I’ve already talked about how amazing the food is here in
Tokyo. About 10 minutes walk from
the compound, I can find the best pho I’ve ever had. A short subway ride away, you can find the best cream puffs
EVER and an excellent bakery – and I now have point cards for both stores
(danger!).
A few weeks ago, I went to my first sushi restaurant, where
I had my first wasabi experience.
They put the wasabi on for you – possibly because they don’t trust you
to do it properly – and I was rather surprised by the sudden clearing of my
sinuses. It kind of reminded me of
when I drank that ginger drink that a friend from Cote d’Ivoire made once in
Brazil. Not a bad taste, but very
surprising when you are not expecting it!
I went to a lovely afternoon tea on the the 45th
floor of the Ritz Carlton recently with a few friends, and I am very much
looking forward to trying the other excellent afternoon teas that I hear can be
found around Tokyo.
But tea isn’t the only thing you can drink in Japan…
I don’t know what a Pocari is or why I would want to drink
its sweat, but it’s pretty tasty.
Calpis. A
favorite name among 10-year old boys – or, based on a survey of the office,
among grown men also. Tastes a lot
better than you might expect.
Yes, that is a snake in a sake bottle. You will never see me so much as touch
this bottle. I will certainly
never drink any of it.
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