日本を自転車で横断するために私が食べているもの（たくさん）

日本を自転車で横断するために私が食べているもの（たくさん）

This is everything I eat in a day to cycle across Japan. On the docket for today, we’re finally getting back into urban Japan with a 50-mi push from Otski into Yokohama. Though I’m staying at a decent hotel, their breakfast game is kind of weak. So, I decided to just kick off today’s ride and look for something along the way. Fortunately for me, this morning’s route passed through a bunch of tiny rural villages, which I think are the best places to find some solid growth. And today was no different. I found this little shop that has clearly been around for a minute. I think it likely serves as both the owner’s home and restaurant. So, the dining area was giving some cozy living room vibes. Some old team pictures, table tennis on the TV, floor cushions. For my breakfast, I went with a stir-fried beef and cabbage set with a side of ramen, and some long and crispy guoza. I’ll admit it does look simple, but I can confidently say it was probably one of the best meals of this entire trip. The guoza were each handmade in the size of a banana with a punchy and acidic sauce. They offered ramen as a side as opposed to a standalone meal. And the stir fry was healthfully seasoned and came coated with a warm chili oil. This is the pinnacle of homestyle Japanese soul food. As I kept on pushing, I crept gradually closer and closer to central Yokohama and the city started sprouting up around me. So, this meant that there were some more food options and this pizzeria was calling my name. They had their own woodfired oven and some pretty interesting menu options. So, I went with their squiding pizza topped with seafood. To be honest, I don’t really think squidding tastes like anything, but the seafood was pretty nice, and the woodf fired crust was even better. Then I continued forth with the remainder of my ride through residential neighborhoods and city roads, which carried me all the way to my hotel, which ran me for about 50 bucks a night. Then for dinner, I’ve desperately been craving some American food. And when in Yokohama, you’ve definitely got some options. Tonight, I opted for this spot called Bubbies, which specializes in all sorts of American treats. So, I went with a bacon blue cheeseburger with fries and an order of banana walnut pancakes. And these absolutely hit the spot. The zip of blue cheese isn’t super prevalent in Japanese cuisine, so getting that with a fat and juicy burger and some unapologetically indulgent pancakes brought me straight back home. See you guys tomorrow.

This is everything I eat in a day on my bikepacking trip across Japan! Today, we travelled from Otsuki to Yokohama!

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