122 days, 17 weeks, 4 months, a third of a year. Any way you slice it, that's a lot of eating. But what really stood out, what were the memorable meals? To answer that question, I'm going to use only my memory, and leave the blog archives for another time. After this chronological review, I'll sift it all down to a Top 8 of the trip. Here are the candidates:
Japan
Sushi near Tsukiji Fish Market: The freshest, fishiest, most flavorful sushi of my life (details)
Tasting menu at Chaya Mario: Unbelievably good tofu and surprise after surprise hidden away in Hiroshima (details)
Iron Chef Matsue nights: Round after round of local seafood and bizarre creations (details)
Indonesia
Roast pig at Babi Guling: Succulent, spicy, and celebratory, as all roast pigs should be (details)
Mangosteens on Gili Meno: The essence of simple, bursting with vibrancy (details)
Singapore
Intricate Chinese tasting menu: Taste after taste of new eats ending with a hands-on demonstration of a sensational omelette (details)
Long Beach seafood extravaganza: Fantastic black pepper crab and a steamed fish that was even better (details)
Ah boiling at a hawker centre institution: Amazing and amazingly unexpected peanut dumplings in broth (details)
China
Hunanese fish head: A very big fish head with very many chopped chillies, soon reduced to bones and nothing more (details)
Ha'erbin streetside dumplings: After many, many plates of dumplings, these reigned supreme (details)
Sichuan, Sichuan, Sichuan: A hotter-then-hot hot pot in Shanghai, a bowl of chili oil for poaching, and a dry pot so spicy it made me numb (details 1, details 2, and details 3)
Sour cuisine of Guizhou: A big bowl of pig stomach and sour seasonings and, as a side, smelly fish grass salad (details)
Turkey
Kofte with a view: Meatballs and uberfresh vegetables on one of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara (details)
Feast at Ak Deniz: Where the food started and just kept coming, showcasing Turkish food done right (details)
Turkish breakfasts: From Kale at the beginning to Caffe Privato near the Galata Tower, a range of treats that makes any morning lavish (details 1 and details 2)
Israel
Home-cooked food from Ima: Delightful starter spreads and a tour through the best of Israeli cuisine (details)
Poland
Zapiekanki to celebrate: A pizza baguette after a fantastic set of World Cup semifinals (details)
Germany
Eating without seeing: Going dark at a dunkelrestaurant with ok food but an amazing eating experience (details)
Biergarten all afternoon: The biggest and best pretzels I've ever seen, raw radishes with lots of spice, sausage and whole fish to boot, rounded out by stein after stein of delicious weissbier (details)
Brunch at Gugelhof: Seriously the best blood sausage and seriously surrounded by three exceptional brunch-time dishes (details)
Doner kebab at Hasir: After one bite, I could feel the new addiction forming (details)
Czech Republic
Redemption at Lokal: Czech cuisine saves itself with fresh horseradish, fresh dumplings, and great beer (details)
Denmark
Arty cafe treats: At the Louisiana, easily one of the best museums I've ever been to, the most beautiful food that was fresh and tasty as well (details)
The Netherlands
Late-night Netherlands: Stuff-it-yourself falafel and vlaamse frites with special sauces end any day well (details)
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