Yesterday, I took a day off, and took a trip to Nagaoka. I had two different meals for lunch.
昨日は休みを取って、長岡に行きました。昼食には料理を二つ食べました。
Italian (yakisoba with tomato sauce poured over it):
イタリアン（やきそばにトマトソースをかけたもの）：
So-called "soul food" of Nagaoka people.
いわゆる、長岡の人たちの「ソウルフード」です。
On tama (hot egg) bukkake (lit. "splash") udon:
温玉ぶっかけうどん
JR Nagaoka Station:
JR長岡駅：
Joetsu Line:
上越線：
Before I got on the train, I bought some gifts for my family.
電車に乗る前に、家族にお土産を買いました。
Warabi mochi:
わらび餅：
Assortment of tarts:
タルトの詰め合わせ：
Mont Blanc tart:
モンブランタルト：
温玉ぶっかけうどんの上には天かすですか？美味しそう！
ReplyDeleteモンブランは私の大好きなデサートです！
okasan: Yes, tenkasu (or agedama). It's offered for free. You can put as much tenkasu in your bowl as you want.
ReplyDeleteMont Blanc is a favorite of mine, too!
later, I will post about the movie/film I saw yesterday.
Hiroyuki, it's very interesting to see Mont Blanc tart ;-) I have never heard about it. From what I see it's filled with something...
ReplyDeleteI am so happy to see so many words written in katakana on the menu!!! It is such a relief to see that even if I learn kanji very slowly (I'm starting only next week), with my knowledge of katakana and hiragana I will not feel like a completely illiterate person when I go to Japan :-)
Sissi: Me, either. I mean, Mont Blanc is very, very popular in Japan (especially in the fall), but I've never heard of Mont Blanc tart.
ReplyDeleteUsually, Mon Blanc is some kind of base + whipped cream inside + chestnut cream dusted with sugar powder.
I'm sure you are a fast learner. Learning 2000+ kanji may sound a daunting task, but I hope you enjoy learning them!
I have never heard of the regular Mont Blanc either, but I have read in the meantime that it's very popular in Japan.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the encouragement! You are very kind. I enjoy a lot learning both the spoken and the written Japanese. I only should be more regular and disciplined with studying at home.
Is that puffed rice in the bowl on top of the On tama bukkake udon? The dish looks delicious.
ReplyDeleteSissi: Mont Blanc is really HUGE in Japan! And, there are just a lot of variations! Some are good, while other are not so good. Recently, I found a Mont Blanc that's perfect for me. I hope I can show it in my blog in the near future.
ReplyDeleteNancy Heller: It's tenkasu (agedama), tiny balls of deep-fried tempura batter.
Hello sir. What is that shop next to subway (third picture)? The signboard seemed to be in Arabic fonts..
ReplyDeletePots: That's "Friend", which serves Nagaoka's soul food, Italian, among others. The signboard says Friend in katakana, Japanese phonetic symbols. "Subway" is a shop specializing in sandwiches.
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