March 11th Lunch

March 11th

Had pleasant lunch out in Shibuya with Mom today.

Ate at the restaurant d47 食堂(syokudo) at Hikarie shopping center at Shibuya station.

It was a Japanese hipster restaurant with the waitresses all dressed like hipsters.

I had the 北海道定食 焼き糠さんま (Hokkaido Teishyoku Yaki Nuka Sanma)

Hokkaido themed teishyoku (lunch platter) with Grilled Bran Pacific Saury.

Grilled Pacific Saury is a very common dish in Japan, very yummy.

Along with the fish was potato dumplings which were super chewy like mochi balls (Yum!!), miso soup, and rice.

Along with it, I had some fancy apple juice.  "Wonder Apple" apple juice.

Made with Aomori prefecture apples; Aomori prefecture is famous for its apples! 

February 18th Lunch

February 18th,

Went out for lunch today,

A good friend from the high school days came to Japan!

Japanese style burger teishyoku

Teishyoku refers to a common set menu that comes with a main dish, rice, soup, and a side (usually pickled vegetables).

The rice is pink because it's a mixture of pickled plum and rice, very rum!

The topping on the burger is pureed daikon radish (called daikon oroshi) a common Japanese style topping you also see with fish.  The burger is accompanied with grilled eggplant, potato, and tomatoes.