RMweb Premium dhjgreen Posted October 22, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 22, 2017 (edited) Enyone fancy Sushi Shinkansen. Form the rice with the white mould and create the detailing by cutting roasted seaweed with the blue cutter. Hey presto! Edit, only JR East obv Edited October 22, 2017 by dhjgreen 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zomboid Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Japan is both bizarre and wonderful... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Japan is both bizarre and wonderful... Particularly the former. "Railsquid" of this Forum lives there, so hopefully should be popping up here before long. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium dhjgreen Posted October 23, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2017 (edited) At least one other member also has experienced the country, there may be others that have yet to 'come out of the closet' on this matter My name is David and I have eaten Sashimi in Japan on many occasions; and Sushi and Tempura and Shabu Shabu and....... Edit, Some weird Octopus street food in Osaka under the Sakura, happy days Edited October 23, 2017 by dhjgreen 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 (edited) One of Japan's greatest fast-food creations was (and is) their version of McDonalds: MOS Burger - so much lighter and more digestible than Maccy Ds. I really liked their Natsumi Fish. They still haven't seen fit to open up in UK/Europe, though, which is a real shame. They could certainly show the fast-food giants here a thing or two. Edited October 23, 2017 by Horsetan 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium dhjgreen Posted October 23, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2017 Osaka omelette, regular omellete folded and filled with tomato ketchup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted October 23, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2017 One of Japan's greatest fast-food creations was (and is) their version of McDonalds: MOS Burger - so much lighter and more digestible than Maccy Ds. I really liked their Natsumi Fish. They still haven't seen fit to open up in UK/Europe, though, which is a real shame. They could certainly show the fast-food giants here a thing or two. I love MOS Burger - their kaisen kakiage (tempura prawns and veg in a rice bun) is a thing of greatness... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted October 23, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 23, 2017 It would no doubt work with icing too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I love MOS Burger - their kaisen kakiage (tempura prawns and veg in a rice bun) is a thing of greatness... They have branches in Singapore, which is where I got to try their offerings for the first time. So light! So digestible compared to the American rubbish! After that, I was absolutely convinced they should think about opening up in London. It would probably work best in Ealing because there is a sizeable expatriate Japanese community resident here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lamb Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Japan is both bizarre and wonderful...If you want an example of bizarre then Google "Hello Kitty Toilet". I have a photograph some where but can't find it. A knowledge of the complex nature of Japanese toilet facilities would help in understanding just what it can do. Regarding Japanese food. There is an excellent shop by Piccadilly Circus selling the most wonderful items including a vast range of Sake. When I went to Japan I was told to ask for the Japanese menu on the flight as it was far superior to the European version. You can now get Japanese Wagu beef in the UK. Expensive, but a cheaper version exists that uses an Aberdeen Angus Wagu cross breed. You can even buy the burgers in Aldi at certain times. Bernard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium dhjgreen Posted October 25, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 25, 2017 Wagyu here https://www.japancentre.com/en/products/13195-japan-centre-sliced-wagyu-beef-for-sukiyaki You can also get the sushi mould here too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 If you want an example of bizarre then Google "Hello Kitty Toilet". I have a photograph some where but can't find it. A knowledge of the complex nature of Japanese toilet facilities would help in understanding just what it can do. Japan is one of the main contributors to the World Toilet Conference. Regarding Japanese food. There is an excellent shop by Piccadilly Circus selling the most wonderful items including a vast range of Sake. When I went to Japan I was told to ask for the Japanese menu on the flight as it was far superior to the European version. You can now get Japanese Wagu beef in the UK. Expensive, but a cheaper version exists that uses an Aberdeen Angus Wagu cross breed. You can even buy the burgers in Aldi at certain times. Bernard You're probably thinking of the Japan Centre in Panton Street. There used to be (in the 1970s/80s) quite a lively row of Japanese shops in Finchley Central because that's where much of the ex-pat Japanese community (especially those on business tours of duty, having been sent as UK representatives by their companies) lived at the time. They also had the Japanese School in Camden Town. They later moved into Ealing and are still here. There are quite a few Japanese businesses dotted around including Okawari, and "Wa" the Japanese patisserie and coffee shop; I particularly recommend their melt-in-the-mouth cakes, so much better than the heavy stuff put out by Starbucks/Caffe Nero/any other bloody coffee shop!!! Japanese cuisine - and especially their bakery / patisserie style - is generally very light, to suit their particular digestive needs. In the years when the Yaohan Plaza was in operation between Colindale and Burnt Oak, one of the shops in it was a bakery called Yamazaki. Their output was melt-in-the-mouth stuff; so light! Their various types of bread were so much softer than what you would find in the average UK supermarket. Long gone now, as is the Yaohan Plaza. Also note that some of the apparently Japanese restaurant chains like Wasabi, Itsu and Wagamama are not in fact Japanese! Wasabi was created by a South Korean, Wagamama was founded by a Hong Kong-born Norfolkman called Alan Yau, and Itsu is British (started by Julian Metcalfe, the same bloke who gave us Prat-a-Manger)! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zomboid Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I like Tokyo Diner near Leicester Square for my Japanese cuisine needs. Don't know if it's an 'imposter' in the way Wagamama is, but it's definitely far nicer. (And surprisingly reasonable for that kind of location). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I like Tokyo Diner near Leicester Square for my Japanese cuisine needs. ..... Tokyo Diner is also a British creation! There are also two branches of "eat Tokyo" in Golders Green. Very popular. They are definitely Japanese. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium dhjgreen Posted October 25, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 25, 2017 If you are in Ludlow, Koo is worth a try. A small restaurant only open for a couple of hours 4 days a week. The owner replied to my few words of Japanese. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 If you are in Ludlow, Koo is worth a try. A small restaurant only open for a couple of hours 4 days a week. The owner replied to my few words of Japanese. Sushi Masa is a tiny Japanese-run restaurant down the road from Willesden Green tube station. Once got voted (one of the) top five restaurants in London; it was already difficult to get a seat there, and it became even more difficult after the vote! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Lamb Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 My favourite Japanese style eating place in London these days is Tokimeite, Conduit Street. A modern take on traditional food. A taster selection accompanied by warm Sake is just heavenly. Provided you are not footing the bill. Bernard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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