Episode 25: Miso Hungry Podcast goes to Japan – Part 1!

We're back from Japan!


(Actually, we've been back for almost two months already. But we
haven't been able to record until now, so...)


We're back from Japan!


We've fallen hard for the combinis (convenience stores, like 7-11
and Family Mart).


We have a renewed obsession with onigiri.


And we miss Japan like crazy now that we're back!!!


So what did we do in Japan? Well, on the first day we were both
there (Allison arrived a few days before Rachael did), we all
went and visited the Tokyo Skytree.


And by visited, we mean stood around and looked up at it. When we
were there, you had to have a reservation to get up into the
Skytree, because it's only a few months old.


So instead we got curry pastries.


And while we were sitting around eating, met some very
interesting people!


The next day, we all rented a car, and off to Mt. Fuji we all
went. (Mr. Fuji drove.)


We got to check out a Japanese rest stop, which is ridiculous
compared to what we're used to in the US. It's got an entire food
court!


Then around and around and around, up Mt. Fuji.


Though it was quite warm in Tokyo, it was freezing cold and
incredibly windy and rainy up the mountain, so we unfortunately
didn't get to spend much time there before sprinting back to the
car.


But it was totally worth it for the little udon restaurant we
found at the base of the mountain.


The noodles were handmade - to die for. And the only meat
available? Horsemeat!


And then, like any normal traveler would do in a foreign country,
we went to Costco.


Seriously. We went to Costco. Which was one heck of a freaky
experience in itself.


You walk in, and it looks exactly like every single Costco you
ever see in the US.


But then they have some different things - like all sorts of
different types of sashimi-grade seafood. Fish, fish eggs, uni,
seaweed... we're seriously jealous.


However, the real reason we were there? Rachael has been tempting
the rest of us with Hokkaido Milk Soft Cream ever since we
started this podcast, so Allison couldn't pass up an opportunity
to try some.


So worth it!
We're having a contest!

You can enter to win one of two pairs of silicon saibashi
(cooking chopsticks, like these) that we brought back from Japan.


All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this
post.


One entry per person. You have until 11:59PM on Monday, September
24th, 2012 to enter. We will ship internationally, so anyone may
enter. The two winners will be chosen using random.org.


Good luck!