Oh, the Food We Eat

Hey!

This must be a record for me, blogging twice in one week!

I just wanted to tell everyone about the super-adventurous and amazing meal I had last night. I went out with Kuni, Tatsu and his wife, Yuka (you may remember Kuni from Jo's little bike adventure in December). Jo was supposed to come, but she had to tutor, so she met up with us later on... she didn't get to experience the food, which was probably a good thing for her. haha

We went to a really nice looking restaurant in Shinsaibashi where all the tables were enclosed and at floor level (but thankfully there was a hollow place for your feet so you could sit normally) and Tatsu told me that it was a place that served chicken, so I thought it was going to be a normal Yakiniku-type dinner... boy was I wrong.

I told Tatsu and Yuka to order whatever they thought I should try and I trusted them, so they went to work and ordered about ten different plates. The first one that arrived was sashimi (which, when they asked me if I liked, I thought it was just fish sashimi) and they asked me if it was okay that I ate raw chicken, which I replied "Sure, after all Tatsu's a doctor." Tatsu and Yuka then described what each piece was as I ate it: chicken heart, liver, breast, thigh and kidney... all raw.

After this dish, everything else seemed pretty harmless. I ate some cooked chicken heart, fried chicken, a type of miso/ginger/sesame soup (which tasted a bit like curry and was quite good), vegetables wrapped in pork, some other dishes that I (sadly) forget what they were, but knew it was messed up that I was eating it, and of course, beer to wash it all down.

Unfortunately, this restaurant had a time-limit so off we went to look for another place. Luckily, this was around the time Joanna was finishing her tutoring so she met up with us at the new restaurant. This was more of a fish restaurant, so when they asked if I wanted some sashimi this time, I knew what I was getting and happily obliged. The first thing I noticed when it came was how beautifully it was presented. I wish I'd taken a picture, but of course didn't. The second thing I noticed was the octopus... yummmm? There was also yellowtail and tuna so it wasn't a total loss. Of course, I tried the octopus after eating some delicious yellowtail and it was actually really really good--chewy but good. Jo didn't try the octopus though, just the other two... boo Jo.

Jo did however try a bit of our next dish: beef. It smelled SO good while it was cooking on a little grill that she wanted a little nibble, so I happily obliged. She said it was tasty... but still won't eat a steak... maybe someday she will.

Alright, it's getting close to noon here and we're still lazin' around in bed, so I guess we should get up and start our day off.

Hope to hear from you soon!

Cheers,
Scott & Jo

P.S. So happy with Montreal right now. But even happier that Toronto helped us get even closer to Ottawa and 1st place!
P.P.S. Congrats to Joel with your plans for next year!