Next is a gigantic mince katsu, surrounded by cabbage, on the grill. You cut the katsu and the flooding meat juices cooks the cabbage. Then a 2-ltr bowl of monja yaki, with seafood, noodles, vegetables, etc etc. Looked bloody good.

 

[stars87]

haha, that one i no chance. maybe you can do it on exchange!

I was watching a japanese travel show. There is this small shop in Yanaka, Tokyo the specializes in monjayaki parties. He only serves one or 2 tables a day, the group size must be at least 4-7 ppl. First course if tataki tuna, second course is a 1-kg block of wagyu rib-roast, grilled on the teppan, then sliced and topped with fried garlic and salt. Next is a gigantic mince katsu, surrounded by cabbage, on the grill. You cut the katsu and the flooding meat juices cooks the cabbage. Then a 2-ltr bowl of monja yaki, with seafood, noodles, vegetables, etc etc. Looked bloody good.

awesome... wow.. thats like mouth watering. even the description makes it sound like a feast. tataki tuna... (whats that btw?)

 

[panDaz]

sounds bloody expensive too.. lolx! but seems like a good place to have monjayaki~

 

[feryl]

awesome... wow.. thats like mouth watering. even the description makes it sound like a feast. tataki tuna... (whats that btw?)

tataki is seared tuna sliced and tossed with dressing and toppings.

The segment was quite fast, i think the price is fixed at 15K yen for 4-7 people.

 

[stars87]

tataki is seared tuna sliced and tossed with dressing and toppings.

The segment was quite fast, i think the price is fixed at 15K yen for 4-7 people.

wah... damnit man. STB is really pulling a fast one when they say singapore is a food paradise. i think when we walk past dotombori, we probably see more food then what we have in singapore.

 

[smallkuku]

singapore can be considered top 3 in asia.. behind japan and maybe hk.. we have many high caliber chefs here in singapore, including japanese chefs that bring u quality close to a real izayaka level type of food, and sushi that is rather a upper mid quality, (it is not rape price to purchase ootoro in singapore, it is considered market price even in japan) and there is hawker food everywhere. the same thing cannot be said of taiwan(lacks in the western department), msia KL(lacks in japanese, western department) , ..etc

 

[dreamer75]

tried the beef , tonkatsu, curry and ice cream in Sendai.

Simply delicious!

 

[snap99]

i m not a foodie, but i love the kaiten sushis.
cheap and good is my motto in japan.

 

[dreamer75]

i cant find any 100 yen shshi.....the cheapest i found is 126 yen

 

[dreamer75]

saw Yi Fan at Ueno just now...su@er long q...

 

[snap99]

i cant find any 100 yen shshi.....the cheapest i found is 126 yen

inflation

 

[stars87]

i m not a foodie, but i love the kaiten sushis.
cheap and good is my motto in japan.

man... u just gave me craving for sushi.

btw i noticed something in Japan. when shops serve unagi, they usually are speciality shops, specializing in doing unagi and unagi alone. anyone knows where can get the best unagi ?

i read the lonely planet guidebook and it says something like in Narita town (the city close to the airport) you can get good unagi. tried some there. pretty ok but nothing fabulous. what do u guys think ?

 

[stars87]

i cant find any 100 yen shshi.....the cheapest i found is 126 yen

bro !

i think from kanda~akihabara (alight at kanda and just follow the train track, walk straight)

along the way there got quite a few 100 yen sushi stalls.

the ueno-akihabara yamanote track below also have a few such sushi places IIRC