Between our train trip from Narita to Tokyo and from Tokyo to Okayama, we had 1.5 hour break.
We wasted no time in finding some 'authentic' Japanese food.
We took a walk around the Tokyo train station. When we walked past the big silver bell, we saw a restaurant packed with 'local' people. It offers set lunch for travellers. It appears to be the most popular establishment around.
So SP and I walked it and waited for our table. We both ordered sashimi on rice set.
A few things which we've noticed:
(1) The miso soup is different from what we are used to having. The miso is a little lighter. A couple of slices of lime peel is added to the soup, making it more refreshing.
(2) The wasabi is very grainy and STRONG. SP took just a little dab and he was totally shocked. He limited his wasabi consumption from then on.
(3) There were an unidentifiable 'leaf' sitting on the top of the rice. At first, SP saw the person next to us have left the leave untouched, so we decided to treat it as a garnish.
Later on, we saw a few others who actually ate the leaves! Either way, we didn't know what the leaf is and whether it is supposed to be consumed. It tastes herbal :p
If you know what the leaf is, please let me know!
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