Killing time at Kansai Airport

Y'all know I love to eat. Staying over night at the airport was actually a good move! There's a huge range of food places open 24 hr and they accept credit card. Oh and there's free wifi.

Soba noodles with beef

Ube ice cream (purple yam) Yum!!

Free sample of Starbucks Creamy Vanilla with Lemon Swirl (vanilla milkshake, cream and lemon crunchy topping)

I can't remember the last time I had a donut. But I needed something to go with my Honey Latte.

Lol what the?! 

Genius! Strawberry Kit Kat 

The Japanese sure love vending machines !

Cigarettes!!!

Anime themed machines 

P asked for a water but got a bonus toy prize instead in this gold coke can

Beer!!

Note to self don't remove the coffee cup until the countdown completes! And of it's a red button you will get a warm drink eg a warm tropical juice!!

Japanese meals and snacks

Japanese set lunch. Sweet miso mackerel, miso soup, rice and cold tofu

Lunch set is fried chicken in sauce, bamboo rice. Pickles and miso soup.

Green tea, chocolate and vanilla ice cream at Pinafore Maid Cafe

Giant rainbow Pocky (thanks A) in grape flavour 

Grape soft serve

Japanese breakfast with porridge

Sweetened mackerel jerky

Sweetened Wasabi rice cracker

Green tea kit Kat (thanks other A)

Hakone hot spring boiled egg (makes you live 7 years longer)

 

Dark chocolate kit Kat (thanks again other A)

Looks like a turd but it's a sweet potato pudding in cake. 

Green tea muffin with creme patisserie and red bean. Yay fusion

Casual eating in Japan

Gyoza

Vat of boiled goodies at a 7 Eleven

Ramen 

Thin sheet of egg on flavoured rice

Handmade udon in creamy caviar broth with chicken, prawn and scallops (ok not very cheap)

Minced raw tuna on rice

Ramen

Fried rice and cold tofu

Sesame coffee (delicious!!!)

Japanese Fried Food

I love Masterchef. Not only is there lots of food porn, they also give you very tasty recipes that actually work (unlike the sucky MKR website). A few weeks ago this guy gave a very nice tutorial on how to make my favourite Japanese entree; Agedashi Tofu! And even though I hate frying (the spitting oil hurts!) I just had to give it a go.

So since I got the oil out, I figured I'd also try to make tempura and tori-karaage. Tempura was pretty easy, but the tori-karaage was a mess. Must try to get a proper recipe instead of winging it. The agedashi however was DIVINE. The sauce was spot on!