bezz said:MOS Burger must not be forgotten when talking about teriyaki burger, since it was introudced by them first back in 1973.
Their rice burger kimpira with burdock and carrot is my favorite.
Grilled cheese sandwich is not very popular there, but grilled ham&cheese is. They seem to call it croque-monsieur though.ghettocities said:When I was in Japan I asked if my girlfriend at the time wanted to go out to eat? When she asked what I wanted I said, "A Grilled Cheese Sandwhich" , she had no clue of what i was talking about.
They say that a soba noodle restaurant Sanchoan near Waseda Univ. served katsudon first in 1922, unfortunately the restaurant does not seem to care about that, they don't even fry tonkatsu themselves.FirstHousePooka said:Katsudon is my lifes blood
Familiarity.Lina Inverse said:Of those listed, I like Udon the best!
Concerning the guy who mentioned McDonalds: why the hell would you want to eat that McD factory waste $hit in Japan?
kirei_na_me said:I've merged two threads into this orginal thread made by Thomas. Use that search button! ;-)
Prety much lists everything I've tried and loved, with the execeptioin of Udon, they tend to offer the same variety n the Japanese restaurants in my neck of the woods. To get more variety, I have to make the 90 minute trek to San Francisco. *sigh* I'm hungry now and I don't want to deal with the traffic going to S.F.thomas said:The poll options are:
Sushi/sashimi: obvious
Sukiyaki: vegetables, tofu and beef cooked ina pot, dipped in a raw egg
Okonomiyaki: pancake with a variety of ingredients and toppings
Udon/zoba: Japanese noodles, endless local varieties
Tempura (tendon): seafood, vegetables and other things deep fried in Tempura batter
Ramen/somen: another variety of Japanese noodles (somen are usually eaten cold in summer)
Donburi: bowl of rice with different toppings
Gyoza: dumplings of Chinese origin
Shabu shabu: Japanese meat fondue
Yakitori: grilled chicken skewers