Lunch at Hantei...
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khiemtranAfter a pleasant morning walking around Yanaka, it's time for lunch...
This restaurant is called "Hantei". For those who can read Japanese, I think the website is here.
Even if you can't read Japanese, if you ever see δΈ² on a menu, it means kushi or skewer, so you can guess what sort of food we're going to get. Interestingly, in Chinese the same character can mean "to string together" or "to gang up" or even "to go from place to place" among other meanings.
This sign is beyond me though...
We were lucky enough to get a table up on the second floor.
How the tables look without the people...
Even the call button is very stylish...
We order a kushi-age set menu. First up is this appetiser made from tofu and potato.
And raw vegies and miso paste.
Dip the vegies in the paste and eat them while you wait for the hot food to arrive.
Believe it or not, this is the Kids Set Lunch...
Here come the kushi-age. The one on the right actually has a ginger stem as a stick.
You can eat the top of the stem, but don't try to eat it all or you'll look (ahem) very silly. This is the bit to leave behind...
The kushi-age keep coming with lots of inventive flavours and combinations. There was seafood, vegetables, mochi...
Even Young Master Two wants to try one. This is hajimete ("the first time") for him...
Meanwhile, the food keeps coming. And of course it's all delicious...
Something else I haven't seen before. As an alternative to miso soup, you can choose to have a soup made of tea poured over nori (seaweed).
Back to the kushi-age...
As the sticks keep piling up...
This one was actually curry flavour...
Meanwhile, the kids are up to dessert.
While the adults get something special of their own. This dessert was absolutely gorgeous.
So, suitably fortified, it's back to the streets...
This restaurant is called "Hantei". For those who can read Japanese, I think the website is here.
Even if you can't read Japanese, if you ever see δΈ² on a menu, it means kushi or skewer, so you can guess what sort of food we're going to get. Interestingly, in Chinese the same character can mean "to string together" or "to gang up" or even "to go from place to place" among other meanings.
This sign is beyond me though...
We were lucky enough to get a table up on the second floor.
How the tables look without the people...
Even the call button is very stylish...
We order a kushi-age set menu. First up is this appetiser made from tofu and potato.
And raw vegies and miso paste.
Dip the vegies in the paste and eat them while you wait for the hot food to arrive.
Believe it or not, this is the Kids Set Lunch...
Here come the kushi-age. The one on the right actually has a ginger stem as a stick.
You can eat the top of the stem, but don't try to eat it all or you'll look (ahem) very silly. This is the bit to leave behind...
The kushi-age keep coming with lots of inventive flavours and combinations. There was seafood, vegetables, mochi...
Even Young Master Two wants to try one. This is hajimete ("the first time") for him...
Meanwhile, the food keeps coming. And of course it's all delicious...
Something else I haven't seen before. As an alternative to miso soup, you can choose to have a soup made of tea poured over nori (seaweed).
Back to the kushi-age...
As the sticks keep piling up...
This one was actually curry flavour...
Meanwhile, the kids are up to dessert.
While the adults get something special of their own. This dessert was absolutely gorgeous.
So, suitably fortified, it's back to the streets...
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Date: 2012-05-30 11:22 am (UTC)(also, you're making me hungry even though I've already eaten...)
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Date: 2012-05-30 08:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-05-30 11:56 pm (UTC)Cute child! "Bright eyed", as we say in the (southern) U. S. and watching Dad or Mom, for reactions and approval. :o)
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Date: 2012-05-31 10:07 am (UTC)