Braised Pork Ramen, (Chashumen) This evening we headed into Sendai’s main nightlife entertainment district, Kokubuncho (国分町）and grabbed a bowl of braised pork ramen (chashumen) for dinner. When it comes to ramen, I don’t normally eat out at chain restaurants – independent ramen restaurants are where it’s at – however, I make an exception for Sendai-ko…

Shaved Ice Outside of Sendai station we came across some stands selling various festival foods and desserts, as the Sendai Jazz festival is currently in full swing. It was here we grabbed one of the most popular sweets at Japanese festivals, Kakigori, a dessert comprised of shaved ice and flavoured syrup. There were a range…

Caw Tongue For our first stop we dropped into Tsukasa, one of Sendai’s most popular and best regarded restaurants for trying the local dish, Cow Tongue. I remember the first time someone mentioned it to me, I was hesitant to try it, due to the image I had in my mind of what it would…