Kulinary Kansai (food.foto.spam!)

One of the best things about travelling in Japan is trying the local specialities. So here’s a round-up of what I sampled on my last trip to Kansai!

Firstly while just getting to Kansai there was Ekiben (station lunchbox) of fried rice and wontons -

And arriving at Osaka I had to eat the classic Takoyaki (octopus balls) with a bit of a different spin, served in a light broth -

The Takoyaki was from this festive shop along Dotombori -

Eating out in Osaka also included Kushiage (fried things on sticks) -

Mexican with a friend -

Mystery Chinese -

And a Yum Cha set -

And moving from Chinese to Chinatown in Kobe, I had some Cha Siu Men -

Before stopping for some fruit tart from a french cafe near Kobe’s old foreigner’s quarter -

And continuing with sweets, in Kyoto I found soft serve ice cream with Yatsubashi (a hard cinnamon cookie) -

Shu cream (cream puff) made with real vanilla and sprinkled Yatsubashi on top -

And Mizuame (water candy) which is very similar to corn syrup according to wikipedia -

And finally some Unagi-don (eel rice bowl) served with sesame tofu at Mt Koya to keep up my stamina -

Yes, I think I did gain 5kg on this trip….

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