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[Happy Meals] #16 Kagurazaka Chinese Lunch and Life Choices

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I had lunch for the first time in a while with a former colleague, and we went to
Kagurazaka Chiran, famous for its mapo tofu.

Getting some collagen with the shark fin set meal

The shark fin set meal is 2,900 yen. There are also lunch menus starting from 1,200 yen, making this a recommended spot to enjoy authentic Chinese cuisine at a reasonable price!
The braised shark fin was plump and melt-in-your-mouth delicious♡ Surely this guarantees beautiful skin tomorrow!? Haha

The menu for the day was the shark fin set meal!

■ Today's small side dish
■ Braised shark fin rich in collagen
■ One dish from the "Weekly Lunch"
■ Rice, soup, pickles, and dessert

More than the shark fin itself, I'm drawn to the "rich in collagen" part.

The popular menu items are the 3 types of mapo tofu

The signature mapo tofu comes in 3 varieties: with sansho pepper, without, and the super spicy 'Apex' mapo tofu.

The Apex mapo tofu! Just the name sounds numbing...

For my main dish, I chose the shrimp in chili sauce, and my former colleague, while intimidated by the spice, selected the mapo tofu without sansho pepper.
(Apparently, even without sansho, it's spicy! But delicious!!)

Finding courage in catching up

The large shrimp were plump and firm. The spice was mild. Since it was a set, the portion was small, and I wanted seconds... haha

It had been about 9 months since I last met my former colleague.
During that time, various things happened at the company itself.

Also, as managers in our 40s, we are at an age with many worries regarding our careers and ways of working...

Hearing about the decision he made amidst all that was deeply moving and stirred my heart.


I feel respect and support as a comrade-in-arms. And I feel like I was
pushed forward myself.

Life has its ups and downs; grateful for the encounters and the souvenirs♡

Buburu's choco crunch and potato (Gyokuro/Genmaicha). The choco crunch comes in 4 flavors: Gyokuro Mango, Sencha Banana, Hojicha Orange, and Japanese Black Tea Strawberry.

We reported on this and that, laughing and being surprised.
We empathized so much it felt like our necks would snap...

It's a bit embarrassing to say, but it was a 2-hour lunch where I felt,
it's great and I'm grateful to have colleagues who share the same aspirations.

By the way, he lives in Kyoto and often brings me souvenirs from there, and his taste in souvenirs is excellent.

This time it was sweets from Buburu, a new brand by Gion Tsujiri. You can really taste the tea, and the packaging is stylish.

I was grateful for the long-awaited reunion and the wonderful souvenirs!

Thank you very much for reading this far.

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