Mon - August 6, 2007

Sake Sake Sake! Party


My friend threw a Sake Sake Sake! party. We had a lot of sake. Actually, we had two Hakkaisan Ginzyo.
A little bottle in the picture is... Choya no Umeshu


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Fri - July 27, 2007

Looks so spicy...Spicy Peppers?!


Korean restaurants usually serve several small plates with things like kimchi, little fish, dry seaweed, and so on.
A few weeks ago, I went to a Korean restaurant in Santa Clara, and got these peppers for the first time.
I was a little surprised, but I thought I should try. It wasn't spicy at all. Actually it kind of had a little sweet taste.


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Wed - July 18, 2007

Green Tea Frappuccino at Starbucks


I had the green tea frappuccino at a Starbucks for the first time in the U.S.
The whipped cream was just all right, but the green tea was good.
The color of the straw matched the drink, but that is the color of Starbucks.


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Wed - July 11, 2007

Nagashi Soumen Project


I did nagashi soumen. What is it? We let soumen noodles float with water down on bamboos.
Here is a nagashi soumen project page.
I had never had nagashi soumen before; let alone made one.
It was a fun project. The soumen coming down on the bamboos was delicious!


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Wed - June 27, 2007

Sake, Sake, Sake!


I went to a sake store in San Francisco a few weeks ago. They seemed to have a good selection of sake.
I didn't expect that much.
I got one Hakkaisan, two Kubota Manju, one Senshin, and etc. It was all good!




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Sun - June 17, 2007

Spicy Korean Tofu Soup


There are a lot of Korean restaurants in Silicon Valley. One of my favorite restaurants specializes in tofu soup. Basically it is spicy like the one in the picture below. It is really good!


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Fri - May 25, 2007

Beef Sandwich?! Isn't it a steak?


I had a beef sandwich at the Irish pub near my place. Most of the people who are reading my blog in English wouldn't be surprised with the size of this sandwich, but I guess people who read my blog in Japanese are probably surprised.
I had it as if it were a steak. Well, it's in the evening, so I didn't feel like having the bread part.


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Thu - May 17, 2007

Maccha Frozen with Red Beans and Pearls


I had this frozen green tea with red beans and tapioca balls about a half year ago for my first time. It was really good, and I got hooked. This is a Chinese dessert. I guess it's taiwanese. This week, I had it in a mug!


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Mon - May 7, 2007

Big Burger


This is a big burger! I can see a lot of oil, oil, and oil!


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Fri - May 4, 2007

Black and Tan


I had never had mix of beer before. This is a Black and Tan, mix of the Guiness and Bass, that I had at an irish pub a couple of weeks ago. It was good. I guess I will have this again.


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Wed - April 25, 2007

Gyros


There is a Greek fast food place near my place. This Gyros set in the picture comes with french fries and salad. The gyros is so good, and I visit this place often. I am not sure if people in Greece eat french fries with gyros like this.


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Thu - April 19, 2007

Vietnamese Spring Rolls


I posted a picture of a Vietnamese sandwich a couple of weeks ago. These spring rolls are from the same place. They are shrimp, polk, and ham. I don't remember what the green drink is...


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Sun - April 15, 2007

Taiwanese a Burito?


I have found a Taiwanese place that opens late near my place. I was very hungry one night after midnight, and stopped by the place. This looks like a burrito. I wonder the idea came from a Mexican burrito.


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Wed - April 11, 2007

Just too picky?


I saw these different kinds of sugar at some restaurant. I guess some people really care about low fat, and some other things. I guess non-porcessed sweet is the most healthy for our body.


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Sat - April 7, 2007

Lee's Sandwich


Lee's Sandwich seems to be getting popular. There are two of them in my area. The size of their sandwiches is a little smaller than the submarine sandwich, but that's a good size for me. Of course, it is less expensive. I guess they're getting popular because they also sell regular American style sandwiches besides Vietnamese sandwiches. They also have some Vietnamese drinks, snacks, and deserts. I will post them here someday.


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Tue - April 3, 2007

Kegs of Beer


I threw a party sometime ago, and had two kegs of beer. It was just like drinking beer at bar. It was really good!


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Sat - March 24, 2007

Body Warming Indian Food


I had this Indian food at an Indian restaurant in Sunnyvale. Look at the Jalapeno! It tasted really good with spicy punch.


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Tue - March 20, 2007

Tomato Pizza?


Someone got a pizza with lots of tomatoes on the top at BJ's. BJ's is a brewery restaurant in Cupertino, CA. The tomatoes seemed to have been added right before the cooking was done in oven. It is a personal size, so it's for one person.


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Sat - March 3, 2007

Candied Apples


I saw these candied apples on the streets of San Jose during the last Christmas season. They looked a little strange to me. I remember candied apples are red, but these are brownish. Are they chocolate taste or maybe caramel? I didn't try because it looked so sweet.


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Wed - February 28, 2007

Is this restrant-level cooking?


There is a beer place called BJ's, which I go to sometimes to have some good beer. One day, I ordered a chicken dish and it came with a potato. I couldn't believe the potato...


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Mon - February 19, 2007

American Salad


I guess people who are reading this English post knows how big salads are in the US, but they may not know how small salads are in Japan.



Salad is considered to be a healthy choice, but dressing may not be healthy. If you order the salad meal at McDonnald's and use all the dressing, I heard you take more calories than having a BigMac.
Avocado is high-calorie vegetable.

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Thu - February 1, 2007

Aloe + Mango + Cocnut


I know several Chinese desert places in the Peninsula, the South Bay, to the East Bay. One of my favorite places is in the Lion Plaza on Mowrey St.
This drink contains aloe, mango, and cocnut from the bottom to the top. It is very good!



This one is, I think, called Dan Lai. It is made from eggs and milk with some ginger.


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Fri - December 15, 2006

Gerato di Roma


I am currently in Pasadena, which is next to Los Angeles in Southern California...I think. I walked by this place, and had to go in to take some pics of their gerato selection. I had a cup of some kind of chocolate gerato. The name of the place is Gerato di Roma.



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Sun - November 19, 2006

Google Japan Open House


Last week, I went to the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California because they had a Google Japan Open House. They had four presentations, and lots of food and drinks! They had beer, wine, and juice for drinks. Yes, they were all free, and all you can drink. Sushi, tempura, and some other things were served.



This picture was taken after a lot of people had already taken sushi. There were a lot on this table at the beginning. Then, caters kept serving it from the kitchen.



This guy wrote Google Map Japan. Because Japanese streets don't have a name, he had to come up with another idea. I chatted with him after the presentation. He was cool.

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Wed - October 25, 2006

Häagen-Dazs green tea ice cream


Häagen-Dazs sells green tea ice cream in Japan, but not in the United States. I had it a lot in Japan. It was creamy just like other flavors of Häagen-Dazs ice cream.



Häagen-Dazs, bring it to the US market!

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Wed - October 18, 2006

Monja-yaki (Tokyo style okonomi-yaki?!)


Friends from Tokyo cooked Monja-yaki for me. It was so much different from the Osaka style and the Hiroshima style of okonomi-yaki. It was all good!



( Notice the BAMA T-shirt on the back?)

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Thu - October 12, 2006

Fight! Ippatsu!


I don't know if you know this phrase from Japan. It is the popular phrase from the power drink commercial. I don't know if it's called power drink, but it is supposed to give you power! I saw this in a local Japanese super market here. Japanese salary men need this even in the US?!



Here is a green version.


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Thu - October 5, 2006

Vietnam food


I went to Lee's Sandwich sometime ago for the first time. I like their sandwich as well as some other food that they have. Here are two items that I want to share this time.



The one on the top is made of sticky rice. When you're hungry, it must be good to fill your stomach. The one at the bottom is like Uirou from Nagoya, Japan. It is softer than that, but it tastes like that. I liked it.

It is great to be in the San Francisco Bay Area because we get to try varieties of things from different cultures.

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Sat - September 30, 2006

Chinese dessert


Maybe it's just me, but when I hear Chinese desserts, traditional desserts such as almond tofu come up on my mind. Modern style Chinese desserts seem to be getting popular here in the San Francisco Bay Area. I went to one Chinese dessert place in Cupertino sometime ago.



There are watermelon, melon, cantaloupe, and a couple of others on the top. It was delicious!

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Tue - May 9, 2006

Milkshake!


I guess most of you know how big milkshakes are in the U.S., but some of you may not know. One order is more than enough for one person. I was so surprised when I fist saw it here. No wonder it is so easy to gain weight here.


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Mon - April 3, 2006

Black and White


I've been kind of exploring Chinese desserts. This is one of the desserts that I like at the dessert place in Cupertino Village. It is called Black and White in two Chinese characters. The black part is sesame and the white part is almond.


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Sun - March 19, 2006

St. Patrick's Day


It was St. Patrick's Day on Friday. I didn't really remember and didn't wear anything green. But I saw this green beer. I guess we can add any color to beer.


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Wed - March 15, 2006

Salty Yogurt drink


There seems to be a salty yogurt drink in Arabic regions. This yogurt drink is sold at nearby Arabic grocery stores. I tasted it, and hmmm, not my taste, but my friend likes it very much.



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Sun - March 5, 2006

Izakaya in Los Angeles


I am staying in Santa Monica right now. I came down here to see a D1GP event in Irwindale. Since this Japanese izakaya place, Musha, is close by, I stopped by for dinner and some drinks.



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Mon - February 6, 2006

Put mustard on cheese?!


I heard from a friend who used to live in Holland that people there put mustard on cheese. Really?! Did you know? I forgot to try it.



There are two kinds of gouda cheese on the place with some mustard in the middle.

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Sun - December 4, 2005

They brought me a Shichrin for beef tongue!


This past Spring, I went to Los Angeles to see a car race. (Yeah, another car race) For the dinner, I searched online for a Japanese Izakaya place and found a few places with some good reviews. I went to the closest one. Oh my! The Izakaya place looked so much like Japanese Izakaya or even more. When they took an order, they shouted "Order hairimasu!"
I ordered gyutan, or BBQ beef tongue. It came out with a Shichirin!

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