In Japan, kakigori is both of those things. Literally it means shaved ice or snow cone.
And it can range from the simple ice and syrup for about 300 yen to incredible artistic concoctions espoused by Kantaro that can cost several times that amount.
What flavor was yours?
blackberry ice. some basque cake thing on top.
I was confused for a second when I started reading this, thinking it would be unlikely for there to be even one Michelin starred restaurant in Birmingham, let alone five.
Went to a duck tasting menu dinner at a newer Asian restaurant here. Grue this is the chef that owns Lat 14. It was amazing, I love duck so this was made for me. Only took the one pic of the 3rd course but the duck gizzard and liver dish was maybe my favorite. The passion fruit dessert was top tier too
Grilled fish lunch at a nearby izakaya. 400 yen more than the sushi lunch I posted a couple weeks ago.
You can get a $60 or $90 omakase menu in Vegas at Sen of Japan. I had it solo, but I think it would be better with a group who can discuss food.
@MrWookie - whenever you are comfortable venturing out for indoor dining / drinks; I highly recommend Scotch Lounge near Burnside. I had 2 unbelievable cocktails, the best oysters I’ve ever had (relative) and and insane whole fried crab sandwich with white kimchi on milk bread. Great bartenders and good vibes as well. Will return.
Hmmm, do you maybe mean Scotch Lodge? Scotch Lounge isn’t turning anything up near me. The Lodge looks really good, but I will take your word on the oysters. They are one of the few things I don’t like.
Yep! Sorry! Scotch Lodge. They had an incredible whisky list as well.
Booked Joel Robuchon in Vegas for June. Have dined at l’atelier before, but this will be first time at Robuchon proper. Anyone been before? Would love to hear of your experiences there as a preview.
At some point, this is going to turn into just mocking those of us who really want to visit Japan but are still unable to, but you’re not quite there yet.
What did that cost? About $3.50?
Its amazing how much better Tempura looks in Japan than here
This one was about $11. No tipping required of course.
I’ll be back in the states next week, and stuck for a while with the same stale imitations as the rest of you.
There has to be some food here that Japan doesn’t do at least as well, if not better. What is it? Mexican and (some American style) barbecue would be two that I’d guess, but it wouldn’t surprise me at all if some there are places you could go in Japan where you could get excellent versions of those as well.
Those are the two that are hardest to find, though Mexican has been making healthy inroads of late. Used to be nonexistent, but in recent years I’ve found excellent tacos in Tokyo and in Kyoto. I’m sure you can find some excellent BBQ somewhere, but it’s far from prevalent.
Interestingly, I’ve also struggled to find good cheap Vietnamese food, even while other Asian cuisines (Thai, Korean, Chinese of course) are available in abundance.
