Hakone

Boiled eggs at Owakudani

[April, 2011] Taking the rope-way, we went to Owakudani, where smoke from Hakone volcano was coming out. Here you can eat black boiled eggs. The taste is the same as white ones, though. They sell…

Japan

Special noodle called Houtou

[April, 2011] We travelled Fuji/Hakone area in Japan.This is a photo of a noodle meal called Houtou.Its noodle is thicker and shorter than ordinary Udon noodle.There was a menu with bear meat, and of course…

South Korea

Korean BBQ

[April, 2011] Korea is famous for its barbecue.The most impressive thing there was the thickness of the tongue.I usually eat very thin ones..The dipping was somewhat different from the one I am used to, a…

Italy

Sweet Salami

[March, 2011] When we went to Mantova in Italy, we looked for a restaurant called Trattoria Due Cavallini which was in a restaurant guidebook. This was one of those old Italian restaurants with a long…

Italy

Restaurant ‘Teatro’

[March, 2011] This is a photo of a plate in a restaurant called Teatro in Varese, a town in north Italy.The food there was sooo good that I want to introduce it.I took the grilled…

Andalucia

Cake in Andalucia

[December, 2010] On the way from Granada to Ubeda by bus in Spain, we stopped at a place called Jaen for 20 minutes. We went out to the town and found a small market. Here…

Andalucia

A Lesson about Tapas

[December, 2010] This photo was taken in Cordoba and it is a tapa of prawn, which was very good. But before that I asked for the set of tapas, which was not that great with…

Italy

Wonderful Lunch at Manarola

[December, 2010] I was going to go to the another town in Cinque Terre before lunch, but because the train was limited, I had to spend more time in Manarola.But that was absolute fortunate! I…

Italy

Two panna cotta

[November, 2010] I love panna cotta.I first tasted it long time ago when I asked for a cream caramel in a restaurant in Firenze which they did not have and instead persuaded me to try…