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Title: Super Famous Restaurant in Susukino!
I may have exaggerated a bit with the title, but I think it's not completely wrong. While in Susukino, after getting drunk, we descended the stairs from street level to the Susukino subway station. A savory smell was lingering in the air. There used to be a sweet chestnut shop, but it's no longer there. I wonder if "Saigou" has been singing on the streets of Susukino since the time he used to stand near the entrance of the Susukino station, wearing a bright red jacket, standing on a beer crate (?), holding a microphone and singing along to a cassette tape karaoke. He was a legendary singer who always waved and smiled when cheered on.
After a long time, I spent some time in Susukino with my friend. Now, let's take the subway from Susukino and then JR from Sapporo Station to go home. As we descended the stairs to Susukino station, the smell of yakitori tickled our noses, gradually transitioning to the smell of taiyaki as we went further down. It's a usual scene when leaving Susukino, but it was rare for my friend. So, we decided to eat taiyaki. When eating, we wanted to have it freshly baked. There was a small line of similarly minded tipsy customers. When our turn came, we told the lady at the shop how many we wanted.
It's taiyaki born from a farmed style, but that doesn't matter. It's freshly baked, so the savory aroma intensifies. Unfortunately, we couldn't eat it calmly in the subway station, so we decided to eat it at a table in the underground walkway at Sapporo Station. It's only a 5-minute walk, so it was still warm. The area around the filling was filled with a firm and fluffy red bean paste. The red bean paste wasn't too sweet, and the skin gradually became slightly crispy as time passed, making it even sweeter. It's the kind of taiyaki that you could eat another one of even after drinking, but we had already eaten too much today. We took the leftovers home. The next day, we tried heating it in the microwave, and it surprisingly revived to a freshly baked-like state. Thank you to the old man and lady for the delicious taiyaki. It was a feast.