Eating locally on a lazy day

September 07, 2019・3 min read (453 words)

Bob and Christine went to Kamakura which was even further south of Yokohama so I couldn’t really be bothered tagging along. Instead, I slept in and then ate some local sushi train at 1630 for breakfast.

Squid. A bit too slimy and tasted a little fishy.

Bintoro, I think that's the name of fatty albacore tuna.

Akagai (ark shell) which I ordered since I've never had it. Meh.

Ike-hokkigai (hen clam) which I also ordered since I've never had it. Meh.

I surprised myself by eating seventeen pieces, probably becauses the pieces were a bit smaller. Most of the plates were 125 JPY so it was pretty cheap even for the size of the pieces, and smaller pieces means that you get to try more different fish! I also liked that the self service hot water (which you use to make your own tea) came out at a hot but drinkable temperature, rather than scalding hot.

Afterwards I went to a local cafe which I’d been meaning to go to. I had an awkward experience ordering, where I saw written in Katakana “specialty coffee” so I asked the girl if she spoke English. She apologised and said no so I just tried to ask what “specialty coffee” meant here and she pulled out her phone and showed me “sour” on her translation app. I assumed that meant that she was talking about the beans so I asked if I could have an espresso with those specialty beans but she said that wasn’t possible, which confused me and made me realise it was probably something more to do with the preparation/brew method.

Eightdays Cafe, Ootsuka: a medium/dark roast which didn't taste bad at
first but the aftertaste was sharp and dry rather than lingering and rich,
which made it an overall bad experience. — Eightdays Cafe, Ootsuka: a medium/dark roast which didn't taste bad at first but the aftertaste was sharp and dry rather than lingering and rich, which made it an overall bad experience.

The cup had a deceptive circular rim but square base.

I spent most of the time from 1730 to 2130 on my phone and headphones learning Japanese. Elbert joined me later and he ordered food for his “breakfast”, then we went home and I watched some F1 qualifying and blogged.

I ended up ordering their specialty coffee anyway since I'd already been
there for hours and I may as well try it. I didn't watch them prepare it but
I assume it was a pourover. Tasty though. — I ended up ordering their specialty coffee anyway since I'd already been there for hours and I may as well try it. I didn't watch them prepare it but I assume it was a pourover. Tasty though.

Home, Ootsuka: seafood and black pepper fried chicken from Lawson.

I like these ones and how they manage to keep the seaweed fresh/crunchy, but
it does come with the trade-off of getting seaweed bits everywhere. — I like these ones and how they manage to keep the seaweed fresh/crunchy, but it does come with the trade-off of getting seaweed bits everywhere.

Waking hours

1430–2905

Written by Daniel Tam