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ramen), fish, meats, and veggies served up fast – but this Despite being familiar with some Japanese delica-
is fast food that’s good for you. Noodle preparation and cies, there were many, especially in markets like Tashiki
presentation is largely regional, so bowls vary from town Market in Kyoto, that we had never seen much less
to town. Our favorites were soba, udon, and ramen. We tasted. More than a few struck us as strange, like the
especially enjoyed watching chefs make the noodles whole baby octopus stuffed with a quail egg and other
from scratch, performing the precision cuts with a long seafood we couldn’t identify. A food tour might be the
knife in the front windows of their eateries. Think of best way expand your palate to enjoy these unusual
watching women make tortillas in Old Town San Diego. specialties.
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