Osaka: The appealing ‘kitchen’ of Japan

Examiner food critic Patricia Unterman checks in with a new report from her culinary adventures around the world, this time on a sister-city delegation. TODAY: Japan

Ninety-six congenial sister city relationships exist between Japan and California, but the San Francisco-Osaka treaty of friendship is the oldest. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the sisterhood, and to commemorate this milestone, San Francisco sent a culinary delegation composed of 35 restaurant and food industry folks, led by yours truly, and an equal number of Japanese-Americans affiliated with the San Francisco Japanese Community and Cultural Center who just like to eat.