Bonding over Japanese food at Kitaro

Geek Goddess's bento meal

Finally, our schedules matched and we–Geek Goddess, Travel Goddess, Courtroom Goddess, and I–were able to make our Japanese food trip come true last weekend. The night before over Skype, GG, TG, and I already salivated over what we were going to order. The next day over lunch, we all trooped with stomachs rumbling to Kitaro Robinsons Metro East.

Turning Japanese

Kakiage yum yum!

Live, love, and eat sushi!

To sample the best of Kitaro, we ordered Set E made up of yakisoba, kakiage, pork katsu, ebi sushi, california maki, and tamago sushi. We also ordered individual meals: a bento meal featuring breaded and fried asohos for GG, tuna teriyakidon (as I predicted! For everyone’s information, CG doesn’t eat meat) for CG, gyudon for TG, and ang walang kamatayang oyakudon for myself. I always order oyakudon for my main meal whenever I eat at Kitaro. Walang palya.

The verdict

The verdict? O, eto. May nakikita ba pa kayo?

Ubos na!

Everybody loved the kakiage and the sushi rolls. We were so full we justy couldn’t finish the pork katsu and yakisoba. My personal favorite, aside from oyakudon, is the kakiage. Love the crunchy veggies (especially the kamote) and squid. My cousins and I have our own version of the kakiage. It always turns out like maruya but we still eat it like it’s from a Japanese restaurant. I was a bit disappointed with the yakisoba though because it tasted like ordinary pancit. But then again, the only other yakisoba I could compare it to is the instant version from Nissin. ;p

TG told me over Skype this morning that she was still craving for sushi rolls. They’re quite addicting, really. I still have some leftover nori wrapper in the fridge because a few months back, I had this intense craving for sushi rolls that I made them myself. I used kani (imitation crab) and canned tuna for the filling. I even brought some over to GG to let her sample them. Itanong nyo na lang sya kung ano ang masasabi nya. ;p Anyway,  I’ll be posting step-by-step instructions (including pictures) on how to make homemade sushi rolls sometime soon so watch out for that.

Japanese food appeals to me because I love rice. I also love the way the food is presented so tidily and mouthwateringly simple–like it’s art. I don’t care much for raw fish, though I do love Kitaro’s crunchy tuna maki. I’ve never tried sashimi because I’m afraid my stomach wouldn’t be able to take it.

We could barely stand up; our tummies were so embarrassingly full, well, except for CG’s haha.

So will we be having a part two? You betcha. Wala kaming papalagpasing pagkain! Nyahahaha!