Kyoto gourmet 'Nishin (herring) soba'

If you visit Kyoto and would like to try a local dish, 'Nishin (herring) soba (buckwheat noodle)' is definitely something you may want to try.

You can eat in a restaurant inside Kyoto station, but you can also try at soba restaurants in the streets.

Here's how a soba restaurant entrance looks like.
(The weird calligraphy is the sign of a soba restaurant.)

And here's how the 'Nishin soba' looks like.

It's a soba in a broth from 'konbu (a kind of sea weed)' and 'katsuo (bonito)' topped with a half slice of herring cooked in a soy sauce based soup.

The herring is slow cooked so you can easily cut it with the chop stick.

So, if you have a chance to travel to Kyoto, try it!!