ok... now, when experiencing the japanese culture, youve got to eat (sorry, this keyboard doesnt have apostrophees). anyway, eating is probably the thing we have done most. before i came to japan, i was trying to figure out how far i would go with trying new foods. it started with only eating things i could pronounce... i would go hungry if i stuck with that guideline... i threw that idea away as soon as i got on the plane :) so, i had to figure something else out.
at dinner the first night, we went out to a resturaunt, and as soon as we were seated, little appetizers or starters were given to each of us... and there sat in front of me octopus tentacles. at that moment, i had a new guideline in place... go big or go home... and going home would be a little hard to do at the moment. right then, a whole new world of food was ready to be experienced.
since that night of cooked octopus tentacles, i have eaten a lot of dishes that i would never ever think i would eat...here are some of the things i have tried:
cooked octopus, raw octopus (suckers and all, twice), raw tuna, raw salmon, bamboo, a tiny fish (the whole thing, eyes and all), campachee (raw fish with cream cheese), and fish eggs. i have also had fish cake, egg cake, and chicken covered in raw eggs.
now, i did eat each of these things, and some of them multiple times, but that doesnt mean i liked all of them. i ate octopus three times, but i hardly enjoyed it. the third time, it was actually decent tasting. i really liked the bamboo and the campachee. the chicken with raw egg was really good.
so i have esperienced some interesting foods. of course there are the noodles and chicken, but i have had that stuff before.
well, i am still trying to figure out how to get my pics up from a different computer, so i will try to do that soon.
hooroo :)
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