On Saturday Marco, Roger and I went to the Mall of the Netherlands. We went later in the afternoon which meant the crowds were out in full force. (I know, we were part of the crowds too!) In the end we visited a lot of shops but didn’t buy anything.

Why were we at the mall, you ask? The movie theatre chain Kinepolis had a showing of Babymetal: Legend 43 – the movie, which Roger wanted to see. Babymetal is a Japanese metal band. The movie is an edited version of a concert Babymetal held in Okinawa at the end of their tour last year. The showing was pretty fun, although I am definitely not the right audience for a metal band. There were some interesting editing choices, including adding fake film distortion. But it was fun, as I said.

Before the movie, we stopped at Wagamama to get some dinner. As did everyone else in the mall. It was quite busy at the restaurants (of course). Wagamama didn’t have enough staff to handle the demand, although the staff that were there were definitely working hard.

This time I tried the Japanese curry. It was really nice, and exactly what I wanted. However, the version Marco made for me last month had an even richer, deeper umami flavor that this version didn’t quite capture. So he’ll be happy to know he needs to make that for me again…

As you can see above, the chicken is cut in half and the bed of rice is laid between it. The salad was also really nice; it paired really well with the heavier flavors.

Finally, here is the yuzu dessert Marco chose which I had a few bites of.

All in all a fun day!