There's a shrine with a fuck ton of deer

If you've ever seen videos of deer "bowing" in Japan, it's there (correct me if I'm wrong)

tfw not rich like bunkerbro to buy myself an island (that isn't claimed by china) somewhere in the pacific

i miss the tempura don

okonomiyaki and takoyaki are my fucking jam

i literally dream of takoyaki

I didn't get to try okonomiyaki while there and I will kick myself for it until I go back

so good

there's decent okonomiyaki and takoyaki in NYC but.... tempura man....

missing

somehow.

anyone can make a passable okonomiyaki (it's kinda in the name too)

tfw jianbing in the morning

give me 5 of those, senpai

i had one this morning because we talked about it the other day

does your part of china do yiaotiao and soy milk

Also Jignx, Japan loves to have specialties. Every city has a signature dish, mascot, etc.
Osaka is takoyaki i think? Since that's your first stop, consider trying it
You'll definitely find it on dotonbori

that's another thing that only old chinese elders can make effectively

yeah they do big time, byte

such gud

you probably are used to it but damn man

@kaetaa I'm gonna make some noodles tomorrow, I think. Dunno if this city still has a Chinese restaurant, and I'm a bit autistic about cooking and baking

try the okonomiyaki in each city, jignx. its different everywhere

fuck yeah, tom. hot dry noodle attempt?

i've never had the super thin panckae okonomiyaki

anime

Yeah, I've googled some recipes and I'm going grocery shopping later

where u

making noodles is pretty boss

kaetaa, is there a chinese food you'd recommend trying if someone gets the chance?

There aren't any restaurants where I'm at, but out of town there definitely are

ruu: region matters

hmm. well chinese food and western chinese food are totally different. so, if yo usee some authentic chinese food, id have to say to try soup dumplings. They are like little steamed buns with meat inside and a little soup. so you suck the soup out, and then eat the meat with vinegar

What I absolutely love about Asia (I only visited Chinkapore, though) are the affordable restaurants and great street food, which makes sense since people don't cook that much at home (in Chinkapore you usually work till late)

if you're ever in fujian you should try their noodle broths

and fish balls

Tom, you better take loads of pics when youre cooking

and fried oyster cakes

O-ok, senpai

http://www.cafe-athome.com.e.pi.hp.transer.com/en/

s-s--ssugoi

here is a notepad i made a few weeks ago on a whim to remind myself of stuff to do in tokyo

byte: yeah, I know region makes a huge difference, but I think if I tried hard enough I could find anything in LA

And that sounds really good kaetaa, I'll have to try it one day

yeah; "cafeteria" and greasy spoon type places used to be prevalent in the west when people actually worked for a living but they fell out of favor for expensive restaurants

sucks

Fish balls are good

dude you can find anything in LA.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BM1CeDQD21q/ @kaetaa omelette I made for bfast yday (bacon, Dalmatian prosciutto, Italian cheese, mushrooms)

R u in LA

Right outside

I'm on the border between LA and Ventura county

~40min to downtown

also @Jignx , FUCK Namja Town

@someoneunknown looks delicious tbh fam. eggs are my weakness

whats namja town

Ninja yown

It's a Namco (i think) indoor mini amusement center thing

my jap friend and i in an izikaya after not seeing him for 5 years

@Riley W : this place looks legit https://www.yelp.com/biz/qin-west-chinese-cuisine-los-angeles

My gf saw it online before we went and put it on the to do list. Supposedly had giant gyoza and a lot of types or something

is it that bad

In the end it was really expensive for small portions, closer to a chuck e cheese than amusement park

the worst part about going to chinese places is the language barrier for the actual good food

If they said the gyoza was bagged but fried well I would believe it

helps to go with a friend who can speak the language

get a chink

Yea

china town in houston was tough. went to a restauraunt and literally no one spoke english

picked shit at random

@shadowedROM Jesus that looks good

srsly i wouldn't mind putting up with LA traffic for a week or two to explore

the food scene there is great

i'd try this https://www.yelp.com/biz/dean-sin-world-monterey-park

This is making me hungry

NYC-manhattan is kinda dying as far as legit cuisine is concerned

rents pricing everyone legit out, replacing them with fufu haute cuisine or hipstery bullshit

thank jeebus for queens-flushing

Hah yea

Flushing is great

Do you also get dumb food trends in NY like tater tots, hot cheetos crumbled on shit and expensive popsicles?

yea some

expensive mini donuts

expensive empanadas

Forgot macaroni

some of it is tourist shite and another bit of it is uninformed yuppie crap

yeah fried macaroni or truffle infused macaroni

dressed up kid's cuisine

"Designer Corn Dogs"

disgusting

sorry if food snob of me to say so

one of the gardens at asakusa

I refer to half the shit I eat as disgusting

Are u in NY byte

No hate

yea

Nice

Me too

ok i'm hungrieh now

@imdead cool beans trade notes on chinkshit exp here i guess

400 yen

for a while i thought I was the only `murican here like wtf lol so many euros