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These are also my trophy purchase from my last Japan trip in the Calbee store which I will always go without fail when I am at there.
We know people loves Jagabee, and I must tell you, if they see these, you will get so hook in it. π
And little do you know, you can actually use this to make potato salad, literally in this cup and this is also voted as one of the most popular toppings for rice in Japan among youngster. hahaa…
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When it comes to Natto, Japanese fermented beans, you either love it or hate it, but surprisingly for myself, I hated it at first and now I am eating it every week.
This slimy fermented beans are so humble and so healthy, now I really understand why Japanese loves it. Every week, I need my fix by going to Meidiya japanese supermarket and get my weekly supply.
There are various ways of eating it, but I like to eat it with cucumbers or if I feel like splurging, goes with Maguro tuna or Ika squid sashimi, both are really good too!
As Natto contains not just one but many healthy components like calcium, iron, protein, potassium, magnesium and many others, it is really power food.
It is so easy to prepare as well, basically just mix the natto with the dressing given in the pack, which is usually dashi or some flavoured dressing, mixed it until it goes all gooey and slimy and then pour it over the rest of the ingredients, it is so simple, you can even make it simplier by just adding mustard or wasabi, it taste equally great.
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I got this when I visited a hot spring called Oedo Onsen in Odaiba Tokyo. π
I love grill meats and shabu shabu, so any condiments can tempt me. haha..
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I love sesame, yes, anything that have sesame, I love it, so whenever I got to Japan, I will also go crazy in it, I will eat sesame ice cream, sesame jam, sesame sweets.
So during my last trip, I decided to go somewhere interesting and ended up at Sugamo, which is an area they called “Obachan Harajuku” haha… it never fails to cracks me up whenever I think of this name which means Harajuku a really hip place in Tokyo, however this is for old ladies and I must say I looooovveeee this place!
And because it is an area for old people, you can find a lot of really interesting gourmet like Shio daifuku which is salted mochi, and then I found this Sesame Store which sells everything sesame, I took nearly every item they have and especially these brown and black sesame cubes, and also coated walnuts. It was soooo good!
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When I bought the Awamori award winning apple stick, I also can’t resist to get this apple pie. π
How often can you see a whole apple inside an apple pie!? haha.. it was soooo cute!
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This is one of my star buy during my last trip in Japan, it was a last minute buy before I board the flight and it was a hit! π
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You know how we all love wasabi, it is impossible for me to have my sushi and sashimi without it, and of course during steamboat, I will also add a wasabi dipping sauce to pair with some seafood.
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I love these Yatsuhashi cookies from Japan, even though I am not a huge fan in cinnamon cookies. Got this as a gift, and I think I had managed to try this a few times when I have friends who go to Japan for holidays, sometimes they will get this because it comes with this really cute metal tin box.
These traditional cookies has a slight chewy texture and since it is dipped in chocolate coating, it gives a nice texture and just couple pieces and I am already very satisfied.
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By now you should pretty much know I am a supermarket fanatic and I just lovvveeeee supermarkets and wet markets, and every country I go, if time permits, I will make my way to there. And if I am in Japan, my must go destination always include Tsukiji wet market. π
I always start off with some really good sushi there, I know, this sushi looks so pretty right!!?? Β After sushi at the Tsukiji inner market, I will move on to the outer market where all the real actions for me start. π
Take note of one thing, you need to take the train to the Tsukijishijo station and not Tsukiji station if you want to go to the wet market, it is just only a short 5 mins walk from there.
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The last time I went to Asakusa was a good 7 years back before I start my family and I still remember it was soooo cold during that time, that I hardly did anything there except eat eat eat eat..
But this time round, since it is summer, I decided to really make an effort to walk around and explore, managed to visit yet a gain some old shops, got my dessert fix eating really nice Japanese kakigori or ice kachang.