Say yum yum in Japanese
The mention of a food trip to Tokyo is enough to get everyone in the room excited. Dad, mom, kids and even grannies. So what is it about Japanese food that makes us all so happy and excited about eating in the streets of downtown Tokyo? For one we know Japanese food is well-loved. And like what many of those who traveled with us have told us - it is because they know they have someone they can trust traveling with them all the way from Singapore to Tokyo. Every step of the way throughout the trip, to have someone there who knows where to eat, what to order, how to travel around within the city and offer all the help needed to have a great time in Tokyo. And of course someone who actually knows and speaks your language. (I know what you like even before you can articulate it…hey just like any other Singaporean, I love good food too!)
Somehow I think we got manage to get our Japanese friend’s attention. Much credit can now be given to the Tokyo metropolitan government for their efforts to help foodies like us navigate and survive the gourmet jungle in Japan – in the form of a website that offers several language translations of some of the most common and popular Japanese ingredients and food.
You can finally eat yourselves happy with help from Menu Japan
After my initial test-run, I am already very impressed by the website capabilities – the coverage of menu items is rather extensive. I selected sashimi as a keyword and out comes 115 multilingual results of individual foods to choose from as if I was translating a full menu. There’s definitely enough for anyone to eat for a long time.
Honestly once you go on this trip once, you quickly realize it not difficult travel on your own in Tokyo. You just need to know where to eat and what to order. And now help is readily available in the form of a website. Check out Menu Tokyo website: http://menu-tokyo.jp/
These knowledge base and information have been around for ages albeit in Japanese still I’m so glad FINALLY someone realized all this data can be put into good use for the benefit of food-loving people like you and I. Gratefully we seemed to be on the right track to ensure good Japanese food may never be lost in translation ever again.
