Hiroshima and Osaka food
Jun 22, 2016, 3:11 am
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Hiroshima and Osaka food
The links below describe some local specialties.
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3408.html
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4022.html
Question: Anything else FT would recommend?
Question 2: Am I kidding myself in terms of anything else special to eat that is less carbohydrate focused? Of course there is seafood...
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3408.html
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4022.html
Question: Anything else FT would recommend?
Question 2: Am I kidding myself in terms of anything else special to eat that is less carbohydrate focused? Of course there is seafood...
Jun 22, 2016, 3:58 am
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I recommend browsing Tabelog for your research.
http://tabelog.com/en/osaka/
Bento.com is another.
http://bento.com
http://tabelog.com/en/osaka/
Bento.com is another.
http://bento.com
Jun 22, 2016, 4:53 am
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For your vegetarian needs, try negiyaki (with scallions) and okonomiyaki (although I think none of these classify as "vegetarian" 
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(ex) Fukutaro
If you like japanese beef, this is a quality and value for money option:
Matasaburo (tabelog)
Tabelog should be your no1 search engine. Don't use tripadvisor/guidebooks.
(tip) in the japanese site, there is an extra category "menu" (メニュー) and the last option is "photos" (写真). You can see photos of menus and a) learn/memorise japanese food names b) see prices and estimate the value for money
)(ex) Fukutaro
If you like japanese beef, this is a quality and value for money option:
Matasaburo (tabelog)
Tabelog should be your no1 search engine. Don't use tripadvisor/guidebooks.
(tip) in the japanese site, there is an extra category "menu" (メニュー) and the last option is "photos" (写真). You can see photos of menus and a) learn/memorise japanese food names b) see prices and estimate the value for money
Jun 23, 2016, 11:33 am
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As far as Osaka food goes, takoyaki and okonomiyaki are definitely near the top of my list. I can't say much about Hiroshima food, other than osaka style okonomikyaki is better than hiroshima style. Sorry, Hiroshima.
You're absolutely kidding yourself. Japan revolves around rice and noodles. If anything takoyaki and okonomiyaki are probably on the lighter side of the spectrum as far as carbs go. =D
Other than the aforementioned, my favourite food is tonkotsu ramen. Very much a kyushu thing, but some really good restaurants are around Osaka.
You're absolutely kidding yourself. Japan revolves around rice and noodles. If anything takoyaki and okonomiyaki are probably on the lighter side of the spectrum as far as carbs go. =D
Other than the aforementioned, my favourite food is tonkotsu ramen. Very much a kyushu thing, but some really good restaurants are around Osaka.
Jun 23, 2016, 12:35 pm
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Kushiage is another Osaka culinary delight. It's made by deep-frying skewers of meat, seafood and vegetables. No carbs at all, other than the breading. Here are some kushiage restaurants in Osaka.
(Also the previous posting seems to contain a typo; Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki is in fact better than Osaka style. It's pretty much the same, but with an added layer of ramen noodles - how can you go wrong? But you're lucky enough to be able to try them both and compare.)
(Also the previous posting seems to contain a typo; Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki is in fact better than Osaka style. It's pretty much the same, but with an added layer of ramen noodles - how can you go wrong? But you're lucky enough to be able to try them both and compare.)
Jun 23, 2016, 10:10 pm
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Jun 23, 2016, 10:14 pm
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(Also the previous posting seems to contain a typo; Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki is in fact better than Osaka style. It's pretty much the same, but with an added layer of ramen noodles - how can you go wrong? But you're lucky enough to be able to try them both and compare.)
(Also the previous posting seems to contain a typo; Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki is in fact better than Osaka style. It's pretty much the same, but with an added layer of ramen noodles - how can you go wrong? But you're lucky enough to be able to try them both and compare.)
Jun 25, 2016, 12:01 am
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If you want to avoid carb in Jpn, it's easy enough. I'm carb-conscious, and I eat very well in Jpn. Just go to the basement deli section of a major dept store... very easy to round up whole bunch of veggies and proteins. RF1 is an excellent, albeit overpriced, deli that's omnipresent... it's all veggies and some protein. Go to shizenshoku (natural food) buffets. Kaiseki meals have very few carbs usually, unless you eat the rice. Restaurant chains like Kani-doraku and Chunagon. Yakitori, hamburg, guratan. Go have curry rice, but eat all the curry and only half the rice.
[/B][/B]Yeah, Hiroshima-style is the best. There's also monja-yaki, which is like the cousin of okanomiyaki. But it looks like puke.
[/B][/B]Yeah, Hiroshima-style is the best. There's also monja-yaki, which is like the cousin of okanomiyaki. But it looks like puke.
Jun 27, 2016, 9:24 am
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But you're right about monjayaki. It does look a bit like puke. haha =DGood points on low-carb alternatives. I also forgot about yakiniku. That would also be a good option if you want to stick with meat and veggies.
Jun 27, 2016, 9:59 am
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Many agree that Hiroshima style okonomiyaki came out before Modern-yaki of Osaka style. Hence, people in Hiroshima say Osaka copied their okonomi yaki. 
Hiroshima style is like yakisoba topped with very thin okonomiyaki pancake, where Moden-yaki in Osaka has noodle and batter more mixed compare with Hiroshima style. Personally, I like Hiroshima style. Also, personally I do not like mayo on Okonomiyaki nor Takoyaki.
Hiroshima style is like yakisoba topped with very thin okonomiyaki pancake, where Moden-yaki in Osaka has noodle and batter more mixed compare with Hiroshima style. Personally, I like Hiroshima style. Also, personally I do not like mayo on Okonomiyaki nor Takoyaki.
Jun 27, 2016, 7:43 pm
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Yes, but OP mentioned on another post that he/she is allergic to shells such as clams and mussels so I did not mention that…
Jun 28, 2016, 10:15 am
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just back from a trip including Hiroshima, and the best meal of our holiday was at Guttsari An outside Hiroshima. It's a pain to get to, but the food and ambience were both excellent, and the fluent English hostess/owner readily guided us on ordering, even providing an impromptu sake flight at the end of our meal. Really reasonable, even factoring in the taxi ride.
Jul 15, 2016, 7:04 pm
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I failed at being carb conscious in Japan. I didn't really like the okonomiyaki. If I had to choose, I liked the Hiroshima style. In Osaka, I did think that the yakisoba was well done.