Konbini Food, August 2023
Posting an assortment of things I ate. Nongshim Moktaekkang From the name I assumed it was a spin-off of Saewookkang, the Korean prawn snack, but it tasted more like an extension of Onion Rings, the Korean on…
Posting an assortment of things I ate. Nongshim Moktaekkang From the name I assumed it was a spin-off of Saewookkang, the Korean prawn snack, but it tasted more like an extension of Onion Rings, the Korean on…
Just gathering up a bunch of leftover odds-and-ends photos and posting them. The Han River flooding The water came up all the way to here.. Flood scenery It really made me feel how dangerous the Han River ca…
I go in and out of Chubu Centrair Airport in Nagoya really often, but wandering around this time I found a spot I did not know about. FLIGHT PARK It is near Terminal 2, and even though it had not opened yet p…
There are a few places in Hamamatsu famous for tonkatsu, and Tonbei is one of them. On the way Nice weather. The entrance It’s small and easy to miss. I have no idea how everyone managed to find the go…
I was only in Yokohama for a very short while, but I took all sorts of photos. Yokohama Station The weather was really lovely. Anker This brand seems to be doing pretty well in Japan these days. Chinatown T…
Yokohama Chinatown has a huge number of Chinese restaurants, but apparently the closer to the centre a place is, the less its food can be counted on. A friend who lives in the area recommended Ippinkaku and th…
Mutekiro in Yokohama is a long-established restaurant, cafe and dessert shop all in one. Which is to say, if you ever came to hang out in Motomachi way back when, Mutekiro was already there then too. So it is …
I heard there was a good ramen shop over in Motomachi in Yokohama, so I went along. It is right near a bakery called O to U. This kind of place It is normally a very popular spot, but maybe because the day wa…
Every summer I take part in an event where we do a barbecue. It’s a private gathering, so putting it on the blog feels a little odd, but I did take a few photos along the way, so here’s a quick pos…
When you hear Oktoberfest you might think of October, but in Japan they usually hold it in summer. It’s an event where you can enjoy all sorts of German beers and snacks. In Tokyo it’s normally hel…
I’m always going back and forth to Japan, so there’s nothing particularly remarkable here.. but I’m leaving it as a record. Boy Scouts heading home after the Jamboree However often I come to…
There’s a place in Chungmuro called Pildong Bunsik. It looks like a bunsik (Korean snack) joint, but the most famous thing on the menu is chicken skewers. They apparently have other dishes too, though it…