Glico Brand Chicken Rice flavour sachet. ¥100, Daiso 100 Yen shop, Harajuku, Tokyo.The coolest shop in the world is, without a doubt, the Daiso 100 Yen Shop. Daniel, my brother and fellow Japan-o-phile, you can keep your Bathing Apes, your Evisu Jeans and your Shibuya 109s, the Daiso 100 Yen Shop is the place for me. There are...
Yeast-based Eiffel Tower, Paul Bocuse Bakery, Daimaru Food Hall, Kyoto.Walking into Daimaru in Kyoto, I was completely unprepared for how freakin' awesome the food hall would be. I miss having Daimaru in Melbourne. When I was a kid, my family would go there every few weekends, walk around the stores, and end up at the cheap Japanese restaurant...
Yasaka shrine in Gion, Kyoto.Kyoto, for us, was not a massively foodie destination. Rather, it is where my inner tourist was happily unleashed, and we spent hours wandering around various temples, palaces and other buildings. You see, culinary and language matters aside, my main reason for visiting Japan was to see some Japanese architecture up close. In my...
Wir werden grillen! means: "We will have a BBQ."Mmm... meat. I was treated to a proper down home barbecue last weekend by my host family here in Germany. And when I say 'proper', I do mean 'proper'. As a proud Australian, I do attend my fair share of barbecues, but these are generally simple affairs, involving a gas...
Japan 2007
Japan 2007: Because sometimes, you just really feel like Western food...
1/17/2008 01:13:00 AM
Spaghetti Napolitana. Lavazza Cafe, Omote-sando in Tokyo. ¥930 inc. coffee.Funny how it happened. I spent weeks, if not months, looking forward to my Japan trip - imagining all the wonderful Japanese delicacies I would savour, all the new tastes I'd try, how much better sushi would taste on its home turf! But once I got to Japan, every...
Osakans, (yup Lisa, that's the right word), love their food. And so do I! Here are a few photos and tidbits from Osaka that didn't fit into the other posts. Please to enjoy!TAKOYAKI! An Osakan meibutsu (speciality) - grilled doughy balls filled with octopus and topped with mayo, takoyaki sauce and bonito fish flakes. Taste better than they...
Check that out... that's a piece of beef, deep fried, kushi-katsu style. YUM!When I read articles about Japanese food, it greatly irritates me that Western writers seem to insist that Japanese food is fresh, healthy and nutritious. Bollocks! To state the obvious: it's more than raw fish and rice, you know.Everyday Japanese food is packed with salt, preservatives,...
Let me tell you something: despite my preconceptions, Japan was not an expensive place to travel. Sure, Japan is famous for extortionate taxi rides, luxurious hotels, and designer stores, but these are not your only options! Train rides are comparable to other big cities, good hostels are popping up all the time, (far cleaner than their European counterparts,...
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