This evening I went out for the most delicious ("oishii" in Japanese) meal I've had so far in Japan. It was absolutely amazing, and it has prompted me into what is a long overdue blog entry on Japanese food. I wanted to wait until I knew some of the names of various fishes. However that hasn't happened. So you'll just have to imagine different kinds of very tasty raw fish throughout.
First however I want to record a setback in the efforts to promote Christmas cheer- I mispelled "Christmas" in a lesson. Yes, I know how terrible that is; unforgivable even. And my efforts to cover my mistake with the "well spotted" defence we're half hearted at best, leading to much laughter on the part of my Tuesday morning class. I aim to win them back through a combination of wit and charm (tho obviously not competency in teaching english!).
Anyway, the meal. It was delicious! I went out with a Panama guy called Louis, Mori Yukiko from work, and her friend Kato-san. First we had fish sashimi- raw scallops, a chewy fish and an almost crumbly, melt-in-your-mouth fish thats name begins with "Katsu" I think. That was followed (after a lengthy delay) by teppanyaki, absolutely delicious with squid and octopus, as well as onions, egg, prawns and other stuff. Third course was seafood- raw prawns (I think it was the first time I've had raw prawns), with the most amazing sauce. And crab claws. All this fishyness was rounded off by a platter of sushi- the usual tuna, squid, octopus, eel etc etc, and miso soup. Oishii!!! I was chatting to the guy in the place and told him I'd be back for more. The only problem is its expensive, but everything was caught today apparently. Mmm!
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