Japan food blog: Kuidaore!

I have to admit, one of the main reasons we went to Osaka was to experience the food culture there. Osakans have something called "kuidaore" which roughly translates to "to ruin one's self with food and drink."



We stayed in the Shinsekai neighborhood. Now, the main area for people to walk around, shop and eat is Dotonbori. We actually preferred our seedy little neighborhood, so we spent the night hopping from restaurant to restaurant, eating a ton of great food and drinking rounds.



I did insist we go to Dotonbori to hit up Kani Doraku, a crab restaurant famous for it's giant mechanical crab out front. They grill legs right on the street, and they were so damn good!





We also tried takoyaki while we were there, which was also fabulous. Again, street vendors! If you're in a foreign place, just try them. The takoyaki were awesome, full of gooey octopus deliciousness on the inside.







I loved Osaka; it has a way more chill, fun vibe than Tokyo, and awesome food to boot, which never hurts.