I have recently learned the term "food tourist" and realized with no shame that it describes me perfectly! I LOVE cooking and trying new foods, I am fearless (in theory) about trying new things, and recently have come head to head with a few things that have always stumped me in the past. Regardless, I will try anything, and I love taking pictures of it all. Food Tourist.
Some of these foods are things that I would not normally eat on principle, or squeamishness, but being in Japan, I have put all of that on the back burner and am trying everything. A couple of examples that I do NOT have pictures of include shark fin soup, and steak tartar (raw beef with raw egg yoke). Despite myself in most (if not all) of these cases, I have like and sometimes loved what I have tried. Who knew that roasted/grilled bones and cartilage would be tasty? Well, obviously someone or it wouldn't be on the menu right? haha... alright - here we go. This is my first installment of food related posts. :)
Some good, some weird, some just random things I seemed to think warranted a picture. :)
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| In America, that little ball of something would be butter - In Japan, panCAKES come with ice cream! |
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| Diaphragm. I'm thinking we might call this skirt steak so as to not be so literal, but it is amazing whatever it's called! |
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| My favorite way to eat gyutan! Traditionally served with ox tail soup and barley rice - I just like it grilled. |
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| Basashi - raw horse meat. I wanted this one to be gross, but it was actually quite good. |
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| I don't remember what these little guys are called, but they are tasty - AND this is one of my favorite pictures. |
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| Sashimi - ALL kinds. We had already hit the tuna in the middle as you can see. :) |
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| This one made me nervous, but despite being a little chewy, it was pretty good. (Stingray) |
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| Frog legs! A perfect mix (texture and taste) of chicken and fish. They were ok, but not my favorite. |
