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Japanese cuisine is complex, and takes years to understand

May 24, 2016 06:14 PM IST

Vir Sanghvi on how it’s almost impossible to eat badly in Japan, no matter how cheap the meal is.

As some of you may remember, I recently ate my way through Sydney. So before I went off to Japan, I resolved that this would not be a food trip, with damaging consequences to my shape, my health and my wallet. Besides, I had eaten in Japan before. On my very first trip there I did the whole ramen thing, slurping down ramen noodles, and I discovered the joys (short-lived, as it turned out) of conveyor-belt sushi.

The kaiseki at a restaurant in Kyoto. (Getty Images)
The kaiseki at a restaurant in Kyoto. (Getty Images)
Japanese chef Yoshihiro Narisawa (left) restaurant is outstanding (AFP)
Japanese chef Yoshihiro Narisawa (left) restaurant is outstanding (AFP)
The food at chef Masaharu Morimoto’s restaurant was unmemorable. (Getty Images)
The food at chef Masaharu Morimoto’s restaurant was unmemorable. (Getty Images)
Morimoto is Tourist Central, and has terrible service.
Morimoto is Tourist Central, and has terrible service.
The New York Grill at the Park Hyatt has been a Tokyo landmark, for its food as well as the view
The New York Grill at the Park Hyatt has been a Tokyo landmark, for its food as well as the view
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