DANDAN(Yokohama, Genghis Khan, Japanese cuisine)

Gen Gen Genghis Khan!!!
I heard because of the shape of hot plate used for the cook resembles to the hat of Genghis Khan, grilled lambs are called Genghis Khan in Japan(the cuisine was born in Hokkaido). Sheep meats are my acquired taste. Compare to beef, pork and chicken, lamb or mutton are still not so popular in Japan. But the lamb served by this restaurant are good quality and we can try various cuts of the sheep. Sometimes sheep cutting off show is held at this place. A butcher cuts a lamb off in front of customers and we can order any cuts of the lamb we like, yum yum! I also recommend you to try lamb stew with blue cheese, that's really stinking but addictive.
***restaurant information***

My rate of recommendation : 4.0
Name : Hokkaido KaisenAburiyaki DANDAN
Nearest station : JR Yokohama station(7 min walk)
Address : Yamamoto building 6F, Kanagawa-ku Tsuruya-cho 2-19, Yokohama city
Tel : 045-311-5569
Price : 3000yen-4000yen
Holiday : Always open
English : Try it!
Toilet : Western style(v. clean)

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YU-TAN(Tsurumi,Japanese cuisine)

I'm back Tadaima :-) It's been ages since I last updated this blog. How lazy I am!

I visit this restaurant once a month with my wife. The restaurant’s main cuisine is YAKITORI(skewered grilled chicken) . Yakitori itself is quite high quality especially Tsukune(skewered chicken hamburger) but I can't help ordering NebaNeba salad(Super sticky salad, fine combination of Okura, Yamaimo and Natto). And also I recommend you to try delicious Japanese Sakes. If you were lucky, you would be able to taste Doburoku(illegally brewed Japanese Sake), it's still fermenting so you can feel sparkling bubbly rice peace. Yu-Tan has original brand Sake named Yu-tan 1st and 2nd, I prefer 2nd to 1st but if you like fruit like taste Sake, you should try other one.
***restaurant information***
My rate of recommendation : 4.0
Name : YU-TAN
Nearest station : Keikyu Tsurumi station(0.5 min walk)
Address : Shiota building 2F, 4-24-12 Tsurumi chuuou, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama city
Tel : 045-521-0230
Price : 3000yen-4000yen
Holiday : Sunday,Nationail holiday
English : No use
Toilet : Western style

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KARYUH SANKAN(Yokohama : Daoxiaomian)

At last! I maid it to the enigmatic Chinese restaurant which is quite a popular among the food bloggers who live in and around Yokohama city. I sometimes go to China Town but I don`t like the Chinese food there frankly speaking. Because Most of their tastes are modified to Japanese food. However real Chinese foods are way too different because Chinese use their particular seasonings and herbs.
Daoxiaomian is a sort of Chinese noodle and that means shaved noodle by a knife. Each noodle is about 5cm long and 1cm wide but not symmetric. That shape creates various texture. We can see the Chinese cook shave a dough into the noodles in the kitchen. But I heard making this noodle requires quite high skills.
I ordered Dan Dan Daoxiaomian and it was yummmmy!!! I tried Daoxiaomian couple of times but never met such a delicious one. First I thought the soup was a bit wishy-washy compared to the noodle but I was wrong, because the shape of noodle scooped plenty of soup at one stroke. We can enjoy the soup to the last scoop!
Another food I tried was Ya She Huang which means spicy fried duck`s tongue. It looked grotesque but after the one bite the scary object turned into a yum-yum stick. The duck`s tongue was fried with a lots of ingredients and all their flavour were sucked into the tongue. There are other Chinese dishes I`ve never tasted so I shall return!

***restaurant information***

My rate of recommendation : 4.5
Name : KARYUH SANKAN
Nearlest station1 : Kan-nai station(Keihin tohoku line)
Nearlest station2 : Hinode-cho station(Keihin kyu-ko line)
Address : 5-71-1,choujamachi, naka-ku, yokohama city
Tel : 045-261-6079
Price : 2000yen-2500yen
English : unavailable(Chinese,Japanese)
Toilet : western style