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Hello

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This is a Kobe lunch

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After a subway ride

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We made it to Arima Onsen

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one of Japan's most famous hot springs

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and enjoyed a relaxing morning soak

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The good thing is

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today is just a weekday

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so it wasn't very crowded

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So when you come to Kobe

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visiting Arima Onsen would be really nice

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Yes, that's right

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The price is pretty reasonable

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And if you take the subway

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It takes about 30 to 40 minutes

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to directly come to this area

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That's right

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Apparently

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place around here are famous

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for Akashiyaki

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Yes, that's right

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They say

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this is a must-try spot

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when you're in the area

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Perfect for a meal

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after enjoying the hot springs

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whether it’s lunch or dinner

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- Yes
- The timing is just good

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And if maybe

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you don't have time to visit the hot spring

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You can just dip your feet in

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at the spot next door

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Right, right

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(Atmospheric street)

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Actually, right now

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there are really many restaurants open around here

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But it seems like only here there's a line

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I know

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It's crowded only here

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(Endless line)

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I've been waiting for over an hour and 10 minutes now

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Yes, we waited about that much

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I hope it's worth the wait

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Me too

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(Got in after 1.5 hours)

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Actually, Akashiyaki is

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unfamiliar to us

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Yes

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I've heard a lot about Takoyaki

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Yes, that's right

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So I found out what it was

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actually similar to takoyaki

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but without the sauce, right?

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Yes, that's right

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And it started in the Akashi region

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so it's called Akashiyaki

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You dip it in the sauce

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and then eat it

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You dip it in

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a clear broth-like sauce

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And there's this kind of sauce here too

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Isn't this for dipping too?

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Yes, that's right

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The business hours here are

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from 11 AM to 5:30 PM

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If you're coming to the Arima Onsen

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as we've realized now

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you need to come here first

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That's right

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Honestly, it's best to get here before 11

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line up

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eat this

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and then head to the onsen

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Don't wait an hour and a half

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like we did

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(Preparing Akashiyaki)

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(Adding octopus)

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(Flipping)

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The first dish is out

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It's just fried tofu

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So here

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you add some green onions

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This is ginger

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add a little bit of it

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And this must be soy sauce, right?

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Actually, I'm so hungry right now

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I'm so grateful this came out first

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It's too hot, right?

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(Urgent hand gesture)

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It's clean and delicious

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But what's really interesting is

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there's this kind of fried tofu in Korea

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There's this kind of fried tofu in Hong Kong

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and there seems to be this kind of fried tofu in Japan too

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[Main menu served]

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(Kind explanation)

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So, for this

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we waited an hour and a half

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Everyone

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this is Akashiyaki

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It looks really plain like this, actually

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Yes, yes

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Because there's no sauce at all

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It's very plain

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Right

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They gave broth

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You have to dip it in that

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I didn't understand Japanese, but

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From the lady's gesture

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You have to pour this here

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and then dip here

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You have to dip it

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It's really clear like water

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(Clear broth)

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We ordered a set

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So rice comes with it

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Like this, fish rice

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This is kind of anchovy rice

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Indeed, it's anchovy

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This is raw

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Ah, this is stir-fried, and this is raw

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This is raw

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(Smelling)

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It's really soft

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I can't quite imagine it

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What it tastes like

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Have you tried it?

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How soft it is inside

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(The ultimate)

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It's so soft that

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It lost its shape a bit

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It burst like tofu

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When you eat takoyaki

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You can only taste the sauce, right?

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Right, right

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So it's really interesting when you eat this

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Eating it for the ingredient taste rather than the sauce

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The you get to enjoy

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the fresh dough flavor

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The egg taste inside is strong, too

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Oh, right

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The first taste was a bit like rolled omelet

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(Another dish arrives)

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(Dumplings)

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I also tried ordering Japanese-style siu mai

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Looking next to me

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They ordered one of this and one side menu

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We ordered two of this and

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two sides

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Yeah

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Personally

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I want to try this dipped in sauce

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I don't even know what this sauce is

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This looks a bit like

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takoyaki sauce

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Oh, it's similar

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If I have this with this sauce

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it's a takoyaki, right?

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Right, takoyaki

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- The one we know...
- Is it the sauce we know?

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So the good thing about this is

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the sauce can just be

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dipped as I please

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I think it's nice that you can dip as you like

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Why don't they sell this kind of akashiyaki in Hong Kong?

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I think this might be a bit divisive

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It's pretty plain on its own

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so not everyone might like it

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(Preferences)

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Because there are people who eat for the sauce flavor

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Yeah, yeah

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Takoyaki is really

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sold even at the supermarket near my house

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(Difference in popularity)

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I just tried the rice for a moment

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It has a bit of an anchovy-like taste

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It's a bit sweeter

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So when eating this, it gets a bit greasy

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If you just take a spoonful of rice

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It feels balanced again

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If you visit Kobe

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You must try this

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You absolutely have to eat it

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Even if it's not this place

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You have to try akashiyaki

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It has a unique characteristic

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Don’t expect it to be

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like the takoyaki you’re used to

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(Differentiation)

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I have no idea

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what to expect from this

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Feels like it might be really fishy

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Really?

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They say it's the same as mine

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I think this one has the soy sauce already fried

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This one is raw

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So they seem to have fried the soy sauce

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Eat first

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(Eating first)

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Is this raw anchovy?

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Raw anchovy

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It is much softer

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Since this is fried, it doesn't have that taste

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Right, this is crispy

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Plain is..

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okay when you eat it with soy sauce

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It even has wasabi in it

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and lime

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There's inevitable slight fishy taste

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So with wasabi and lime

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it would taste good

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When you add wasabi, the fishy taste is greatly reduced

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(Reason discovered)

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There's a reason they gave that

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We should try this too

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Japanese-style siu mai

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Even the name is siu mai

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I'm curious

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Remember that in Hong Kong

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we learned that siu mai came from Mongolia?

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Right

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I wonder

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if it's from the same place

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At first glance, it looks exactly the same

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It really looks the same

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They even use pork inside

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Just like us

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(Tilting head)

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I thought it was Hong Kong

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It's the same

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There's no difference

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It has a slight gyoza taste

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And there's a lot of meat

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richly packed inside

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Hong Kong siu mai

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has meat siu mai, but

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there are also many shrimp siu mai

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But it seems like there's no shrimp

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They even gave wasabi together

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To eat it with siu mai?

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Not wasabi, but mustard

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Mustard siu mai is

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truly the first time in my life

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It's good

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Yeah, it's good

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That greasiness is gone

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This mustard seems to play the same role

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as wasabi with sushi

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I'm continuously eating akashiyaki

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Personally

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rather than dipping it in the broth

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I think it's better to dip it slightly in the sauce

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(Personal preference)

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Maybe

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I'm stuck thinking about takoyaki

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I've had about five

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and it's starting to feel a bit greasy

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At first

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I thought, wow, it's really creamy and delicious

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Soft and creamy

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I thought like this

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But now it feels a bit greasy

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Now that I've come to Arima

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enjoyed the hot springs

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and had a really delicious meal, I feel good

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I really think this is a must-recommend place

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That's right, that's right

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It's incredibly unique

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and a place where you can enjoy food in a new way

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You just have to come before 11 AM

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if you don't want to wait in line

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and can enjoy eating right away

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That's right

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(33,271 KRW)
The price came out to be 3680 yen

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We actually ordered quite a lot

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That's right, actually

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Looking at the Japanese people around

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they usually order just one main menu

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and one side menu

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But we ordered two main menus

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and two sides

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Even so, here..

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since it's a tourist spot

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the price is certainly

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a bit more expensive than in the city

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That's right

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So we'll continue our Kobe trip

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looking for more delicious places

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Bye bye

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(HKL's three-line review
1. Akashiyaki different from takoyaki
2. A restaurant near Arima Onsen
3. Why you have to come before 11 AM)

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(Hong Kong Lunch)