Sanuki No Sato and Sakae Sushi

Today we met some beloved family friends and had lunch at Sanuki No Sato. They are known for their udon, soba and donburi. Had a great time catching up, having a few laughs and enjoying Sanuki's food. After our annual trek to Marukai to purchase New Year's foods we picked up some Sakae Sushi in Gardena. Nothing beats it.

I had the Kakiage-don Combo (Hot Udon with Kakiage tempura donburi).

Troy, Pachi, Tak, Mom, Dad and Gayle

It aint fancy but it is an institution.

Love the menu board.

Doomo!

Nicely prepared to take home.

Mixed set: Inari, Saba, Tamago, Ebi, Futomaki and California roll.

Soon to be gone.

Mom's oshizushi

Every year on Christmas day my mom would make her "oshizushi" (pressed sushi). This year was no exception. The best time to eat it is right after it is pressed out. The press is a made out of wood and is in three distinct shapes. One of them is a cherry blossom shape, the other two are abstract but distinctly Japanese. In the middle is canned tuna cooked in sugar and shoyu. Once pressed it is topped with a scrambled egg square, red and green powered ebi flakes (shrimp). However we were out of it. Still tasted good though.

xmas eve day lunch-in n' out burger

no words are necessary except for "burp". is burp a word? an onomatopoetic one.

double double with raw onion

i think it is better than shake shack.

the whole family loves it.

troy and dad.

a thing of beauty.

yokoso hokkaido!

In July, I took my parents on trip to Hokkaido (the most northern island in Japan) to celebrate their 80th birthdays. Here are some eating highlights. So many things to blog but I dont want to overload the blogosphere. Beware 39 pics to follow!

Ebi furai room service at the Park Hyatt Tokyo. Nice way to end a 12 hour flight.

Gyudon near the hotel

Gotta have my security food snacks right?

Lunch at Haneda. So good!

Mini eggplant tsukemono - Asahikawa

One of the best ramen I've ever had.

Unfort. the gyoza wasn't on par. But I ate it.

The beginnings of many "nabe" meals.

Mmmm. But I was so full from the sukiyaki I didnt even touch this.

Now this was good! The aji (flavor) was exceptional. And I rarely think sukiyaki is the go-to dish. 

Mom enjoying it as well.

Dad chowing down. This man can put it away.

One of many bfast buffets.

Tempura soba. Again.

Baked goods at Isetan.

Yakitori.

Agemono.

More nabe.

Another nabe. At this point I was done with nabe.

Bfast.

Dinner buffet. Hawaii peeps like buffets. I am not such a fan.

Mutton BBQ

Feeding time.

Udon.

Pork donburi.

Cherries.

Guess? Yes another nabe type lunch. I starved.

Roadside ramen. Oishii.

Now thats a musubi.

Chix wings

Shoyu braised pork belly.

Dinner in the room - Sapporo.

Here's the beef! Look at the marbling.

Tonkatsu in Sapporo

Close-up.

Can you tell I liked it?

One more tendon before my flight home.

Meal on ANA.

Braised shrimp fritters.