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Hands down, one of the best bowls of ramen I had in Japan had to be the hia chuka in Takayama (EG may well disagree on this point though). The soup itself was shoyu based, which was simple, flavoursome and seasoned just right. The chashu (sliced pork) was lean and tender and [...]
There was a real carnival atmosphere on the streets of Takayama, with many stall fronts offering a myriad of food for hungry festival-goers. It was an interesting mix of the traditional and the not-so-traditional (as this post will capture). I always find fascinating what people eat during celebrations.
These conch [...] Written by mellie on June 6th, 2008 | Tags: Japan, street food, Takayama |  3 comments |  Print This Post |  Email This PostJapan Festival in MelbourneSunday 18th May 2008 – Box Hill Town Hall & Tafehttp://www.jcv.org.au/japanfestival/ I’ll take a little break from my Japan posts to report on…er…the Melbourne Japan Festival. Held last Sunday at the Box Hill Town Hall and TAFE, it is an annual celebration of all things Japanese. Amidst displays of bonsai, [...] Written by mellie on May 19th, 2008 | Tags: festivals, Japanese | 8 comments | Print This Post | Email This Post1-50-30, Sowamachi, Takayama-shi, Gifu-kenWebsite http://hida-yado.net/yado/sosuke/english.htm Here are the pics and thoughts from our last dinner at Sosuke – what a way to go out! Crisp vegetable tempura; shitake, yam, shiso, kabocha (pumpkin) and potato. A little patty cake foil contained a seasoned salt, which I liberally sprinkled over my veggies. The shiso especially was [...] Written by mellie on May 18th, 2008 | Tags: Japan, ryokan, Sosuke, Takayama | 2 comments | Print This Post | Email This Post1-50-30, Sowamachi, Takayama-shi, Gifu-kenWebsite http://hida-yado.net/yado/sosuke/english.htm
Dinner on the second night was just as fantastic as the first. This local river fish had been smoked and salted, and I just about picked the bones clean it was so moreish (we had seen these cooking on a walk around the market earlier that [...] Written by mellie on May 17th, 2008 | Tags: Japan, ryokan, Sosuke, Takayama |  Leave a comment | Print This Post | Email This Post |
  
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