Here we had a buffet selection of Japanese-style curry. Under each pot there is a warmer and on either end is a pot of sticky rice. (Chandler says sticky rice is his very favorite food. They served it daily at his school cafeteria on Oahu). Beside each pot is a label with what meat is in the sauce and rated from 0-5 how spicy/hot it is. Of course I went for the one that was chicken and "0"!
At this restarant they all, in unison, welcome you as you come through the door. They seat you and then when you are ready to order there is a button on the table that you push to let them know that you are ready to order. They were very helpful in answering your questions but they weren't always easy to understand. I was impressed many times over by the graciousness of the Japanese people.
The white on my plate was potato salad which was scooped onto a bed of shredded cabbage that was on top of lettuce. It was served with tasty sesame dressing.
Once again I chose the chicken curry served over sticky white rice and which had a spicy/hot rating of "0".
This is a tiny serving of lem0n jello. It came with Isabel's dinner. It looked like it would measure in at about 1 ounce, or 2T.
There are drink vending machines everywhere! We were told the water here is not good and to drink bottled water only, but there's much more in these machines than water. I tried an 8 oz. bottle of a drink called "Bikkle", which was like pineapple flavored milk, and David and I shared a sports drink called "Sweat". They were both yummy if you can get past some of the names. And the vending machines work in Japan because there is very little crime; not even much graffiti.
This truck came by playing music much like the ice cream trucks in the US, only we thought he was selling barbecued meat. As it turned out, what Sara bought for us was baked Sweet Potato and no meat at all!
"Foremost" is an American Dairy that chose to take it's business to Japan and is quite popular here with it's "Blue Seal" brand. They have locations all over and is a premium brand.
I ordered something in the display case thinking it was a fanned out crispy cone topped with yummy ice cream and toppings.
Instead, it was a very soft, freshly cooked crepe, with everything rolled up inside. Some of it turned ot to be coffee flavored. Disappointing.
Shannon got a cone with a scoop of purple sweet potato ice cream called ube (oobay) which is very good.
Next I want to try the sobe (sobay) noodles. I've heard they're delicious!
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