Continuing in my 2017 Japan Travel and Bento series I have Osaka and Kyoto. After Niigata, I flew to Osaka. A language partner who lives in Ibaraki City graciously invited me to stay with her and her family for a week.
This bento lunch is my interpretation of the Glico Sign as a quesadilla. I am sorry to say that my “o” looks like an “a”. I thought about re-doing it but decided to keep it as is.
My language partner gave me chopsticks with my name on them! Very special.
I went to the Tale of Genji museum because I went to Uji for the day and read the tale in college. The last time I was in Uji, in 1992, the museum did not exist. My favorite part about the museum was the film.
I had a quick lunch on a bench by the river in Uji.
Byodo-in Temple in Uji
Vegan lunch in Osaka. My language partner was very kind to find a vegan restaurant for us to have lunch. It was delicious!
I had the opportunity to have a decorative cooking lesson from my friend’s mother. These carrots were part of the lesson. We also did eggs, shaped omelet, and lotus root.
My language partner’s husband did a demonstration of cutting decorative cucumber.
I love bakeries in Japan. These Koala and Penguin breads were very cute.
My next post in my Japan 2017 series will be Tokyo.
More great photos! I love the one of the little boy in his uniform, hat and bright colored backpack! The lunch did look delicious and the decorative vegetables were really neat.
Thank you so much!