Here is a little about the food we ate on our trip.  The first night in Hiroshima we were able to find a little “hole in the wall” restaurant that served one of Brad’s favorite Japanese foods.  It is called Okonomiyaki, and it is made by pouring a thin pancake onto a hot grill.  After it is cooked they add shredded cabbage, various meats and some kind of magic sauce.  They then flip it over and pour water under it to steam the cabbage and cook the meat.  They have this big spatula which they press down on the top while it is cooking.  When it is almost done they scramble an egg off to the side and top it with cheese.  Then they layer it all together and move it in front of you for you to eat right off the grill, no plate necessary!  It was very oishii!

 Above
Our talented chef.

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Scott and Brad enjoying Okonomiyaki!

The next night we went to a restaurant in Kyoto where we had a small grill built into the middle of the table.  There we had Yakiniku.  It was an all you can eat buffet and it was a whole lot better than Chuck-A-Rama!  They brought out plate after plate of meat, which we cooked on the little grill.  We also ate rice, salads and ice cream for dessert.  We had to order two ice cream sundaes each because they were Japanese sized, very little!  We once bought a bag of cookies and when we brought them home and opened them up they were individually wrapped and about the size of a silver dollar!

 A cute Japanese couple sitting next to us.

Scott and I eating our grilled all you can eat meal!