You are learning superlatives: you will read the scene it happens in, learn 10 words and phrases, take apart the pattern behind them (superlatives with 一番), hear them in a conversation, rehearse them, and finish by saying one thing out loud to be graded.
Ranking Tokyo food — from the best ramen to the best sushi to the best street food. Every food writer has a list. Now you can make yours.
Every food magazine in Tokyo publishes annual rankings. Best ramen. Best sushi. Best curry. The lists change every year, but certain names persist. Tonki in Meguro for tonkatsu. Afuri for ramen. Daiwa for sushi.
The stranger made his own list. 「東京で一番おいしいラーメンは風雲児だと思います。」 Fuunji for ramen — the tsukemen was unforgettable.
「寿司の中で、マグロが一番好きです。」 Among sushi, tuna was his favorite. Specifically otoro — fatty tuna belly, almost too rich.
「日本の食べ物で何が一番好きですか？」 A friend asked. Hard question. 「天ぷらが一番好きです。絶対に。」 Tempura. The crunch, the lightness, the precision.
「このランキングは来月変わると思います。」 The ranking would change next month. That's the joy of eating in Tokyo.