Food In Japan: This week in review

So what do you eat during a week in Japan? Been asked that quite a few times now, so here's a quick briefing!

Breakfast:
Japanese bread. Is so much. better. So I do! Japanese bacon is also quite different, so I start my day with a combination of the two. I know: not very traditional at all! That's ok, it gets me going, and that's the goal of breakfast anyway.

On with the meals!

Saturday:
Lunch: Katsudon (pork cutlets served over rice)
Dinner: Izakaya visit #1. Included grilled chicken / green onions, grilled chicken wings, salad, grilled potatoes, fish.

Sunday:
Lunch: Salmon onigiri from the local convenient store (conbini!)
Dinner: Curry rice.

Monday:
Lunch: Yakisoba.
Dinner: Kare mirin (grilled fish), miso soup, rice.

Tuesday:
Lunch: Shaka shaka chicken. Fried Rice.
Dinner: Hoikoro (miso flavored vegetables) and fried rice (takikomi).

Wednesday:
Lunch: Soy sauce, ramen.
Dinner: Karaage (Japanese fried chicken!) and spinach sautee, salad.

Thursday:
Lunch: Rice onigiri (rice balls). Of the takikomi flavor (mixed veggies!)
Dinner: Izakaya visit #2, with grilled chicken / green onions, daikon salad, grilled mini-green peppers and shiitake mushrooms, grilled chicken liver. The place we went to had a drink special, draft beers until 7pm were like 280 yen ($2.75!)

Friday:
Lunch: Gyudon @ Yoshinoya. Thin sliced beef with a sweet sauce served over rice. With a side of miso soup!
Dinner: Shabu Shabu. Think of it as a magic stew where fresh vegetables and meat (thin sliced pork) are dropped in, cooked for a minute or two, then pulled out and dipped in sauce, eaten there. Cooked right at the table!