Shabu-Shabu, I cannot go back to Sweden without eating this Japanese food

I had made myself a list of Japanese foods that I wanted to eat while back in Japan, and I had shabu-shabu, which was on that list.

It's been a while since I've had shabu-shabu, and I'm so happy I did!　I think this is a common experience for those who have lived abroad, but for some reason it is very difficult to find thinly sliced meat in supermarkets like in Japan.　I think it is because Western cultures cut meat with a knife and fork, especially steaks, so they do not have the custom of cooking meat that has been thinly sliced from the beginning.　But for shabu-shabu, those thin slices are essential!　It is difficult to eat shabu-shabu after living abroad for so long, and I definitely want to eat this food back home every time I return to Japan.

My mom knows this situation, so she often makes this shabu-shabu for me when I return to Japan.　It was the first time in a long time that we enjoyed eating shabu-shabu in the same pot with chopsticks (It is a very Japanese style)

I have been in Japan for almost two weeks now, and I am truly enjoying Japanese food every day.　Swedish home cooking is really good, but I only eat pizza and pasta on a daily basis, and I still think that Japanese food offers a lot of variety as an everyday meal.

しゃぶしゃぶを食べずにスウェーデンには戻れません

日本に帰国している間に食べたい日本食リストと言うものを自分自身に作ったものがあって、そのリストの中に入っている「しゃぶしゃぶ」を食べました。

久しぶりにしゃぶしゃぶを食べれて、本当に大満足！　海外生活を行った方が経験するあるあるだと思うのですが、なぜか日本のように薄切りの肉をスーパーで探すのがとても難しいです。　欧米は特にステーキのようにナイフとフォークで切る文化なので、初めから薄切りにされた肉を調理する習慣がないのだと思います。　しかし、しゃぶしゃぶにはその薄切りが不可欠！　なかなか、海外生活が長くなるとしゃぶしゃぶを食べれなくて、帰国の度に絶対に食べて帰りたい食べ物です。

日本に滞在も２週間近くが経過し、毎日本当に和食を堪能しています。　スウェーデン料理は家庭料理は本当においしいのですが、日常的にはピザやパスタなどしか食べず、やっぱり日常的に食べる食事としては和食はバラエティーに富んでいると思います。