Osaka is the food capital of Japan. I love food. This seems like a match made in heaven.
I decided to hit the ground running, so to speak, when it came to sampling the delicacies of my new home. I don't know what most of these things were, or exactly what was in them, but they were delicious!
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| Lunch. My first taste of fresh udon. Plush a plum onigiri and tempura battered Japanese ginger. |
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| A snack so I could sit in the cafe out of the rain. It was tasty, though. |
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| Second day's breakfast. I don't know what kind of fish it was, but it was tasty. |
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| My first ever gyudon. Basically rice with thin sliced beef on top. This one has cheese on top. |
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| And an ice cream because it was really hot. |
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| My first bar experience. Yakisoba is delicious, but I have no idea what all was on this. |
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| Natto! It wasn't that bad. This was my breakfast this morning. Never figured out what to do with the raw egg, though. |
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| This was some kind of omelet with rice inside and sauce and cheese on top. |
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| And I finally caved and stopped at McDonalds. Although, I have never seen a teriyaki burger on the menu at home. Bonus video - My yakisoba danced! |









