{"id":1288,"date":"2015-08-14T14:55:39","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T14:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/japan-food-journal-day-9\/"},"modified":"2015-08-17T00:46:38","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T00:46:38","slug":"japan-food-journal-day-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/japan-food-journal-day-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Food Journal, Day 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Breakfast on the bus.&nbsp;<figure style=\"width: 2250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9848.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9848.jpg?resize=640%2C853\" title=\"\" class=\"size-custom\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cold coffee beverage. 4\/5<\/figcaption><\/figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kokutou Mushipan &#8211; taste like raisin and brown sugar (carrot cake) moist and spongy 5\/5<figure style=\"width: 3000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9857.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9857.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" title=\"\" class=\"size-custom\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Butter bread taste like Hawaiian sweet roll but with crossAnt texture. 4.5\/5<\/figcaption><\/figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 3000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9859.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9859.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" title=\"\" class=\"size-custom\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">egg flavored mochi? not so great. I had to eat it because Karl thought it was awful.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lunch in Shirakawa-go<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;Our bus tour included a traditional Japanese lunch and it was fantastic.<figure style=\"width: 1616px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1588-0.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1588-0.jpg?resize=640%2C428\" title=\"\" class=\"size-custom\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karl and I dared each other to eat the whole fish and it was okay except for the crunchiness of the spine in the head.<\/figcaption><\/figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1590.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1590.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\"><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1591.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1591.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\"><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ice cream in Shirakawa-go.<br \/>\n<figure style=\"width: 1616px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1614.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1614.jpg?resize=640%2C428\" title=\"\" class=\"size-custom\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">We tried the doboroku and kibi flavors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1615.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1615.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\"><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is hot in Japan so we eat a lot of ice cream, but I&#8217;m not complaining. This grated apple ice cream was fantastic and the cone style was super cute.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1677.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1677.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\"><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1678.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1678.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\"><\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>\nDinner in Takayama<figure style=\"width: 3000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9946.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9946.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" title=\"\" class=\"size-custom\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hida Beef  Noodles &#8211; Hida Beef is big in Takayama so we decided to give it a try.<\/figcaption><\/figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure style=\"width: 2250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9947.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9947.jpg?resize=640%2C853\" title=\"\" class=\"size-custom\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hida Beef over Rice 5\/5<\/figcaption><\/figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 3000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9946.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9946.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" title=\"\" class=\"size-custom\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hida Beef  Noodles &#8211; Hida Beef is big in Takayama so we decided to give it a try.  The meat was 5\/5 but iI give the whole dish a 2-3\/5.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Snacks&nbsp;<figure style=\"width: 2250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9953.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9953.jpg?resize=640%2C853\" title=\"\" class=\"size-custom\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frozen Lemonade with a wedge of lemon. 4.5\/5<\/figcaption><\/figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure style=\"width: 2250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9955.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9955.jpg?resize=640%2C853\" title=\"\" class=\"size-custom\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coffee ice cream shake. 5\/5 Yum!<\/figcaption><\/figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9958.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9958.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\"><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9960.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9960.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\"><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9969.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9969.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\"><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9972.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9972.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\"><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9973.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9973.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\"><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breakfast on the bus.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kokutou Mushipan &#8211; taste like raisin and brown sugar (carrot cake) moist and spongy 5\/5&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Lunch in Shirakawa-go &nbsp;Our bus tour included a traditional Japanese lunch and it was fantastic.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ice cream in Shirakawa-go. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; It is hot in Japan so we eat a lot of ice cream, but I&#8217;m [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1287,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[39,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","category-japan"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_9947-0.jpg?fit=2250%2C3000&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4XnUB-kM","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1288"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1691,"href":"https:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1288\/revisions\/1691"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}