tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611598637323756510.post1981197528456545705..comments2023-10-17T07:57:14.574-07:00Comments on ieat19meals: Hakata TontonLilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04053339870626384728noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611598637323756510.post-47128150074562461702012-07-12T07:07:37.978-07:002012-07-12T07:07:37.978-07:00Lily, I'll try to help with the Japanese stuff...Lily, I'll try to help with the Japanese stuff. <br /><br />Kyushu is one of the four main islands in Japan. It's the one closest to Korea, on the west side. Tonkotsu based ramen is really big out there. It literally means pig bones. There's a lot of the gelatin from the bones in the soup, if that helps with the connection. Hakata is an area in Kyushu, if you were wondering.<br /><br />Also, there's a good chance that the Japanese yam is the Japanese mountain yam. Was it all gooey? Cause that would be it. When they grate it up, it gets a really sticky consistency. They call that goo "tororo". Pretty good with rice.KYMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722003975003309205noreply@blogger.com