22 Jan

I was craving oyakodon and we managed to get one of the receptionists to recommend a restaurant that served it. She must have called the restaurant because almost as soon as we entered, the waitress said ‘oyakodon?’. Just as well we actually went to that restaurant. I had oyakodon (¥480), Dad had katsudon (¥580), A2 had beef udon and mum had a bitter gourd and spam don (goya don, ¥530). The egg in the oyakodon was still runny – the way it’s supposed to be – and it...

21:01 / Cafe / Food / Japan / Japanese / Kagoshima / Restaurants / Travel
22 Jan

This particular roadside food stop had a snack store, a proper restaurant, a canteen-style eatery that used a ticket machine and two food stalls out the front. The food stalls were selling things like barbecued chicken and red bean fish-shaped waffles. I was the only one who was hungry so I bought a bowl of udon with two slices of chicken and a big fish cake (¥550). A2 purchased a packet of two onigiri; one had preserved plum in the middle and the other was plain with furikake...

20:58 / Dessert/Sweets / Food / Japan / Japanese / Restaurants / Travel
22 Jan

This buffet breakfast had both Japanese and Western food. Some of the foods available included sweet potato, tofu/daikon/carrot stew, roe, fishcake with an egg layer and prawns on top, eggplant, fermented soy beans (natto), pickled vegetables, a fishcake/bean thing, karaage, frankfurts, fish pieces, bread, fruits, a separate platter of small strawberries, plain rice porridge, miso soup, plain rice, salad. There were also toppings such as soy, vinegar and furikake. [gallery link="none" columns="2" type="rectangular" ids="1408,1409"]...

20:54 / Arc Hotel / Cafe / Food / Japan / Japanese / Kumamoto / Restaurants / Travel
21 Jan

We found this small ramen shop in the large undercover mall near our hotel. We ordered our dishes using a ticket machine after the waitress tried explaining the more popular dishes using the photos on the wall. Mum got shanghainese sort of noodles with a spicy, Korean-like sauce (¥700). Dad and A2 and I got ramen that was almost the same, most likely tonkastu based. A2 and I had one with miso, a bit of chilli and a scallop (which arrived in its own little plate, ¥900) whereas...

20:49 / Food / Japan / Japanese / Kumamoto / Ramen Shop / Restaurants / Travel
21 Jan

After checking out of the hotel we drove down to Dejima Wharf where there were a few restaurants that sold mainly seafood. We settled on Dejima Asaichi because their posters showed some interesting-looking lunch sets. A2 and I wanted the same set for ¥1000. It consisted of a piece of tofu with soy sauce, what looked like egg custard with a prawn stuck inside, rice topped with a piece of fish and some sort of fritter with a light-coloured sauce. Unfortunately it was sold out and I was...

20:33 / Dejima Asaichi / Food / Japan / Japanese / Nagasaki / Restaurants / Travel
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