Food, Food, and More Food Thread

Thanks for the links, Tu and kenji! I'll check them out when I get home. :)

cori wrote:Thanks for the links, Tu and kenji! I'll check them out when I get home. :)

Sure thing. :)

Yakisoba cooked on both sides

http://www.sendspace.com/file/q8rbpc (34MB)

I've had tempura prawn before... but those were the big Aussie prawns, about 6" long :) YUM!!

Anime Dad wrote:I've had tempura prawn before... but those were the big Aussie prawns, about 6" long :) YUM!!

must have been fabulous...one time i went to this Japanese restaurant here in L.A. and they had Lobster Tempura.....now that was also extravagant

Kurobuta Pork skewer - "yakitori style"


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Ten-ichi Tempura is probably one of the most famous Tempura restaurant chains in all of Japan....I've only heard of it and haven't had the good fortune of eating there but I was reading this post on a foodie board called Chowhound and felt like sharing it with you guys as a demonstration of Japanese customer service:

"Ten Ichi is a tried and true restaurant. They have a Ginza location, although I like the branch in Akasaka as well. It's great to sit at the counter and have the chef cook each item and serve you piece by piece, fresh and piping hot. A nice touch was their putting our jackets and bags on a shelf and then covering them with paper to protect them from any oil in the air. There are many tempura places in Tokyo of course, but Ten Ichi is a classic."

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Apparently, if you sit at the counter you can see the chef prepare and cook each ingredient brought to you literally piping hot out of the oil.

That's awesome.... the lobster tempura you mentioned before sounds great too!

Anime Dad wrote:That's awesome.... the lobster tempura you mentioned before sounds great too!

Japanese customer service....it's just superlative, man....it's embarrassing to compare the customer service typical in other nations....even rich nations.

yeah i only had the lobster tempura once...splurging for a friend's birthday....but yeah that Ten-ichi Tempura place sounds great....

dayem I know Australia has a great reputation for stellart seafood....ebi tempura with such collossal Australian prawns must have been a real treat, A.D.

check it out i found a few pictures from Ten-ichi Tempura
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ebi heads
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ten-don with asparagus
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another ten-don with aspargus pic
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I'd eat all the others except this one:

Tu_triky wrote:
ebi heads
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:sweat:

The ebi-tempura is cheap.. it was like $3.00 per prawn. So nice.

Wynter wrote:I'd eat all the others except this one:
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yes we know, dear child.....go download my sendspace clip of the yakisoba....that looks dayem delicious....and that's considered fast food a la Japonaise.

it's only 3 minutes long or so....

Anime Dad wrote:The ebi-tempura is cheap.. it was like $3.00 per prawn. So nice.

3 dollars?!? wow, that is really cheap for such big shrimp!

It is! I may be going close by on Saturday... if I can get there. i'm going to buy one (if there's any left :) )

Anime Dad wrote:It is! I may be going close by on Saturday... if I can get there. i'm going to buy one (if there's any left :) )

sounds great man! go get yours!

I was lucky enough to eat a Tonki...one of Tokyo's most famous tonkatsu restaurants

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Katsu Curry don at Tonki....talk about a rich looking dish... :sweat:
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Whoa.....!!

Sugoi....!! :bonk: :bonk: :bonk: :bonk: :bonk:

bmwracer wrote:
Whoa.....!!

Sugoi....!! :bonk: :bonk: :bonk: :bonk: :bonk:

it's almost cruel to drool over these pictures... :hehe:

Tu_triky wrote:it's almost cruel to drool over these pictures... :hehe:

I've gotta remember to wear a bib when visiting this thread. :drooling: :bonk: