Dinner with Yuko's Family

Dinner with Yuko's Family

Amy and Yuko's mother

Dinner in Yuko's Sister's Kitchen

L>R, Yuko's Brother-in-Law, Sister, Neice, Yuko, Neice, Mother, Amy, and Barney

Mom's famous dip.pork cutlets, edamame

Thanks to Yuko and Amy for the images!!

Nishiki Market

A Little shopping at the Nishiki Market and Lunch

This is a 400-year-old iconic market studded with stalls offering all manner of Japanese edibles.

Nishiki Market is a narrow, five-block long shopping street lined by more than one hundred shops and restaurants. Known as "Kyoto's Kitchen", this lively retail market specializes in all things food-related, like fresh seafood, produce, knives and cookware, and is a great place to find seasonal foods and Kyoto specialties, such as Japanese sweets, pickles, dried seafood, and sushi.

This is a new LAW that the vendors are not happy about

Octopus and other stick street-food

Squid

At the Market, we stopped at a fresh fish store for lunch.

We were led past the chairs you see on the left into a back room with three tables for a private lunch.

Here is my mixed fresh fish over rice. The carafe on the left is warm broth to pour into the bowl on the right to add rice or fish to as you might desire.

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Dinner at Donguri Sanjo Kiyamachi

Donguri Sanjo Kiyamachi

Japan, 〒604-8004 Kyoto, Nakagyo Ward, 木屋町東入中島町98

The center of the tables is a griddle cooking surface

The kitchen

Highballs are a popular cocktail in many restaurants

I was hoping to see the chef more as she prepared the meals to be delivered to the tables

Yuko has ordered us a variety of tasty items

Gyoza

Okonomi-yaki

Spicy Beef Sauce and Cabbage Sauce

Kyoto-style Sundae with Black Sesame Ice

Black Sesame Ice

Home to the Hotel rest for another busy and exciting day tomorrow

Lunch with Yuko at Adachi

One of the places Amy found online was Adachi.  The restaurant opens at noon.  Because of our schedule change, we were early.  We hung out at the 7-11 sown the block using the free WiFi.  Then moved to in front of the restaurant.  Our presence was noticed and the owner was very apologetic, even though she was not in the wrong at all, and gave us a gift of beautiful Japanese prints as we left.

The case to choose the sides.

Yuko and Amy at Adachi

Yuko was very helpful because there was not an English menu on the weekend.  There was a choice of 4 entrees, and then choose three sides from the case at the front.

One piece each of fried fish and fried chicken

Amy had miso mackeral, snails, and chicken livers for her sides.

I had raw tuna over rice, with spinach, yams, and green beans on the side

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A Light Dinner in Pontocho

Spain Bar SamaSam

182-1 Zaimokucho Higashi Kiyamachidori Shijo Agaru | Kiyamachi Fudo Bldg. 1F, Nakagyo, Kyoto 604-8017, Kyoto Prefecture

A nice Spanish Pizza and Tapas place

Beef Teriyaki Pizza

Seafood Pizza

Udon Noodles in Kyoto, Japan

Yamamoto Menzou
34 Okazaki Minamigoshocho
Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, 606-8334, Japan

 

Line up on the street and have your order taken

Get to the front of the line, and move inside to a holding area

Then move to the back's 10 seats at the bar, or one of the two tables for 6 in front - we sat at the kitchen bar.

"Udon is a type of thick wheat flour noodle used frequently in Japanese cuisine. It is often served hot as a noodle soup in its simplest form, as kake udon, in a mildly flavored broth called kakejiru, which is made of dashi, soy sauce, and mirin. It is usually topped with thinly chopped scallions." (Wikipedia)

They pour you some tea, and soon your order appears:

Vegetable tempura udon 990 yen

The man sitting next to me spoke English and helped us navigate the spices and techniques.  He translated as the friendly staff helped and explained.  They seemed honest to be excited that Amy and I were interested in everything.

Meat miso udon 850 yen

* Udon noodles with hot meat miso dissolved in soup stock.

This comes with the warning to add the miso a little at a time to control the spicy heat.

Add hot spices at your own risk.

Clockwise from top left:

Yuku Citrus Pepper

Zanthoxylum Fruit

Shichimi: Red Pepper with 7 Spices

Ichimi: Red Pepper