One of my favorite foods in Japan is gyoza. These pork dumplings originated in China but are available anywhere in Japan. You can find a Ramen/Gyoza place next to almost any train station.
Of course, you can find gyoza in the US, but you have to know what to call them. They are called dumplings in NY, pot stickers in San Francisco, and ravioli in Boston. After 9 years, I still can't figure why our local Chinese place calls them ravioli.
As far as I'm concerned, the best place to get gyoza is Ohsho, a famous chain restaurant originally from Osaka.
Last night, my college buddy and I ventured out to go to Ohsho. You can find an Ohsho restaurant on Meiji Dori down the street from the French Embassy.
We walked up to the entrance, saw the 4 foot gyoza statue, and were ready to place an order. A few minutes later, we had a big plate of perfectly cooked gyoza.
And of course, you can't have gyoza without some ramen. Here is a picture of my "shoyu ramen".
Monday, June 2, 2008
Gyoza Anyone?
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2 comments:
Now I'm seriously drooling. Dumplings are my favorite. That Ramen is a far cry from Maruchan. I love the sign in the first picture!
Unless the world has gone upside down in the last 20 years, I am guessing that A.T. had to borrow some coin for this meal because he blew his last few yen on a cool pen from a nearby stationary store....Oh, and also a "Hello Kitty" wristband.
Moss
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