Derek and Sally's blog

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Japan (cont)..... Food: The Yummy and the not so yummy

Some sort of pickled raw fish





Grilled ocotpus..... yum





We saw this at the Fish Market, we think it's some sort of fish bladder??





Another doozy at the Fish Market, a fish that's been gutted.





Fresh wasabi, SOOOOOOOOOOO yummy.





Chicken sashimi (specially bred, germ-free chicken!!)





One of my favourites - octops sashimi with fresh wasabi





5 bean buns in a local bakery





The yummiest choya (plum wine)..... Sally was addicted





these gorgeous miniature pumpkins are cooked, fully skinned, in tempura..... yummy





frozen sake cocktail!!





Barrels and barrels of miso paste





The packaging and presentation in Japan is second to none. Most things seem too pretty to eat! This is just some normal rice crackers!!!