From: bernie Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:17:46 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Edit page blog/2009/April X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?a=commitdiff_plain;h=934ee330b0a2148f0fc5b2e55fa46b9a2cb1cb3e;p=wiki.git Edit page blog/2009/April --- diff --git a/blog/2009/April b/blog/2009/April index f69544b..0de0560 100644 --- a/blog/2009/April +++ b/blog/2009/April @@ -1,6 +1,28 @@ == Bernie's brain backup of April 2009 == -=== April 21th ==== +==== April 22nd ==== + +==== Food ==== + +Eating in japan can a challenge for a vegetarian who also happens to dislike fish and crustaceans. +The average menu has about 5% of veggie dishes, but many restaurants in tourist areas specialize +in traditional food such as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sushi|sushi]] and +[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempura|tempura]]. Imitations of Italian kitchen are close to +perfection, of course: in Tokyo, we had perfectly reasonable spaghetti with eggplants. + +Even with my options severely limited, I could still find several exquisite dishes. +I quite like soups, including [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miso_soup|miso shiru]], +[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramen|ramen]] and others I ordered by pointing at the +fake dish in the restaurant window without ever knowing their name. + +My favorite food so far is [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omurice|Omurice]]. Yeah, perhaps +it's not as sophisticated as the average Japanese recipe. I guess learning to appreciate +complex and delicate flavors takes some more time. + +I need to find a place where I can try vegetarian [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukiyaki|sukiyaki]], +the favorite food of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ataru_Moroboshi#Ataru_Moroboshi|Ataru Moroboshi]]. + +=== April 21st ==== ==== Great temples everywhere ====