Japan Adventure #5

Had dinner at a teppanyaki place tonight – this is the place where you sit around the griddle and they cook in front of you. It’s not quite like Matsutake or Benihana in the US, where it’s dinner and a show, but the chef did light some alcohol on fire at one point. I had Hiroshima Beef, which is apparently somewhat similar to Kobe beef, in that it’s unique to this region. It’s not raised the same way as Kobe (massaged cows, etc), but it is quite tender and flavorful.