焼豚(YAKIBUTA) Special Grilled pork!

After looking through many profiles and contacting a few cooks, I decided to try Satoshi's Yakibuta because not only did it look delicious but also I could tell from this communication that he was kind and funny. His home is in an area of Tokyo I wasn't familiar with, so he met me at the train station with his friend. From there we walked back to his home, a very charming Tokyo style home. Together we had a meal with his mother, brother, friend and friend's wife. After being there for a few minutes, I already felt like a friend or like I was returning to my host family. This time I was traveling in Tokyo by myself, so it was a lot of fun to have a family style meal and the food was delicious as well! I love pork and was really looking forward to this meal. The pork was tender, juicy not too heavy and there was a sauce that I could just drink by itself it was so good. :-) Like most Japanese meals, side dishes like soup, rice and potato salad was there as well. These were all good as well, but the pork was so good I couldn't stop eating it. Even beside the food, it was really what I was hoping for out of the Kitchhike experience as I could make new friends and get the feeling as if I was living in Tokyo again, instead of just visiting. Thank you Satoshi and family and friends!