Hello from my motherland! Time flies when you're jet-lagged and frantically trying to find a place to live!
Its been 3 days since our arrival in Nagoya, and I have yet to dirty any of the running outfits I so purposely packed. Hmph. But I can say that my appetite has had quite a trip already!
Due to me getting stressed out about this whole "living-in-a-city-for-the-first-time-ever" thing and the "I-can't-read-and-understand-everything-in-this-country" thing when we first arrived, I missed some photo opps from Monday's dinner. But rest assured, the meal wasn't anything spectacular - I picked which restaurant to eat at based on whether or not I could read the listed entrees on the display menu. Yeah I know, I'm pathetic.
After an incredibly loooong day (jet-lag got us up at 4:30am!) of viewing 10 houses/apts, we decided to try out the Chinese restaurant in our hotel Tuesday night, per recommendation from our relocation guy. I was impressed - the shorompou (sp?) was so juicy and delicious!! We added shrimp dumplings and streamed rice to our entree and we were in heaven.
One poke w/ your chopsticks and the juice comes oozing out!
Then today for lunch after a morning of more house hunting, Relo man took us to the best ramen restaurant EVER! The ramen itself was thinner than usual and cooked to perfection! And the broth was sooo good, especially w/ the smoked pork that lay atop the dish. Add the best EVER gyoza to the entree and we were well on our way to a food coma. Nom nom nom...
After trying to burn off some of the consumed calories with a walking exploration of the city (we even found a local bike shop, yay!!), we somehow built up an appetite yet again (how can we be this hungry ALL the time??). So this time I decided to try Nagoya's famous miso tonkatsu. Anything deep-fried is splendid, but the sweet flavor of miso added a unique twist to the regular deep friend pork cutlets. I may try this at home!
How in the world are Japanese women so skinny when there's so much to eat??
I have to say, even though part of me is scared out of my mind with this big move, here are two little things that make me *kinda* look forward to moving here in less than a month *gasp!*
1. Maccha tea latte - and not just seasonal!
2.The most delicious desserts you could ever ask for - in the best presentation you could ever imagine!
And finally, a sneak peak of what we finally decided on:
Yellow?? It looks a little like split pea soup! Also, I'd like to claim the room with the "balcony" view!!! If anyone else wants to stay there, they will have to deal with the pink walls and my Hello Kitty Sheets!
ReplyDeleteOmigosh, Yuke -- house looks great! Can't believe you're going to be living there for a YEAR. Does it feel real yet? Just promise me we'll get to hang out before your big departure day. And oh yeah, gyoza and ramen sound fantastic, too.
ReplyDeleteKJo - Um YES we are hanging out as much as possible!! Just tell me your schedule! Also, I'm planning on crashing your nephew's party, btw!
ReplyDelete"Roomie" - We already have your name on that "room" - its actually only an open area but that'll do, right? :) Don't back down on your promise now!
Who cares about the house, the food looks so yummy! RAMEN!! Ha, just kidding. I love the little "roof" over the car. (btw - the Chinese pronunciation of those awesome dumplings is xiaolongbao - sounds kind of like "sh-ow lom baow" maybe in Japanese it's different? ...How pretentious do I sound right now?)
ReplyDeleteAww, now I know the official spelling!! They were so marvelously delicious!!
ReplyDeleteooh, ramen with soup that has the perfect amount of umami and oilyness. slurp. btw, your house is BIG! we're totally there.
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