Archive for the 'Food' Category
June 16th, 2008 by cybrpunk
It’s a fact that Japanese people speaking English often confuse the letter L with the letter R and sometimes the other way around too. Some people would call that Engrish. But not often do I get to see it in writing.
These Melon Jelly Chocolates were available in a gift shop in Narita International Airport in Japan outside of Tokyo. Notice that it’s not actually jelly but jerry. Perhaps the order of the words could be changed around a bit too. Ah well, I guess you can’t spell check everything.
May 22nd, 2008 by cybrpunk
I have no idea what these are really called in English and I certainly can’t remember what they’re called in Cantonese. But they are edible and available in the seafood and wet markets in Hong Kong. Here they are for your amusement. Mutant shrimp.
May 5th, 2008 by cybrpunk
Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone! Even though it seems like only Mexican restaurants perpetuate this holiday in the United States, it’s still a fun time if you’re into Mexican food and Mexican beers and tequila. Or even just hanging out with your friends. Which of course can have mixed results.
Unfortunately, today’s a work day and Mexican holidays are not as popular in China as one might think. Or perhaps they are if you think like a normal and rational person. I’m eating a smoked turkey and cheddar sandwich with lettuce, cucumbers and Mayo with a bag of Doritos to celebrate in my own special way. And it’s 2-for-1 dinners at the local Caramba mexican restaurant in Discovery Bay on Mondays so Muse and I will probably be having some of that tonight. We shall see.
Yesterday we went on a boat cruise and saw pink dolphins swimming around in the wild. I’ll post a couple of pictures from that later on.
April 21st, 2008 by cybrpunk
Muse and I finally did something on the weekend! Yay for us! It’s a long story. Anyway…
On Saturday it rained and rained and the wind just kept on blowing like crazy. And then we had to clean up. You can read the details of that problem here. Muse already wrote it so why should I? So we went to Tung Chung in typhoon-like weather. We ate (soaking wet) at a local Italian chain restaraunt called The Spaghetti House which has a decidedly Hong Kong influenced menu for an Italian place. They have good baked spaghetti though and that’s all I ever get there. The place was dead because no one wanted to walk outside in the wind and rain.
On Sunday we travelled to Causeway Bay and wandered around a bit. We found a new shopping mall called Delay No Mall. It’s related to the same company that got me into trouble with my office mates before. It’s not a bad place, but the layout is kind of wonky and you could easily miss a few of the stores due to bad locations. All the stores kind of flow from one to the other like someone just started plunking down racks wherever they felt like it. Not the easiest place to navigate, but interesting and worth a look if you are in Hong Kong a lot. It’s not too far from the Sogo area.
Muse got a crepe from a Japanese chain that specializes in them called Marion Crepes. Which I found odd since crepes are French but whatever. After looking for that link it seems that crepes must be very popular in Japan. I had no idea. I had a couple of bites and it was really good. I wish I had one now.
We ate at an American restaraunt called Tony Roma’s at Times Square which always has pretty good food. It’s a bit pricey, but so are most places in the Causeway Bay area.
We looked around some clothes stores and I checked a game shop or two. It was good to get out.
November 16th, 2007 by cybrpunk
We miss many things from the States. Especially when it comes to food. But one thing we consistently crave is Taco Bell. It’s cheap and relatively good and the menu is always changing (which isn’t always a good thing). So what do I find in my e-mail today? A freaking e-mail from Taco Bell telling me all about their newest menu items. Bastards.
September 3rd, 2007 by cybrpunk
Oh, kick ass!
Look what I just found in my backpack!
MMmmm…. pre-lunch snackity-snack.
August 3rd, 2007 by cybrpunk
I really like some of the local restaraunts here, but they give me some serious gas. I’ve only been back from lunch at a local place where we had a bunch of dumplings and dan dan min for a few minutes now and already I’m farting up a storm. Luckily, I usually can’t smell my own.
Oh yeah, I have to pee too. If there are any other bodily functions you’d like an update on, just let me know. I’ll probably poop in about an hour or so. No need to ask, there you have it.
April 26th, 2007 by cybrpunk
I’m not exactly sure what I ate today, but it sure was good. Actually there are a lot of days when I can say that exact same phrase. I walked with a few people from work through the wet markets today to get to a little Vietnamese restaurant in Central. Central is the name of the district I work in.
Hmm… I suppose I should explain what a “wet market” is. Wet markets are like other outdoor markets in Hong Kong with open air stores and vendors setting up stalls along the street . The biggest difference is that in a wet market you find live or recently living things, generally to eat. You can find everything from groceries, fresh fruit & vegetables, live chickens and seafood, pork and chicken meat hanging from hooks, disembodied giant fish heads, flowers, live chickens and spices. They are pretty cool, but the ground is always wet from live wells at the fish vendors, people spraying off butcher blocks and watering flowers. Therefore, wet market.
OK, back to the story. So we get to the Vietnamese restaurant and two of us put in our orders for what we call “greasy noodles.” Then we all walked to the Corner Noodle (that’s what it translates to) and the others put in their order for local Chinese food. I wander around a little and look at a store selling commercial refrigerated displays and some cool plants at a flower shop. The Chinese food comes up and we head back the Vietnamese place to pick up our food. It still wasn’t ready. Slow….
Anyway, after one of our co-workers complains in Cantonese to them, they get the order out and we all walk back through the wet market to the office. They threw in some free desserts to make up for the wait. Local desserts are icky. More on that later. So what are greasy noodles? Well, I’m not exactly sure but I will try and explain.
Greasy noodles are kinda like spaghetti noodles in size, shape and color but maybe a bit smaller in diameter. They are cooked and then maybe lightly stir-fried in oil but that’s just a guess. There is meat which I believe was pork and/or chicken as well as large strips of brown-ish stuff which didn’t taste like much so I assumed it was tofu of some sort. Then there’s diced white and green onions, slivers of red pepper and carrots and something that looked a little like corn flakes but not quite. And maybe a bit of oil or grease.
I know that is a splendid description but it’s the best I can do. Seriously though it’s really good. It’s relatively dry so it can be eaten completely with chopsticks and no need for a spoon.
April 25th, 2007 by cybrpunk
I have just put up my first post on the Hello! Network’s web site dedicated to all things food: hello! Food. Go take a look and check out my post as well as all the cool recipes that are currently out there.
Especially the Peanut Butter Pie… a Yoshi specialty. Mmmm….
edit: I wish I had some peanut butter pie right now….
