3 Michelin Ramen vs. 3 Instant Cup Ramen – Is it worth it? (Plus a Bib Gourmand) | Japan
Ramen: probably the cheapest Michelin-starred food in the world. Is it worth a visit? And how does the instant version compare?
Where we sit down and eat.
Ramen: probably the cheapest Michelin-starred food in the world. Is it worth a visit? And how does the instant version compare?
We visit Kimuraya, the oldest bakery in Japan and the birthplace of anpan sweet red bean buns.
Monjayaki is okonomiyaki’s wetter and lesser-known counterpart, and a must-eat Tokyo dish.
We visited Patisserie Sucre Hishiya Honten, a boutique bakery in Osaka to experience a cake buffet. How did we do? Probably not as well as we’d have liked.
https://youtu.be/e4B8fVHPsqw Osaka is recognised by many as a city of eats. It is known to the Japanese as the nation’s kitchen, and comes with a…
Nara was once Japan’s capital city, and is home to heritage sites and plenty to see and do – a lot of them free!
We visit Uji, the city in Japan that produces the world’s best matcha, to try some interesting matcha dishes and learn more about matcha.
We visit Nagahama to try their famous fermented funazushi fish and for a wander around the peaceful Kurokabe Square.
Kobe beef on a budget that isn’t Steakland? We visit Teppan Dining Houki, a hidden restaurant with a simple yet elevated Kobe beef lunch set.
We try some of Kobe’s cheaper fare – beef tendon gyuu suji, carbtastyic sobameshi and modanyaki, eggy akashiyaki, and Chinatown’s famous nikuman from Roushouki.