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Curry : The Unsung Hero of Japanese Cuisine
Β OK so the title has already given it away, this is an article about food. I am sure a lot of people are thinking isnβt this blog supposed to be about working in Japan?! Well yeah it is and we have articles on that stuff too, but letβs be honest, food is important. We can live without work but we sure as hell canβt live without food. So I think that as food is such a key part of our lives it makes sense to be passionate about it. My friends and I when we meet up, we will often talk about food and especially about the differences in…
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The Salaryman Diet
When I first came to Japan I was shocked by all the delicious food. I knew people who had been to Japan raved about how amazing everything was, but being in the UK with very limited knowledge of Japanese food, when someone said ‘Japan’ and ‘food’ in the same sentence all I could think of was sushi and noodles. Yeah I know, me and 99% of the the non Japanese population. Furthermore despite the fact that I had been studying Japanese at university and held an interest in Japan since 15 I was actually very ignorant towards Japanese foods. I didn’t know what takoyaki, okonomiyaki or oden was. Now for…
Work in Japan
