"My potato was nice!" this made me laugh more than it maybe should have but it was just funny after Phil was explaining in detail about his rice bowl 😂
I used to live in a place relatively close to the coast on sea of Japan in the northern area where fishermen’s markets are available in any fishery port. I am wondering why foreign tourists love eating conveyer sushi in Shibuya, which is the craziest thing. Shibuya is the furthest place from fresh fish. Even first time traveller can find the Odawara port fishermen’s market available because if they go to Hakone , you can’t go there without dropping off at Odawara. Eating sushi in kyoto is another crazy thing. Sushi that most of people outside imagine is the edomae style which traditionally kyoto had never served until these days while they have their own style oshizushi which used vinegared fish instead of fresh raw fish, So it is a very encouraging and nice thing that you introduced those places . Not only about sushi , nowadays everyone goes to the same ramen shop in tokyo ,as if commanded by the captain guide book.
I think most foreigners don't really know very much about sushi, or even know that there are different types. Conveyor belt sushi is novelty and fun - and also less intimidating for people who don't speak Japanese. There are some restaurants in all the guide books and videos that everyone goes to, because they don't know that there are lots of other great places too. I think this is a part of the problem of over-tourism and crowds in Japan - foreigners simply don't know about places beyond the famous attractions. So that's why I want to introduce people to more places, and show how good they are! :-)
@@cakeswithfaces Thank you for comment back. I think as you say, it's true. The fishes that live in northern sea have much fat for alive in cold water. The fat is very important for ingredients taste. (But, it's not healthy.😁) I can't hold to eat delicious foods ! Please have fun !
Great video! Very informative and fun to watch. Is this still from your trip last year or are these videos from a new trip? Also are you still vegetarian?
@@thedarkphoenix1640 Hokkaido's done but I've got one more from Sendai & some more from Tokyo, including a new Gachapon Challenge :-) Hope you enjoy them!
Thanks! I wouldn't go to Japan in summer because I don't think we'd be able to cope with the humidity, especially walking around all day, so I'd always choose spring or autumn (or winter!).
There is a famous cabbage Sapporo-Taikyuu in Hokkaido. It weighs about 8 to 15 kg and is huge. The price is high, but it's worth it just to look at it.
I had a large variety of fish delivered by Tesco yesterday and now I cannot wait until dinner :) :) I wonder if there is an easy (and cheap) way to freeze fish down to the -40 they need to be safe for raw ?
I don't know.. supermarket fish isn't usually safe to eat raw, but check fishmongers if you have one nearby. There's a fish stall at my local market that usually has salmon and sometimes tuna for sushi!
@@cakeswithfaces Don't worry ! I'm not going to do it lol. Though it reminds me of when I house shared with two italian girls. They liked to prepare this dish made from raw minced beef. beef is almost always safe to eat raw, however they would buy packets of the Ultra-Own-brand-value beef and it always seemed crazy to me :) (they never got ill from it though so it can't have been too dangerous) Raw milk is almost considered a biological weapon but I always drank it as a child without any particular precautions - specifically goats milk from my two goats.
@@helenFX I'm sure we're all a lot more cautious than we need to be about that sort of thing! (The raw beef would freak me out too though!!) Like the use-by dates for eggs - I do the glass of water test and they're fine for ages after the use by date.
It was a sweet apple (not sour at all). I ate it after it had been in my backpack for several hours in the cold and it was actually a little frozen - probably should have left it to thaw out, I wasn't expecting that!!
you might like the combined market in Aomori City,... um, there is also a yummy whale meat store across the street ... the tuna chase the squid through the Tsugaru Strait between Aomori and Hokkaido and especially now crab is in season. Since you're in Hokkaido you can probably find bear meat (^_^)
@@cakeswithfaces ア！This year the lucky direction to eat eho-maki is west-south-west,... but I've given up dressing like a demon and having dry soy beans thrown at me (^_^)
it's June 2020 now, most things (especially crab) are out of season, maybe young buri will be good right now (?),... I wonder about yari-ika and botan-ika right now? (um, I don't know),... but, ahem,... 鯨 is always yummy, I like it a lot, not good to say (-_-),... hahaha! back in the day before refrigeration no one ate tuna, it was 猫またぎ ,... um, ' not even a cat will eat it ' (^_^)
Maybe the second best fish market in the world. Thnx for the look!
Which is the first? Tsukiji? (Toyosu) :-)
Yep
Thanks for sharing! I am feeling very hungry haha
Hehe, sorry not sorry!!
"My potato was nice!" this made me laugh more than it maybe should have but it was just funny after Phil was explaining in detail about his rice bowl 😂
Usually it's the other way round, but Phil has a lot to say when it comes to sashimi or ramen...! :-)
I love sushi 🍣
Always delicious!
Love these helpful tips
Thank you!! :-)
I used to live in a place relatively close to the coast on sea of Japan in the northern area where fishermen’s markets are available in any fishery port. I am wondering why foreign tourists love eating conveyer sushi in Shibuya, which is the craziest thing. Shibuya is the furthest place from fresh fish.
Even first time traveller can find the Odawara port fishermen’s market available because if they go to Hakone , you can’t go there without dropping off at Odawara.
Eating sushi in kyoto is another crazy thing.
Sushi that most of people outside imagine is the edomae style which traditionally kyoto had never served until these days while they have their own style oshizushi which used vinegared fish instead of fresh raw fish,
So it is a very encouraging and nice thing that you introduced those places .
Not only about sushi , nowadays everyone goes to the same ramen shop in tokyo ,as if commanded by the captain guide book.
I think most foreigners don't really know very much about sushi, or even know that there are different types. Conveyor belt sushi is novelty and fun - and also less intimidating for people who don't speak Japanese. There are some restaurants in all the guide books and videos that everyone goes to, because they don't know that there are lots of other great places too. I think this is a part of the problem of over-tourism and crowds in Japan - foreigners simply don't know about places beyond the famous attractions. So that's why I want to introduce people to more places, and show how good they are! :-)
These videos are so wholesome
Glad you enjoy them! :-)
l love fresh seafoods.
So, Hokkaido is Heaven for me !
I heard it's the freshest seafood in Japan because of the cold water?
@@cakeswithfaces
Thank you for comment back.
I think as you say, it's true.
The fishes that live in northern sea have much fat for alive in cold water.
The fat is very important for ingredients taste.
(But, it's not healthy.😁)
I can't hold to eat delicious foods !
Please have fun !
Of course the Sapporo metro is so much more chilled than Tokyo. It`s very cold there *end of pun*
The food looks so great. :D
😝😝😝 Of course! 🙈
The raindow boss coffee is pretty good.
I'll have to try it next time! :-)
@@cakeswithfaces it's a little sweet and may have milk.
Great video! Very informative and fun to watch. Is this still from your trip last year or are these videos from a new trip? Also are you still vegetarian?
Thanks! This is from my winter trip last year (I don't think it's quite so cold this year!). Yes I'm still vegetarian, no plans to change!! :-)
Cakes with Faces How many more videos do you plan to put out from this trip?
@@thedarkphoenix1640 Hokkaido's done but I've got one more from Sendai & some more from Tokyo, including a new Gachapon Challenge :-) Hope you enjoy them!
Great vid Amy, will you be going back to Japan in the spring or summer? Thank you.
Thanks! I wouldn't go to Japan in summer because I don't think we'd be able to cope with the humidity, especially walking around all day, so I'd always choose spring or autumn (or winter!).
There is a famous cabbage Sapporo-Taikyuu in Hokkaido.
It weighs about 8 to 15 kg and is huge.
The price is high, but it's worth it just to look at it.
Wow, that's definitely unique!!
I had a large variety of fish delivered by Tesco yesterday and now I cannot wait until dinner :) :) I wonder if there is an easy (and cheap) way to freeze fish down to the -40 they need to be safe for raw ?
I don't know.. supermarket fish isn't usually safe to eat raw, but check fishmongers if you have one nearby. There's a fish stall at my local market that usually has salmon and sometimes tuna for sushi!
@@cakeswithfaces Don't worry ! I'm not going to do it lol. Though it reminds me of when I house shared with two italian girls. They liked to prepare this dish made from raw
minced beef. beef is almost always safe to eat raw, however they would buy packets of the Ultra-Own-brand-value beef and it always seemed crazy to me :)
(they never got ill from it though so it can't have been too dangerous)
Raw milk is almost considered a biological weapon but I always drank it as a child without any particular precautions - specifically goats milk from my two goats.
@@helenFX I'm sure we're all a lot more cautious than we need to be about that sort of thing! (The raw beef would freak me out too though!!) Like the use-by dates for eggs - I do the glass of water test and they're fine for ages after the use by date.
Was the apple as sweet as it was claimed to be?
It was a sweet apple (not sour at all). I ate it after it had been in my backpack for several hours in the cold and it was actually a little frozen - probably should have left it to thaw out, I wasn't expecting that!!
you might like the combined market in Aomori City,... um, there is also a yummy whale meat store across the street ... the tuna chase the squid through the Tsugaru Strait between Aomori and Hokkaido and especially now crab is in season. Since you're in Hokkaido you can probably find bear meat (^_^)
My goodness, I'll stick to the apples! :-)
@@cakeswithfaces bless you for not showing or trying to eat kusaya (^_^)
@@cakeswithfaces ah! I just remembered,... if you're in Japan right now you can celebrate Setsubun! (^_^) ... 3 February
@@towada1066 Actually I went last year to Asakusa for Setsubun at Senso-ji! :-)
@@cakeswithfaces ア！This year the lucky direction to eat eho-maki is west-south-west,... but I've given up dressing like a demon and having dry soy beans thrown at me (^_^)
it's June 2020 now, most things (especially crab) are out of season, maybe young buri will be good right now (?),... I wonder about yari-ika and botan-ika right now? (um, I don't know),... but, ahem,... 鯨 is always yummy, I like it a lot, not good to say (-_-),... hahaha! back in the day before refrigeration no one ate tuna, it was 猫またぎ ,... um, ' not even a cat will eat it ' (^_^)
That’s weird White corn is typically sweeter at least here in America they are. Love the video.
Interesting! Maybe there's more than one type of white corn. It's a whole new world of sweetcorn! 😝
Cakes with Faces I think the corn in America is just genetically modified more and Japan is more organic.
Are u a vegetarian ?
Yes, I don't eat meat or fish.
@@cakeswithfaces Same here
@@aravindsrinivasan4852 It can be difficult in Japan at times but there are still lots of things you can enjoy!
@@cakeswithfaces oh. Ok Keep up ur videos. They are nice. Being a vegetarian ur videos are informative for me. Cheers
@@aravindsrinivasan4852 Thanks! Hope you find lots of delicious things to eat if you go to Japan! :-)