After bidding farewell to our Chigasaki friends we headed to Tokyo to catch the train towards Shiga. On the way we grabbed a Maisen sandwich and Asahi from Tokyo Station (yes, you CAN drink beer pretty much anywhere in Japan...including the train station!)
This Maisen brand "katsu sando" (fried pork sandwich) is nothing like anything you'd pick up from Grand Central or Penn Station. Although it's prepackaged, the bread is more moist than that used in any NYC deli sandwich, plus the pork cutlet is so juicy it pops in your mouth!
Later that evening, after a few stops around Shiga, we arrive at our friend's house and greeted with home-cooked "Omotenashi". Omotenashi is a word used to describe any meal prepared for a special visitor. While my boyfriend warned me that hosts preparing such feasts usually go above and beyond, I was not prepared for anything this extravagantly amazing; despite my stomach's begging me for mercy, my tongue kept yearning for more!
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| Omotenashi of baked potato, ika (squid), greens in sesame sauce, gobo (burdock) wrapped in pork, hamburg, tamago (egg) with brocolli and red peppers |
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