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FOOD&DRINKDAY95DECEMBER18THHIKONE,SHIGASPEAKINGOFWHICH,WEWON’TEASILYFORGETKAISEKIDINING(LEFT),THEULTRA-FANCYREGALCUISINETHATORIGINATEDINKYOTO,EITHER.STYLEALWAYSSURPASSESSUBSTANCEANDTHERESULTSAREOFTENQUITEMIXED(PICKLEDFISH)BUTITALWAYS,ALWAYSHASINVENTIVE,DELIGHTFULPRESENTATION.THENTHEREARETHEFOODSWHICHAREFRANKLYALITTLEOUTLANDISH.THEREWASTHETRIPLESURPRISEOFFRIEDGRASSHOPPER,RAWHORSEANDRAWCHICKENINNAGANOPREFECTURE.HUNDREDSOFKILOMETRESAWAYINOKINAWA,IVERYMUCHENJOYEDTEBICHI,WHICHISESSENTIALLYASLOW-COOKEDPIG’STROTTER.IFITWASINTHEUK,I’DONLYGETAWAYWITHTHATIFIWASALABRADOR.SIMILARLY,WEATEGYUTAN(GRILLEDBEEFTONGUE,TOPRIGHT)INSENDAI.ITWASSENSATIONAL,ANDI’MSUREPEOPLEWOULDAGREEBACKHOME,IFITWAS1920ANDWEWEREPAUPERS.ALLOFTHISPALESINCOMPARISONHOWEVER,WHENWEREMEMBERTHE“CRABMISO”,WHICHWEATEAROUNDAFIREWITHTHEHEROICVOLUNTEERSNEARISHINOMAKI,MIYAGI.ACTUALLY,HADWENOTBEENINSUCHMIGHTYCOMPANY–ANDNOTHAVEBEENARMEDWITHABOTTLEOFWHISKYTOWASHITDOWN–WEMAYNOTHAVEBEENABLETOSTOMACHTHEFACTWEWEREEATINGFLURRIEDCRUSTACEANINNARDS.BUTWEDID–ANDITWASACTUALLYPRETTYGOOD.IMEAN,I’DNEVEREATITAGAIN,BUTIDIDN’TVOMIT.ALLOFTHISFOOD,ANDHUNDREDSOFOTHERMEALSBESIDES,HAVEMEANTTHATNO,IDIDN’TREALLYLOSEANYSIGNIFICANTAMOUNTOFWEIGHT–PERHAPSACOUPLEOFKILOS,PERHAPSNOT.ACTUALLY,ITSEEMSCURIOUSTHATWEHAVEN’TBALLOONED,BUTICANONLYPUTTHISDOWNTOONETHING.THESMARTPHONETHATTHEENDLESSLYASTONISHINGTRAVELVOLUNTEERTEAMINKANAZAWAGAVEUSATTHESTARTOFTHETRIPHASAPEDOMETERWHICHHASBEENTRACKINGOURSTEPSSINCEDAYONE.ACCORDINGTOTHAT,WE’VEWALKEDANAVERAGEOF5.4KMADAY,OFTENUPSTEEPINCLINES.SOTHANKSTOTHAT,WHENOURFAMILIESGIVEUSAHUGONOURRETURN,THEIRARMSSHOULDSTILLBEABLETOREACHALLTHEWAYAROUND.TENOFOURFAVOURITEFOODS:1.TATAKI,KOCHI(SEAREDBONITO)2.WANKOSOBA,IWATE(ENDLESSBUCKWHEATNOODLES)3.GYUTAN,SENDAI(GRILLEDBEEFTONGUE)4.OKONOMIYAKI,HIROSHIMA(LAYERSOFCABBAGE,EGGS,MEAT,SEAFOOD,NOODLES,BEANSPROUTSANDANYTHINGELSEYOUFANCY)5.TEMPURA,EVERYWHERE(BATTEREDANYTHING)6.KOBEBEEF,KOBE(THEWORLD’SMOSTSUCCULENTBEEF)7.CHICKENNAMBAN,MIYAZAKI(JUICYCHICKENDEEP-FRIEDINVINEGARBATTER)8.GENGHISKHAN,HOKKAIDO(BARBEQUEDLAMB)9.TEIYAKI,NAGOYA(FISH-SHAPEDPANCAKETHINGSTHATARETYPICALLYSERVEDWITHSWEETBEANPASTEOR–BETTER–WITHCINNAMONANDAPPLEINSIDE)10.INAIRZUSHI,KYOTO(SWEETRICECOATEDINATHINLAYEROFSWEETENED,FRIEDTOFU) ANDTHREEWEWON’TBEHAVINGAGAIN:1.CHAWANMUSHI,EVERYWHERE(ASICKLYCUSTARDMIXTHATCONTAINSSHRIMPANDCHICKEN)2.UNI,EVERYWHERE(RAWSEAURCHIN,BUTTHENANYSEAURCHINWOULDBEDISGUSTING)3.THEJAPANESEBREAKFAST,EVERYWHERE(FISHWITHHEADS,RAWEGGS,PICKLEDEVERYTHING,SOGGYTOFU,NATTO,ANDNOTEVENAHINTOFCOFFEE–NO,WE’REQUITEHAPPYTOSTICKTOTOASTANDCEREAL).
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