The Asam Laksa at Air Itam in Penang is legendary for taste, unpleasant ambiance and surroundings and the thick delicious sauce made with mashed fish. So legendary that there are numerous rumours circulating about how the sauce gets so thick, none of which I believe. I only believe what my tongue and tummy tells me [...]
While I was in Hakone, I stayed in a hotel done in traditional Japanese style – Hotel Musashiya. We had to sleep on the floor (its NOT fun!) and we were served traditional Japanese dinners and breakfasts. This was the traditional breakfast we had. I had to face this at 8am. Picked beans, mochi cake, [...]
On the train heading back to Tokyo, I set about eating a fresh dorayaki – red bean pancake – I’d purchased from a store in Hakone. It was a very popular store selling a lot of Japanese traditional cakes and pastries. I just have no idea what it is called but its logo was a [...]