Actually, this post is a hidden food contribution. Also here in Japan, the end of the year is celebrated with a party. Since in Japan the social constraints are quite strict and hierarchical, these celebrations can be substantially relaxed. In my case it was not yet out of the norm.
With my research group we are eating Nabe in a restaurant. Nabe belongs to the cold season in Japan and you can see it as a kind of stew that is like ours different depending on the region or ingredients. Also toward the end, when all the solid ingredients are empty, noodles are added to the remaining soup. In the soup were also intestines of chickens. Not so my case, luckily I did not learn that until after I tried it. They are edible, but they have a too slimy rubbery consistency for me. As a side dish there was also white cabbage, a gratin, various meat preparations and some sushi. Of course, (alcoholic) drinks.
The white, not noodle-like in the right shell is a gut.
I forgot the first part of the name, but the last part is Ōlong. That means it’s tea, albeit with alcohol. Tastes very good.
If you drink here in Japan, then sake (rice wine) must not be missing. Once in a stylish cup and a hot one in a sake bowl.
Later on a another party, there was a squid salad. Not my choice, although I have eaten squid on other occasions.
With my kendo club I was also at a year end party and we stayed in a Japanese style restaurant with a menu that mainly consisted of fish dishes.
Here is the menu for which can read Japanese.
This was tofu on crushed ice, with some salt.
This was fish, also on ice, with some cabbage, wasabi and soy sauce for dipping.
This construct consisted of fried shrimp. The sauce was also for dipping.
These were like fried croquettes. Similar, but different from ours. The leaf was also fried and probably came from the restaurant’s own tree.
This soup contained fish sperm among other things. Unfortunately I was told already before trying. In any case better than the intestine of earlier.
Very nice draped duck.
Of course, some sushi should not be missing.
Finally, I chose the soup with fish and rice,but rice with baby fish was also possible.
For dessert, some fruits in a jelly.
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