04/28/10

Assorted sashimi

刺身の盛り合わせ

Quit squirming around so I can eat…

Red snapper sashimi at a seafood restaurant in Tsukiji, Tokyo (right near the fish market). About as fresh as you can get - delicious, but difficult to eat with the fish still moving about, eyes rolling and staring at me.

一度は食べてみたいと思った動くタイの刺身・・・　初めて築地の海鮮居酒屋でご馳走になりました。新鮮で超美味しかったけど、やはりピクピク動き回る魚にジロジロ睨まれるのが気になりました（マジです、目玉が本当に動いてました）残酷〜

Abalone grilled at the table in a "dancing mode" b/c when the abalone starts "dancing" it's ready to eat…

あわびの踊り焼き

Beautifully boxed set of chopsticks

錦糸町でお土産の買い物

Bento dinner

Family gathering at a relative's house, where everyone got a beautifully wrapped bento as the main dish.

親戚の家で大勢の集まり・・・美味しい弁当をご馳走になりました。

Hana-mi bento

From Tokyu Food Show, Shibuya

東急フードショーの花見弁当

Breakfast at Jonathan's

Grilled salted salmon, natto, miso soup, rice and pickled vegetables

ジョナサンの朝食セット

4/23/10

Snack time

Matcha kuzu-mochi with black sugar syrup

おやつには黒密抹茶葛餅 。最高＾＾

Kamakura

Quick break while walking around Kamakura

鎌倉観光しながらホッと一休み

4/18/10

Great presentation on these Mont Blanc Chiffon cakes at a patisserie at Ofuna Station (Kanagawa Prefecture).

大船駅のケーキ屋さんで見かけたモンブランシフォン

Eki-ben selection at Tokyo Station

Hanami bento

From Matsuya Department Store in Ginza

銀座の松屋のデパチカから

Bamboo shoots

Freshly dug bamboo shoots before they were cleaned, sliced and simmered.

親戚がタケノコ狩りに行って持って帰ってきた見事なタケノコ

4/6/2010

Hot udon for breakfast

Udon shop by the Tsukiji Fish Market - always a favorite stop when I wake up too early and jet-lagged after getting into Tokyo.

いつも帰国した翌日、時差ぼけで朝早く起きると行く築地市場の近くのうどん屋さん