Although I've been to Japan a few times before, it wasn't until our most recent trip did I visit
Tsukiji Market.
In my mind, Tsukiji equates to seafood, and since I'm not a big seafood eater, I never had a desire to go. But I knew Tsukiji offered more than just seafood, so I was game for a visit.
As expected, we saw (and smelled!) all sorts of sea creatures as we traversed the crowded streets of Tsukiji.
Most of what we saw I had no idea what they were, but fortunately, there were a lot of non-seafood eats I could try.
Surprisingly, the best thing I ate at Tsukiji (and in fact, of the entire trip), was Strawberry Custard Mochi - and I don't even like mochi!
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| Mochi |
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| Grilled seafood |
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| Corn Fritter |
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| Cheese Chikuwa |
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| Edamame Fish Cake |
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| Tamagoyaki |
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Assorted Mochi
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I was disappointed that I encountered a handful of very rude merchants (one even tried to swindle me!), but there were more kind and pleasant merchants than not.
A lady at one of the mochi stands was just the sweetest - offering a seat for us to sit down and eat the mochi, and even offering us wipes to wipe our hands.
You can find all sorts of things at Tsukiji - from dishes and clothes, to premium ume and white strawberries!
The crowd was manageable, and the eats were good. It's just too bad there were so many unfriendly merchants.
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