- octopus pancakes (お好み焼き "okonomiyaki") - ingredients can include octopus, cabbage, pancake batter, fish flakes, and mayonnaise; osaka makes the best, but ive made my own and i must say it was quite awesome as well
- fish sausages - literally a sausage-like tube filled with fish parts; one of these was oddly given to me as a present from one of my teachers; a gross fact is that it doesnt need to be refrigerated
- seaweed and chili pepper tea (唐辛子茶 "tougarashicha") - delicious! most japanese people ive talked to dont like it because its too spicy, but ive met a couple who enjoy it as much as i do
- nattou (納豆) - fermented soy beans; slimy, smelly, and gross
- tempura (fried) ginger - large thin slice of ginger dipped in light batter and fried; hands-down the tastiest tempura vegetable ive eaten so far
- squid-flavored crackers - fishy and salty crackers are not high up on my list of favorite things
- soy sauce flavored potato chips - took a little getting used to but theyre actually pretty good
- shrimp-flavored potato chips - salty and shrimpy; not a fan at all
- whale meat school lunch (鯨肉の給食 "kujira niku no kyuushoku") - my schools dont serve whale meat, but i heard that many in wakayama (the prefecture next to mine) do; i actually havent tried eating whale meat yet
- fish flakes used as a common seasoning (鰹節 "katsuobushi") - bonito flakes rightfully belong on many things from noodles to octopus balls
- octopus balls (たこ焼き "takoyaki") - an osaka (大阪) specialty, these things are amazing; pieces of octopus in the center of a doughy ball usually topped with mayonnaise, fish flakes, and sometimes shredded ginger
- tea made from the leftover water from boiling soba noodles (そば茶 "sobacha") - one of the things nagano (長野) is known for; tastes very similar to mugicha (麦茶), or barley tea, this goes great with cold homemade soba noodles
- beef-flavored potato chips - i did not even try these; the smell was atrocious
- squid jerky - chewy and salty; not as good as it sounds
- cheese-flavored kit kat - smells awful but tastes pretty good; tastes a lot like chocolate cheesecake
- cabbage and grape juice - for as weird as it sounds to enjoy drinking cabbage juice, the slight grape flavor made it quite tasty
- soy sauce and cheese flavored crackers - odd combination but satisfying nonetheless
Sunday, December 19, 2010 |
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Things I would like you to make me:
-octopus pancakes
-octopus balls
-tempura ginger
Things that you don't like but that are good and you should like them:
-shrimp-flavored potato chips
sorry but youre wrong, the bear; theyre totally gross
I want some of that tea! The seaweed and chili pepper tea sounds awesome!
They are not gross! I totally used to eat them all the time as a kid.
@acgalaga i havent found out where i can buy it yet, but when i do ill let you know
well its your word against mine, the bear; guess who im going to believe :P