Yakitori Surprise
For those who’ve seen other cultures’ meat on a stick, this is not satay! Yakitori is the Japanese version of meat on a stick. Meaning, a different sauce (hehe). And generally the meat (at least in restaurants I’ve been to) is very high quality.
My only quandary was: what to order? To give you an idea of what I mean, here’s the daily special menu:
The standard menu was no less confusing, and had limited pictures. Fortunately the server spoke a few words of English and knew how to draw. I think I ordered squid based on his drawing, but it looked like octopus to me (photo above). It was delicious with lemon and mayonnaise. For the next course I odered “Ahh… chicken?” and this seems to be a cubed chicken leg fit onto 3 skewers: fantastic!
Of course nothing goes with beer and grilled snacks like edamame: boiled and salted soybeans. You squeeze them out of the husk (which isn’t eaten). Edamame are the standard appetizer at all US sushi restaurants, I definitely recommend to give ’em a go.
Also of note, there was a strange fish tank with small plants swirling inside. My only guess is it was a fresh seaweed tank. There’s always something new in the world that I haven’t ever seen! That must by why I keep traveling…
Tags: international cuisine, Japan, Osaka, Yakitori
Some great shots there Dave !
How do the prices compare over all ? I recently ate some nice edamame at Fei Scho http://feischo.com/
Paul
Thanks Paul! Prices were lower than I thought, depends though. You have to be careful which restaurants you go to, and reserve hotels in advance on the internet to find decent rates/hotels. I mostly use hostels because they are rather high quality compared to most countries, and MUCH cheaper than hotels. Plus you can meet interesting people.