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At the Ueno fish market in Tokyo.

Jennifer O'Bryan shops for fake sushi in Tokyo

To Japan With Love - tojapanwithlove [588]

Fake sushi and factory irregular teacups make great gifts to take back home to friends. You can also find bento boxes, chopsticks, and noren restaurant curtains in Tokyo's lively Kappabashi district.

Destinations: Tokyo | Japan
Topics: Food
A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines

A Cook's Tour: Anthony Bourdain's Love Affair With Vietnam

Adam Bray - kanzis_slave [2,430]

Best known for his book "Kitchen Confidential" and his current series "No Reservations" on the Travel Channel, chef and author Anthony Bourdain travels the world looking for the perfect meal for his...

Destinations: Tokyo | Vietnam | Can Tho | Ho Chi Minh City | Cambodia | Nha Trang | Japan | Pailin
Topics: Travel | Adventure | Literature | Food | People

Jennifer O'Bryan Goes Amish at the Seashore

Jennifer O'Bryan - jobryan [127]

As a New Jersey native, I spent a lot of time as a child in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on both school daytrips and weekends with my parents.   For someone growing up in a more urban area,...

Destinations: Tokyo | Japan
Topics: Culture | Food

Jennifer O'Bryan Partakes in Feline Delights

Jennifer O'Bryan - jobryan [127]

On the eighth floor of the Tokyu Hands building in Ikebukuro, workers lounge in beds, play with toys, and clean themselves obsessively -and customers pay a small fee to watch them. While cute animals,...

Destinations: Tokyo | Japan
Topics: Food | Culture

'Firefly Dreams' Japanese Recipes & Photos

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [28,911]

The menu to accompany the Japanese film 'Firefly Dreams' includes Sembei, Edamame, Sunomono, Miso Shiru, Sashimi, Zarusoba, Makizushi, Yakiniku, Tempura, and Peaches Marinated in Sake. Sembei Sembei...

Destinations: Tokyo | Japan
Topics: Food

'Memoirs of a Geisha' Recipes and Photos

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [28,911]

This light, classic Japanese menu features an array of bite sized portions, including sashimi, sushi, zarusoba noodles, steamed chawanmushi custard, tempura, grilled fish and wasabi beef. Sembei...

Destinations: Tokyo | Japan
Topics: Food

Fugu

Nabanita Dutt - ndutt [3,657]

Two hundred years ago, Japanese haiku poet Yosa Buson wrote: I cannot see her tonight I have to give her up So I will eat Fugu. Only a native will fully appreciate the sense of utter futility from...

Destinations: Tokyo | Japan
Topics: Food

Japanese Cooking Utensils and Serving Dishes

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [28,911]

In a perfect world, every home kitchen would be equipped with the finest tools and the most elegant dishware. However, preparing and serving Japanese food in your own kitchen doesn't necessarily...

Destinations: Tokyo | Japan
Topics: Food

Are You a Sushi Virgin?

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [28,911]

It's the 21st century. Every third car on the road is a Honda, a Nissan, a Toyota, or a Mitsubishi. And there probably isn't a household in the country that doesn't use something manufactured by Sony.

Destinations: Tokyo | Japan
Topics: Culture | Food

Zensai - Japanese Snacks
and Appetizer Recipes

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [28,911]

Enjoying a variety of bite-sized foods over cold beers and hot sake is one of the best ways to relax in the company of friends and family. Japanese appetizers run the gamut from blanched soybeans...

Destinations: Tokyo | Japan
Topics: Food
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