Dinner in Kawagoe, Lunch in Shin Okubo / 川越で夕飯、新大久保で昼食

After walking around Tokorozawa and the Aviation Memorial Park, it was getting dark and it was nearing dinner time. As there was hardly any eateries near the park we returned to Tokorozawa station. From their, we walked up and down the main market street. We thought we might find a nice little cafe but couldn't settle on anything. At the station, it didn't seem like Hon Kawagoe was too far so I suggested going there. It turned out to be a little further than I thought though, and we still didn't find a place that we wanted to try. We then took a bus to Kawagoe (also called Little Edo) and thought we might find something to our liking there. After walking around for a half-hour or more, we finally decided on a yakiniku restaurant called [Gyu Shige]. Oh, delicious!

所沢と航空公園を歩いたあと、日が暮れて、夕飯の時間になりました。公園の周りに飲食店はまったくなかったので所沢駅に戻った。所沢のメインの商店街を歩いて、なんか雰囲気の良いレストランを探してみた。でも中々気になる所がなくて迷いました。駅で本川越はそんない遠くない感じと思って、そこに行こうと提案しました。本川越は思ったほど遠かったです。そこでも気になる店もみつからず。次はバスに乗って川越まで行きました。また３０分位歩きながら、やっと決めた店は「七輪焼肉‐牛繁」。そこは良かったです。

You grill your meat on this hibachi like item called a "shichirin" at this restaurant.

初めて七輪で肉を焼いた。

Eating nothing but meat isn't a well balanced meal, so we also ordered a salad dish with cabbage and garlic chips and a tasty dressing. We also had to try one other item on their menu. It was a Korean dish called "sundobu". It's a spicy soup filled with clams and tofu. Very, very delicious.

肉だけじゃバランス悪いので、にんにくキャベツサラダも頼みました。メニューにもう一つ気になるアイテムがあったので、それも注文しました。それは「韓国のヘルシー豆腐料理スンドゥブ」。メニューはそうゆう風に書かれた。

Tofu and Clam Soup heated in a stone dish. / 石焼き純豆腐 （スンドゥブ）

Cabbage salad with garlic chips / にんにくキャベツサラダ

And then made our long way back home.

On a separate day, we once again took a walk around Shin Okubo, Tokyo's little Korea-town. To make my mother envious, we went in search of an all you can eat Korean restaurant (but not a barbecued beef place). As we were checking out all the different Korean places (and there are quite a few), we stumbled across this place called [Plus].

They were serving a all-you-can-eat Korean buffet for less than a 1000yen (very cheap for Tokyo standards). You had your choice of pulgogi, toppogi, Korean-style sweet and sour pork, chijimi, futo-maki, rice vermicelli, a variety of kimchee and namuru, some deviled eggs and green salad. And it wouldn't be an Asian buffet without rice and it wouldn't be Korean without some kimchee chige (spicy kimchee soup). Sorry Mom, but we will take you there when you come visit us here in Tokyo.

夕飯食べ終わったら、長い帰り道が待ってた。

別の日にまた東京の韓国村みたいな場所を散歩しました。それは新大久保です。自分のお母さんをうらやましがらせる為に美味しい韓国料理店を探してみた（焼肉以外の所）。韓国料理店は山ほどありましたが、私たちが求めたのは韓国料理食べ放題の店。歩きながら、偶然にそうゆう店と出会った。店の名前は「プラス」。それに、ランチバイキングは千円以下。ありがたいことですね。選べるものはプルゴキ、トッポギ、韓国風酢豚、チヂミ、太巻き、春雨、キムチいろいろ、ナムルいろいろ、卵やグリーンサラダ。アジアの店なのでもちろん外せないのは白いご飯。韓国の店なので、キムチチゲもありました。あ～最高！ごめんねお母さん。日本に来たら、連れていってあげるよ。

After lunch, we walked some more and stop to have a Korean snack called "hottoko", its like a scone. We ordered the one with honey. It was okay, I don't think mine was done as part of it was still batter.

ランチを食べたあと、また散歩をつづけて、ある屋台に韓国のスナックの「ホットコ」というものを食べた。スコーンみたいな感じで、私たちが蜂蜜入りのやつを頼んだ。美味しかったけど、多分全部焼き終わってなかった。だって、まだ生焼の部分がありました。

Bon Appetit!

いただきます！