Category: Food and drink

You might be British, but in all honesty how often do you eat fish and chips?

In a similar vein, you might be Japanese, but in all honesty how often do you eat

…

The Hub Pub opened in July 2008 in Umeda in the space which was a Nova branch - this is certainly a much better use!

Located near Chayamachi (2 minutes walk from the North exit of Hankyu railway station (about …

Not Thanksgiving, not even Xmas but thanks to the Konak Turkish restaurant (English) you can now enjoy a taste of the Middle East, and what a delicious Arabian night.

Located in Shinsaibashi near exit 5 of the Yostubashi subway …

Now then, when you think of world cuisine German, like British, food doesn’t immediately spring to mind as noteworthy. However Gasthaus 44 is a cheeky little restaurant in downtown Osaka that offers the best there is in German gastronomy. It …

The other day I was having the Japanese institution of curry rice at a cosy little eatery near my office. It only seats 6 people, and so whether you like it or not, you’re forced to get intimate with the other …

“Oooh, you’d never catch me scoffing down a nice bit of spicy” cry most people in Japan.

“Karaiii!!” (spiceeee, you see)

Still, it might be better to hear that than the habitual “kawai” at times.

Anyway, I’ve found the nicest bit of spicy …

Oh zowie Cavie!

I know I’ve banged on about nu-wave rice balls before. But I felt inclined to inform the world of the glory that is the latest edition to the kombini collection.

…

With Japan having such an intrigue for all things foreign and strange, you’d have thought that people here would’ve cottoned on to the glory of falafels long before now.

I feel a fanfare coming on, …

There’s Japanese food, and then there’s Japanese-Japanese food.

 What do I mean by that?

Well, you can quite happily enjoy a good ole donburi or tonkatsu at any ole greasy spoon and still call it ‘Japanese food’.

Or you can go the whole …

Fancy a nice cuppa tea, luv?
 
In J-land, it either boils down to (boom boom!) o-cha or ko-cha (that’s green tea or English tea for all those non-conisseurs), so Polly, put the kettle on.
 
But

…