ビデオに登場するレストラン・施設一覧（以下） FULL list of featured restaurants and dishes below.   ► English:Tsukasa/ Beef tongue ► 日本語:つかさ　牛タン   ► English:Sendai-ko Ramen / Chashumen (Ramen) ► 日本語:仙台っ子らーめん　チャーシュー麺   ►English:  Tamagoya Omelette Rice ► 日本語:たまご舎　ビーフシチューオムライス   ►English:  Ishinomaki Yakisoba ► 日本語:石巻焼きそば   ► English: Zao Cheese ► 日本語:蔵王チーズ   ► Fresh Oysters | Yamarai Bistro: https://goo.gl/vc2cPB ► NIKO NIKO…

Pork Buckwheat Noodles (Soba) At the end of Sendai’s never-ending, super long shopping arcade lies a bustling stand up bar selling udon and soba noodle dishes called “Soba no Kanda Nakakecho”. We dropped in during the evening and fought for a spot in the small but crowded bar, full of customers, many of whom looked…

Zundamanju Zunda is sweet soybean paste made from edamame and one of Sendai’s most iconic foods. There are several stories behind the name of “Zunda” but it’s most likely because its sound is the same as “beating beans” in Japanese. Zunda Mochi uses very few ingredients. Really, it is just mochi with a paste of…

Breaded Deep Fried Pork, Tonkatsu It pained me to write “breaded deep fried pork” as the title, because I’m used to just calling it “Tonkatsu” (it’s Japanese name). Some of the magic of this dish seems to be lost in the translation, perhaps because “breaded deep fried pork” doesn’t sound particularly exciting. And yet, Tonkatsu…

Fresh Sashimi There are well over a thousand restaurants and bars in the Kokubuncho entertainment district in Sendai, and for dinner I headed into one of the best fish restaurants in town, Hikozo. Despite it being a Monday, which is typically a quiet day for people dining out in Japan, the restaurant was bustling with…

Beef Stew Omelette Rice, Omuraisu Omelette rice sounds like the simplest thing in the world; an omelette draped over some rice, and usually with a topping of tomato ketchup or demi-glaze sauce. As someone who regularly cooks omelettes (as it’s about one of three things I can cook), I thought I’d mastered the art of…

Cheddar Cheese, in Zao In south Miyagi, about 45 minutes from Sendai is the area of Zao, a mountainous region that feels like it’s own self-contained theme park, home to hot springs, ski resorts, the infamous Fox Village and it’s own dairy farm. Japan is well known for being generally lactose intolerant, and henceforth, unfortunately,…

Kamaboko I’ve always had trouble explaining what Kamaboko is, as we don’t really have a common equivalent in the west. There’s honestly no literal translation that conveys what it is accurately. I’ve heard it described as a ‘fish cake’ but it differs greatly from what is considered a fish cake in the west, so I’ve…

Fried Oysters, Matsushima Bay Matsushima Bay is ranked as one of Japan’s three traditional scenic spots. The bay overlooking the Pacific coast contains hundreds of small picturesque islands, best enjoyed by one of the daily boat rides. The town of Matsushima is also well known for it’s seafood – in particular it’s giant Oysters. We…

Ishinomaki Stir Fried Noodles, Yakisoba Yakisoba is about as simple a food dish can get – fried noodles in a bowl, mixed with small pieces of chopped pork hidden within and a small pile of pickled ginger. But it all adds up to one of the cheapest, most filling dishes you can buy in Japan…