We had some free time in Kyoto and, with two couples from the tour, I returned to one of my favorite places in Kyoto, the Nishiki Street food market. This is one of the most interesting and attractive food markets in the world, with many of the best artisanal products available in Kyoto on display, including pickles of all kind; rice crackers;
tofu and
yuba (
tofu skin);
fu (wheat gluten); dried fish; fresh meat, fish, poultry nad vegetables; tea sweets; spices and fresh roasted tea. Many stores offer free samples, which we downed with pleasure.
Before we hit the food stores, we stopped at Aritsugu, the famous knife and kitchen ware store that has been in business for more than 400 years, where one of our tour members bought two knives. New knives are sharpened before they are packed and, if the purchaser desires, engraved, as seen below.
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| Santoku being engraved at Aritsugu |
That mission having been accomplished, we entered into the heart of the market. Here are some of the most photogenic displays we encountered.
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| Edamame |
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| Tea roaster |
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| Rice crackers with soybeans, black beans and peanuts |
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| Miso pickled eggplant |
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| Baum küchen - layer cake made on a spit |
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| Yuba and rice crackers |
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| Gift package of fu |
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| Pickled radishes |
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| Nori (seaweed) concentrate |
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| Dried baby fish |
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| Young woman pounding mochi |
And on and on . . .
Bobby Jay
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