Monkeys live in the woods around the school, this one is outside the front door to my dorm
Here is the chef from a yakitori restaurant by our dorm, we just pointed at the menu and got a whole bunch of random items, one being chicken shashimi (is that the right term sayab?)... didn't know that raw chicken was ok to eat but i feel fine...
This weekend was "Club Days" at school where all the music and dance clubs put on shows, served food and made sure there was lots of booze to go around
"Big Boss" of the "Folk Music Club" showing off her snarl (by folk they mean rock and roll and punk)
Kampai!
A serious round of "Hold me tight, Osaka Babe Ruth"
The rules being that you have to yell louder or do something crazier then the last person
Drummer at the club house
11 comments:
raw chicken? you're hardcore k-dog. let me know if you come down with e-coli or something crazy.
i love looking at your pictures and reading about your travels. it makes me want to leave even more..
Now ani....I don't want you to feel like I'm picking on you cause of my last couple of comments, I just have to correct what I can.
That being said; escherichia coli is a bacteria commonly found in the digestive tract, of us and animals. So a food-borne e. coli infection is typically more often a associated with tainted beef or milk, or fecal contamination from farmed vegetables. With chicken you are worried about salmonella. Its a bacteria that infects poultry and spreads very easily through farm-raised birds.....but not so much wild ones. So provided you are using very fresh wild chickens, chicken sashimi (not shashimi) should be totally safe. The chef may also choose to serve it with an accompaniment that is salty, spicy, or vinegary/acidic as an extra safe-guard. Its not bad, just a weird texture for most Americans to get used to.
Also, I've was meaning to give you a list of things Japanese you might like, but I never got the chance before you left. So here a couple to look out for.
Agedashi
Nabeyaki Udon
Takoyaki
Okonomiyaki
Hatsu (in yakitori bars)
Yakiniku
Chirashi
Yuke
Maboramen
Sukiyaki
Kinpira gobo
Chawanmushi
Basashi
That should give you a start...I can suggest more later. And wait...did I just go a whole comment without making a smartass joke? I suppose I did...what can I say, the whole "Hold me tight, Osaka Babe Ruth" thing left me speachless...
where o where do i find all of those "japanese things" restaurants? supermarkets? and my biggest prob so far is that not only do i not know what most of the items are when im at the supermarket i cant read the packaging either...
ps i feel fine... and it was served to us with salt as well as a vinegary soysauce
ok sayab, you are right, i should have known the difference between salmonella and e-coli, but hey kudos to you for using wikipedia to look all that up just to patronize me! and when are you going to start posting shit on your own blog so i can stop using K-dog's as a communication tool?
kyra's got balls. I wouldnt eat raw chicken, you got me to eat raw salmon (i think?) but that's where I draw the line. Hey K, do you think you'll get sick of Japanese food? Can you get a hamburger there? Is it very vegitarian friendly?
Haha! I said I wasn't picking on you ani...why you think I was patronizing you? I work as a chef and food-borne illness is a big part of that....I just had to pass along the info I already knew (I didn't wikipedea that, sorry(I am certified as an administrator of food-borne pathogen education and licensing) . I'm just a science dork, you should know that. But I am flattered that it seemed thorough enough to you to have been researched).
I don't like this feeling like we're having an internet argument. My bad. I'll stop throwing my 2-cents in on your comments. But to answer your questions, yes you can get a hamburger but its kinda different. They deep fry it to cook it and its more like a meatloaf patty then just ground beef. Mmmmm...deep fried meatloaf (and they call it a Hamburg, instead of Hamburger). And Kyoto and Japan are extremely vegetarian-friendly. There are tons of Buddhist Temples that specialize in vegetarian meals, among other places.
Now for Kdubs questions, all those things would be easier to find in restaurants or street vendors. Takoyaki, okonomiyaki, and their cousin, monjayaki can all usually be found in little stalls on the street. Its Japanese fast-food. As for the grocery store...good luck. A lot of packaging uses kanji's as well as kana which makes it damn near impossible for you or I to read it, not to mention it is also bizarre food products we have never been exposed to. Buy some yamaimo (also called nagaimo) at the store. Its a root, in the produce section. Very healthy for you. Technically a 'mountain-potato'. Take it home and grind it up into a paste...and you'll have the most realistic substitute for jizz ever. Seriously, sperm doesn't even look that sperm-y. Yummy, huh?
ok, sorry kyra...
dear sayab, I was joking, we are not having a serious argument, I appreciate your knowledge on the subject of food borne pathogens, and you are right I should know this stuff. Don't stop throwing your two cents in because obviously you know a hell of a lot more on the subject of japanese cuisine than I ever will, and don't stop filling me (as well as K, of course) with info that could be useful when I go out to visit her after she decides to move there after meeting some hot japanese boy. and yeah... that's my last post to pooters. dammit write in YOUR blog!!
now kids settle down
pooty dont start your own blog cause i love the banter
and ani just remember that this sayab here, if you give him something to one up, he will (this doesnt mean, sayab, that i dont want your input, actually i really do, i just dont want ani to take you personally)
as for the vegi thing, it is really hard to find anything vegetarian in the common fast food joints (im not talking about just hamburg places) most restaurants use meat as their base for everything. i believe that it must be out there because supposedly this country has a ton o' buddhists but even the plain curry has pork or beef in it (which is interesting to me because beef is supposedly super expensive here)
Damn yo....your comments are blowin up on this one. Seriously, I think I must have "Fight with this guy!" written on my forehead in a way only women can see...what is with you all? haha! As for my own blog...not likely to happen. How am I supposed to throw out smartass comments about my OWN life? I much prefer to rip on you all.
And Kdup...HOW DARE YOU!!! I was not one-uppin nobodies nohow. I was trying to enlighten you all as to the wonders of bacterial contamination in your foodies. Jeeesus Chwist! Anywho...if you want veggie, I'm tellin you...hit up the Buddhist places, cause everywhere else they slip at least a little bit of fish into EVERYTHING. Seriously....everything.....
PS- I like your use of the 'hamburg' places...tehee
Oh...and try to track down Basashi in one of the restaurants....maybe in a sushi bar? (or maybe a sashimi bar, those are different, and while your there ask about getting one of the fishies prepared 'ikizukuri.' you'll never forget it) You'll never ever ever get the chance to try it in the US without PETA kickin your ass....
ok since it's ok with Kyra.
I don't take Poot's comments personally! What, do you think I'm sensitive or something? Me? Never.
Seriously though, I enjoy reading Sayab's tips as much as you do. Really. I swear.
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