Snacks

Wherever I go in the world, I try to sample the street food. If its good enough for the locals, its good enough for me, I reckon. While in Shanghai recently, I had what I was told was “Siu Mai”. Over here and in Hong Kong, Siu Mai is usually meat dumplings. Mince meat and [...]

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While I was browsing Hakone town in Japan, I came across this little shop selling senbei – Japanese rice crackers. They sold mostly traditional rice crackers, plain or with sesame or seaweed and I bought lots of little packets as gifts for friends. It was delicious! Crispy, not too salty and overall yum! But what [...]

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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 [...]

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