We’re sharing some of the best things we ate in Tokyo and some gluten-free tips!
Hello friends! How are you doing? I hope you had a wonderful weekend and hope my US friends had a great 4th of July. We went to Mt Lemmon with friends and it was perfect.
Before I start today’s post, I wanted to share with you some great 4th of July deals that are still available if you’re in the shopping mood. (TBR, I’m always in a shopping mood)
organization Hair Launch: Buy 3, save 30% + 20% off with code FITNESSISTA here! I love their gold, green, red and shilajit gummies and lately I’ve been obsessed with their hydrogen water tablets. Check it all out here.
EquiLife– Up to 30% off sitewide, receive a new tote bag on all orders over $149, and enjoy 25% off community favorites
My top picks:
Lumebox– 45% off until tonight! If you don’t have one yet, I LOVE ours and use it every day. The children also use it. Here is the link.
Oliveda – huge discounts sitewide and a free F59 (my FAVE!)
Farm Rio!!! The 4th of July sale ends tonight. An additional 50% off sale styles with code SALE50. I LOVE this dress.
Real talk
To be honest, I’ve had a bit of a hard time blogging lately. The short version is that the blogging landscape has been particularly rough… I’ll share more about that in an upcoming post. Right now I’m just trying to enjoy the summer of the 90s with the girls (swimming, roller skating, hanging out with friends, going to the mall) and reminiscing our FANTASTIC trip to Japan and Korea.
We ate SO much delicious food that I still think about every day, and I wanted to share some of the highlights with you in today’s post
Where we ate in Tokyo (and gluten-free dishes!)
7-11
We had 7-11 every day.
It’s funny because the 7-11 in the US…leaves a lot to be desired…but the 7-11 in Japan is packed with amazing food, desserts, snacks and drinks. Sushi, onigiri, pasta, fried chicken, sandwiches, smoothies, everything was amazing. Of course I liked the viral drinks (the C1000 is the best), several tuna onigiri and anything flavored with nutmeg.
(If you go, find these!! And please send me some, lol)
We fell in love with nutmeg and of course stocked up on all the frozen nutmeg treats, gummy bears and mints.
We all had so many onigiri 🙂 Tuna and mayonnaise were the best!
Tsujiki fish market
The fish market is lined with hundreds of food stalls and street vendors. The sashimi is the best I have eaten in my entire life. We also had a container of nutmeg grapes (so sweet and crunchy) and I also saw people walking around with skewers, crab legs, omelettes, caramelized sweet potatoes and sushi rolls.
We also came across a hidden gem that featured fluffy, gluten-free soufflé pancakes.
They were sweet and light and somehow not eggy at all. We wanted to go back but didn’t have time.
Omakase meal in gluten-free Kushiage Sû
This meal was one of the five culinary experiences for me. I wanted to reserve a table in advance as I was looking for gluten free dinner options, but the table was fully booked. I sent a message on IG asking to be accommodated for last minute cancellations and they contacted us the day before to let us know that spots had opened up!
There were only seven seats in the restaurant and everything was freshly prepared in-house by Chef Sû.
I started with a crisp and sweet glass of sparkling sake.
Everything is gluten free and the kushiage is made with skewers. It’s a popular Japanese dish and everything is breaded with panko breadcrumbs and deep fried. Each flavor profile was completely different and used different meats, vegetables, fish and seasonal ingredients. This felt like a really special treat for P and I because normally we can’t eat fried or crunchy things because… gluten.
Even though the skewers were fried, they were light, crispy, not a bit greasy and incredibly flavorful.
Some of the highlights:
This braised beef tendon in fried tofu in dashi broth
Mackerel marinated in plum vinegar and sabayon sauce
Gluten-free crab cream croquette
The meal was rounded off with homemade apple ginger warabi mochi
Chef Sû is truly an artist and incredibly talented. He doesn’t speak English, but we used Google Translate without any problems. I highly recommend this experience if you are traveling to Tokyo and have gluten free friends or family members.
Ginza Senryo
We went out for sushi late one night and shared platters of rolls, sashimi, salad, pickles, and the best potato salad I’ve ever eaten in my life. I had another sparkling sake just to try out the different options, you know? It’s worth noting that all the waiters we encountered at the restaurant were so nice; The service was outstanding, especially in this restaurant. The waiter was squatting and chatting with the girls and was so nice and friendly.
So tell me, friend: What are your absolute favorite holiday foods?
My other top meals are:
– Zucchini noodles in Sorrento
– Al Pastor Taco in Mexico with a Mexican Cola
xo
Gina
