Originally Posted by
AlwaysAisle
Have anybody had Japanese style spaghetti? Spaghetti with mentaiko (明太子), cod eggs pickled in hot pepper. Spaghetti Napolitan, tomato sauce and tomato ketchup with Japanese sausage, onion, and peppers. I also like macaroni gratin, along with shrimp burger by Lotteria which uses fried shrimp patty.
Pronto (bakery in the morning, pasta place from afternoon into evening) features rolls labeled as "cod roe with extra mayonnaise." I have not had the courage to try them. I stick to more predictable varieties such as raisin or apple when I have my morning coffee there.
About 25 years ago now, I was wandering in the arcades under Tokyo Station when I happened upon a pizzeria that served not only the usual Japanese variations on pizza (seafood and seaweed toppings) but also fried egg and raisin pizzas. I had just eaten lunch, so I didn't venture in there, and on my next trip, the adventurous pizzeria was nowhere to be found. I should have at least taken a picture of the window display.
I am also always on the lookout for unusual soft drink ephemera in vending machines, such as cardamom soda and sparkling plum wine.