What I ate in Japan

In my six-hour transit, I had only time for one meal in Japan. I first took the train to Narita City, and then popped into a small noodle place for lunch.

I actually made a mistake…I thought they had ramen, but it turned out that it was a soba place. They had an English menu, and one side had all “cold dishes” (I guess some foreigners had been surprised when they received cold noodles), and the other side had hot dishes. I definitely didn’t want cold noodles, so I focused on this page.

I opted for the sukiyaki udon.

It came with a small bowl on the side, which I guess is for cooling down the noodles, since the noodles are served in a claypot.

I didn't have high expectations, but the noodles looked and tasted better than expected. The soup had a nice soy flavour, and I didn't feel extraordinarily thirsty later, so I guess there was not too much MSG!

decorations opposite my seat, together with the place to get water (they brought me a glass, but I could refill it there)

I may have missed out on "today's special" due to the English menu. :P 

The shop is called Nisshinan. There were quite a lot of eateries on the Omotesando, and not having internet to check which shops were good, I just tried my luck.

That was supposed to be my only meal in Japan...but while going to the boarding gate, I saw this.

I had heard about baumkuchen before, and even tried a small one in KL. Here I discovered the "mount" kind.

there were different kinds of gift boxes

The shop had a cafe selling baumkuchen and other items. Looking at the menu, I decided to get the tasting set for 1300 yen (that is almost RM40!).

the box is too pretty...

I ordered for take-away so that I didn't have to finish the whole thing immediately (I needed to go and board my plane!). But I immediately had some; the tables were just in front of the shop, and right beside my boarding gate (the box came with a disposable wooden fork). I had some left over which I finished up early the next morning before my flight.

I believe the seasonal flavour is pistachio, because I saw it being sold on the shelves.

This shop is called Nenrinya, which when translated from their receipt, means "Nenrin family".

I'm not sure how special this shop is, but the baumkuchen was definitely tasty. :D