Matcha and Japanese tea

Sorry haven't posted in a while! Been a bit busy studying of quizzes and midterms.

Today, I went to a cafe in Nagoya station that served Matcha pancakes!
It was specifically called, Matcha Cream Pancakes.

I went with one of my Japanese friends from Chukyo University. We both love matcha, so we wanted to eat it together! There are many matcha flavored desserts and dishes in Japan. Pancakes are also very trendy not, and are usually topped heavily with ice cream, fruit, or whipped cream!

While we were waiting in line, my friend asked me if I knew about all the different types of Japanese tea. I though I had a pretty good grasp knowing, Matcha, green tea, oolong tea, and black tea.
I however did not realize how many types of tea there were in Japan really!

I found this one website that lists 28 different types of Japanese tea (mostly green tea).

http://www.japan-talk.com/jt/new/japanese-tea

I really hope I'm able to try all these different types, but so far I think Matcha is my favorite!

Please see my pictures below!

Thank you,

Aubree

Parent and Child Bowl

Monday, I went out to this great local restaurant in Nagoya! They have around 80 items on their menu, and they especially specialize in Donburi or rice bowl dishes.

My friends recommend me to get the Oyako donburi or the Parent and child bowl!
It is called the parent and child bowl because it is chicken (the parent) and egg (child) over rice.

The kanji for this dish also represents this - 親子丼.

I had actually heard about this dish before through a manga called Shokugeki no Soma that has a lot to do with cooking and Japanese dishes. So I was very excited to try this dish!
It might be one of my most favorite Japanese dish now, or at least in the realm of donburi it is the best!

Please see my picture below of the Parent-child bowl that my friend, Ayane and I got!

My friend Seth got the famous Miso-katsu donburi of Nagoya and udon. (So I also included a photo)

Golden Week

So last week was Golden week in Japan! My university only gave us May 4-7th off however.

ゴールデンウィーク - Golden week is a week that contain many holidays so in Japan everyone just takes those days off! Some holidays during that week for example are: Constitution Day, Greenery Day, Children's Day!

Children's Day or こどもの日 annually takes place on May 5! The holiday is easily recognizable because families on this day raise carp-shaped flags or Koinobori (鯉のぼり).

I myself saw many of these flags around Nagoya for several weeks!

I was lucky enough for this break to be able to go visit a good friend of mine in South Korea!
It was a bit difficult to get there because I actually had to take several buses and an airplane.
Golden Week is also one of the busiest weeks of travel in Japan, so most bus tickets were selling out fast. I was able to get back to Nagoya safely no problem however, and I had a great Golden Week!

Please see my pictures below of the flags for Childrens Day and my trip to Korea!