November 24, 2018
By : Cindy
Up early at 4:00 am which is really good given that is 11:00 am back home. We chilled for a little bit and then at 6:00 headed out. First stop, 7-11! We have heard so many people say that 7-11 has great food that we thought we would check it out. No slurpies here, but there was a sort of make your own ramen bowl.
We got an egg salad with ham sandwich (because that kind of sounds like breakfast right?), 2 port buns and some water. Came back to our place and ate at our little table with our legs crossed on our bamboo mats. Not sure what has gone wrong with our 7-11s, best pork buns we have ever had! Made our way to the outer market of the old famous fish market. So many stalls and bizarre things to see. First thing we bought was some yakatori. There is a machine that they thread each skewer on and it rotates around the heat and cooks evenly then drops out at the bottom. Andy and the kids had chicken hearts yakatori. I was not so brave and just had chicken meat. Saylor kept saying that she felt like she had a bloody nose because she couldn't get the taste of blood out of her mouth.
Next stall were these eggs that they cook in these big square pans and layer them. Turns out like a big square omelette that they cut into pieces and sell separately. They were a little too sweet for me. Almost like sugar was added. But that next item was ice cream with cookie dough baked around the outside. It is so interesting that they don't want you to eat in front of their stall. They want you to move off to the side, but not walk around with it. I think something to do with the possibility of the food falling and making a mess. The adventurous eating continues with Andy and the kids eating sea urchins. The guys was cutting them and cleaning them right in front of us. Hudson got it in his mouth and then right back out again. Saylor got it down and enjoyed it. Saylor is a bad ass! The stall that sold giant pork shumi was very good. Found a charming sushi restaurant. We set at the bar and watched the chef work his magic.
Andy was helping one of the kids with their chopstick usage. The chefs and patrons were all staring at us and laughing. Talking more in Japanese and laughing more. Pretty sure they were laughing at us. Glad we could aid in starting their day off with some laughter even if it was at us. :-) In the fish section Saylor had some raw tuna that is the best she said she ever had. We ran across many vending machines. Some had clothes for cats so of course we had to get one for Saylor's friend. It is the kind where you put in the money and you don't know what you are going to get. Like a gumball machine at home. We ended up with the shark hat for the cat. Now that is unique.
In the middle of it all we went to a Buddhist shrine. We made an offering, said a prayer and rang the bell. Something special about respecting a religion and taking the moment in.
As you approach the shrine there is a large water fountain with cups and long handles. You are supposed to wash your hands and I believe your mouth before entering. Incense were burning and the air was spiritual.
We heard Tokyo has the number one pizza place in the world and when you are married to a New Yorker you have to check it out. 30 minutes by train and we were at Pizza Studio. They wouldn't take us because we didn't have a reservation so we ordered two pizzas to go. While we waited we saw some Mario carts zoom through the neighborhood. Yep, they were go carts on the streets of Tokyo where people dress up as Mario and zoom through. Our pizzas were ready and no one was sitting at the outdoor tables because it was a bit cold I guess. Not for us Seattlelites though. I quickly got in trouble for eating at the table. OK, off to the bench across the street. The pizza was kind of OMG! The crust was the best any of us have ever had. If you could take this crust and the pizza from the gas station at Snoqualimie Pass you would have the perfect pizza! BTW this is a Michelin stared pizza place. Once done I tried to give them their boxes back. Nope, that was wrong too! They wouldn't take our garbage and there are no garbage cans in Tokyo. One more crazy rule. It is so crazy with all these people and no garbage cans. Train back to our neighborhood. On the walk to our place we stopped in Lawsons. Kind of like a 7-11 and they are everywhere. We tried a piece of fried chicken and some water. The chicken was devoured and we had to buy 3 more. Who knew everything could be so good here! A block further and there is a cute little bakery with everything you could want. Seeing the Santa and reindeer pastries was pretty adorable and festive. Some downtime was needed before we headed out for the night
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