Pretzels and white sausage - Japan star Tanikawa likes German food

Bayern Munich's Japan international Momoko Tanikawa says she is fond of the cuisine in Bavaria but often sticks to her roots when it comes to food.

"I like pretzels and I also really like eating those white sausages," the 21-year-old forward told dpa on Tuesday ahead of the German women's doubles winners heading to Japan for a pre-season tour.

Yet when she cooks with others in Munich, it is "almost always gyoza" - Japanese dumplings.

She is, though, making the most of her time in Munich away from football.

"My mother and a friend of hers came to Munich to visit me. Then we went to the Oktoberfest together, and my mother and her friend ordered these huge one-litre beer steins and had a lot of fun," she added.

In addition to four training sessions, media obligations and sponsor appointments in Japan from Wednesday, Bayern women will also play a friendly on Saturday at RB Omiya - a Japanese second-tier club owned by Red Bull.