Originally Posted By MPierce >> FWIW, Japanese themselves would never DREAM of chopping up or otherwise ruining their beautiful kobe steaks (and THAT'S the way you gotta eat it...NOT with blue cheese YUCK!). << The Japanese eat all kinds of weird stuff. Though I have to admit I would never put blue cheese on anything.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 j/k, but you gotta admit, that's a very American thing to do with high-quality cuisine ingredients. And OMG, hot dogs!? For real???? yesit seems even high end places can dumb donw to appeal more to the masses and yeah -for real- a Kobe hot dog -- there's another place in my subur - another upscale eatery called Rosebuds - also has it on the menu -- go figure
Originally Posted By Mr X ***The Japanese eat all kinds of weird stuff.*** That's certainly a matter of opinion (I'm not a big fan of rotten soybeans over rice myself), but the food here in Japan BLOWS THE DOORS off anything you can get in America. No contest, not even remotely close. ALL of the (let's say top 10) amazing meals I've ever eaten in my life, aside from home cooking, have been in Japan. And as for the Japanese opinion about American food I've always heard one of two things. 1) Americans only care about volume, quality matters not. and 2) The various cuisines around the world are wonderful and delicious with two exceptions, England and America. fwiw. ***yesit seems even high end places can dumb donw to appeal more to the masses and yeah -for real- a Kobe hot dog -- there's another place in my subur - another upscale eatery called Rosebuds - also has it on the menu -- go figure*** LOL. I wondered why this conversation reminds me of the dumbing down of world showcase menus! That's what it really comes down to, I think. High end or not, people WANT to order freakin burgers and hot dogs wherever they go, so the high end places had to come up with a "classy" or "fancy" way to serve em up - enter Kobe beef. *sigh*
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo >>>1) Americans only care about volume, quality matters not. and 2) The various cuisines around the world are wonderful and delicious with two exceptions, England and America. fwiw.<<< Lol, that is soooooo true, I am cracking up. I'm looking forward to dining in Japan, though there are soe awesome places here in Europe. And the US is not all bad - Napa Rose, Victoria and Alberts and Steakhouse55 all offer quality over quantity, the way I always like it (and why I am more likely to choose DL over WDW for my vacations).
Originally Posted By Mr X Do not exit Japan without sampling all of the following (not all of it is gourmet, but it's all incredible), teppanyaki (Brighton Hotel highly recommended), shabu-shabu (boiled beef, pork and veggies served with wonderful sauces), tonkatsu (coated pork, SuperDry knows the perfect place), okonomiyaki and takoyaki (if you're heading to Osaka, wait and sample it there, warning takoyaki is octopus so stick with the other one if necessary), shoujin ryori in Kyoto (very famous, Mrs. X recommends, lots of tofu type dishes), nabe (try chanko nabe if you want to eat what the Sumo guys dine on), sushi/sashimi (of course), unagi (if you like eel, it's supposed to be awesome though I can't go there), and most importantly..RAMEN at a really good ramen joint (I know just the place).
Originally Posted By Mr X Be sure and get an order of gyoza with your ramen too, do not assume that because you tried a gyoza dog in DisneySea you've had the real thing.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***I'm looking forward to dining in Japan, though there are soe awesome places here in Europe.*** I'm sure. My friend who lived in France raved about it, particularly really simple stuff like buying some bread and cheese and wine and having a picnic.
