It was the Missus' birthday over the weekend and we celebrated at a local restaurant that the Missus hadn't been to before - a yakiniku (grilled meat) restaurant called Uma no Te (馬の手), or, literally, "Hand of Horse" that sports three "U"s as its logo - "UUU," which might represent three horseshoes. A horse with a hand probably only needs three horseshoes, after all.
The daughter had come back home from university for a few days and so she was able to join us.
At a Japanese "yakiniku" restaurant each table typically has its own gas grill and you cook your own meat and veg yourself, indoor barbeque style.
We ordered a big plate of various cuts of beef and pork, and a couple of bowls of salad. The meat is served cut into bite-sized portions so it is easy to manage on the grill with a pair of tongs. Once it's cooked you take a portion off the grill with a pair of metal chopsticks, and then dip it in a sauce or in salt and down the hatch it goes.
We polished off the evening with a side dish of kimchi and a big bowl of rice in soup called "Kuppa" (クッパ). I hadn't heard of Kuppa before. Apparently, it is a dish of Korean origin that has become popular in Japan, especially at yakiniku restaurants. I was expecting something quite thin, more like a Japanese risotto dish called "Zousui" (雑炊). However, the waitress told us it was spicy. It was more like a broth, spicy, but not overly so, and made with beef, vegetables, and eggs. It had a welcome deep, savory, and spicy flavor and would be a great dish to order in winter.
All in all, we had a fine time at the Hand of Horse yakiniku restaurant last night!
Cheers!
David Hurley
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That's interesting. So, they will provide the ingredients and we have to grill them!!
We can do that at home 😕
Anyway, it's nice to know new things 😄
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We have a hot plate at home which we sometimes use in this way, but there's something special about being served good quality meat (that you don't have to go to the butcher's and buy and prepare yourself) and cooking it together in a convivial atmosphere... and then get served spicy Korean "kuppa" afterwards!
Actually, I felt the same way about cook-your-own style restaurants when I first came to Japan. I enjoy yakiniku restaurants like this one, but I'm still not so keen on "cook your own okonomiyaki" (a popular Japanese savory pancake) restaurants because the cooking process is much more complicated. In that case, I want the professionals to cook one for me. :)
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Happy birthday to the missus! The meat looks really good!
Thanks! It was!
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Happy birthday to the missus! Many more happy returns of the day. Celebrating at a new restaurant is indeed a great way to celebrate #aliveandthriving. Lovely that you shared your celebration. Now I miss my bonding moments with my daughter LOL. Happy new week ahead!
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Thank you @iamraincrystal - It was good to catch up with the daughter. That was the last evening of her stay, so it was nice to go out together and celebrate.
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