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Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Izakaya in Sapporo Part 1 札幌の居酒屋パート1

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We went from Tokyo to Sapporo by train rather than plane. We rode the Hokkaido Shinkansen 北海道新幹線 from Tokyo to Shin-Hakodate Hokuto 新函館北斗. (...
Sunday, July 27, 2025

Pea, Avocado and Mint Blini グリーンピー、アボカド、ミント　ガスパッチョ

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When we made “ Pea, Avocado and Mint Gazpacho ”, we were not particularly wild about the “grassy” taste from the peas. The original recipe c...
Thursday, July 24, 2025

Tottori Izakaya and Shinkansen “Izakaya” 鳥取の居酒屋と新幹線居酒屋

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Tenchou ヽ兆 鳥取県鳥取市栄町752 ホテルレッシュ鳥取駅前 1F Hotel Resh 1F Sakae-cho 752, Tottori For reservation 0857-51-1248, Credit card accepted, Smoking allo...
Monday, July 21, 2025

Pea, Ricotta ad Mint Gazpacho えんどう豆、リコッタチーズとミントのガスパッチョ

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We are having very hot and humid weather with customary severe thunderstorms in the afternoon. When my wife saw the recipe for nice fresh gr...
Friday, July 18, 2025

Kyoto Izakaya in Kyoto Station Area Part 2 京都駅駅付近付近の居酒屋 パート2

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2. Yakitori Tsujiya 焼き鳥つじや 京都市下京区塩小路西洞院西入ル北不動堂町522-9 5229 Kita-fudoudoucho, Shimokyou-Ku Kyoto For reservation 075-341-1819, credit card a...
Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Vinegar Cured Mackerel Sushi with Shiro-ita Kelp バッテラ

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“ Battera バッテラ” is a type of molded sushi or “oshizushi 押し寿司” popular in the Osaka 大阪 region. It is made from vinegar cured mackerel or “sh...
Saturday, July 12, 2025

Kyoto Izakaya in Kyoto Station area part 1 京都駅付近の居酒屋 パート1

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We spent 3 nights in Kyoto. As usual, we stayed at our favorite hotel Granvia Kyoto グランビア京都 with a north and Kyoto tower view room. This mea...