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Visiting Japan, but I don't like seafood.
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Noble Neckbeard
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Have you tried eel? Eel sushi is god tier, isn't as "fishy" as a lot of other seafood, and may serve as a good gateway into liking it. Might be worth a try!
We have great seafood?
coughlanio
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Of course, any time I've had friends visiting, they've been blown away, by the shellfish in particular.
striferser
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Shhh, don't tell the OP, who know, he might get addicted to it.
Yup, it's very cheap.
TheBryanJZX90
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Go to Fu-Fu-Tei in Ikebukuro or Shibuya, get all you can rat yakiniku for 2500 yen, plus you can get all you can drink beer (!) for an extra 1500. Love that place.
My case is similar to OP's, I find it really hard to eat fish, I just can't tolerate the taste. But if I ever get the chance to travel to Japan I will do my best to try the food there.
Also,
CornBurrito
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eat whale and dolphin sushi and horsemeat ice cream?
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Japanese people eat beef, pork, chicken, fruits, veggies, and baked products too ya know 
TheBryanJZX90
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Oh man I could totally go for some raw horse basashi is amazing
see, shit like that is what keeps me out of Japan.
and my massive seafood allergies, lack of passport, and lack of transport.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Sushi is something you eat in Vancouver. By comparison there is relatively little of it in Japan.
It's all about beef bowls and curry there.
It's all about beef bowls and curry there.
FlashbladeGAF
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I don't like seafood either, but when I went to Japan I tried everything.
Think about it... How often are you going to visit another country.
Embrace the culture man.
Now I don't mind seafood.
Love me some sushi.
Think about it... How often are you going to visit another country.
Embrace the culture man.
Now I don't mind seafood.
Love me some sushi.
Tell me something you don't like so I can tell you to get over it and like it.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
You could just eat McDonalds or Shakey's pizza or some shit in Japan if you're a real pussy.
BronsonLee
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Whether that is expensive or not depends on OP's budget. He may not want to drop that amount per meal. That's about average for yakiniku.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Curry pan.... *drools*
I'm not huge on fish, and I got along just fine living in Japan. I actually think it's easier to avoid fish on the cheap end than the higher end, because once you get to fancier Japanese traditional types of dinner, you'll end up with a lot of seafood.
There are plenty of places and options for avoiding fish in all price ranges, chain or local. I mean, for just a week, you could try gyudon, ramen, soba, udon, yakitori, yakiniku, sukiyaki, shabu shabu, yakisoba, okonomiyaki, katsu, curry, hamburg, and that's just pulling the things off the top of my head. Then you have options for trying the unique Japanese twists on things like Chinese and Korean food, not to mention the required trip to McDonalds. You have to go to a Japanese McDonalds at least once, and if anybody tells you to go to MOS Burger instead, they are filthy liars.
And seriously, I could just go to a yakitori place for dinner every day and be totally content.
My heart always breaks when I hear people say things like that.
There are plenty of places and options for avoiding fish in all price ranges, chain or local. I mean, for just a week, you could try gyudon, ramen, soba, udon, yakitori, yakiniku, sukiyaki, shabu shabu, yakisoba, okonomiyaki, katsu, curry, hamburg, and that's just pulling the things off the top of my head. Then you have options for trying the unique Japanese twists on things like Chinese and Korean food, not to mention the required trip to McDonalds. You have to go to a Japanese McDonalds at least once, and if anybody tells you to go to MOS Burger instead, they are filthy liars.
And seriously, I could just go to a yakitori place for dinner every day and be totally content.
My heart always breaks when I hear people say things like that.
Zoe
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I was all excited to try out the rice bun at MOS Burger. But then it fell apart in my hands
TheBryanJZX90
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Aaargh now I'm missing my favorite yakitori place so hard. These threads, every time...
Dreamgazer
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You'll be fine. There are plenty of non-seafood options.
Dashi is usually optional on most dishes.
Don't listen to this filthy liar.
At least give both a try.
Although freshness burger > both.
Dashi is usually optional on most dishes.
shidoshi said:
Don't listen to this filthy liar.
At least give both a try.
Although freshness burger > both.
My bf is similar to you in not liking the taste and texture of fish or shellfish, but since I'm a big fan of japanese cuisine it's been a challenge. At least I can leave off the bonito flakes from okonomiyaki when I make it.
I've been able to ease him into eating sashimi of the less "fishy" fish - the main thing is getting it fresh and not from the all you can eat or rotating sushi bar places where it may sit a bit. Ask for the tuna, yellowtail, amberjack, snapper or flounder, maybe scallop if you don't mind it.
I've been able to ease him into eating sashimi of the less "fishy" fish - the main thing is getting it fresh and not from the all you can eat or rotating sushi bar places where it may sit a bit. Ask for the tuna, yellowtail, amberjack, snapper or flounder, maybe scallop if you don't mind it.
Daikichi yakitori in Osaka was my hangout. The chicken cheese are so, so yummy.
Not quite the same, but just had yakitori the other night in Little Tokyo. Grilled items and lemon chu-hi—oh lordy. That's my idea of nirvana.
coughlanio
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What's so good about Mos/McD/Freshness?
They have a lot of food.
It's also good to try everything at least once.
Open your mind, you never know how different it will be in another country.
Takoyaki is awesome, that's seafood. (It's almost everywhere in Japan)
Fugu is one of the best things I've ever had, that's also seafood.
Keep an open mind, you only live once.
Oh, and MOS Burger have AMAZING hamburgers.
It's also good to try everything at least once.
Open your mind, you never know how different it will be in another country.
Takoyaki is awesome, that's seafood. (It's almost everywhere in Japan)
Fugu is one of the best things I've ever had, that's also seafood.
Keep an open mind, you only live once.
Oh, and MOS Burger have AMAZING hamburgers.
TheBryanJZX90
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Ooh what's good for chicken on a stick in Little Tokyo?
Man I can hear the chorus of "irrashaimase" and "four beers coming up!" From Kushi Tonbo in Hitachi now...
Part of it is just getting a look at the huge difference in quality between McDonalds in Japan and America (assuming you're from here). And you can check out some of the crazy burgers that are never offered up outside of Japan. MOS and Freshness are your "see what Japan's take on Western fast food burger joints" options, but really, I've never had an experience at MOS that was anywhere near enjoyable. To be fair, though, it's been a long time since I've gone. And I'm not sure if I've ever gone to Freshness before.
Part of it for me at this point is just tradition, though. Like, when I lived in Osaka, I would always go to the Wendy's near Namba station when I headed up there, because it was a half hour where I could pretend to be back home to help fight the homesickness a little. *heh*
We usually go to Izakaya Honda-ya. It's not super cheap, but it's also nowhere near as expensive as it could be for having such a place in the States. They aren't just yakitori, they're like a traditional izakaya, so you go there and drink and order a bunch of things to share with everyone and have a good time. Last time we went, we were in the tatami room, so it was totally like being back in Japan.
SniperHunter
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why do you hate seafood? Whats wrong with you?
Well they come from a country that has supposedly great seafood...
Sometimes people have cuisine prepared a certain way, and it's not great.
Due to that bad experience, they have in their mind that it's supposed to taste like that.
When in a different country, that has seafood ingrained in their culture,
that maybe, just maybe, they are pretty good at preparing it.
coughlanio
Member
I mean, like I've mentioned before, I don't like the taste or texture (I've had well prepared fish at restaurants I would consider 'pretty good'), but then there's also this:
http://www.independent.ie/life/food...n-our-sea-so-why-dont-we-eat-it-26615739.html
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
McD's is generally better in every country that isn't America. Even in Canada they try a little harder.
But Teriyaki Burgers and Chicken n Egg Muffin make Japan's version more special.
Everyone recommends MOS Burger but I don't know what the fuss is all about. I don't remember anything about it specifically other than the burger being undersized.
My gf and I did three weeks in Japan and she doesn't like fish either and she loved the food. But man she was missing out to be perfectly honest. I was in (sea)food heaven.
However, the best food I had on the whole trip was bowl of ramen in the weird little hole in the wall in Shinjuku. 5000yen and it changed my life. I hope I can find it again some day.
Also, there's a Yoshinoya on every block if you want to visit the meat dimension. Ridiculous value and so very tasty.
My gf and I did three weeks in Japan and she doesn't like fish either and she loved the food. But man she was missing out to be perfectly honest. I was in (sea)food heaven.
However, the best food I had on the whole trip was bowl of ramen in the weird little hole in the wall in Shinjuku. 5000yen and it changed my life. I hope I can find it again some day.
Also, there's a Yoshinoya on every block if you want to visit the meat dimension. Ridiculous value and so very tasty.
mullet2000
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"Seafood" is a very broad category.
I don't care for fish as a "Knife & Fork" meal, for example, but I like sushi, shrimp (depending on preparation), etc. Just try some stuff and you'll probably find something you like.
I don't care for fish as a "Knife & Fork" meal, for example, but I like sushi, shrimp (depending on preparation), etc. Just try some stuff and you'll probably find something you like.
NekoFever
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My dad went to Japan and ate McDonald's and Italian food the whole time because he refuses to eat sushi. No amount of explaining that the Japanese don't only eat sushi and that his logic was like refusing to eat anything in America because you don't like burgers could convince him otherwise.
Ah, takoyaki, one of the banes of my existence. Octopus is so horrible because its like eating a piece of chewy rubber, but as I consider Osaka to be my second hometown, I feel it's my duty to like it.
That's really unfortunate. My brother went over for my Japanese wedding, and at that time he was certain he was deathly allergic to all seafood. However, he then learned that there was plenty of food in Japan OTHER than fish, and he fell in love with a lot of stuff.
Yoshinoya, baby.
What is this? Looks delicious.
I dont eat seafood and I'm not a big fan of vegetables but survived just fine the 10 days I satyed in japan,I became a huge gyudon fan I went to sukiya and yoshinoya, you can also get yakitori in a lot of places, there's different types of curry dishes you can get all of them amazing every time I go to the supermarket now I get japanese curry so good, you cand find good food at convenience stores like lawson I got spaghetti Bolognese and it was good and cheap they had other dishes and sandwiches as well and finally I recomend you go to Mos Burger it's a japanese fast food chain but the food is high quality
MOS Burger undersized? WTF? :|
I guess when some people's medium is others extra large, things do look undersized...
Gyudon, it's awesome!
I guess when some people's medium is others extra large, things do look undersized...
Gyudon, it's awesome!
MonkeyChime
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