• Japan 2018
    Local river fish along with soba noodle sushi, wasabi stems, a bit of chicken and wasp larvae
    Wasp larvae. Texture is a bit like rice, they were flavored in a teriyaki sauceTempuraBoiled vegetables were so good. There is a pumpkin sauce and on top are basically potato chipsLocal beef we were told is fed beer and apples and given regular massagesThey cooked the beef on the table. They turned fans on us during this part of the mealLocal mochi - sweet rice cake with a sticky sauce of peanuts, walnuts, sugar, sake, & soy sauceLots of rice along with all the rest of it!

    Dinner at Ryokan Fujioto

    July 19, 2018 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    Dinner was fantastic - 9 different local dishes introduced by our sweet Japanese server with a lot of smiling, bowing and some follow-up questions from us.

    When we were planning this trip, I was a bit worried Alex would have trouble at meals like this. But as we have seen him do on other trips, he gets into the spirit of things and stretches himself instinctively. Tonight he ate pretty much everything, with the exception of mushrooms and the wasp larvae. Hard to blame him for that.

    The meal was very much about local food, which was very cool, but it was also very inventive and beautiful. This was a really special meal.    Read more