Lunch at a Sushi Shop

One afternoon, my Japanese friends decided to pull some new form of amusement and want to see my reaction. They asked me if I have eaten raw fish before and I honestly said, NO. So we went at a Sushi shop. We are lucky, we are ahead of many people who have to wait while we eat.

And this shop is cheap. We can get any Sushi for just 105 yen. There are other things too, if for some reasons you want to eat something else (heck, why go to sushi shop if you won't eat sushi anyway), you can order deep fried breaded chicken or tempura, or takoyaki, and even some sweets like ice cream and cake. I also tried a beer here, which says Non-Alcoholic beer. I was warned though that it doesn't tastes good, and I learned that sometimes you have to learn to what natives tell you.... the bad way. Experience is indeed a good teacher, though not a mild one.
My friends won't even take a drop of it, hahaha.

So that's it, if you want, you can just took anything there and pile the plates. Some sushi shops count all the things you ate thru the plate colors.

I tried many things, Salmon toro , Ikura (we made jokes here, like ikura wa ikura kakaru kana?), maguro, negi-toro, but I didn't have any chance to eat Ootoro here. My friends says that Ootoro is the best, so it sounds to me like a king of sushi. Ootoro is the fatty part of Tuna (Maguro) and they also said it melts in your mouth. So, I can imagine like it is like the fatty part from the corned beef, to which they agree. But they really want me to have a taste of it. One friend of mine really liked watching SMILE jdrama, so she is really pushing me to have a taste of it. Hahaha. Funny isn't it. Just because I'm a Philippine-jin.


So my opinion? Well this things are completely different from what I've eaten from Tokyo-Tokyo in Philippines. Perhaps they are worried that it won't sell much if it is really the same as the one here in Japan. Yeah, one might feel awkward about it, so be sure to add wasabi and take the pickled ginger. But once you've taken it, you will appreciate it too. On my part, I can't let my friends feel disappointed, so I tried this. They are eating these kind of foods, and maybe I should also try. It was great. Next time, a friend promised to take me to her place and have a taste of this Ootoro.

Tea here is free so you can drink all you want. (or at least, maybe just in this shop).

We took too much, and we have to count the plates, so as to split the bill.



I wonder when can I eat this intriguing Ootoro...

Pagkain : Hindi ibig sabihin na magtitipid ka , kakain ka na lang ng kahit ano.

Hay, sabi nung isang nakakita ng previous post ko, "Pagkain ba yan o mukhang pagkain lang?". Ngek? Ano yun? Syempre pagkain naman yun. Mukha lang kakaiba, pero OK naman. Baka akala nyo kasi sa sobrang mahal dito, kumakain na lang kami para makaraos lang. Siguro 50% totoo yun. Ako, I admit, minsan pag merong oras, inaantay ko na mag ka discount yung pagkain, minsan up to 50%. Imagine, nakakabili ako ng mga 6 to 7 pieces ng tinapay for 99 yen each whereas yung normal price nun eh 210 yen.


Minsan, meron din katulad nito. Bale Okonomiyaki saka yung kalahati Takoyaki. Yung Okonomiyaki, para siyang pancake na yung halo eh either Octopus, some onion, etc. Tawag nga nila dun, Japanese Pizza, pero mas feel ko siya tawagin na Japanese Omelet. Yung Takoyaki naman, bilog na merong Octopus sa loob. Ilang beses na ako napapaso dito pag kumakain, so a piece of advice, wag kainin agad pag medyo tumagal sa Microwave ng mga 3-4 minutes tapos 550w. Or else, para kang nakakita ng batang kumain ng bagong saing na kanin at iniluwa agad.
By the way, nabili ko pala yun ng 190 yen lang (original price nya eh 380)


Eto naman yung Ramen. Naku maraming klase ng ramen dito, pero yung pinaka OK sakin yun Shouyuu Ramen. Yung iba kasi, hindi ko ma stand yung amoy, parang medyo mapanghi ba. Kakaiba yung amoy eh.

And wow, ano ang mga ito? Teka, kahit mukhang masarap yan, oo Tipid pa rin yan. Syempre, minsan minsan nagkakayayaan kami, napunta din naman kami sa OK na place, lalo na pag napasama kayo sa mga Japanese na babae, wow... kung pwede lang dadalahin nila kayo sa mala- Hanzel and Gretel na lugar. Kung pwede puro Ice Cream at chocolate na lang... Kawawa nga ako... Hindi ko kasi trip masyado yung mga matatamis eh, minsan nga nabigyan ako ng chocolate ng valentines, sabi ko.. Hindi ako kumakain ng masyado matamis, aba umiyak... ayun, next time bigay sa akin, cookies na lng daw.. sinita din ako ng mga friends ko, sabi nila "kakkowarui" as in, "lame" daw. so Minsan, as for "Tatemae"matters, sige pag binibigyan nila ako ng Chocolate, kinukuha ko na lang. Medyo parang ka plastican satin to, but that is not the case. Later I will post something here, about yung sinasabi nila na ka-plastican.

Yung nasa taas, brownies yan. Sa Fridays. Medyo hindi ako mahilig sa matamis, pero ang masarap dyan, me ice cream sa taas, tapos yung brownies fresh from oven pa, kaya yung ice cream unti- unting natutunaw... To be fair, masarap talaga cya. Tuwang tuwa nga yung mga Japanese na babae, kasi kinain nila yung part ko.. hahaha

Eto naman Chicken Steak... Masarap din to.. Mukhang mahal di ba? Actually, nung kumain kami dito, inabot kami ng mahigit 5000 yen, kasama na ung unlimited drinks.. Pero, tipid pa rin to.. dapat mag suggest ka ng "Hatian", sabihin mo lang... "Warikan ni shiyou".

Yung una nga, niloloko pa ako.. "gochisousama deshita daw..." sinasabi kasi to sa nanglibre ng nilibre.... so yung sinabi sakin to, sabi ko.... "sore ni suru to, kimi tachi wa firipinjin no dansei ni shoukai shinai yo!" - (Pag ganyan ginawa nyo, hindi ko kayo ipapakilala sa mga friends ko na pinoy). ayun, sabay labasan ng mga wallet. hahaha.

I'll definitely miss them.

MC Donald's Food Stub?

McDonalds in Japan has a new promo. Just after few months ago, the Japanese government gave handout cash to everyone legally living in Japan.(Read from GaijinTavern ). Which cost 12,000 yen (or more, if you have kids or you're above 60). They put several items on coupon book like meals and drinks which sums total to 20,000 yen but can be purchased for 12,000 yen.





Good thing if you find yourself frequently eating at MCdonalds.

more details here

Namimiss ko luto ni Mommy

Hindi ko alam kung ano tawag dun sa kulay green na pagkain, yung katabi ng soba, pero pag kumakain ako nyan, naaalala ko yung luto ng Mom ko, yung abodong kangkong. Medyo ganun kasi ang lasa. Dati na try ko lang kainin to kasi eto yung pinaka-mura na set ng meal dun sa Soba Shop. Minsan kumakain ako dito kasama yung isang pinoy friend, pero bihira. Food trip din namin yung Karage (yung chicken na deep fried, parang pork chop yung pagkakaluto, masarap dinadayo pa namin sa Ginza, about few minutes walk.)




Ano kaya to?

UPDATE: (June 02/2009)

Ang tawag pala dito, 高菜ご飯セット - Takana Gohan Set.