Today I went to Yokohama's China Town so I could eat nikuman! If you don't know, "nikuman" are Chinese steamed buns filled with stuff (not neccessarily "niku"--meat). I really love nikuman, and you can get them anytime here since they are at most convenience stores. But in Chinatown, they have the biggest, tastiest, and strangest varieties available!
The first one I ate was the "panda-man." No, it isn't filled with panda meat, it is just a normal, pork-filled bun, but it is shaped like a panda (which means you pay 50 yen more). After I bought it, I asked the guy to take my picture, and based on the fact that he didn't even bat an eye at my request, he must get that a lot. It is pretty adorable...mmmmm, panda.
Next I tried one called 美美 "Mei Mei" using the kanji for "beautiful" twice in a row. I got it because it is probably the strangest nikuman I have ever seen, black dough on the outside, with a layer of pink dough inside, and the filling was a mix a bunch of stuff including squide and rice noodles. Also, it was HUGE!
Then I had what I think was my favorite, the momo-man (momo=peach). Not only is it filled with delicious, sweet peach, it looks like one too!
I also ate a ebi-chili (shrimp chili) "dog." Yeah, instead of being round like normal, it was oblong, like a hot dog, i guess...so yeah, the name is not very appealing, but it was tasty. I didn't take a picture though, because it was not that exciting looking. Lastly, I had a mochi-an-man-- sweet bean paste and mochi inside! I was pretty full though, so I decided to take it home to eat later. "Later" turned out to be about half and hour, after I got home and reheated it the microwave...
So, I tried five different varieties, but there are still so many delicious looking nikuman I want to sample! Good thing I only live about 10 minutes by train from China Town!
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