Archive for the ‘Food / Dining’ Category

Japan Block Fair tomorrow!

October 8, 2011
Tomorrow!  JAPAN KOREA BLOCK FAIR on Upper West Side!
Broadway between 93rd & 94th St. NYC.
One of my friend will be selling a great Japanese sweets called ODANGO (おだんご) at this fair.  I just helped to prepare and you will LOVE this ODANGO!  Odango is a Japanese sticky rice dumpling and its texture is like Mochi (もち).  They are usually three to four small dumpling served on a skewer.
You should stop by Dangoya (団子屋) tomorrow!

富士宮焼きそばNY上陸!

August 19, 2011

Do you like Yakisoba?

Great Yakisoba from Fujinomiya, Japan will debut in New York on Sunday August 21st at the street fair on Madison Ave!   I went to their tasting event, the noodle has great texture and I loved it!  You shouldn’t miss this chance to try “FUJINOMIYA YAKISOBA”.  This Yakisoba has about 60 years history and won Japanese B1 gourmet contest twice.  Their booth will be on Madison Ave between 43rd & 44th street!  You should try it!

US President ate green tea ice cream

November 15, 2010

US President Barak Obama ate Green tea ice cream during his visit to the great Buddha Statue in Kamakura City in Japan.

The Great Buddha of Kamakura is a monumental outdoor bronze statue of Budda lodated at the Kotoku-in Temple (Buddhist temple of Jodo-shu) in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.

 

 

 

HOOTERS opened in Japan!

November 9, 2010

October 25th, HOOTERS opened in Tokyo, Japan.  Their waitresses wearing same uniform as United State’s.  How Japanese HOOTERS girls look in this uniform?  LOL

Japan Town, Soul Food Festival

September 24, 2010

Sunday, September 26th,  11 AM – 6 PM, Japan Town, Soul Food Festival will be held on Upper East Side (Lexington Ave between 93rd & 96th street) in New York.

You will enjoy variety of Japanese soul food such as Udon, Takoyaki.

For more information, visit at http://www.nyjapantown.org/soul.php.

Mango Wasabi Sauce?

September 7, 2010

I never tried this but let me know if anyone tasted this…Mango Wasabi…hmm…

七味唐からし

August 30, 2010

七味唐からし(SHICHIMI TOGARASHI)is Japanese assorted chili peppers.  It is called “SHICHIMI” in Japan but this one says “NANAMI”… lost in translation?

Udon noodle is available at Cafe Metro

August 18, 2010

Udon noodle is available at Cafe Metro.  Japanese food is getting popular and popular…

鯛めし(Taimeshi)

August 10, 2010

I just had 鯛めし (Taimeshi: Snapper on Rice) at my Kimono teacher’s house.  Snapper is called 鯛 (Tai) and known as good luck food in Japan.  When we celebrate something, we eat snapper in different styles.

HITACHINO beer

August 1, 2010

Have you ever tried “HITACHINO” beer?  This beer is not that popular and you won’t be able to find it easy even if you go to Japanese restaurants.   HITACHINO has established the market in the U.S.A. since 2000, is now well known not only as a of unique “Owl” character, but also its innovative brews.

http://www.kodawari.cc/?en_home/products/hitachino-nest-beer.html


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