my japanese encyclopedia S

[psyched_out]

a selfishly egocentric intro: i have never lived beyond the metro atlanta area in my life - my dad's side of the family lived 2.5 hours to the north in suches and my mom's side lived 2 hours south in opelika, alabama - my vacations consisted of the following destinations: daytona beach, florida; jekyll island, georgia; or gatlinburg, tennessee -

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[cola_fan]

Nicely done. The shabu shaby sounds fun. Last summer when I worked in Redmond there was a nice Bento restaurant I'd snag for late eats.

[psyched_out]

some of the japanese restaurants in atlanta have shabu shabu as well (i know umezono does, for starters) - not sure how it might compare but its well worth trying!

[slacktide]

Yep, Seattle is really starting to fill up with Kaiten sushi places. I can think of at least 7 or 8 of them. We usually go to Marinepolis Sushi Land. More infos here.

[psyched_out]

the more i hear about it, the more seattle sounds like an annex of japan where i can walk around with a slightly improved grasp of exactly what the hell is going on...

[turdburgler]

I really need to try shabushabu and sukiyaki some day.

I also know joseph said that some of the korean places around ATL have it, but I would really like to find a Japanese place around here that serves Okonomiyaki. If S has any idea where one might be, I am all ears!

[psyched_out]

i don't think we've been to any restaurants around here that serve okonomiyaki - or at least, i'm pretty sure of that since i know how much she loves it - we've only eaten it at home or in japan...

is korean okonomiyaki any different from japanese, i wonder?

korean okonomiyaki

[dashoka]

as far as i know, we have no exact equivalanet of okonomiyaki (although i understand this is something derived from korean culture). the closest thing i can think of is Hae Mul Pa Juen (seafood pancake). the biggest issue of course is the fact that even if a korean place has something similar, the experience will not be the same since you definitely won't cook it for yourself, which i think to some is part of the appeal.

i agree with your assessment of salmon in north east asia. i had salmon once here and it wasn't particularly great. the tuna is absolutely fantastic though and most of the other fishes in general. i had an amazing time eating sashimi in my hometown, Pusan.

oh, if you ever get the chance, try eating raw beef, it is truly a great culinary experience. in Korea, we call it Yuk Hae.

-joseph

Re: korean okonomiyaki

[psyched_out]

okonomiyaki derives from korea? i had always heard that it came out of osaka post-WWII after everything had been destroyed and they just decided to take up whatever food they could find & make a pancake out of it...then again, maybe you're meaning that the pancake concept came from korea...

i've had raw chicken before and honestly raw beef sounds a bit more appetizing - now that i've broken my streak of having major food illnesses while on international vacations, i'll have to give it a shot next time...

and s. says hello & hopes all's well in korea - for that matter, i say the same...