This is the third type of choco pan that I had in mind when I wrote about the three types back here. This one has to be the lowest level of choco pan. Simply a long life type bread stick. Dry and tasteless. Dipped in chocolate. These guys exist on the shelf next to cookies […]
Lisa from Lunchbucketbento was on the same wavelength as me when she picked this one other type of choco pan. Have a look at her description in the comments to this post. You can understand what she is talking about if you look at where I took a bite in the photo. It has a swirled […]
The last post was about choco pan. Now this is not to be confused with the totally different species known as choco pie. Normally choco pie is a sort of biscuit/cake that lives in with the sweets and cookies in a supermarket. They consist of a sandwich of sweet soft biscuits, some cream and heaps […]
My error was pointed out to me today. When I wrote about chikuwa recently, I may well have used the wrong name. In truth, this little sausage you see in the picture is chikuwa. Hollow white and slightly chewy, it has a sort of grilled appearance down the middle that doesn’t look entirely genuine.
Tonight I […]
Omochi, as you usually buy it from a shop, in its plain form, is hard and inedible. I’m sure someone out there has eaten it, as is, and survived but they would not have any teeth left. It is only when it experiences heat that it regains its soft chewy texture.
What better way to do that […]
Head over here to read a little story about what omochi is not. It is also an interesting insight into the sort of confusion that sometimes occurs when English speakers try to work things out in Japanese.
I would like to point out at this stage, that this blog is being written by an Australian man trying […]
Today, once again I was rescued by my friend the vending machine. It was cold and bleak and I was on my bike still 10 klms from home. What I needed was sweet, hot, quick cheap, and satisfying.
Gladly there was a Yamazaki vending machine nearby and I cleverly selected the perfect solution. Canned corn soup.
It is stinking hot […]
Pamela M has given us a very apt description of these Japanese curry blocks. The photo above shows the block (actually 1 of 2) that come in the green box. In this case green is middle of the range for curry heat, but even the hottest isn’t that hot. Take a look at Pamela’s comments […]
As promised yesterday, here we have another little competition to wet your appetite for all things noodles and rice.
Entry is simple and quick. All you have to do is identify the item in the photograph by leaving a comment below. The first correct entry wins, and my preference will go to the most accurate response […]
The winner of last week’s Wasabi for Winners competition has been decided. All of the entries were put through a rigorous judging process ( me reading and re-reading the comments over and over trying to pick a favourite) and it ended with a very difficult decision.
For this first competition, Kate has walked away with the wonderful wasabi […]
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