Who comes first in Japan has not prepared the way down what awaits him, unless you have read avalanche of books, articles and even comics that speak Japanese everyday life, not only the most superficial things. For example I know of use (among other things, thank goodness there is, otherwise you know you play order without speaking the language) to make a fake copy of the dishes out restaurants plastic (or wax) . In special display cases, you can see the specialty of the house perfectly reproduced in 3D. But who does not know it is a bit 'surprised at first. How in front of the machine order food that can be found at some restaurant. You select the right key, si introducono gli spiccioli e poi si entra, una cameriera porterà i piatti pronti al tavolo.
Invece la sopresa per me è stata quella di scoprire quanto variegata e buona sia la cucina giapponese . Non esiste solo il sushi e sashimi (per fortuna). Oltre a un ottimo tofu (niente a che vedere con quello che si mangia da noi) ho scoperto che esistono ottimi spiedini di carne , che siano yakitori (prevalentemente di pollo ma anche altri piccoli uccelli) o tsukune (di polpette). Ricordo ancora gli ottimi tsukune mangiati a Nikko.
Non male anche le zuppe e i fritti (tempura).
But the real drug for me were the onigiri. those famous triangles of rice with seaweed, that were seen in Japanese cartoons. They are everywhere, in supermarkets, vending. or contain a piece of vegetable, or pickled, or umeboshi or a little 'tuna . The funny thing in that case is find out as the filling was written in Japanese! not even a little drawing. On the other hand there was the little drawing of how to correctly open the envelope (the Japanese would put the plastic at all). Despite this, often I ended up eating the plastic or remove the seaweed! They're great as snacks throughout the day, other than diet. You are filling and not fattening. Along with the bottles you 'green is my great regret of the trip to Japan.
