what kind of food do Gaijin san like in Japan

[mikan]

I'm taking my American husnband to Japan this year for the first time to visit my family there. My concern is whether he can find food he likes over there. I can't remember whether or not MacDonald's hamburger tastes pretty much the same as the one in the States. Is there any decent pizza place in Japan? I had Domino pizza some years ago and thought that was awful. Is there any good and reasonalble steak house? What kind of food in Japan do Americans like?

[DukePharmD]

Let me get this right: You and your husband are coming to Japan to eat American food? Uh, what would be the point?

[eku]

okonomiyaki
sukiyaki
yakiniku
anything yaki
or
sushi

stay away from the western food. otherwise what is the point?

[Time22]

okonomiyaki
sukiyaki
yakiniku
anything yaki
or
sushi

stay away from the western food. otherwise what is the point? besides it's hard also to find a nice original taste western food here :p

and to OP, you're coming to japan to try out the McDonalds ?!

[DukePharmD]

Now, as proper Texans and I am sure that your man is a manly Man.....ask for the only Sushi a manly Man would ask for in Japan:

Whale Anus.

[Time22]

The chicken ain't bad in Tsukuba
Damn you! i'm not gonna eat that! :eek:

[DukePharmD]

Time:

Look at the positive aspects:

GayClown cannot have sex.......his pecker is on his face.

[mikan]

I knew I'll get some mean comments.
thanks alot guys.

[Wonky]

I knew I'll get some mean comments.
thanks alot guys.

I'll answer your questions. All the food you mention is available. McDonald's does have a few items they don't sell in the US but the standards (cheeseburger, Big Mac, etc) taste the same. Those are company standards worldwide, I believe.

I'd have the same concern if I had relatives visiting Japan for the first time from the US.

You didn't say where you were going in Japan. The bigger cities will have more western style food. For example Tokyo has TGI Friday's, Outback steak house (or so I hear), and lots of Wendy's outlets.

Volks is a good steakhouse chain. Brendan's Pizzakaya (in Azabu) has great pizza.

I remember the first time I went to Japan for a homestay while in was in college, on the first day, my host family gave me a HUGE plate of zaru-soba...it was the first time I'd ever had it, and I didn't like it much and couldn't finish it.

[Time22]

I knew I'll get some mean comments.
thanks alot guys.
mean comments ?
hey..honestly, it wasn't meant to be 'mean' or even harsh. i was only thinking that you went to the quite extreme way there.
your questions are kinda confusing. are yourself a japanese ? seriously, it's like taking japanese to america and try to find a sushi place --which they'll almost definitely will compare the food with the original one they had in their country --which is mostly 'not quite good' and will lead into 'criticizing' the food itself. guess you wouldn't want that happen as it would lead into such an uncomfortable situation.

as personal experience, i also didn't feel comfortable when someone -even my h- trying so hard to find the food that's so 'out of the place' cos they think i can never take a new taste. the same as a lot of japanese acting surprised when they saw i can use chopsticks and eat miso shiru.

i was trying to suggest you to let him try some japanese food that -you think- isn't 'so japanese' like soba, sushi, raw food section etc.
and yes, what eku suggested there could be considered 'safe' enough. anything yaki.

and you can ask him also and giving the description of food. it helps for me. and let him decide.
mind you, you can actually find a lot of fine original japanese restaurant around the world nowadays. he might have actually tried out some of those -even he would want to try the real original version or he despised it. let him choose.

cheers.

[Mandrake]

I'm taking my American husnband to Japan this year for the first time to visit my family there. My concern is whether he can find food he likes over there. I can't remember whether or not MacDonald's hamburger tastes pretty much the same as the one in the States. Is there any decent pizza place in Japan? I had Domino pizza some years ago and thought that was awful. Is there any good and reasonalble steak house? What kind of food in Japan do Americans like?

Just tell him to imagine everything is chocolate and he should be fine. If he doesn't like fish so much a handy hip flask of Sake is always helpful to wash the rubbery stuff down with.

Food is such a highly localized thing that you would be better off looking at the gurume section of Yahoo Japan for the area in which you are going to visit to get an idea of places to eat.

[Wonky]

mean comments ?
hey..honestly, it wasn't meant to be 'mean' or even harsh. i was only thinking that you went to the quite extreme way there.
your questions are kinda confusing. are yourself a japanese ? seriously, it's like taking japanese to america and try to find a sushi place --which they'll almost definitely will compare the food with the original one they had in their country --which is mostly 'not quite good' and will lead into 'criticizing' the food itself. guess you wouldn't want that happen as it would lead into such an uncomfortable situation.

Gaijin in Japan are used to travelling and trying new things. It's normal for us. Not so for the general population of the US. My parents have never visited me in Japan. One of the reasons they haven't come is that they are afraid they won't be able to find anything they can eat.

[Time22]

Gaijin in Japan are used to travelling and trying new things. It's normal for us. Not so for the general population of the US. My parents have never visited me in Japan. One of the reasons they haven't come is that they are afraid they won't be able to find anything they can eat.
and they'd be surprised to find 'something' they would actually fond of eventually.
dang...they got to eat 'something'. that's the nature of surviving, right ? :p

[rubirosa]

Some Gaijin-san, upon arriving in Nippon from another country, will announce what foods they can and cannot eat. Others will closely examine foods new to them, asking detailed questions about the contents, then announce if they will eat it or not. Some will freak out at the sight of an octopus leg or a whole fish at the supermarket.

Some people have open minds and others don’t. If your Gaijin-san is the kind of guy who doesn’t like to try new things, take him to a burger place every day.

[Mandrake]

I met some new Nova recruits from America in a bar a few years ago. They asked me what was good so I ordered them some ししゃも and instructed them to eat it head first.

I was impressed that they had no reservation in eating the fish head first.

[Frostlight]

If it was me, I would want to try as many new foods as I could. However, I have friends who don't like Japanese food at all. Why don't you just ask him what he likes? That would have been the first thing I'd have done!

[DukePharmD]

To the OP:

My original comment was not meant to be mean-spirited at all. Your post was a little confusing.

Best thing is to go out and explore, try new things and see what he likes. True, some of the Japanese food (or what is called food) can be a little daunting. One thing you will notice is that Japanese cuisine relies heavily on soy for most of it's seasonings, so it can get a little redundant at times.

However, coming to Japan to look for McDonalds and such is sort of on par with going to Italy looking for Chinese food. As I said earlier, go out and explore...if you like the food, fine....if not, don't eat it again.

[Hijinxxx]

To the OP:

Your hubby could always eat you in a pinch.

[Mandrake]

To the OP:

Your hubby could always eat you in a pinch.

焼き人間ですから人減になる。

Oh, ic different meaning!

[Hijinxxx]

焼き人間ですから人減になる。

Oh, ic different meaning!


Honey, we're eatin' Mexican tonight--tuna tacos.

[Mandrake]

Honey, we're eatin' Mexican tonight--tuna tacos.

On the Sofa? Or is it called a couch in Amerika?

[Hijinxxx]

On the Sofa? Or is it called a couch in Amerika?


Some call it Old Stainy.

[Mandrake]

Some call it Old Stainy.

On top of ol' stainy, all covered in fish.
I saw her husband being served a fine dish...

[Hijinxxx]

On top of ol' stainy, all covered in fish.
I saw her husband being served a fine dish...


That's beautiful--I'm tearing up with the emotion. :D

[Hijinxxx]

Seems like someone has expanded on the Sofa theme;

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/c/cake/italian+leather+sofa_20026651.html

[robred]

don't like Japanese food and they can't even eat it even if they did!

You Japanese have such a unique set of intestines, stomachs, livers, etc and such delicate, rarified tastebuds that gaijin don't have. Nor will they ever be able to follow your rarified example.

You Japanese understand the Four Seasons unique to your island nation and prepare your abundant, healthy, additive free, slow food accordingly. We wouldn't know what summer, autumn, winter, spring mean - we had to experience them first time in Japan!

Gaijin San Tachi (shouldn't it be?) eat beef and cheese mostly. That's why we stink, isn't it, as those charming Japanese children eating their own snot tell us. Not to mention the older people, especially the oyaji, who are just exemplars of delicate fragrances.

We don't understand that eating fish is natural and healthy - and of course only Japan is blessed with such abundant seafood stocks with mercury, dioxins and other beauties oozing out thru their pores. We can't compete with that!

We also can't compete with the extraordinary amounts of sugar and salt, not to mention all sorts of colourings and forbidden additives outside Japan, with which the Japanese eating experience is enhanced for the delicate Japanese palate.

We're too busy eating transfats - just ask some of the gaijin misfits on this board. That's ALL we eat. For example the typical Gaijin San Tachi menu consists of
Breakfast - 2 McDonald's sausage mcmuffins and 2 serves of hotcakes
Lunch - Two Quarter Pounders with triple cheese
Dinner - Three Big Macs with quadruple cheese.

Hope the above info helps.

[Mandrake]

Seems like someone has expanded on the Sofa theme;

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/c/cake/italian+leather+sofa_20026651.html

I need to hear that live;)

[Mandrake]

don't like Japanese food and they can't even eat it even if they did!

You Japanese have such a unique set of intenstines, stomachs, livers, etc and such delicate, rarified tastebuds that gaijin don't have. Nor will they ever be able to follow your rarified example.

Gaijin San Tachi (shouldn't it be?) eat beef and cheese mostly. That's why we stink, isn't it, as those charming Japanese children eating their own snot tell us. Not to mention the older people, especially the oyaji, who are just exemplars of delicate fragrances.

We don't understand that eating fish is natural and healthy - and of course only Japan is blessed with such abundant seafood stocks with mercury, dioxins and other beauties oozing out thru their pores. We can't compete with that!

We're too busy eating transfats - just ask some of the gaijin misfits on this board. That's ALL we eat. For example the typical Gaijin San Tachi menu consists of
Breakfast - McDonald's sausage mcmuffin
Lunch - Two Quarter Pounders with triple cheese
Dinner - Three Big Macs with quadruple cheese.

Hope the above info helps.

Don't forget that Japanese food is so healthy, which is why they douse it all in Gallons of Soy Sauce.

[Wonky]

I'm sure the OP feels great about bringing her husband to Japan now.

[銕銕銕]

Gaijin in Japan are used to travelling and trying new things. It's normal for us. Not so for the general population of the US. My parents have never visited me in Japan. One of the reasons they haven't come is that they are afraid they won't be able to find anything they can eat.

My general impression of DaWonk is that he has come a lot further in the Ol'


Holy Fugg!? They don't really eat that / do that / think that, Do They!!!!????

stakes than a ot of the rest of us.

Mikan Chama,

Listen to Wonky. He's a reformed redneck, like your hubby. But do make him eat Whale Anus. All real Men do.

;)

[Tristesse]

I like the Turkish restaurants!! Great food, great service and hospitality.

[thatisme]

the op is gone!! what is the point?
anyway here is my late take.
you don't have to eat the food of this country.
it is only your choice to try it out.
if you don't like it, there are plenty restaurant that serve western food,
just enjoy your trip.

my suggestion is gyoza!!!!

why should'nt people eat what they like even if is what they normally eat in their country?
already walking around in a different country, see things is an experience it self.

[Hijinxxx]

the op is gone!! what is the point?
anyway here is my late take.


The OP was bogus.

[Mandrake]

The OP was bogus.

so is sandro
who gives a rat!

[Hijinxxx]

so is sandro
who gives a rat!

Sandro? Oh, shatter my reality.

[Tristesse]

When I was going home today, I took a photo of a Turkish restaurant advertisement. It was interesting because it said Turkish cuisine is one of the three big cuisines in the world. What are the other two big ones?
Thanks.

[Tristesse]

so is sandro
who gives a rat!

i think i am on sandro's ignore list ...

[Mandrake]

Food...Japanese style...liquids roool!!!

http://momiji.jpf.go.jp/kyozai/Common/photo/62121001.jpg

[Hijinxxx]

When I was going home today, I took a photo of a Turkish restaurant advertisement. It was interesting because it said Turkish cuisine is one of the three big cuisines in the world. What are the other two big ones?
Thanks.

Brunei and Andorran.

[Mandrake]

Of course japanese people are very health conscious..

http://momiji.jpf.go.jp/kyozai/Common/picture/e011010.jpg

[Tristesse]

Brunei and Andorran.

can you give me directions where to find these restaurants in Tokyo?

[Mandrake]

For scumbag gaijin kids...they feed 'em kitties....basttards!!

http://momiji.jpf.go.jp/kyozai/Common/picture/k153010.jpg

[Hijinxxx]

can you give me directions where to find these restaurants in Tokyo?

No, I can't--sorry.

[Tristesse]

Of course japanese people are very health conscious..

http://momiji.jpf.go.jp/kyozai/Common/picture/e011010.jpg

Did you draw this by yourself??
Btw I bought a gift to Sandro for new Year 2007. It is painting aqua paints for his new pictures...

[Mandrake]

Even some Japanese hate their own food so much they do this...

http://momiji.jpf.go.jp/kyozai/Common/picture/k055110.jpg

[Mandrake]

Even salarymen pull faces when they hanker down on that salty fish!

http://momiji.jpf.go.jp/kyozai/Common/picture/k121030.jpg

[Mandrake]

Some believe it's a salt conspiracy as the husbands are off fegging other women, the wimmin indoors plan their salty revoly:

http://momiji.jpf.go.jp/kyozai/Common/picture/k488020.jpg

[Mandrake]

Foolish salaryman comes home and adds more...heck, he don't care about his health...bring on da' salt

http://momiji.jpf.go.jp/kyozai/Common/picture/k340030.jpg

[Mandrake]

But wait...even newlyweds are getting in on the Japanese salty action....look!!!

http://momiji.jpf.go.jp/kyozai/Common/picture/s236010.jpg

[Mandrake]

and when japanese lady runs out of salt she must apologize deeply to the man

http://momiji.jpf.go.jp/kyozai/Common/picture/s411010.jpg

[thatisme]

But wait...even newlyweds are getting in on the Japanese salty action....look!!!

http://momiji.jpf.go.jp/kyozai/Common/picture/s236010.jpg

go back to the rice thread, the bet is on!!!

[Mandrake]

But we THE GAIJIN OF JAPAN know better, we say this to salty food

http://momiji.jpf.go.jp/kyozai/Common/picture/mazui.jpg

[Hijinxxx]

Feck the frackin' tofu, this is real gaijin food:

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/599/barbeque1zh4.jpg

[Tristesse]

it is barbecue.... looks good.

[Mandrake]

Gaijin in japan often lack the refined food manners of the Japanese

http://momiji.jpf.go.jp/kyozai/Common/picture/k487000.jpg

[Mandrake]

Gaijin meats pales in comparison to 国内 meat..take a look at this!!!!!!!!!!!

http://momiji.jpf.go.jp/kyozai/Common/photo/l61025001.jpg

[Mandrake]

When it comes to noodles you gots to learn to suck it up likes da girl on the corner from thailand

http://momiji.jpf.go.jp/kyozai/Common/picture/u006010.jpg

[User Name Deleted]

The OP is either a troll or dumb J-trash.

If he or she is a troll, well done, if he or she is J-trash, please remember that each person has their own preferences in terms of food, don't deny someone the chance to eat something on the basis of some muppety racial stereotype.

[Mandrake]

Proud farmers boast their apples are bigger than blonde gaijin san on the webs breasts...we wonder what they feed them???

http://momiji.jpf.go.jp/kyozai/Common/picture/r033010.jpg

[DukePharmD]

Brunei and Andorran.

I was under the impression that it was Lithuanian and Icelandic.

[DukePharmD]

Feck the frackin' tofu, this is real gaijin food:

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/599/barbeque1zh4.jpg

Fecking-A, Bubba....brats and beer!

[Hijinxxx]

I was under the impression that it was Lithuanian and Icelandic.


Well, while certainly two powerhouses in the arena of international cuisine, they come up a bit short.

[DukePharmD]

Hijinxxx:

How DARE you denigrate Lithuanias fine cuisine. Pistols at dawn...wait...make that noon tomorrow. Name your second!

[Hijinxxx]

Hijinxxx:

How DARE you denigrate Lithuanias fine cuisine. Pistols at dawn...wait...make that noon tomorrow. Name your second!

I'll be the second, and BacN can be my first--ladies first.

[DukePharmD]

When I was going home today, I took a photo of a Turkish restaurant advertisement. It was interesting because it said Turkish cuisine is one of the three big cuisines in the world. What are the other two big ones?
Thanks.

Trist:

Saying that Turkish cuisine is one of the 3 big cuisines of the world is nothing more than pure marketing. Although good, it is not considered one of the worlds premier showcases. Although Middle Eastern food as a whole has made vast and profound contributions to the worlds culinary arsenal, none of them actually stand out by themselves. Most Middle Eastern food tends to be similar, whether it be Turkish, Syrian or whatever.

I forget where I read this, but as far as a far-reaching impact regarding cuisine, there are actually 4 types that have been major influences:

1. French
2. Italian
3. Chinese
4. Indian

This is not to say that, in this poly-cultural world, that all cuisines have not contributed something to the table, as it may be.

Anyway, just my Y100 worth.

P.S. I am sure I am going to get flamed over this one. Oh well.

[Tristesse]

Duke, I agree with you with the first three. But on the fourth place I will put Turkish/Greek/Middle Eastern food. Just my opinion.

[Tristesse]

Hijinxxx:

How DARE you denigrate Lithuanias fine cuisine. Pistols at dawn...wait...make that noon tomorrow. Name your second!

Too much hot blood.
No more wars please. :)

To think of it - a war over Lithuanian cuisine :D!

[Tristesse]

I'll be the second, and BacN can be my first--ladies first.

Hijinxxx, Hijinxxx, for first time the gentleman :)

[DukePharmD]

Duke, I agree with you with the first three. But on the fourth place I will put Turkish/Greek/Middle Eastern food. Just my opinion.

Trist:

Middle Eastern cuisines (those which you describe) are an amalgamation of Italian, Indian and Chinese cuisine.

I included Indian food for the vegetarian aspects and it's creative use of spices (cumin, dill, caraway, curries....)

When I mention influence, I am not speaking about specific dishes, but more along the lines of cooking techniques/methods.

[mikan]

Let me get this right: You and your husband are coming to Japan to eat American food? Uh, what would be the point?

No. Read my original post again.

[mikan]

To the OP:

My original comment was not meant to be mean-spirited at all. Your post was a little confusing.

Best thing is to go out and explore, try new things and see what he likes. True, some of the Japanese food (or what is called food) can be a little daunting. One thing you will notice is that Japanese cuisine relies heavily on soy for most of it's seasonings, so it can get a little redundant at times.

However, coming to Japan to look for McDonalds and such is sort of on par with going to Italy looking for Chinese food. As I said earlier, go out and explore...if you like the food, fine....if not, don't eat it again.

I don't know which part of my original post was so confusing. no, I'm not going to Japan to look for MacDonald. I am going to see my family in Japan like I said in my original post. I know what Japanese food is. I am Japanese myself. I posted this question because I thought I could find out what kind of Japanese food foreigners usually like. I asked about MacDonald and pizza in case my husband can't find any Japanese food he likes. I was also curious if the hamburger tastes the same because I remember when I first came to the States and ate whopper at Burger Kind, I thought it was like the best hamburger I ever had in my life. That's all. thank you everyone for your replies.

[User Name Deleted]

I don't know which part of my original post was so confusing. no, I'm not going to Japan to look for MacDonald. I am going to see my family in Japan like I said in my original post. I know what Japanese food is. I am Japanese myself. I posted this question because I thought I could find out what kind of Japanese food foreigners usually like. I asked about MacDonald and pizza in case my husband can't find any Japanese food he likes. I was also curious if the hamburger tastes the same because I remember when I first came to the States and ate whopper at Burger Kind, I thought it was like the best hamburger I ever had in my life. That's all. thank you everyone for your replies.

You're married to a non-Japanese and yet still have retarded stereotypes about what non-Japanese will and won't eat. It's down to individual preferences.

I may be a 白人 but I actually like pretty much everything that Japanese cuisine has to offer.

Give the racial stereotypes a rest.

[rubirosa]

Feck the frackin' tofu, this is real gaijin food:

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/599/barbeque1zh4.jpg

Somebody turn them brats!

[rubirosa]

I don't know which part of my original post was so confusing. no, I'm not going to Japan to look for MacDonald. I am going to see my family in Japan like I said in my original post. I know what Japanese food is. I am Japanese myself. I posted this question because I thought I could find out what kind of Japanese food foreigners usually like. I asked about MacDonald and pizza in case my husband can't find any Japanese food he likes. I was also curious if the hamburger tastes the same because I remember when I first came to the States and ate whopper at Burger Kind, I thought it was like the best hamburger I ever had in my life. That's all. thank you everyone for your replies.

If you are a Japanese living with an American why haven't you introduced him to any Japanese food yet?

Are you trying to tell us that there is no Japanese food in America?

Are you trying to tell us you should go back to troll school?

[Time22]

If you are a Japanese living with an American why haven't you introduced him to any Japanese food yet?

Are you trying to tell us that there is no Japanese food in America?

Are you trying to tell us you should go back to troll school? aaah...that's the thing why it felt kinda 'weird' from the first post.
the original post sounds like she's not japanese....:confused::confused:

[kotoha]

Personally, I can eat just about anything, but my family is a little more picky.

They REALLY like shabu-shabu and yakiniku.
They also like tendon, but didn't like tempura soba so much (they didn't like the noodles) we went to a nice tempura place in Asakusa and they really liked it.
At home, I made grilled fish and miso soup with tofu and naga-negi. They liked that too.
My mom and my sister like sushi. My dad doesn't like raw fish, but he likes to go to the kaitenzushi place and eat the ones without fish (or cooked fish)

I would take him to the places YOU like to eat. If he doesn't like it, you can always get McDonald's takeout on the way home.

Personally, I don't eat McDonald's so I don't know if it tastes the same.

If he wants to have fast food, why don't you take him to MosBurger? It's still a hamburger, but you can only get it in Japan! My family liked MosBurger too.

[DukePharmD]

Somebody turn them brats!

Dude...them brats are just about right! Now if we can just snag some good German Semf........

Wait.....I have some.....

We just need a big ol' fat juicy T-bone on that grill.......or 2...or 3.....

Damn...I'm hungry....

[Mandrake]

So what's the deal with Burger King in the states..

I remember those burgers in the UK, they were filled with gristle which is why Maccy D's blew them out the water and they dissapeared into thin air.

Flame grilled my ___!

[ima doko ?]

..........................

[MagicBullet]

As a little more of a serious answer, a good way to find out foods your hub or anyone likes is to go to an izakaya, like the Warawara or Watami brands and try lots of dishes. Then, even if he's not keen on something like sashimi or yakiudon, he can get a plate of fried cheese or potato wedges or something "gaijiny."

Mmmm. Just thinking about it makes me hungry and eager to hit those places when I go back ... I really shoulding read the food forum when my stomach is gurgling.