Last night we stayed at a Japanese inn in Toba and had a traditional Japanese dinner. I didn`t get pictures of that dinner but I did get pictures from another place that we stayed in Nara. Other people got pictures of the dinner in Toba so when I can get copies I will post them. Toba is like the sea food capital of Japan or something like that so when I say it was fresh, I mean it was fresh. The lobster was still moving as we ate it, raw. I also ate raw red snapper and octopus. We had mussels and oysters (cooked) and squid, I don:t know if it was cooked or not. There are pictures of me gagging but I tried everything! The pictures here are of our 7 course meal in Nara. The only raw fish was tuna and salmon. The tuna was great, the salmon had some skin still on it so it was a little fishy tasting.
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Do you know what it is before you put it in your mouth? I've never had the experience of eating something unknown, except of course some of the processed junk we eat with out thinking twice about it. I suppose the more you think about it the worse it gets. That sea food has to be really fresh. Lobster starts to deteriorate as soon as its killed, thats why they drop it into boiling water when its still alive.
It's almost the middle of March. Are you getting ready to go home? If not maybe you and James will have to find careers that allow you to live abroad, and the family can come and visist!
Love, Nancy
A visual feast! Thanks for taking the time to post.
I know you are having the FULL experience. I am so proud of you for being so brave and believing in yourself. It bodes well for your future happiness.
Here's a Hug! Leenie
They certainly are masters of the art of presentation. I'm not so sure about the taste. I'm more of a tempura person. How is the rice? Is Japanese rice any different from Chinese rice? I'm sure it's different from our everyday long-grain rice. How has the weather been?
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