Back to Japan post. When we visit Japan, we always get together with my gourmet sister and her husband, and have a day filled with delicious adventures. This past winter, she started with this spot called Teuchi-Soba Kosuge in Tokyo. If you look up popular soba spots in this particular area, this restaurant will come […]
Now that I am finished with all the places we visited in Portland, I have to move onto placed we visited in Japan and elsewhere. As many people know, Japan is such a food destination. It is always the hardest to choose which places to go out to so many great food spots. Japan not […]
While we were in Japan this past winter, we heard buzz around this donut place with a funny name, “I’m donut ?” yes, I am curious too. They have several locations, and seems like all of those locations get a long line of eager customers. And, they do sell out if you go too late. […]
The last spot to highlight from our Japan trip this past winter, is Takeno to Ohagi. A place to pick up traditional Japanese sweets, Ohagi, also called Botamochi. It is made with glutinous rice, white rice, and sweet azuki paste. The cooked rice is coated with thick azuki paste by hand. It usually looks like […]
Before we headed to Japan, I saw some amazing donuts on SNS, and I had to find out where I can get some! It was from Park Store, a part of Cafe The Sun Lives Here group. I got curious about the group, and found out that they also have a cafe and what they […]
We love Japanese curry (or most any curry, really), and we found a really cool spot to go after having a morning dessert at Kooriya Peace. It is located inside one of those large shopping streets, a little hidden away from all the loud advertisement everywhere. That is one of the reasons why we wanted […]
Since we visited this spot, a half year has past… but then again, this is such a great spot to visit during the hot summer months, so it all works out better, maybe? Kooriya Peace is a spot that specializes in Shaved Ice, all year long. Yes, even in the winter! We went there to […]
Mr. Kamiya opened its door in 1880 as the first “Bar” in Japan. They are famous for their history, and their special cocktail called “Denki-Bran” in the iconic cocktail glass. It is so cool that the oldest bar in Japan still exists, at the same location! They have a show window with their food and […]
I love a good parfait from Japan. We got to have a really amazing Japanese flavored parfait from Hayashiya Chaen, and glorious fruits parfait from Kajitsuen Libre. While we were visiting Asakusa in January, we decided to try another fruits parfait spot called Fruit Parlor Goto. It is inside one of the old, covered shopping […]
While we were in Japan during the winter, we spend a day in Asakusa. After having a small-ish breakfast at Misojyu and walked around the vibrant streets of Asakusa, we were ready for some brunch-type food. We went during an off-season and off peak-time, so there was no line. Depending on the time and season, […]