Monday, December 30, 2024

Day 3-13/12 Osaka

SE and me were going to pet pigs!  Definitely not something we could find in our country haha.  I read that the pigs may vomit on you despite a blanket being provided to cover yourself.  So to be safe, arranged this as the first agenda of the day.  Then we could return to the hotel to change if needed.

The cafe was only a short walk away.  JE wasn't interested and would hang around the Amerikamura area with hubby.  Oo the pigs were so cute!  There were large and small ones.  They walked over, obviously liking to be stroked until they dozed off in our laps.  They were slightly bristly to the touch, didn't smell and no, none vomited on us.

Two piglets sleeping in our laps!

Look I have FOUR pigs!

Sigh, hands-down the cutest session ever! 

Had lunch in a food court.  Hubby wasn't thrilled... I was good to try different types of places.  And as I was telling him, those 2 chirashi bowls didn't come cheap, about RM80 for salmon/tuna and salmon/ikura.  SE had crabmeat udon.

Lunch first

Then we walked to the Namba Yasaka shrine.  Picked this for the unique-looking lion head building.

Lion head building

The lion's mouth has teeth, and gums too

SE found this stone statue of a frog with a baby on its back.

Aww so cute

Next we headed to Kuromon market.  One more item crossed off on my list - strawberry daifuku!  Hmm basically it is a mochi with your choice of filling, then split in the middle for a strawberry to be stuck in.  Rather expensive at RM15 each.  I was happy with just one.  Hubby bought another 3 or so throughout the trip haha.

Strawberries for all

Asked SE to take a picture at this wall with whimsical artwork. 

This wall is like from a storybook

Reached Kuromon market where hubby went for more grilled wagyu.  Those stalls he picked only had beef or I might have tried some of the seafood.  But optional lah, not super keen. 
 
Mucho food items

What I did try though.... uni/sea urchin!  Another item off my list.  Mmmm I found it creamy, rich and briney - overall good.  Hubby said they would cost a bomb back home.

Let's try sea urchin...

The market closes relatively early, about 6pm or so.  Walked back to the hotel for a rest.  There was a light drizzle so we ducked into a random place for dinner.  Quality wasn't topnotch - hubby complained the sushi he ordered wasn't good and one type was so tough he had to make himself swallow it.  Well for me, my bowl of hot udon tasted fine - almost anything would when you are hungry and it is cold outside!  My first time encountering udon with tauge/beansprouts inside.

With our bowls of udon

The weather had cleared up after dinner so we walked around Dotonburi.  And one more item off my list for the day... having takoyaki from Dotonburi.  :)  Picked the salted lemon sauce which wasn't much different from original.  

Want some?  Hehe

We visited 'our' bakery before going back for the night - Mahoroba bakery opens at 5pm until 3am/sold out (interesting concept).  Our last night in Osaka already.  Overall we took things slow, and there were still items on my list which we didn't get to.  Oh well, the major ones were all done.  KPIs achieved!

5 comments:

  1. Ah, I didn't know got pigs petting cafe. I wonder what will happen to them when they grow up.

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    1. There were cafes offering a variety of other animals like capybara and hedgehogs. But I thought pigs are the one thing we will not experience in MY!

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  2. Must eat Sea urchins in Japan. Very creamy. Your hubby is right. Here is very expensive and not as fresh as in Japan.

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    1. Think not easy to find also here.

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    2. During Japanese food fair, most likely will have. Some Japanese restaurants in hotels have them too when they are in seasons.

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