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Monthly Archives: December 2014
Slurping Soba
Today for lunch I had some nice soup made with soba noodles. In the picture above you see the display model for the soup. It is very common in Japan to see models of the food displayed in front of … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Food, Japan, Travel
Tagged beriberi, buckwheat, noodles, noodleshop, plastic food, slurping, Slurping Noodles, soba, soba noodles, thiamine
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Course Dinner in Japan
Tonight my co-teacher and I went out to dinner with our students. Since we were going to a traditional Japanese restaurant, we had to take off our shoes. For more about shoe lockers see my post: Japanese Locker The lockers … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Food, Japan, Travel
Tagged cuisine, Eggplant, Hot Pot, Japanese cuisine, Japanese Food, Nabemono, octopus, Sashimi, skewers
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