So, last night I was feeling very hungry as all I had had to eat was one slice of toast and a croissant, so by 9pm I was ready for dinner. I asked at the front desk and they recommended somewhere close by.
I turned up and it looked rather strange inside so I loitered for a few minutes and then had a stern word with myself and told myself not to be such a baby and just to go in and try it, so I did.
There were funny machines in there, like vending machines for dinner! It looked like you got a ticket by pressing the button for the meal you want and paying at the machine, then there was a counter like at MacDonald`s. But everything was in Japanese and I was struggling until the kind girl working there came round to the front and helped me.
I picked number 1 meal (there were about 50 with pictures) which looked like meat and noodles plus a bowl of ramen. I got a tray and a number and sat down... then suddenly thought that they were calling all the numbers out in Japanese and I wouldn`t know when to go and get my food. But the kind girl brought it round for me.
So, it was beef I think, in very thin slices and a very few noodles on rice with a kind of soy sauce. It was... ok. And the ramen had udon noodles, which I was excited about as I love them... but as I bent over it I got a very powerful, salty fish smell and recoiled in horror! Then gave myself another swift talking to a reminded myself that I like fish now. But still, not that much. I ate a few noodles, but couldn`t really bear the smell. Too fishy, much too fishy... And then I had a sudden vision of stirring it and and a fish eyeball floating up to the surface.. or a tentacle, or something equally fishy and nasty. So I stopped eating it (after stirring to check - it was actually fine)
But all in all, a real Japanese meal. And I said thank you in Japanese and left. Better than Carbonara again I guess!
Hello Fi, I am trying to post now. I can't believe that your Dad has managed to work it out before me, although he did cheat and get help. . . Fingers crossed
ReplyDeleteNooooooooooooooooo!! I worked out how to post a comment and then it sent it as though it were your Dad posting. It's so unfair!
ReplyDeleteOh my god! So it wasn't a fish eyeball? What was it really then? How horrific! But I like the machine idea, they should bring that back over here! How was the food? They like strong flavours huh? Would you go again now you understand it? It sounds like Argos! he he!
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of sweeties can you get in Japan? Take some photos of them please! I like the toilet photo!
Peter and I are with Mum and Dad, and we went to a barn dance tonight. There were A LOT of old people there. And one of the raffle prizes was a sack of potatoes?!?!?! Anyway Dad won and he got the plant which mum was not happy about because she said she had too many plants.
Alfie is fine, we fed all of them mackerel before we left and Alfie growled his head off whilst he gulped it down - in the end we moved him and the food to the other end of the kitchen, but then he growled at my pink slipper!Just in case it got any ideas about taking his fish! Ha ha I think he is very fond of his fish!!! xxxxx
Also Fi when do you move to a newer, less stinky hostel? xx
ReplyDeleteHol Pol... there was no anything, I just imagined it! Just that the fish smell was so strong, and you never know.... Am leaving the stinky pace tomorrow thank god, although smell has got less over the days... or my nose is more used to it!!
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