What I ate today - the food thread

[drron]

A lovely meal tonight. We had picked out a restaurant to go to in wakkanai but when we got there it was closed for the day. bombed out with the next 3. Driving back past the docks and I spotted a place and said it's a restaurant. Mrsdrron said no it is a seafood shop. We were both right. The front of the builing sells fresh and frozen seafood and in the back is a restaurant. Share tables. An old Japanese fellow in the kitchen and his wife with the help of a couple of youngsters looks after the customers. We arrived at about 1650 and were one of the last to get a seat as they had been booked out for 6pm.
We caused a bit of consternation as we ordered wine. they did have a bottle of chablis on their drinks menu so we ordered that. Turned out to be French.


Now we paid 3900 yen - $A39 for it. When we got back to the hotel I looked it up. In Japan the 2022 vintage sells for 2050 yen. But the only 2018 bottle I could find for sale was in the USA for $US35. We got a bargain.
The restaurant.



And the shop in the front.


We shred a salmon sashimi set with an extra small bowl of salmon roe and a fried prawn dish.




The food was excellent. I think I passed muster with a couple of locals when I ate the prawn heads. The prawns were perfectly cooked and the sashimi excellent.
So if ever you happen to be in Wakkanai this is the place to look for.

 

[Askance]

BA dont get a lot right but they do drop a decent afternoon tea

 

[kermatu]

Delicious Korean food in Sandy Bay.

 

[Rugby]

Noosa Heads Surf Life Saving Club last Thursday - the half kg prawn bucket.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Noosa Heads Surf Life Saving Club last Thursday - the half kg prawn bucket.
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Our band used to be the house band at Christmas some 50 years ago!

 

[kermatu]

Greek Taverna in Salamanca, Hobart. Tasty enough, but have to say rather over-priced and very underwhelming serves.

 

[drron]

Today I added to my scallop pie experiences in Otaru, Japan.


Quite tasty. Lost points as the casing is bread not pastry. But bonus points as the 2 scallops were large and roe on. Also the Japanese curry sauce was better than the Tasmanian curry sauce.
Bought at the bakery at the entrance to the Otaru station.

 

[drron]

My last full day in Hokkaido so I wanted a good soup curry. Diagonally across the road from the Crowne Plaza Chitose was this place.


I hadn't done any research. The entrance is behind the main road with a large parking lot. When I turned the corner the car park was full and about 20 people in front of me. Thought it must be pretty good so waited. They have their products on sale at the front of the restaurant.






Only had to wait about 15 minutes.. Accompanied by a Sapporo beer.


From my seat I could see the Crowne plaza.


You can order how spicy you want to have your soup. 1-5 is for those who are not really into spice. 6-19 for those who like spicy things and 20-40 for those who want to test themselves. I decided to be conservative and ordered 19. It probably was the ideal level although I certainly can handle spicier dishes. I ordered the pork plus 7 mushrooms soup. It comes with rice which has a little curry spice in it. It was beautiful.





One word Fantastic.
So I researched the name and in all places that listed the top 3 curry soup restaurants in Sapporo it was in those lists. You can have the soup just with vegetables as well. The classic is with a chicken leg.

 

[JohnK]

1.5kg pork ribs discounted and then marked down further 25% ended up paying $21 for 2 racks.

Been in slow cooker about 5 hours. I shared 1 rack with daughter and this one cooking a little more as wife likes well done.



I really have no desire to eat out when we can cook like this at home.

Bought 2kg Oyster Blade today. Think that's going in slow cooker too.

 

[Rugby]

The first photo is a full crayfish at Sudima Kaikōura that we had for dinner tonight. The second is a half crayfish we had at the Kaikoura BBQ for lunch after walking the Kaikoura Penisula Walkway. So good

 

[Captain Halliday]

Fresh off the trawler at Mooloolaba:



Plus a few things from elsewhere:



Salad of the sea.

 

[drron]

My last meal in Japan. A curry at the ANA lounge.

 

[JohnK]

My own creation. Lamb loin with Panang curry. (Actually tastes ok)

 

[drron]

Today on SQ245. Smoked salmon salad then seafood laksa through BTC. Delicious.

 

[JohnK]

Braised pork, sauted onion, tomato paste and cauliflower. Who needs to eat out.

 

[Scash]

Home made Bahn Mi (sorry about the bite ). Vietnamese style pork with pickled veg etc. Delicious!

 

[Scash]

We don’t eat out all that often except when we are holidaying/travelling, but eat well at home. This was from the weekend - rib eye on the bone with lemon pepper potatoes, salad and a nice bottle of red to wash it down!

 

[TheRealTMA]

Fat Cow, James Street.

 

[drron]

Eating out in the last week. First our favourite Vietnamese restaurant Nguyen Brothers in the Kon Tiki building Maroochydore. dinner with my sister and BIL.
Pork and ginger dumplings and spring rolls.




Mrsdrron always has vermicelli salad with lemongrass beef. The rest of us shared a Vietnamese crepe, ginger in ginger sauce and pan fried barramundi. All delicious.

 

[Scash]

Fat Cow, James Street.

Will have to put this place on our list to try next time we're in Brisbane.