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Originally Posted by humfrz
Well, they look like interesting dishes - but I don't want to know what's in them - 
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Soups were usually different styles of ramen or udon. It sounds silly if you mostly know of ramen as the basic stuff we get at the store here, but in Japan they can be incredibly gourmet with some soups being the result of 24+ hours of cooking, etc.
Katsu curry was nice, basically fried pork over rice with a curry sauce. I forget the entire history of how it winded up being a Japanese cuisine, but I think it's originally from the West/India. But it's waaay better than Indian curry and quite different. More of like a gravy, sometimes with vegetables in it. Very tasty as a comfort food for cold days but also just a yummy dish.
Gyukatsu I described a few posts ago, but basically beef cutlet that's been slightly fried for crisp edges, and then you sear/cook it to your preference; usually that meal included a cabbage salad with an amazing sesame dressing and other items (miso soup was one of them).
The octopus one was a street food from Kyoto. Tasted way better than it looks, lol.
Anything else just ask I guess
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