So in general, it’s true that Japanese stuff is smaller. Smaller portions,
smaller people, smaller clothes sized, smaller packaging. So here are some images and memories from my latest trip of food-related things that were interesting. First off, their M&M’s are not flat. They have tiny packages of them that are closed opposite directions from each other. The M&M’s were still yummy but it was a funny package.
One of the first nights on this last trip we walked down the street to a traditional Japanese restaurant. It had an on-demand grill and food arranged around it that we would request cooked for us. I think we had chicken, pork, asparagus, beer (of course), and some of the group got some grilled fish. Since it was the cherry blossom bloom, we had some seasonal beer with pink cherry labels. It was nice hanging out with the group and the food was quite good. I especially liked the asparagus, which is comical considering how much I abhorred it during my childhood.
So the coffee in my room was also something that I had never seen before. They have little packs of single-brew coffee and an electric kettle that boils water in a hurry to use for coffee or tea. One thing I love about Japan alreay is that they love their coffee STRONG! Seriously, we’ll have to water this stuff down double if Jenny’s parents come visit (which we will gladly do of course!). 😉
Overall the food was fine on the trip although my gut took a little while to agree with me. There was not much fruit with the meals and portions were really small, which is why I lost 3 pounds in 2 weeks while I was there. Often I had a bunch of flavors that I had not acclimated to yet so I didn’t always finish my food and eventually started craving the normal foods from home. I’ve already had a “normal” salad, PBJ, and cereal.
April 18, 2016 at 12:03 pm
So was the restaurant like a Mongolian Grill where you pick out what you want them to cook cook for you? Do your coworkers use English when you are there? We always told you you would like asparagus someday 🙂
April 18, 2016 at 1:01 pm
Not sure I’ve been to a Mongolian grill so I can’t comment on that. We pointed at things, the chef cooked them. 🙂 My US coworkers don’t speak Japanese and my Japanese coworkers mostly spoke English when I was around as a courtesy for me. Sometimes they would break into a flurry of Japanese to clarify something. Often with physicians the conversations were half and half.