Food Scavenger Hunt
Trev and I have been watching so many Japanese Food videos that I've gathered a huge list of foods we want to try. I decided to make a list and make it a bit of a mission for our trip to try all the foods! So here's my list of 42 things we want to try! Think we can do it? We have 13 breakfasts, 12 lunches, 12 dinners and many snacks!
1. Ramen
2. Tempura - battered and deep fried meats and veggies
2. Kare Raisu - Japanese Curry
7. Soba- Buckwheat noodles (served hot or cold). Sometimes with dipping sauce or broth.
8. Udon - Thick wheat noodles served in a light savoury broth
14. Okonomiyaki - Cabbage pancake with meat, seafood, or toppings
15. Dango - Rice Dumplings - Sweet or savory rice dumplings on skewers. Traditional street food.
18. Korokke - Croquettes - Deep fried potato and meat cakes. Popular at convenience stores.
20. Onigiri - sushi balls. Often sold in triangle or circle shapes.
24. Melon Pan - Soft bread with a cookie-like top. No melon (but it looks like a melon)
26. Kit-kat - Crazy Japanese Flavoured Kitkats
27. Ramune - Japanese Soda in a glass bottle sealed with a marble
31. Daifuku - Mochi filled with sweet red bean paste (the most common filling for desserts in Japan)
32. Dorayaki - Pancake sandwich with red bean filling
35. Parfait - Very often matcha flavoured
36. Macha - green tea. Many items are flavoured with matcha.
38. Castella - Sweet Sponge Cake
40. Gyoza
43. Ekiben. Train station bento boxes meant to eat on the Shinkansen (high speed train)
And that's it! Can't wait to eat our way throughout Japan! Did I miss anything!?
1. Ramen
2. Tempura - battered and deep fried meats and veggies
2. Kare Raisu - Japanese Curry
4. Yakiniku - Japanese BBQ. Grilled meats cooked at the table over a charcoal or gas grill.
5. Katsu - Breaded or fried pork or chicken cutlet
6. Izakaya - Japanese Bar Experience with many small plates
7. Soba- Buckwheat noodles (served hot or cold). Sometimes with dipping sauce or broth.
8. Udon - Thick wheat noodles served in a light savoury broth
11. Kaiten-zushi - Conveyor Belt Sushi. Sushi served on a conveyor belt for self-selection or delivered on a conveyor belt after ordering
12. Takoyaki - Octopus Balls - Battered balls filled with octopus and topped with sauce. Traditional Osaka street food.
13. Kushikatsu - Fried meat and veggie skewers
14. Okonomiyaki - Cabbage pancake with meat, seafood, or toppings
15. Dango - Rice Dumplings - Sweet or savory rice dumplings on skewers. Traditional street food.
16. Ichigo Ame - Candied fruit
17. Shirasu - Japanese baitfish which is very popular in one town we are going to. Served both raw and cooked. I will pass on this one but Trev will for sure try! (!ll those white things are teeny fish)
19. Kare Pan - Curry Bread
21. Tamago Sando - Egg Salad Sandwich. You can't leave Japan without trying a convenience store egg salad salad. It's mandatory.
22. Nikuman - Steamed Pork Bun
23. Karaage - Bite sized fried chicken seasoned with Japanese Spices
25. Furūtsu Sando - Another convenience store staple - fruit sandwiches with whipped cream
26. Kit-kat - Crazy Japanese Flavoured Kitkats
27. Ramune - Japanese Soda in a glass bottle sealed with a marble
28. Souflee Pancakes
29. Chizukeki- Japanese Style Cheesecake
30. Mochi - Soft pounded rice. Dessert. Often filled with something.
33. Taiyaki - Fish shaped cake filled with sweet bean paste
34. Warabi Mochi - elly-like mochi dusted with roasted soybean flour
35. Parfait - Very often matcha flavoured
37. Yatsuhashi - Popular in Kyoto - Thin, chewy rice flour confection flavored with cinnamon and sometimes filled with red bean paste
38. Castella - Sweet Sponge Cake
39. Sake - Rice Wine
41. Convenience Store Smoothie (mixed yourself in a machine)
42. Food served by a robot at a robot cafe
43. Ekiben. Train station bento boxes meant to eat on the Shinkansen (high speed train)
And that's it! Can't wait to eat our way throughout Japan! Did I miss anything!?
I can't wait to hear about all of this food- almost all of it sounds delicous !
ReplyDeleteMy mouth is watering at all of these - sooo excited to follow along. Are you going to print a bingo type card and fill it out?
ReplyDeleteThe japanese curry places also often serve Tonkatsu (fried pork cutlets) which are perfectly cooked. Ramen places also serve Tsukkomen which is like ramen but the noodles are on the side and you dip them in the broth.
I had more of a taste for sweet drinks back then and I tried every type of melon soda I could. I know find the Ramune melon soda too sweet.
When I go back I want to eat one of the fancy melons they sell at department stores and wrap them like they are jewelry!