Do you know how many vegetables you need every day for a healthy diet? 350 gram according to Camp, a restaurant chain that specializes in vegetable curry in Japan. They serve vegetable curry with their own secret recipe of curry with rice. And you may choose the portion of carbohydrates (rice) and spiciness (from light to very hot).
Japan is fun in many ways: beautiful scenery, good food and great shopping. When it comes to coffee and dessert, you will never be short of options. In fact, there may be too many options that you almost have to put them in your itinerary to schedule it. There are a few things you don’t need to worry about when choosing a cafe because most of the Japanese coffee, ice-cream and bakery are nice. So you can’t go very wrong, except the fact that most food and drinks are not served hot. They don’t serve hot milk with coffee and the breads are often room temperature.
While most of the pufferfish species are toxic and can be deadly eaten by animals, it is considered delicacy in Japan. Fugu restaurants (pufferfish in English) are strictly controlled by law in Japan due to the poisonous nature of pufferfish and the chefs are specially trained to handle this special type of fish. Sounds okay to me even though I have never tried it before. Visiting Osaka, I went to the most famous fugu restaurant, Zoboraya main branch and gave it a try.
Fish market is indeed a not-to-be-missed destination for most travellers in Japan. If you are travelling in Kanazawa, Japan. The Omi-cho market is a good one to check out. It is very accessible. Only a couple of stops away from Kanazawa Station by the loop buses.
Xiao Xiang Ting, or the Pavilion in an alley in English, is a famous local Japanese restaurant located near Ningxia Night market of Taipei. Learning cooking in Japan, the owner of the restaurant is running the restaurant with a mission of providing good quality of food, clean environment, good service and fair in pricing. That’s what make this local Japanese restaurant popular among the Taiwanese locals. I went there on a weekend and it was packed. There was a long queue all the way outside of an alley entrance. I didn’t even see the restaurant in the alley. It wasn’t a very long wait and the food lining up along the queue makes it entertaining and appetizing to wait in line. There are two restaurants and many tables outside in the alley. There is a wide variety of food available: soup, raw fish, grilled fish, deep fried and all kinds of Japanese appetizers. You may order as many or as little as you want. It feels like a little buffet. It is an interesting experience.
Maidoi Ookin Shokudo is the latest inexpensive Japanese restaurant chain from Osaka. It offers simple, quick, yet inexpensive Japanese food. It’s a good idea when you want some properly cooked food with variety of choices, and in a easy and fast food style of restaurant. Shokudo is located near Da An Forest Park in Taipei city. About 10 minutes walk from the Da An MRT station exit 1 (please look at the map). There is no surprise when you get there around the meal time: a long queue outside the restaurant. I think the queue was about an hour when I arrive at lunch time. The good thing about the wait is that there are chairs outside the restaurant where you can rest while waiting. A thoughtful Japanese style. There is a good variety of food in small portions: appetizers, grilled, deep fried, vegetables, as well as Oden (a Japanese winter dish consisting of several ingredients such as boiled eggs, daikon, konjac, and processed fishcakes stewed in a light, soy-flavoured dashi broth). A lot of people go for udon or noodles because it’s a…
A relaxing 3-hour lunch up in the mountain on the outskirts of Taipei is one of the most enjoyable things to do. The Shi-yang private kitchen is definitely one of my favorite restaurants. Like other private kitchen, you don’t get to choose your own food but you may specify if you are allergic to certain food when you make a reservation. All food looks beautiful, delicate and delicious! A drink is served between courses to cleanse your palate, enhancing your culinary experience by eliminating competing flavors. Lunch starts at 12:00 and finishes at 15:00 in the afternoon. You may take a walk round the restaurant to enjoy the natural green and the gentle waterfall sound. It’s a serene environment. You have to book months in advance if you want to have lunch/dinner at the weekend. Even weekdays are always fully booked.
