Food

During my stay in Japan I tried many new foods. It was my first go at authentic sushi. Salmon and Tuna were my favorite but the 'wasabi' or green horseradish brought tears to my eyes.

Then we tried 'yakiniku', a Korean indoor BBQ. You cook a wide selection of meat - including tongue!! - over a pot of hot coals. The most difficult part was sitting on the floor. My legs fell asleep.

Next was 'ramen' which is a big bowl full of chinese noodles and a soup. I tried a miso based soup with pork and a 'raw egg'!! There seems to be some sort of fixation with eggs here in Japan. The fun part is slurping the noodles, which is considered the proper way to eat ramen.

Almost every restaurant store-front has a display window with wax replicas of the dishes they offer. They don't appear as appetizing as they actually are. Case in point, curry window pictured below - It looks like a window full of 'shit'!