Osakan Food

At the end of Golden Week I went to Osaka for two days. It was a trip with very few plans. We just wanted to take it easy and explore Osaka. One thing we did a lot of was eating. Osaka is famous for its food and there are many things I still want to try there.

Our first stop was Takoyaki. We ate at a famous chain called “Kukuru”. Despite the heavy rain that day there were a lot of people lining up outside both their stores in Dotonbori. I was surprised how soft it was compared to other Takoyaki I have eaten. Soon after we also ate some hamburgers. There is a lot more choice of burger shops there. That night, we went out to eat kushikatsu near our hotel. I had never had kushikatsu in Osaka before, and it was amazing. The waiter also made a mistake, and they prepared some kushikatsu we did not order.  So, they let us have them for free. I felt a little bad, so I ordered some extra food.

The next day we went over to the Expo ’70 Commemorative Park. At the expo mall, there is a KFC restaurant. While I had eaten too much the day before, I had always wanted to try eating there. The KFC restaurant offers an all you can eat service for about 90 minutes. This includes regular KFC dishes such as chicken or fries, but there are also many other kinds of foods you usually cannot get there on offer from salads to desserts and many kinds of bread and meat. I enjoyed eating there, even if my stomach regretted it after. The last stop was 551 Horai before we caught a train back to Okayama. The pork buns there are always delicious.

If there is one memory I will remember from my trip to Osaka this golden week, it will be the food, that’s for sure.