FOOD

While in Japan, I had so many different kinds of Japanese food. Below, I will list and explain each one that I had:

• Yakitori - Grilled Chicken placed onto a bamboo stick along with vegetables, other meats, and tofu
• Tempura - Deep fried fish and vegetables in light batter. To be more specific, I had fried shrimp with fried seaweed, pumpkin, radish and some other vegetables. 
• Mochi - Pounded Japanese rice found commonly in desserts
• Okonomiyaki - Japanese pancake with a ton of vegetables put together (mainly cabbage) topped with this amazing sauce (taste like barbecue sauce)
• Natto - Smells terrible, but does not taste too bad. The taste reminds me of the beans my mother makes at home that originates from Nigeria, which are called Oqua beans
• Onigiri - My favorite snack. It is a triangle shaped rice with some sort of filling inside wrapped around seaweed on the outside of the rice sandwich. On the inside, it can be from fish to eggs to just about anything honestly. 
• Japanese Curry Rice - Amazing curry sauce filled with carrots with white rice on the side to eat. So delicious!
• Udon - Very thick noodles served in some kind a broth topped with tempura, vegetables, and other items as well. 
• Yakisoba - Fried noodles with a thick sweet sauce. I had them when we stayed at the seminar house for a few days. Delicious!
• Dango - Japanese dumpling served on a stick. Very chewy texture and tasted like sweet soy sauce. I did not really like it unfortunately. 
• Tonkatsu - My absolute favorite! Deep fried prok cutlet served with thin shredded cabbage! Absolutely delicious! Served along with this amazing tonkatsu sauce and the cabbage can be eaten with dressing. 
• Miso Soup - Served mainly for breakfast, but I had it for many meals of the day. Consists of a variety of vegetables, seafood, and meat. 

There are definitely many other things that I have eaten during my two weeks in Japan. These are the food that really stood out to me.