Snacks

Owakudani Kuro Tamago – Black Volcanic eggs! Hakone, Japan

by Paris B on March 30, 2010

in Eggs, Food and Restaurant Reviews, Japan, Japanese, Snacks, Street Food

One of the interesting foods I came across while touring Hakone, Japan was this – Kuro Tamago – black eggs boiled in volcanic sulfur water. This is something unique to Owakudani in Hakone, Japan where volcanic activity is still rife and sulfur is still mined. Anyway, since the signs everywhere said that we MUST TRY [...]

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Oyster King @ The Gardens MidValley Megamall

by Paris B on December 2, 2009

in Cafes, Eggs, Food and Restaurant Reviews, Halal, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian, Seafood, Snacks, Stirfry

There is something very odd about sitting in the middle of an air-conditioned mall eating oh chien (fried oyster cake). Oh Chien should be eaten under the street lights, sitting in the open, watching the old man fry the eggs and oyster in his griddle and send it to you piping hot. But try Oyster [...]

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Delicious Baum Kuchen from Nenrinya Bakery, Ginza Tokyo, Japan

by Paris B on November 24, 2009

in Cafes, Food and Restaurant Reviews, Japan, Japanese, Snacks, Tokyo

I’m still sorting out photos from Japan but here’s a taster (and one of the easiest to sort ) – Baum Kuchen layer cake from Nenrinya Bakery Cafe. I stumbled on this bakery while walking around in Ginza, Tokyo. That’s the fashionable district and the bakery was housed in a huge store with a Muji [...]

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