Tokyo Eats

Are you there, world? It’s me, Hannah. As promised, this is a guest post to talk about (what else?) food. Let’s rewind and examine everything we’ve eaten since we left LA. 

Here is some phenomenal sea bass I had on the plane. Delicious fish before we even entered Japanese airspace!

And here is a beautiful butter rose, also courtesy of Singapore Air.

Fast-forward 24 hours, and we’re in Japan. I saw a store in Harajuku called Strawberry Fetish, and that’s clearly what this country has. Here are some strawberry cakes from the breakfast buffet at the hotel, and some of the most perfect strawberries I’ve ever eaten from the basement food hall of the Takashimaya department store.

Speaking of Takashimaya, it was heaven on Earth. Here are some more of the amazing display cases we ogled at.

At the Shinjuku Gyoen park on our first day, where we went to picnic under the cherry trees, we stopped at a tea house for matcha. I also got this little pancake sandwich situation with matcha ice cream and red bean paste. No idea what it was called, but it was tasty and beautiful.

Night one brought our weary feet to a ramen restaurant near the hotel that was on my list. They’re well known for using yuzu (a citrus fruit) in their broth—it somehow makes a bowl of pork broth and noodles taste light. A miracle.

Last one for today—gyoza so tasty I couldn’t wait to take a photo before digging in. 

Coming soon: fish.