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Tokyo, Japan
6 dishes to eat in Tokyo, what is in them, and where they belong.
Eaten in sequence at the chef's pace. Nigiri is fish-side down into the soy, and ginger is a palate cleanser rather than a topping.
Regional and tribal — tonkotsu, shoyu, miso, shio. Many of the best shops are ticket-machine counters with no English and a queue.
Seafood and vegetables in an intentionally thin, pale batter, fried in sesame oil and served immediately.
Savoury griddle pancakes. Monja is the runnier Tokyo version, eaten straight off the hotplate with small metal spatulas.
Not a restaurant but a drinking house — order in rounds across the evening. A small seating charge is normal, not a scam.
Convenience store onigiri, egg sandwiches and karaage are genuinely good and cost a few hundred yen. This is not a compromise.
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