One of my favourite Japanese dishes is tonkatsu. Tonkatsu or panko crusted deep-fried pork cutlets is a dish similar to a schnitzel with juicy pork covered by a crunchy panko (Japanese breadcrumbs) crust. During our recent trip to Japan, we had tonkatsu twice; once at Wako, where we went last time in Tokyo, and once at… Continue reading Two really good tonkatsu restaurants we visited in Japan
Category: Kyoto restaurants
Delicious sushi at Musashi kaiten sushi in Kyoto
The best sushi, and unfortunately one of the only times we had any during the trip, was at Musashi Sushi in Kyoto. The sushi is served kaiten style, which means the chefs make sushi and then put it on a conveyor belt which diners are conveniently placed around, and then you make your pick as… Continue reading Delicious sushi at Musashi kaiten sushi in Kyoto
Great ramen at Kairikiya in Kyoto
After finding our Air Bnb accomodation, food was on our minds. After some searching, our first meal in Kyoto was a delicious bowl of ramen at Kairikiya in central Kyoto. The place is part of a chain spread over Japan. We had a bowl of miso ramen, karaage (Japanese fried chicken) and fried gyoza (dumplings).… Continue reading Great ramen at Kairikiya in Kyoto