It's Not All Good

bowl of ramen from nantsutei ramen shop, originally uploaded by cjw333.

Some of my favorite meals of all time were those that I've had in japan. I just can't get enough ramen, udon and curry not to mention wonderful sushi and a variety of regional dishes. Not all of the food in japan makes my mouth water, however.

Matthew Firestone covers 5 Japanese Foods You Might Want to Avoid on Galding. And you thought natto was bad.

Taking Obsession To The Next Level

Taking the Japaneses obsession with noodles to the next step the Tokyo Noodle website features a blog, pictures and even a DVD of various Japanese women eating noodles in random places.

tori ramen

tori ramen
Originally uploaded by cjw333.

tori ramen

iroha restaurant
san francisco
the fishcakes normally known as kamaboko
when are in a round shape with a spiral
are known as naruto
after the naruto whirlpools in japan

when they're round and spiral-y like that, they're called Naruto, after the Naruto Whirlpools: www.wel-shikoku.gr.jp/eng/seto/uzusio.htm
But a pink and white fish cake of any other shape is called kamaboko.