Hamamatsu is famous for eel farming, and thanks to that it is full of good unagi (freshwater eel) specialists. Tsuruya is one of the better ones. The explanation If you have the time, give it a slow read.. Op…
Right on schedule, the fireworks came around again this year. Yatai stalls Loads of stalls had set up shop. Sausages I’m used to the drill by now, so it has turned into a routine: get here early, buy a…
Lecker Land Fukukawa is a German-style ham specialist. It’s the kind of place that makes you wonder what on earth it’s doing all the way out here. Arriving It’s a fair drive, but there’…
I spotted a Chinese restaurant that somehow just looked like it would be good, so I went. The place A very retro, Showa-era Chinese restaurant. The parking lot is across the street. I turned up right after op…
Posting a few more odds and ends. Kirin Beer Just your ordinary beer. EarProfit PERFORM What this is, is a piece of cloth that wraps around your headphones. Wear headphones in summer, for instance, and the s…
Kanbini is a blend of “Korean” and “convenience store.” These Korean food specialty shops have been multiplying lately, and they are opening up all over the country. This is what they l…
Peanut karinto It tastes a lot like Korea’s Mat Dongsan peanut snack. This one might well be the original. Almond senbei supervised by Tanita Shokudo A senbei with an almond flavour to it – a bit…
I stopped by Patisserie Mirage once again. The cakes As lovely as ever. The cakes Peach drink This one was just so-so. Lemon mint tea This one was so-so too… Flan This one was so-so as well… I…
Asakusaken Bunten is a seriously good ramen shop, but the line is always long. The table Water Ramen A very standard shoyu (soy sauce) ramen, and it is exactly because it tastes this good that the line gets…
Posting a bit of everything. Suntory Premium Highball Hakushu With a series like this the first release is always the best, and after that it feels like they can throw it together and it’ll still sell…..
I go to Japan so often that posting airport photos is honestly getting a bit tedious. Plenty of people about. So many, in fact, that unless you get there nice and early, even making your flight becomes a stru…
A mixed bag this time. Thin-skin boiled dumplings I bought them on sale, and boiled dumplings turn out to be far easier to make than fried ones. Drop them in boiling water and you are done in three minutes.. …