#motsunabe

So I had Hakata (Fukuoka) style hotpot or motsunabe. We opted for the pork belly as 'newbies' as the host told us Westerners usually are scared of 'weirder' parts like the traditional mizutaki (offal intestines and tripe) usually used in the dish and that the belly was a good intro (though neither my friend nor I are unused to offals or have the American squeamishness towards animal parts).

We did end up getting beef tongue and intestine teppanyaki too as a way to still get some of those yummy parts anyway.

It was really delicious. It was warm out for NYC in november but like.. This didn't overheat us? The broth was delicious and not heavy and the waiters helped out with cooking the hotpot for us.

It was really fun!

名古屋から九州へ。

新幹線で名古屋→博多に到着。

From Nagoya to the Kyushu region by Shinkansen.

First, I arrived Hakata in Fukuoka.

まずは、昼食に、博多ラーメンを食す。

Then, I ate Hakata ramen for lunch.

‘’博多一幸舎　総本店’’ の博多ラーメン。’’Ikkousha Fukuoka’’

ラーメンも餃子も◎

福岡といえば、グルメ。博多ラーメン、モツ鍋、明太子は押さえて置きたいところ。

Speaking of Fukuoka, it is a gourmet. Where you want to hold Hakata Ramen, Motu Nabe and Mentaiko.

その後、電車を乗り継ぎ、太宰府天満宮。

After that, I changed the train and went to Dazaifu Tenmangu.

太宰府駅。Dazaifu Station

この先に、神社。

There is a shrine ahead of this.

学問の神様として、日本全国から人が集まる。

As a learning god, people gather from all over Japan.

神社でお参り後、通りのお店を散策して、バスで博多へ戻る。

After visiting the shrine, take a walk around the street shops and return to Hakata by bus.

そして、夕食はモツ鍋。

And I ate the motu nabe for the dinner.

‘’もつ鍋　楽天地　博多駅前店’’ ‘’Motsunabe Rakutenti’’

もつの量も多く、締めのちゃんぽんは食べ放題。

食べログ１位、雑誌にも載っているが、次は老舗のザ・これが博多のモツ鍋！みたいなものを食べてみたいと思った。なんとなくチェーン店っぽかったので。味も◎だったけど。