Yes, Chinese restaurants exist in almost every country on earth (although I wonder if they are quite as popular in China as anywhere else). A week or so ago, we decided to check out the local fare. Carinba's (I don't know what that means) was recommended to us by a few people I work with, so we figured it must be fairly decent. Before leaving the house, we counted all our Yen and discovered we had only 3600 yen (about $38)--cutting it pretty close. So we planned to stop by the ATM before leaving base. After arriving at the restaurant, we realized that we had forgotten to go to the ATM, and the prices on the menu were a tad higher than we expected, especially because rice is extra (For example, if you order stir fry, you have to order a side of rice to go with it. It's not part of the dish otherwise) . We decided to see if we could make it with the cash on hand instead of me running around town trying to find some more cash. With any luck, the locals would take pity on this bald-ING, mournful-looking American boy and hand me a few hundred yen just to send me on my way. Anyway, after 10 minutes or so studying the menu, while adding everythinng up in our heads, we figured out what we wanted and the total came to 3400 yen. Perfect.
As you know, chopsticks are the norm in Japan. Even more so if you're eating Chinese food while in Japan. We try to use them as much as possible, and the kids are slowly getting the hang of it. Here's a couple pics just to show you how well Alex and Katya are progressing with their chopsticks.
Mark doesn't even bother with the chopsticks anymore.
and of course who needs chopsticks when you can wrap up your food in an overgrown leaf.
Anyway, delicious food. Anyone who ventures out here to visit us will be treated to at least one dining experience comparable to this one.
Konbanwa, Robert
The best Chinese food I have ever eaten was in downtown Misawa! Loved it!
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