Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Eating Japan, Part 2

Top Left: Colored azuki bean paste and vegetable oil in balloons(pop the balloon with a toothpick, then enjoy a sweet, chewy treat). Top Right: Chewy treat, slight carmel flavor. Bottom Left: Fried(?) Batter of some kind, sweet and with a lingering spicy aftertaste. Bottom Right: Fried sweet batter of some kind.


Roppoyaki: similar to manju (steamed balls of pounded rice), except cubed instead of blobbed.

Tonkatsu: breaded pork cutlet, with sauce and miso soup.

Beans: Top left: azuki beans covered in some powder; soft and sweet. Top Right: same as left, but a different powder. Bottom: different kind of bean, crunchy, sweet, and slightly spicey.