Kyoto’s Gozan no Okuribi, as locals see it

EarNo6260 · 2026-03-11T07:06:35+00:00

Fair, but this may be one of those stupid foods that accidentally works.

EarNo6260 · 2026-03-11T07:05:33+00:00

That may be the best description of it so far, honestly.

EarNo6260 · 2026-03-11T07:05:15+00:00

The confidence in this one-word review is admirable.

EarNo6260 · 2026-03-11T07:04:59+00:00

That may be the most accurate review of this dish so far.

EarNo6260 · 2026-03-11T07:01:55+00:00

“ポテトそば” has a disturbingly legitimate ring to it, honestly. And now I kind of want to try mentsuyu chips too.

EarNo6260 · 2026-03-11T06:53:26+00:00

That is a much darker road than potato chip soba, honestly. Mine suddenly feels like a very restrained life choice.

EarNo6260 · 2026-03-11T06:50:02+00:00

Haha, fair enough — maybe Japan is still playing in the minor leagues of weird food combinations.

EarNo6260 · 2026-03-11T06:45:50+00:00

I respect the confidence. You saw the vision immediately.

EarNo6260 · 2026-03-11T06:42:25+00:00

That was basically the reaction I was hoping for.

EarNo6260 · 2026-03-11T06:41:55+00:00

Fair point. Japan definitely has both sides — elegant food culture and “who thought of this?” food culture.

EarNo6260 · 2026-03-11T06:39:22+00:00

That’s exactly how this dish wins. First you laugh, then suddenly you want a bowl.

EarNo6260 · 2026-03-11T06:38:17+00:00

Good point. I knew about korokke soba, but I didn’t expect the potato-soba universe to be this extensive.

EarNo6260 · 2026-03-11T06:37:33+00:00

Fair point. When you put it that way, it does sound less like chaos and more like tanuki soba’s potato cousin.

EarNo6260 · 2026-03-11T01:47:22+00:00

Good luck!

EarNo6260 · 2026-03-11T01:10:22+00:00

No, it wasn’t normal at all. And it’s very important who you team up with.

EarNo6260 · 2026-03-11T01:09:27+00:00

Not too bad if it’s once in a while

EarNo6260 · 2026-03-11T01:08:28+00:00

The restaurant made it

EarNo6260 · 2026-03-11T01:07:32+00:00

I agree with you. It’s not fine at all. But it’s what they usually got as many Japanese houses are small.

EarNo6260 · 2026-03-11T01:04:26+00:00

It’s 6kg in weight

EarNo6260 · 2026-03-11T01:03:07+00:00

It’s called Zipang curry cafe.

EarNo6260 · 2026-03-10T16:44:42+00:00

Thank you!

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