We went to dinner at a yakitori place in Yokosuka.
Wikipedia definition of Yakitori:
A Japanese type of skewered chicken. Its preparation involves skewering the meat with kushi, a type of skewer typically made of steel, bamboo, or similar materials. Afterwards, they are grilled over a charcoal fire. During or after cooking, the meat is typically seasoned with tare sauce or salt.
This is negi-shio, white chicken breast meat with salt and leeks. I also had the same meat with garlic butter. Both were delicious. Glen also had a beef and a pork yakitori. Yakitori is one of his favorite dishes.
Once you order your drink options, they bring an appetizer of daikon radish:
It looks kind of like sections of an orange. It’s cooked in a mild broth. Very tasty.
Wikipedia definition of Daikon (literally “big root”), also known by many other names depending on context, is a mild-flavored winter radish usually characterized by fast-growing leaves and a long, white, napiform root. Originally native to Southeast or continental East Asia, daikon is harvested and consumed throughout the region, as well as in South Asia.
Here is the raw form:
We also had fried cheese that was very tasty. Although it was fried, it was not greasy at all:
The other dish was white asparagus with mayo. I did not have that, I do not like asparagus but our friends seemed to enjoy it.
I ordered fried river shrimp, thinking something akin to crawfish. Nope. Tiny shrimp like you’d get in a kit you order from the back of a comic book, fried heads and all. Needless to say I didn’t eat any of those either:
The last dish I had was rice with leeks and butter. The butter comes separate in a tiny little pouring cup:
All in all it was delicious. The restaurant, like so many in Japan, was very tiny and packed. You have to take off your shoes and basically climb into the table area. The people next to you are so close it’s pretty awkward. When you get up to leave you are literally climbing next to the people by you as they eat! I found it very uncomfortable. But, gotta get used to it!
Here’s a few pics of the English menu they brought us (thankfully!):
Thought it worth zooming in to show you the “homemade gut stew” option. Did not order that either…
Definitely some interesting item choices on the menu; the gut stew, chicken gristle, “between the chicken heart & liver, & chicken tail to name a few.
Was great to have dinner with these kids!:
I did note that you can still smoke in restaurants here, bummed about that when the table “next” to us lit up. I quote “next” because honestly it’s like we’re family seated at a big table for a Sunday dinner, we’re so close. Not my favorite.
We headed back to the bus station and stopped at The Beard Poppa again for cream puffs.
They are cooked fresh daily and they add the filling you chose when you’ve bought them. They are so tasty with custard filling!
Sims Chronicles ~ Japan 