Comments on: Issen Yoshoku — The Origins of Western Food in Japan

By: Gina Astafan

Gina Astafan — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:22:17 +0000

Fantastic blogpost, thanks so much!

By: Review: Issen Yoshoku, Kyoto Japan | Fig & Cherry

Review: Issen Yoshoku, Kyoto Japan | Fig & Cherry — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:04:16 +0000

[...] To clarify, Issen Yoshoku is both the name of the restaurant, and the name of the only dish it serves. It’s apparently the ‘original Western food’ in Japan, created during the early 1900s and sold by street vendors for 1 US cent wrapped in newspaper. (Source: Kyoto Foodie) [...]

By: Peko Peko

Peko Peko — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:36:08 +0000

Hellp Pepy, Wow, takoyaki has made it all the way to Winnipeg. Imagine that!

Hello pseier, Thank you for the info and link. (I think I knew that.) I like your site, I see that we use the same theme too!

By: psteier

psteier — Sun, 03 May 2009 01:34:32 +0000

The ema of the woman spraying milk from her breasts is a traditional one – it was given by women who had problems feeding their baby.
From http://www.interculturaljapan.com/wordpress/2006/08/ema-votive-plates/ “for example a nursing mother might donate a picture of a woman squirting milk from her full breasts”.

By: Pepy

Pepy — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:45:55 +0000

I learned how to make takoyaki from a Japanese student who came to Winnipeg a while ago to learn English.

By: PekoPeko

PekoPeko — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:46:19 +0000

Here there Ricardo,

Thanks for stopping by and glad that you could find the name of the restaurant here!

Did you like the interior decor of I.Y.?

What else did you have that was memorable when you were here?

By: Ricardo

Ricardo — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:48:25 +0000

I’ve been looking for the name of this place for months! I’ve eaten a lot of delicious dishes when I was in Japan last April, but I.Y. was the most memourable. Thanks for posting and the detailed descriptions and explanation. Sayonara!