Here's a documentation of what I ate and I was sure to try most or all of the famous Nagoya delicacies.
First Day
Hitsumabushi - Essentially grilled eel eaten 4 ways.
Restaurant: Atsuta Horaiken
Price: 3,600yen
Unfortunately I did not enjoy it as the grilled eel has more of a burnt aftertaste.
I would much rather prefer the usual affordable Unagi don available anywhere.
Second Day
Local breakfast
Price: 800yen (Coffee 400yen + Free Toast, 400yen Shiro Noir)
Shiro Noir is a warm danish pastry topped with ice cream and to be drizzled with maple syrup.
I enjoyed this very much as the ice cream complemented the pastry very well.
However, I don't feel anything special about the toast. Same goes to the coffee.
Misokatsu - Deep fried breaded pork topped with miso sauce
Restaurant: Yabaton - The popular chain restaurant
Price: 1,188yen
This was a decent dish, I was glad that the sauce weren't too salty.
Warabimochi
This is the softest thing ever! Melt in your mouth goodness and it's not too sweet!
Shop: Kawaguchiya
Price: 310yen
Tenmusu - Prawn tempura in the rice ball
The pickles at the side (Kyarabuki) was just too little, I needed way more of that delicious pickles.
Restaurant: Tenmusu Senju
Price: 720yen
Third Day
Prawn Sandwich
Restaurant: Konparu
Price: 930yen
Much pricier than expected, however it was really really good eaten immediately!
The prawn were really juicy! Though it was messy but it's worth the mess.
Sugakiya ramen
Restaurant: Sugakiya
Price: 320yen
It is indeed a comfort food. Was interesting eating it using their special spork.
I would eat this again and again!
Forth Day
Ankake Spaghetti
Restaurant: So-le
Price: 650yen
It was an awful experience for me, firstly hating the sauce did not help as I didn't like the gooeyness and taste of it. I felt bad to leave the restaurant with a plate full of spaghetti.
Oyakodon - Chicken and egg with rice
Restaurant: Torisanwa
Price: 1,167yen
Hands down the best meal I had in Nagoya. The egg was soft and apparently the chicken is of the Cochin poultry, which is a top quality breed from Nagoya. It was indeed very very delicious.
Souvenirs
Crispy caramalized sweet potato strips
Shop: Imokaren
Price: 594yen
Took 1 from the tester and I was hooked. I bought 2 packets of those home.
Red bean pocky - Super delicious!
6 pieces of chicken wing (990yen)
2 sets of this.
Just had to microwave it for a little bit, it's soft but not too salty, perfect with rice!
Chicken wings flavoured Jagabee! However it's too peppery for my liking.
I didn't manage to try the Miso Nikomi Udon and Kishimen. Hope there'll be a next time.
That's all for my Nagoya trip, I can't wait to plan another gourmet trip to another part of Japan!
