Former TV TOKYO announcer Miyu Iketani was amazed by “This is real Chinese food!
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The other day on Instagram, I asked, “Anything you want to ask me!” and I asked the question, “Do you usually cook for yourself?” I would like to introduce a dish from the university cafeteria that shocked me.
Although you may have a strong image of Chinese food when you think of China, real Chinese food may be quite different from what you imagine. More specifically, there are many dishes in China that surprise Japanese people other than Chinese food.
I would like to introduce to you an ingredient that surprised me as a resident of Shizuoka Prefecture…
I was most surprised by this “Eel Doria”. It was a recommended menu item at the cafe on the first floor of the international student dormitory. As a native of Shizuoka, famous for its eels, I thought it was a sacrilege to eels! But when I tried it, it was surprisingly delicious. The eel seasoned a little sweeter than Japanese kabayaki and the cheese salty and exquisite.
It is very important to try it!
The cafeteria at my school is a whopping three stories high! I eat a hearty meal every day in a place full of charm.
Does three floors mean that there are dishes from all over the world? There might be Japanese food, too! I entered the restaurant expecting to find Chinese food on the first and second floors, and Halal food, which even Muslims can eat, on the third floor. Unfortunately, there was no Japanese food.
However, I was able to learn the depth of Chinese food at this diner.
I often use the first and second floors. I am particularly fond of the “hot and sour soup,” which I have heard is also popular in Japan these days. You choose your ingredients and specify the level of spiciness, and five minutes later, the vegetables, which were green before, come out with a nice crunchy texture and well soaked in the broth.
This is the first time I have seen very thick vermicelli in width in authentic hot bean sauce. It was about as thick as Japanese houtou and chiru-chiru. I love it because it makes me feel hungry and less guilty. It contains a lot of vegetables and vermicelli, and if I ate it in Japan, it would probably cost me about 1,000 yen, but at a university cafeteria in China, it costs only 240 yen. It is my favorite because it is easy on the wallet.
