There are many differences between Japan and America, and one of the biggest is food. Obviously the things that I eat while visiting the U.S. are very different from what I’m used to back in Japan, with less fish (either cooked or eaten as sushi or sashimi) and of course no large portion of steamed white rice with almost every meal. While I’ve been in San Diego, I’ve been visiting several restaurants I want to eat at “just once” — my favorite Mexican restaurants near the J-List San Diego office, the local In-N-Out Burger, the Cheesecake Factory — but these meals can add up quickly, and I know when I get back to Japan I’ll be going on a big diet. Another problem with being in the U.S. is finding unsweetened beverages — many restaurants, the local Subway sandwich shops included, have been replacing normal iced tea with super-sweet Honey Green Tea® and Raspberry Blast® flavors, which are impossible to drink after 20 years of consuming healthy unsweetened barley and green tea in Japan.
There are many foods to eat “just once” while in the U.S.
