It has been a few days since I’ve posted any of my daily meals, and that’s partially because I’ve been stuffing myself silly with kaiseki meals. Kaiseki meals are 7 courses of local, seasonal cuisine. I never manage to get a full documentation of the meal because somewhere along the way I stop taking photos, enjoying the food way too much. Last night I persisted, though, and managed to document our entire meal beginning to end (above). Our server was kind enough to translate the menu for us, so we had a bit more of a sense of what we were eating.

The best part came at dessert. Matcha pudding garnished with fresh fruits, and since it was Christmas Eve, they had made a tiny Santa Claus out of a strawberry and whipped cream. I have a feeling it will be one of our most memorable moments from Japan.

Merry Christmas!!

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The best platter of skewered gizzards, livers, cocktail weenies, and unidentified bits of tasty fat I’ve ever had. Plus some shishito peppers and shitake.

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Dinner, Snack time, Travels by Courtney

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Last night we wandered by the little town next to Moon Beach, trying to decide what to eat. We decided on a place that featured “famous” Aguu pork (I say this in quotes as I have no idea how famous it is). We settled on steamed pork, wagyu beef, and charcoal-grilled vegetables. The pork was layered with bean sprouts and cabbage, and brought out in a steamer basket over a very hot iron skillet. I poured spirits through the pork, and as it dripped through the steamer basket, it created the steam for our dish. Very novel, very tender, and very tasty. The wagyu beef was brought to the table prepared, but it was no less amazing. Also very tender, and the flavor was out of this world! I’m tempted to go back tonight for another plate.

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Steak and potatoes Japanese style. Tender slices of kobe beef, cooked medium rare, with spinach, onions, potatoes, a huge slab of butter and a touch of garlic. Served with rice. Mmmmmmmmmmm!

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