
“Japanese Fried Food” Cedar Park, 2025
Bay, who has been living in Paris for the past semester, requested Aji-furai as one of the meals when he returned home. So tonight Mariko made the fried fish, plus karaage too! It was quite a feast.
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It seems like my first blog post every year is always about Mariko’s delicious osechi. This year’s was no exception! She switched things up by using pork instead of the usual beef, and I have to say — I loved it even more!
Bonus pic of Anko surfacing like a seal in the ocean:


We enjoyed ramen today at Hironori in Tustin. Having heard about this small ramen chain before, I was excited to try it. The tonkotsu ramen was excellent – highly recommended!