See the full gallery on Posterous (Before we talk about Japan's food, here's a list of organizations accepting donations for disaster relief.) My recent trip to Japan was a work trip, but I made time to explore and support the excellent culinary community there. It wasn't hard to find deliciousness, especially with all the great suggestions you left in the blog
We've gotten great ideas from you on topping burgers. Keep them coming. Here's a taste. Meg marvels at the baroque burgers abroad: You made my fiance very hungry, but you made me laugh because y'all are novices at burger toppings compared to the people here in Uruguay. A burger has on it, minimum, meat, cheese, ham, pancetta. Once
We debate condiment spreading vs. dipping, cheese placement, and the egg on top, as well as basic questions like cheese types, condiments, bacon, and more.