The smells are many, the obvious is clear (seafood!) but there’s nuance. The intoxicating smell of open-flame grilled crab, lobster, eel, shrimp, and oysters, is so sweet and briny; I imagine a blow torch aimed at the bottom of the ocean.
Tag: Japan
Shinjuku’s Ramen Takahashi
I managed to get from Okinawa to my hotel in Tokyo with little to no hiccups. My first trial came when I was looking for Ramen Takahashi. I must have walked by it ten times, so be warned! Unless I never actually ended up at the correct place, or the storefront name just doesn’t match…
Japanese Convenience Store Fried Chicken Mission
As an American, the idea of eating anything other than a pack of skittles or some Hot Cheetos from a convenience store is heresy. On reflection, I think that characterization is less an ‘American’ thing, and more a ‘me’ thing. I know someone eats those slowly rotating sausages at 7-11, but it has never been…