The Kooky Duo: Day 3 in Osaka 玩游大阪 DAY 3

Today is our 3rd day in Osaka. We got up super early and head to Kuromon Market. I'm super hyped because I'm expecting lots and lots of yummy food there. We went there on a Sunday so there were many shops not opened, but it did not dampen our spirit as we head there.

这是我们在大阪的第三天了。一大早，我们就去了黑门市场，准备来个海鲜早餐。
由于那天是星期日，所以很多店面都没开，但还是不影响我们的兴致。

I love strawberries. Before we even left Malaysia, I was going on and on that I would get my hands on strawberries in Japan.

At Kuromon Market, we saw a fruit stall that was selling all these tasty-looking fruits. For your information, I don't usually eat a lot of fruit but I could totally see myself eating fruit a lot in Japan. The fruits here were not cheap, but this stall actually sold strawberries individually so I bought one although it cost me like RM12 for one.

倩雯很喜欢吃草莓，她在出发前就一直吵着要吃日本的草莓了。但我们看到的草莓价格却让她不是很舍得买。
但是，我们在这里发现了有单卖的草莓！虽然一颗就要300圆，她还是狠下心买了。

First off, I would like to say the strawberry was worth every yen. It was sweet and delicious. Now, I kind of wished I bought a few different types while I was there like the white strawberry.

过后，我也尝了一小口。唯一能说的是，这钱花得值得啊！还是绝对值得！
那颗草莓一点都不酸，但也不会非常甜。恰到好处的甜度加上水嫩的果肉，怎不叫人为之疯狂呢~

My brother and I also wanted to try Japan's luxurious fruit, the muskmelon. The whole fruit was expensive but this stall sells slices of it, so we had to get one. There were different types but the seller recommended this one to us. I took a bite and it was glorious! The melon was soft and sweet with a lot of juice. After my brother finish eating the melon, he drank all the juice in the plastic bowl. Not a single drop was wasted.

她弟弟也一直都吵着要吃到日本的蜜瓜（真的是两姐弟啊），而在这里，他也如愿以偿啦~
这蜜瓜每一口下去，都是满满的甜、嫩、多汁！他也不浪费每一滴果汁，把留到盒子上的果汁都喝得清光。

After eating fruit, we walked around Kuromon Market looking for something else to eat. The market offered meat, seafood, drinks, traditional snacks and so much more. There were so many things I wanted to eat but due to the fact that we're not gazillionaires, we only chose a few to try.

Most of the stalls would cook what you order on the spot so the food was definitely fresh. The seafood were all huge and displayed at the front of the shops.

吃完了开胃水果，我们就要进入正餐了咯！

琳琅满目的海鲜被陈列在店门前的冰柜里，看得我们每一样都想要，每一种都想吃。但，碍于荷包厚度有限，我们只能选择性的挑海鲜来吃。

他们的海鲜都是现杀现煮的，新鲜度自然不在话下。

This was our first seafood of the day! We had two different types of barbecued scallops with sauce (¥700 & ¥780 each) and also one chuka idako ( ¥250). The scallop was absolutely delicious and the chuka idako was stuffed with egg, which I had never seen in Malaysia.

这是我们第一道海鲜啦~

这只是简单的煎扇贝，但最简单的料理才能呈现最原始的味道。扇贝都很鲜嫩多汁，而且真的很新鲜，非常嫩！

小章鱼我就没尝到啦，因为我不是很喜欢章鱼。

The next dish was something I wanted to try but the other two refused to share with me. It's the puffer fish! Since I was already in Japan , I had to try it! This plate of puffer fish was expensive (¥1200) but at least I can say I ate a poisonous fish and lived. The plate had the cooked flesh of the puffer fish, sashimi and also the skin. I managed to foist a few pieces to my brother, but mostly I ate the entire plate by myself.

I just have to say that this would probably be the first and last time I ate puffer fish. The fish did not taste good and the texture was similar to rubber. It did not taste like any of the fish I had eaten in my entire life. I also have to mention that I got a slight headache afterwards. It could be psychology or the fish's poison, I don't know.

接下来，我们就去尝了倩雯一直一直很想要吃的河豚。

因为每家店其实都大同小异，所以我们就找了间没什么人有位子坐的店啦~

我没吃到河豚，因为对于生鱼片之类的食物，我的接受度还不是很高。不过，听倩雯说，河豚的肉吃起来有点像塑胶，并不是普通的鱼肉口感。

We also had grilled crab with butter, cheese, corn and maybe cream? This cost us ¥400 each, since we all ordered one. It tasted creamy and did not taste as good as it looked. There was hardly any crab meat so I felt cheated.

这是我们点的第二道海鲜 - 烤奶油螃蟹。
味道就普普通通，蟹肉也一点点而已，吃下去的嘴里都慢慢的是忌廉的味道。
以个人来说，我并不是很推荐这一道。

Next, Chin Yee ate an eel skewer, which looked amazing. I tried one bite but it tasted different than the ones in Malaysia so I was shocked and could not get use to the taste. The eel also had a lot of bones unlike the boneless ones that I had eaten in Malaysia, so it was not to my liking.

Chin Yee also bought green tea with milk which tasted okay. I just prefer my green tea in a different manner.

哒哒哒~ 我吃到鳗鱼了~~

鳗鱼一直以来都是我的最最爱，在这一趟海鲜之行，怎能轻易放过呢！

鳗鱼的味道就很像我们普通在这里日本餐厅吃到的一样，至少调味都是差不多。

但，满足感就在于能够大口大口的吃着一整块的鳗鱼啊~

我也顺便点了一杯绿茶奶昔来喝喝，味道不怎么样，绿茶味不是很重。

We also wanted to try Kobe beef but the price was just too expensive. We circled around the market a few times before my brother caved and bought some to try. My brother might have caved in to temptation but he bought the set that was cheapest. The lady barbecued the meat on the spot.

When I tried the beef, I was amazed at how different it tasted. I actually don't really like beef because of the smell and the texture, All the beef I had eaten was either tough and hard to chew or smelled. Kobe beef showed me how wrong I was to thought that beef were all the same. The meat was so tender and it tasted so good. You don't have to hurt your jaw chewing because it practically melts in your mouth. I am actually salivating as I am writing this, that's how good it was!

呵呵呵，这趟行程的重头戏来了！在满是海鲜的市场里，我相信牛肉是为数不多的肉类了。

倩雯的弟弟也很想试试日本的牛肉，尤其是神户牛肉。但，神户牛肉的价钱也是高的吓人，他好几次都买不下手。

最后，在我们的怂恿和牛肉的诱惑下，他还是狠下心买了个较为便宜的神户牛肉。

这道牛肉的料理方式也是十分简单，就只是在平底锅上稍微煎一煎。

这一口牛肉吃下去，OMG，我相信我们眼睛都睁得老大了，因为这牛肉真的是太好吃了！

先不说肉质，光是那个口感就与众不同，你根本不会觉得自己是在吃牛肉。那真的是太软嫩了，完全没有肉类那种需要一直嚼才能吞下去的口感。其实，只需要轻轻的咬几口，牛肉就已经可以让你吞下，不会觉得柴柴老老的。

嗯，这真的会让人意犹未尽...

After that, we bought some desserts to munch on while we head on to our next destination. I bought green tea and chocolate mochi and my brother bought those ball-thingys that I do not know the name of. The taste was pretty much what I predicted. The mochi was chewy and covered in green tea powder with a hint of sweetness. The chocolate one didn't taste as awesome but still good.

正餐吃完了，总该来些甜点了吧！

在前往下一个景点前，我们买了几样甜点以便在路上可以吃吃。

Our next destination is a symbol of Osaka, the Osaka Castle. If you go to Osaka and skipped this, it's like you were never in Osaka and that is how important it is. We don't have to pay the entry fee thanks to the Osaka Pass.

离开了黑门市场，我们到了大阪城，这也是来大阪必到的景点之一。由于进去城堡里也是免费的，所以我们就爬到了最顶楼的瞭望台。

We did not get to see the full bloom of sakuras because we went to Osaka in late April, so the flowers were already gone. We only got to see the late-blooming type sakura, but it's still better than nothing. As you can imagine, the castle was huge, we were too tired to walk all the way to the castle from the entrance so we got on a buggy to get to the castle.

如果要说这趟旅程有什么可惜的话，或许就是没看到樱花了。虽然还是有些零零落落的樱花，但我还是想看到整片的樱花海啊~

要进入城堡之前，还要走很大段的路才能到达，但我们真的是太累太累了，根本不想再走了。这时，救星就出现了，我们仨都花了点钱坐这辆古董车外形的接驳车直接到里大阪城最近的城门外。

Here are some picture of the late-blooming sakuras. At first, we were not sure if they were indeed sakuras, but a kind Japanese artist told us that they were a late-blooming type,

不过，我们还是看到有些樱花还盛开着，但如果仔细看的话，它又好像不是樱花。随后，在那里以画画为生的一位艺术家告诉我们，这是另一个品种的樱花。

You can actually go into the castle and look at the exhibitions there because the castle had been converted to a museum. There were videos of the history of the castle, old battle-gear, antique decorations, etc in the museum. The inside of the castle had been modernized, which was a pity because I wanted to know how it looked like back in the day. However, the structure was still the same so we could still imagine the outline of the castle.

While at the museum, I learned the construction of the castle and found it utterly fascinating so I definitely recommend you guys to watch the video on the construction of the castle.

大阪城里展示了很多日本旧时的打仗用品以及将军们的随身物，也叙诉着日本由战国时期至今的变化。

顶楼的瞭望台能够让我们将大阪的美景尽收眼底，日本人很贴心，每一个方向都放了一个景点图，好让我们认得那些建筑物。

After spending a few hours at Osaka Castle, we left and headed to the Museum of House and Living. The museum was in a building and not a standalone building. At this point, I was no longer surprised. However, I did imagine it to be a reconstruction of old Osaka, sort of like an outdoor theme park but I was wrong. It's actually in a building that looked like an office building.

The Museum of House and Living recreated old Osaka, which you get to wander round. You actually can rent kimonos while you wander, but by the time we got there, the kimonos had all been rented out. You also get to see exhibitions of the history of Osaka and how it came to the modern Osaka we see today.

离开了大阪城后，我们又去到了另一个旧时的日本，就是大阪今昔生活馆。那里把旧时的日本搬到了室内，让你完完全全融入到整个环境里，用自身的感官来感受这一切。

他们还有提供租借和服的服务，不过我们去到的时间有点迟了，已经过了他们提供服务的时间。

These are some of the items on display at the museum. You can see the Osaka before western influence and after western influence.

展览馆一共分成两个区域，一个是旧时的日本，另一个就是已经引进西方文化的日本。

After that, we head to America-mura. This area was heavily influenced by western culture. As we walk along the street, we see fancy cars and hear English music blared out from the shops there.

We didn't really stay in this area that long because we were hungry and tired.

看完了博物馆，我们就前往另一个也充满西方文化的商店街 - 美国村。那里贩卖着很多嘻哈风格的服装，街上也有很多人都做类似的打扮。

我们并没有在那里停留太久，因为我们真的真的走得很累，而且非常需要找个地方好好地坐下来。

After walking all day, we were all starving. I felt like we didn't really had a proper meal the entire day. As we were walking , I spied a familiar shop. It was Coco Ichibanya! Chin Yee and I had actually eaten at Coco Ichibanya in Malaysia and we both love their curry because you get to personalise your meal and choose how spicy do you want your curry.

看了那么多景点，是不是觉得少了点什么呢？对了，那就是美食！我们竟然还没吃到什么东西。

日本的咖喱一直都是我的最爱，他们的咖喱并不像我们这里的那么辣，而是偏甜的。虽然我很喜欢吃辣辣的咖喱，但他们的也非常合我胃口。

这次，我们去到的是一家连锁的咖喱专卖店。他们家的咖喱也有在马来西亚售卖过一段时间哦~ 而且他们最特别的一点就是你可以根据店家提供的辛辣度来选择自己喜欢的辣度。

Of course, the menu in Japan was different than the one in Malaysia. There were more choices and the spicy level goes up to level 10 while it was only until level 5 in Malaysia.

日本的店家甚至提供高达辣度10的选项，我真的怀疑是否有日本人会选这个辣度。

¥970 Pork cutlet curry with cheese:

I ordered level 10 so my nose was runny and my eyes were watery while I ate. It wasn't chili spicy, more like pepper spicy. Although I was sort of torturing myself, it still tasted delicious.

倩雯和她的弟弟都是点了一样的咖喱饭，只是辣度不一样，她点了最辣的。

我有小试了一口，并不是像我们这里的辣，而是比较偏向胡椒的辣。它不会在一进口就马上让你觉得辣，却是吃进肚了才慢慢的辣上来。