tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78655377461900198732023-11-16T18:18:50.057+08:00Looking for Great FoodSharing great food and thoughts from the city of SapporoNorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950311529221845115noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865537746190019873.post-73581653617731441862021-09-25T19:51:00.002+08:002021-09-25T19:51:34.638+08:00I am back!For quite a while, I haven't written the article fot this blog. I have been traveling frequently for a while, Japan, Taipei and USA. I was away from eating out in Taipei. But now I am back! I try to update more about good restaurants in Japan.
Since 2020, I stay in Sapporo, Japan, and stay home for a while. Finally covid-19 situation in Japan is slowly getting better and feel a bit confortable to go out. So I start trying some restaurants.
Once the border open again for traveling, I hope you guys can visit Japan, especially Hokkaido. We need you guys to boost the economy and please enjoy such a delicious food here.
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I share with you my experience at Restaurnt MINAMI, which located in Sapporo. I went there for lunch; which costs me 3630 yen only (exclude drinks and cheese.) Don't forget to take a note, so that you can't miss it when you come to Sapporo. :)
Northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950311529221845115noreply@blogger.com0Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan43.0617713 141.354450714.751537463821151 106.1982007 71.372005136178842 176.5107007tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865537746190019873.post-68713021055658531392013-02-17T10:29:00.000+08:002013-02-17T10:29:04.468+08:00Café #6: Inoda Coffee, Sapporo<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">I already introduced this Inoda Coffee to you before, but I need to tell
you… Their cocoa was amazing! I actually had their cocoa in February, but didn’t
take a picture. Therefore, I came back here in August and had a cup of
delicious cocoa! The waitress was a bit confused when I ordered cocoa, because
cocoa is not a popular item in summer. ha ha. If you have a chance to visit
Inoda Coffee, please try a cup of cocoa and enjoy the night view of Sapporo
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Northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950311529221845115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865537746190019873.post-28621749907631127192013-02-10T01:00:00.000+08:002013-02-10T01:00:03.616+08:00Restaurant #62: Hage Ten; the Authentic Tempura Restaurant, Sapporo<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Do you know how tempura (</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">てんぷら</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">) was invented in Japan? Actually, tempura was
originally from Portugal, so as tonkatsu (</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">とんかつ</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">). In 16<sup>th</sup>
century, Portuguese Jesuit missionaries in the city of Nagasaki introduced
tempura to Japan. Since then, tempura became one of popular Washoku (</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">和食</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">). </span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Hageten, from Ginza, started their business in 1928. Since then, they
served an authentic tempura to us. There are many branches in Japan. There were
actually two branches in Sapporo, but recently, one was closed. You can enjoy
different taste in different branches, because of the skill of the Tempura chef.
I went to Hageten at Stellar Place Sapporo. The chef was friendly and welcomed
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eat it right after the chef fries each seafood and vegetable as “okonomi” (</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">お好み</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">). Yet,
this time was for late lunch, so I ordered “Hokkai Tendon Special” (</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">北海天丼スペシャル</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">), 1200
yen. Eight kinds of tempura over the warm steamed rice, salad, Japanese pickles
(which is called Tsukemono) and red miso soup were served perfectly. It’s
nothing but gorgeous.</span>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">A well-trained waitress brought me a cup of houji-cha and oshibori (wet towel).
Then, soon she served a tray with salad and tukemono. Of course, I needed to
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">I enjoyed the easy salad with
Japanese dressing. Slices of colorful paprika were decorated over the shredded
cabbage and radish sprouts. Again, I enjoy not only the taste but also the
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Look at this color combination! Just a little decoration on the tray, but
it already gave me a good appetite. In addition, it is always good to eat
tsukemono with something oily like tempura, because it keeps my mouth fresh.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Even before I finished up the salad, Hokkai Tendon Special and miso soup
were served. Red miso (</span><span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">赤だし</span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">) was used for miso soup, and it really matched with greasy
food. Red miso has rich taste, so it refreshes my mouth. Some people prefer
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Two shrimps, three kinds of fish (Japanese squid and some white-meat fish),
asparagus, nori and crab shell were perfectly fried. I started with fish. Wow
it’s been a while since I ate such a delicious tempura. I was amazed by not
only the cooking technique of the chef but also the freshness of this fish. The
meat was so tender and it melted right after I put in my mouth. Shrimp was a
bit small, but it was still sweet and tender. I was a bit disappointed that asparagus
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Northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950311529221845115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865537746190019873.post-47057881107145265882013-02-09T00:00:00.000+08:002013-02-09T00:00:01.771+08:00Summer Trip: Taipei to Sapporo<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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I went to several restaurants which I already introduced in this blog. Therefore,
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Shang Hai Xing Cun, Shanghai Kitchen, is one of popular Chinese restaurants
specialized in Shanghai-style food in Taipei. Their signature item, braised
pork, has rich texture of taste, with high quality of pork. My friend invited
me for lunch.</div>
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When people visit Taiwan, they always wonder what Stinky Tofu is. As you
can guess, it is tofu with VERY STRANGE smell. It is really strange… I usually
cannot stand it. However, I was surprised when this item was served in front of
us. There was no such a smell! My friend told me that that is just because we
were the only table who ordered Stinky Tofu. Ha ha. I see. If many tables order
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This Stinky Tofu (<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU; letter-spacing: 1.7pt;">清燉臭豆腐</span>) was
steamed one, with spicy soup. Once I put my nose closer to the dish, yeah I
could slightly smell it. It is stinky tofu. As you can see, soup was made of spicy oil and red pepper. Surprisingly, it tasted good.</div>
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Here is their signature item, Braised Pork (東坡肉)<span lang="ZH-TW" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(204, 255, 204); font-family: PMingLiU;"></span> (NT$ 420). I forgot to take a picture,
but it was served with white bun (<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU;">割包</span>). Take one
piece of pork, put on top of white bun with shredded green onion then enjoy the
richness taste of the pork. Wow! I know the similar taste of this sauce,
because on Japanese food, we have similar item called Kakuni (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">角煮</span>). However,
this braised pork was quite different. Tenderness, sauce, texture… I have never
tasted like this before, especially I was astonished by the tenderness of pork.
The meat simply melted in my mouth, without biting. The fatty part was like
pudding, and don’t even feel it would hurt my cholesterol number. Quantity was
a lot, so just a two of us could not finish all. I brought it back to my home
and ate with steamed rice the next day, which was also tasty.</div>
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not quite sure what it was, but I believe it was something like Yuba (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">湯葉</span>). Yuba was
cooked with interesting vegetable, so-called <span lang="ZH-TW" style="color: #333333; font-family: PMingLiU;">雪菜</span>. I have
tried<span lang="ZH-TW" style="color: #333333; font-family: PMingLiU;">雪菜</span> before,
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you the truth, it was okay taste among other items. I think it is just because
of my taste. Of course, it was delicious, but I personally not a huge fun of
sourness. Sweetness and sourness, for me, are a bit too strong taste for me. I
like light taste, as close as raw or original taste. So this dish had heavy
taste. I also thought their fish was not fresh enough, which was disappointing.
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Their service was alright, but they could train workers more properly since
their food is great. Sadly, the friendliest person was a guy in bullet parking.
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http://www.shanghaikitchen.com.tw/</div>Northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950311529221845115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865537746190019873.post-20431800813550429092012-02-04T00:00:00.000+08:002012-02-04T00:12:53.275+08:00Restaurant #60: Saboten, Taipei<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Saboten is a Tonkatsu restaurant from Shinjuku, Tokyo. I haven’t heard of
this restaurant until I saw in Taipei. In Taiwan, this tonkatsu restaurant (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">勝博殿</span>) locates in
some department stores; SOGO and Mitsukoshi. I tried “Anzu”, which is another
Japanese Katsu restaurant in Taipei, and it was OK, so I was not sure if I
should have tried this restaurant… Yet, my friend asked me to, so… let me
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I chose the branch in ZhongXiao SOGO. It was a long line, so we waited for
30 minutes or so. The waiter guided us to the comfortable table. Our seat was
in good place, and I was quite happy about it. The décor was simple, but it
looks old. Also, some families with kids and babies were eating dinner, so it
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The other waitress came to us and explained their menu and system since it
was a first time for us to visit them. According to them, shredded cabbage, rice,
miso soup and appetizer are all refill free. Yes! (^^) Their workers were well
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Compared to Anzu, Saboten’s items are slightly expensive. I hoped that
their katsu taste better. I ordered Negi Oroshi Rosu Katsu (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">ねぎおろしロースかつ</span>) (NT$ 300),
and my friend chose Tender Hire Katsu (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">やわらかヒレかつ御膳</span>) (NT$300). </div>
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Negi Oroshi Rosu Katsu looked great! Katsu
was politely laid on the plate, covered Daikon Oroshi. I thought their Oroshi
was a bit dry, but it was still tasty. Katsu was juicy and chewy enough to
enjoy the taste of pork. Unfortunately, my rice was already cold. What
happened!?!?!? I asked Okawari, and the second bawl was warm enough.</div>
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Hire Katsu Set</div>
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My friend’s Hirekatsu was, to be honest, so disappointing. I don’t know
what happened. Did they serve different item or what? This katsu was quite
different than we expected. Meat was thinly sliced, and wrapped to make it
katsu shape. I found the similar item on their menu, which was called “Kasane
Katsu” (<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: PMingLiU;">千層錦豬排</span>). But…
Hire is usually not Kasane Katsu, right? I really want to know if we ordered it
wrong, or they served wrong item… Taste of meat was not bad at all, but still
quite different than Hire. Sorry my friend…</div>
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Green Tea Ice Cream</div>
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Overall, I liked their appetizer and everything but Katsu, such an ironic. I
believe Anzu’s Katsu matches more to my taste, and it is close to a real
Japanese style, although their sauce and other appetizer are alright. As a
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I would like to visit them again to confirm their Hire katsu... If that was
all they have, then I’d rather cook it by myself. It is all about a quality of
the meat. I hope I will be satisfied with their food next time.</div>
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Total: NT$ 660 (for 2 people + 10% service fee)</div>
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<b>Saboten: Japanese Tonkatsu Restaurant</b></div>
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In-flight Meal</div>
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This time, I tried salmon past. It was pretty good. </div>
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I am… coming back to Sapporo soon…!!! (This trip was in 2011, Feb..)</div>
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<i>Temakizushi </i>(<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">手巻き寿司</span>) is a hand rolled sushi, contains of rice and strips
of ingredients wrapped in a half sheet of <i>Nori</i>. It is tasty and easy to make,
and the most, it is purely fun to make it by yourself. I enjoyed Temakizushi
for dinner, so I will teach you how to make it. </div>
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Sushi rice was prepared separately; mixed with sushi vinegar. Temperature of
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Hijiki</div>
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<i>Hijiki </i>is a healthy kind of seaweed. It looks strange if you have never seen
it, but it is very healthy and good nutrition for your hair.</div>
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soup is also popular soup in Japanese food, but osuimono is match more with
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Let’s take a look at ingredients. You can prepare all kinds of sashimi and
veggie you like for Temakizushi, but this day, we ate Shrimp (Ebi: <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">えび</span>), crab
meat (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">毛がに</span>), salmon roe (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">いくら</span>), and Yellowtail (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">ぶり</span>). Don’t
forget to add Shiso leaves (green perilla: <span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">シソ</span>). Shrimp
was simply boiled with water, no MSG or anything, but shrimp must be fresh.</div>
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Let’s make one with me.</div>
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I went to eat Lunch All-You-Can-Eat Buffet at Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo.
Hotel buffet is quite popular in Japan, and I tried several in Sapporo. Yet, I
heard good review of Keio’s buffet. I wanted to try and see if reviews were accurate.
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My friends and I arrived at the Hotel at around 11:30am. The restaurant is
called “Glass Seasons”, and it seemed they were just opened for lunch. Fresh
smell of chicken and pork rib made me feel hungry!</div>
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They prepared items of fifteen or so. It is not many compared with other
hotel/restaurant buffet. However, the quality of each item was quite high, and
you see how much chefs spent time for it. There were some items that chef
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From top left, clockwise, Braised Red Cabbage with Bacon (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">赤キャベツとベーコンの煮込み</span>), Butter Rice (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">バターライス</span>), Tomato
Spaghetti (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">本日のパスタ</span>), Chicken Thigh and Kita-akari Potato baked in foil (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">鶏モモ肉と北あかりのホイル包み焼き</span>). Butter Rice was actually for curry, but
I didn’t want to eat curry to make me full, so I just took rice. Among those
items, I liked chicken and Kita-Akari the best. I thought a bit salty, but it
was comfortable as long as I take small portion. Kita-akari potato was of
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From top left, clockwise, Roast Beef (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">牛肉の南蛮漬け</span>),
Marinated Salmon on Top of Pancake (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">サーモンマリネ パンケーキ添え</span>), Fried
Squid with Mayonnaise sauce flavored with capers (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">イカのフリット ケッパー入りマヨネーズソース</span>), Roast
Pork-Sparerib with Herbs (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">豚スペアリブ</span><span style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">: <span lang="JA">香草ロースト</span></span>). All the
items on this plate were delicious, and it made me satisfied, especially roast
pork. A chef cut and placed on the plate for you. On that day, there were two
ways to enjoy this rich pork-sparerib. One style is this roasted one with
herbs. Two types of sauce you could choose—Onion sauce or Yakiniku sauce. I enjoyed
purely without sauce, and smelled rosemary and other Italian herbs. Meat was
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Seasonal Fish in Acuq Pazza (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">白身魚のアクアパッツァ風</span>)</div>
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I tried most of their items. From top left, Mashed Potatoes on top of Melba
Toast (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">焼き上げマッシュポテトメルバトースト添え</span>), Bagna Cauda (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">バーニャカウダ</span>), Roast Pork-Rib with Onion sauce, Pizza
with three kinds of cheese (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">3種のチーズのピッツァ</span>), One more, Chicken and Kita-Akari baked
in foil. Mashed potato was quite amusing, because it was mashed and baked,
which gives it a roasted texture. Tiny pizza was unfortunately disappointing; I
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Soup Risotto with Parmigiano Cheese and Mushroom (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">パルミジャーノときのこのリゾット スープ仕立て</span>). This was
not a real risotto, but I should say it was a creative item. Taste of soup was
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Italian Ham on top of Tomato Gelee (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">イタリア産生ハムとトマトジュレ</span>). It
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Their collection of homemade breads was various. I wanted to try
everything, but I was full already... I tried their Butter Roll (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">バターロール</span>) and Brot
with black sesame and soy beans (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">黒胡麻と大豆のブロート</span>). Both were very tasty. Now I know
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Last plate was full of the items I liked on that day. From top left,
Rillette de Pork-rib with Yam Steak (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">長いものステーキ添え 温製リエット</span>), Mashed
Potato, Pork-rib with Yakiniku sauce, and Fish in Acqua pazza. Pork-rib was
their signature item of this day, and I enjoyed it two styles; roast pork with
herbs, and warm rillette. As you can say, I was happy with their roast pork,
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After all those dishes, I went to dessert corner. Wow their dessert was
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Gelee de Framboise (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">フランボワーズのジュレ</span>). Framboise (French) means raspberry if I
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Overall, my friends and I had a great time. A good quality of
food, service and warm hospitality made our lunch perfect. I strongly recommend
you to visit and try their All-You-Can-Eat buffet. The menu for buffet changes
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Total: 5400 yen (for 3 people)</div>
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<br /></div>Northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950311529221845115noreply@blogger.com4Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan43.0620958 141.354376343.0156913 141.2754123 43.1085003 141.43334030000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865537746190019873.post-31880856058209100522012-01-29T00:00:00.000+08:002012-01-29T00:00:06.424+08:00Restaurant #58: Tokuju, Sapporo<br />
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Tokuju (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">徳寿</span>) is a Japanese Yakiniku (BBQ) restaurant based in Hokkaido. They serve
high-quality Wagyu (Japanese beef) and delicious desserts. Their customer
service is quite good. Near by my home, there is one branch of Tokuju, so my
friend and I went there for Yakiniku lunch!</div>
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My friend ordered Yakiniku Sagari lunch (770 yen).</div>
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First, steamed rice, wakame soup, salad and kimchi were served. Soup was
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Beef Sagari (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">サガリ</span>: hanging tender) was so tender, slice of pumpkin and
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It was quite long time ago since I ate Jingisukan (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">ジンギスカン</span>: mutton
barbecue) last time. Jingisukan is a Japanese grilled mutton, and it is very
popular food in Hokkaido. Tontoro (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">トントロ</span>: fatty pork) is one of my favorite Yakiniku item, but
I usually eat with salt, not with sauce. In lunch time, it seems that all meats
are served with sauce. It was tasty, but wanted more tender.</div>
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Their décor was simple and easy to use.</div>
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Total: 1850 yen (for 2 people)</div>
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(Visited in February, 2011)</div>
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Sapporo is the capital city of Hokkaido Prefecture, and from here, it takes
less than one hour to get to one of popular sight-seeing spots called <i>Otaru </i>(<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">小樽</span>). “Otaru”
means “River running through the sandy beach”, in <i>Ainu </i>origin. (Most of city
names in Hokkaido are from Ainu language.) This day, my friend and I took a
train and went to Otaru, just hanging out.</div>
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Lunch at Very Very Strawberry</div>
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Otaru faces the Ishikari Bay, and people always enjoy fresh seafood. My
friend took me one of popular Italian restaurant in Otaru, called Very Very
Strawberry. This brick house restaurant has special atmosphere; once we entered
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Pizza Margherita, 1180 yen, was a bit smaller than I expected, but it was
delicious. It would have been better if there were a bit more basil on the
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This <i>Botan Ebi</i> (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">ぼたんエビ</span>) was from Mashike area. Tomato sauce was in perfect
condition, but why they cut the shrimp in half? Sorry to say, but this costs
1680 yen. I was expected to eat a bit more shrimp… Can they use at least 3 or 4
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I really liked this restaurant, but I thought it was a bit pricy. Did I
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Main street. There are many souvenir shops, especially Otaru’s famous arts
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Museum). Some historical music boxes are displayed, and workers sometimes explain
the functions and history for us, if you are lucky, you can hear the music as
well. This building looks small, but once you entered the building, you will
surprise how many music box you can try and buy as a souvenir. Don’t forget to
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Besides music box, Otaru glass craft is also popular activity in Otaru.
Taisho Glass House has several stores in this area, and my friend chose this Tombo
Dama store to try out some small glass work. Yeah we made a bracelet with a
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Taisho Glass House</div>
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Here is the bracelet I made. First, I chose one colored ball, which is sky
blue. Then, choose two colors for added patterns. I chose green and pink. Under
the instruction of a worker, I added 4 cute patterns on blue ball. My friend
also made a same bracelet with different color patterns, and we chose small accessories
to decorate besides the blue ball. We waited for a while to cool down, because
we used a gas burner to heat up the glass ball. I am very satisfied this work.
It was fun!!!</div>
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After all those, we stopped by at a small café and chatted for one hour. It
was a nice weekend with my friend. If you have a chance to visit Sapporo,
please don’t forget to stop by at Otaru.</div>Northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950311529221845115noreply@blogger.com0Otaru, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan43.1907173 140.994662143.005492800000006 140.6788051 43.3759418 141.3105191tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865537746190019873.post-65971757913875316122012-01-27T00:00:00.000+08:002012-01-27T00:00:06.109+08:00Restaurant # 57: Ozonico, Sapporo<br />
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(Visited in February, 2011)</div>
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Nova Italiana Ozonico is a fine Italian restaurant in Sapporo, located to several
blocks away from Odori Park. My friend heard good review about this restaurant,
so we decided to have a reasonable lunch. Lunch course (called “select lunch”)
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<span lang="JA" style="font-family: PMingLiU;">北あかりのパン粉焼き</span><span class="st">. </span>I was a bit surprised when an appetizer
was served; it was so tiny! After eating food in the US and Taiwan, I really
feel that a size of dishes in Japan is so small. Even though I knew I could
have eaten in one bite, I still ate this small piece in a few bites. Kita-Akari
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Caesar Salad with Focaccia</div>
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Lettuce was fresh, and it really matched with Caesar dressing. Although
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Tagliatelle with Mushroom and Cheese</div>
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sauce. I chose tagliatelle (homemade pasta). Usually flat-type of pasta matches
good with creamy sauce. My choice was fresh mushroom with cheese. In a good
sense, taste of cheese was lighter, although I expected more flavor from both
mushroom and cheese. Tagliatelle was a bit tender, but it was perfectly cooked.
If I have a chance to visit there again, I would like to try cream sauce with
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Tagliatelle with Uni Cream Sauce</div>
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had a bite, and I should say this sauce was really good with tagliatelle. Sauce
was really creamy, but not sweet because of Uni’s saltiness. This portion of
pasta doesn’t let you bored even though with sauce of strong taste.</div>
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Their dolce selection was great. A waitress brought us a wagon plate with
six kinds of cake. My friend chose strawberry short cake, served with Apple
Sorbet. Looked great!</div>
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I chose baked cheese cake. Taste of Raspberry surprised me with taste of
creamy cheese. Their cream cheese was from France. Their dolce was all from
Ozonico’s restaurant group, La Verite. (<a href="http://www.laverite-hokkaido.jp/">http://www.laverite-hokkaido.jp/</a>)
If you are in Japan, check out their website, because you can buy some sweets
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I really enjoyed lunch, although I was more into conversation with my
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(Visited in February, 2011)
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Sapporo Snow Festival (<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">さっぽろ雪まつり</span>) is one of Japan’s famous winter events, started
in 1950. When I was a child, every year I went to Odori Park with my family and
enjoyed watching beautiful, huge snow sculptures. On the way back to our home,
we had dinner at Sapporo Grand Hotel. It was my family’s tradition that we have
dinner at a hotel and get used to western style of table manners.</div>
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It was a first time for 15 years to see the snow festival! My friend came
back from Yokohama, and we decided to enjoy our memorable festival together. It
was a first time for 20 years for her.</div>
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Our first impression was, unfortunately, that most of sculptures were
small. It is regret to say that quantity of snow is decreasing each year,
therefore, it becomes difficult to make huge-scale sculptures. This year, a
sculpture of “Sazae-san” was the biggest at Odori Park. There are other
locations for the festival, but there is no others which was bigger than
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of Sapporo, Hawaii (USA), Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, China, and
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Snow Festival in 2012 will be held from 2/6 to 2/12. I should be in Sapporo
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Northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950311529221845115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865537746190019873.post-89455758991786679802011-11-28T23:31:00.001+08:002011-11-28T23:53:07.808+08:00Restaurant #56: Ichi Nii San, Sapporo(Visited in February, 2011)<br />
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Day 2 in Sapporo, my family and I headed to the Japanese restaurant, Ichi Nii San, at Stellar Place bldg in Sapporo. If you have a chance to visit Sapporo, do not forget to check great restaurants in Stellar Place and Daimaru department store, located right in front of JR Sapporo station. Visitors can enjoy all types of food and fresh ingredients.<br />
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A signature menu of Ichi Nii San is <i>Kurobuta </i>Shabu Shabu, but since we went there for lunch, we ordered Kurobuta with Ginger Sauce (黒豚の生姜焼きセット) (980 yen), Steamed Kurobuta and Veggie set (黒豚の野菜蒸しセット) (980 yen), and Buta Suki set (豚すき定食) (1150 yen). Kurobuta they used was from Kagoshima province.<br />
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I should mention that the décor was quite organized and I loved it.<br />
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First of all, a waiter served us <i>Soba-cha</i> (そば茶) and <i>Niku Miso</i> (肉味噌). <i>Niku Miso</i> was an interesting idea for small appetizer, and if you see the small bowl carefully, it could become <i>Hashioki </i>(箸おき).<br />
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Kurobuta with Ginger Sauce<br />
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Kurobuta with Ginger Sauce is one of popular lunch menu in general. This Kurobuta was a bit hard and salty for me. Plus, Red miso (赤みそ) was used for soup. Each item was tasty, but with such a salty <i>Shoga-yaki</i> (生姜焼き), they should have served a bit lighter-taste of soup. Quantity was appropriate.<br />
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Steamed Kurobuta and Veggie set<br />
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It was my mother’s choice, and this was the best item among we ordered this day. This dish was well balanced: rice, soup, pork, veggie and some pieces of fruits. Pork and veggie were steamed, so it was not oily at all. Healthy and colorful!<br />
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Kurobuta was perfectly steamed, and the meat was tender. It is your choice to dip into a sauce or not. For vegetables, it was not salted, so dipping sauce was needed.<br />
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Buta Suki set<br />
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This Teishoku set (定食セット) was a seasonal item. To tell you the truth, sukiyaki is not my favorite food, because Warishita (わりした: sukiyaki sauce) is usually sweet. Yet, since I haven’t eaten sukiyaki for almost five years, I wanted to try. Plus, it looked healthy with lots of vegetables.<br />
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After a few bites, my tongue felt a bit saltiness. I thought it was good the sauce was not sweet. But a few bites more, then it became too salty. Ingredients were kurobuta, Tofu, shitake mushroom, Nappa, Shungiku, a slice of carrot, broccoli, Negi, and small portion of Udon noodle. For one person, quantity was a bit too much. I was glad that I had 2 more people to help me finish up.<br />
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Overall, we felt that their taste was a bit too heavy for us, especially dishes with sauce. Among those 3 dishes above, I recommend “steamed pork and veggie set.”<br />
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Total: 3110 yen (for 3 people)<br />
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Ichi Nii San: いちにぃさん</b></div>
6F, Stellar Place Sapporo<br />
011-209-5123<br />
<a href="http://ichiniisan.jp/">http://ichiniisan.jp/</a>Northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950311529221845115noreply@blogger.com2Japan, Hokkaido Prefecture, Sapporo, Chuo Ward, Kita 5 Jonishi, 2丁目543.0682756 141.352445643.0668256 141.34997810000002 43.0697256 141.3549131tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865537746190019873.post-7467780869562817132011-11-23T23:44:00.000+08:002011-11-23T23:44:24.475+08:00Cooking #02: Beef Stew and Izushi<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgipSnu4ziDHPipArlVO3BlmbGux0RKLRLElsouqIQcDdbRJbDuBW2LjljR5UApx41nXeNPn16yIK7aq21PTIXKfYucCGUKt1roRHJ_TRChDAF9Gmcez5P8AgsOs8CHeRA3ZuGJAuFtvqw/s1600/cook02_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgipSnu4ziDHPipArlVO3BlmbGux0RKLRLElsouqIQcDdbRJbDuBW2LjljR5UApx41nXeNPn16yIK7aq21PTIXKfYucCGUKt1roRHJ_TRChDAF9Gmcez5P8AgsOs8CHeRA3ZuGJAuFtvqw/s400/cook02_01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I couldn’t wait to eat my mother’s cooking! That night, she prepared me delicious beef stew and a traditional Japanese dish, <i>Izushi</i>.<br />
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I do not think people reading my blog know about Izushi, so let me introduce this delicious dish to you. <i>Izushi</i> (飯寿司) is one of local foods usually in cold, snowing part of Japan, such as in Hokkaido or Tohoku. Rice, fish, vegetable, and <i>Kouji </i>(麹) are used, categorized as a sushi, called “cooked rice sushi”. Because raw fish are used during a process of marinated, <i>Izushi </i>is usually cooked in cold season, and need to be sure that the fish is salted well, otherwise easily get food poisoned. <br />
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p.s. Rimmed Bowl: Wedgwood Samurai, Small Plate: Tachikichi (Kyoto, Japan)Northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950311529221845115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865537746190019873.post-79275026887822486482011-08-24T16:13:00.001+08:002011-08-24T17:36:41.688+08:00Restaurant #55: Wako, Sapporo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_wgcsvHlnSqxl4puzXGvDtxhIQ1j_IxuH5wgVeu1L_-8k25FvDpUJ3lwtMeNE3764l-UbJrCjGvVCICgyC8S6Na6edo39xz8XZ1FofZXmLgIxlDCxU0xeIiWtznGzLU9hmzX_h18WNY/s1600/katsu03_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_wgcsvHlnSqxl4puzXGvDtxhIQ1j_IxuH5wgVeu1L_-8k25FvDpUJ3lwtMeNE3764l-UbJrCjGvVCICgyC8S6Na6edo39xz8XZ1FofZXmLgIxlDCxU0xeIiWtznGzLU9hmzX_h18WNY/s400/katsu03_02.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
(Visited in February, 2011)<br />
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This was my second visit to Wako. Same as last time, it took me 10 min to decide what I should eat. Everything looks perfectly delicious... Eventually, I chose Shobu Set, 1260 yen.<br />
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Organized interior. <br />
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Shobu set (Hire Katsu, Deep Fried Shrimp, Deep Fried Eggplant with minced pork) was served with Oshinko (お新香) and Chawan Mushi (茶碗蒸し: Japanese Egg Custard). Chawan Mushi is my favorite Japanese dish, as well as Tonkatsu. Therefore, you can imagine how much this meal set made me satisfied.<br />
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Hire Katsu (一口ひれかつ) was a bit small, but it was okay because other items were more enjoyable; deep fried shrimp (海老フライ) and deep fried eggplant (茄子のはさみ揚げ). I have to say that I have never huge fun of fried shrimp. It is just because I love fresh, raw shrimp, instead of fried one. Yet, it is good to have big fried shrimp!!! <br />
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Minced pork said hello to me from between the fried eggplant!<br />
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I love Chawan Mushi. I sometimes eat it outside, but usually the taste is too strong. However, their Chawan Mushi had perfect taste. If you have a chance to eat Katsu in here, please try Chawan Mushi as well.<br />
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I enjoyed this gorgeous lunch as usual. I would love to go back there again and try out other menu! Also, I should introduce other Tonkatsu restaurants to you guys next time.<br />
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Total: 1239 yen <br />
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011-209-5104<br />
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<a href="http://www.wako-group.co.jp/">http://www.wako-group.co.jp/</a> Northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950311529221845115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865537746190019873.post-37809225219179202192011-08-24T15:39:00.000+08:002011-08-24T15:39:36.111+08:00Travel #04: Taipei to Sapporo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDBhFgxEhcEMLCDoJyMJRv7a6vlBgiEDZucqXgHvxGvFvvLolyAjU9HcRaxlAp64I5C4ALF3xyqR4tASt7K5VSj37RbkTee_4mBYuEvXdMOa4AL-mRwyPhPP9yOm6km4ml1d1QCFXhC8/s1600/trip04_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDBhFgxEhcEMLCDoJyMJRv7a6vlBgiEDZucqXgHvxGvFvvLolyAjU9HcRaxlAp64I5C4ALF3xyqR4tASt7K5VSj37RbkTee_4mBYuEvXdMOa4AL-mRwyPhPP9yOm6km4ml1d1QCFXhC8/s400/trip04_01.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
(February, 2011)<br />
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It was about time to go back home and enjoy white snow and delicious food. In addition, it was a great chance to visit Sapporo Snow Festival. It was a first time in five years to see snow, so I was very excited!<br />
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As usual, I couldn’t eat in-flight meal… I really tried, though… Pork or chicken, I always choose chicken. I should try pork next time…<br />
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After four hours of flight, I was already in Sapporo Int’l Airport. It was still clean and neat. I arrived at noon time, so head to Sapporo station to have lunch~! <br />
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Taking JR (Japan Railway) to get to Sapporo downtown, 40 min later, I was at downtown to eat Tonkatsu (とんかつ).<br />
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To be continued…Northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950311529221845115noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865537746190019873.post-50805995702502202572011-06-30T01:44:00.001+08:002011-06-30T01:48:57.527+08:00Cooking #01: Omi Beef Stake, SapporoEverytime I go back to my home, my mother prepared delicious foods for me. She is a great chef, and also she is lucky to have a chance to use fresh, delicious materials which are grown in Hokkaido. Let me share some dishes from my kitchen table!<br />
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Simple medium cooked stake, with salt and pepper. Beef was…tender!!! Once I bit, it melted in my mouth. It was amazing. Usually, this level of quality of beef was not easy to buy, but my mother luckily bought this Omi beef in Daimaru department store. Today was a lucky day… I wish I could eat this quality of steak outside… in reasonable price.<br />
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This is also a simple dish. Fresh Boc Choy, sprout and special tofu from Niseko area. When I go back to my home, my family visits Niseko. Niseko is blessed with pure water from Mt. Yotei, and many travelers from all over Hokkaido bring empty bottles to pull spring water. There are several small stores where visitors can buy fresh vegetables. One Tofu store called “Wakimizu no Sato” became famous because their tofu was made with natural spring water of Niseko. Not only pure simple tofu, but also their original items, festinate me! We only bought spicy tofu this time, but I personally liked their Grounded soybean curd donuts. It was a bit sweet, and healthy as you can imagine. I definitely want to go back there again and buy more various tofu. <br />
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You can enjoy these gorgeous bonito sashimi ONLY in Hokkaido! No fishy smell, because it was so fresh. Don’t forget to eat with Wakame as well. Slices of green perilla (Shiso: しそ) was enjoyable, but doesn’t kill the fresh taste of sashimi. It was purely fresh. <br />
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Hmm… Always, mother’s food is the best in the world, right?Northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950311529221845115noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865537746190019873.post-69776279036477263872011-06-01T23:24:00.000+08:002011-06-01T23:24:59.549+08:00Restaurant #54: Kaffe Amadeus, Taipei(Visited at Jan 31, 2011)<br />
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Kaffe Amadeus is located in SOGO FuXing—easy to access. I like FuXing SOGO, because the building is still clean and organized. This Kaffe Amadeus operates the other branch in Taipei 101, but I prefer SOGO branch with nicer view. My friend and I met at 11:30 for lunch. The café was quite empty, but slowly more and more customers came. I recommend you to go there before noon. I ordered business lunch set—daily soup, salad, bread, main course, and coffee. <br />
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Oops! Sorry I forgot to take a photo of a salad.<br />
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Daily soup was pumpkin soup. It was not bad, but I should say it was nothing special. There was no pumpkin’s sweet-taste, it was too mild for me. Oh well, it came with lunch set, so I should simply enjoy it.<br />
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It was purely enjoyable. I always like garlic bread.<br />
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Main dish was Tomato Cream Pasta. It is not easy to find good cream pasta in Taipei, but I liked this one. The blend of tomato and cream was quite interesting taste. Asparagus was very fresh, and it was matched with this sauce. I like salmon in general, but the smell of fish might be a bit strong.<br />
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I could choose one drink in their gorgeous coffee/tea list. I chose Vienna Coffee. It was so creamy, and the cream was melted in my mouth. My friend chose Hot Chocolate. Hot milk was served with chocolate bar, then the chocolate bar was put into milk, so that the chocolate melted… Tempting... I should try this next time.<br />
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Overall, I liked the atmosphere of the restaurant, and foods are also fine. The price is a little bit expensive, I think, but sometimes it is okay to spend a bit more to enjoy different feeling.<br />
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<div style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Kaffe Amadeus</b></div>http://www.kaffeeamadeus.com/home.htmNorthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950311529221845115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865537746190019873.post-60576274256292696142011-04-24T16:41:00.000+08:002011-04-24T16:41:36.918+08:00Restaurant #53: Anzu, Taipei<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7RPbF6I0mbGzXbdqqSskjxTPb5tpB-RFPhaNdexs1MpaZq87hKH7GNLc4f8P1INoPAgxhyphenhyphenE9x24NWLgSkbbR0yv3wmMn3ZMGQHxrMLAKrEvPQ6HYxOj2FUuSTMSZAKmTEr7__3hl04w/s1600/katsu02_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7RPbF6I0mbGzXbdqqSskjxTPb5tpB-RFPhaNdexs1MpaZq87hKH7GNLc4f8P1INoPAgxhyphenhyphenE9x24NWLgSkbbR0yv3wmMn3ZMGQHxrMLAKrEvPQ6HYxOj2FUuSTMSZAKmTEr7__3hl04w/s400/katsu02_01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
(Visited at Dec 27, 2010)<br />
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Anzu, a Japanese Tonkatsu restaurant, opened a new branch at Hankyu department store. It is easy to access from MRT station, and there is always a looooong line waiting for delicious Katsu. Anzu came from Kyushu of Japan. Let’s see how they are doing here in Taiwan. <br />
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As usual, it was a long line in front of the restaurant. My friend and I waited for 45 min, which is normal in such a busy and crowded city. Workers welcomed us with “Irasshaimase!” Since I heard their greetings with Japanese, my mind automatically started expecting their service. <br />
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My first impression towards them was great; workers were smiling and kindly led us to the table. Décor was beautifully organized, and lighting was appropriate as well. Their menu could be a bit expensive for Taiwanese people, but I think it was reasonable compared with the prices among other Tonkatsu restaurants in Taiwan. Those atmosphere and food quantity must make them satisfied. We ordered Hirekatsu set (腰內豬排套餐) (TW$ 290) and Thick Sliced Rosu Katsu set (厚切里肌肉豬排套餐) (TW$ 330).<br />
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As an appetizer, Kiriboshi Daikon (切り干し大根) was served. A bit salty, but it was acceptable. Yet, an accident happened—hair in the food. Well… no one is perfect, I know. I asked the worker to change the appetizer… To be honest, I was just uncomfortable to pay the service fee… <br />
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If you like, add grated sesame. <br />
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Shredded cabbage<br />
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Shredded cabbage is an important side dish for Tonkatsu. Usually, refill free. I like shredded cabbage, so I refilled several times. They prepared house-made dressing, but I prefer Tonkatsu sauce. <br />
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Their sauce was not my taste, because it was too sweet, yet my friend liked it.<br />
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Our dishes were finally served. I was very happy to see my dish, ヒレかつ膳, with golden-colored crispy skin. It was perfect!!! Their Koromo (crispy skin) was really Japanese style and crispy~! Meat was tender and perfectly juicy. I was astonished! I couldn’t even find such a Real Tonkatsu dish in Los Angeles. I am glad that I could enjoy in Taiwan. My choice made my day.<br />
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My friend ordered Thick Sliced Rosu Katsu set (厚切りロースかつ膳). When we ordered this item, a worker warned us that it would be oily. When we saw the item, her warning made sense. It came with lots of fatty part. There is another Rosu Katsu set with Kurobuta, which was a bit expensive. I believe Kurobuta Rosu would be better than this. Excluding the fatty part, Rosu was tender, and again, Koromo was perfectly crispy. Katsu, cabbage, siso soup and other appetizer… Those made us full and really satisfied.<br />
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Although I prefer lighter-taste Kiriboshi Daikon, their food made me satisfied. Please improve their hygiene, so that I can go back there again.<br />
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Total: TW$ 682 (for 2 people + 10% service fee)<br />
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<div style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Anzu: Japanese Tonkatsu Restaurant</b></div><a href="http://www.anzu.com.tw/">http://www.anzu.com.tw/</a>Northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950311529221845115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865537746190019873.post-82957617366122771762011-04-11T18:53:00.000+08:002011-04-11T18:53:23.601+08:00Restaurant #52: 龐太餛飩舖子 Wonton Shop, Taipei<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ux8TkJ_fM8rJ3C39VtCSRr1hA3I-IonGvb8DfVtJGqPFX0ANf_XQ6BgjxR77vqotfCJzAe3JOyHofUy6Ux9iyEcFXxL6QR83G9BGk4TZu8ulz9Q9Ai0cjAkG74iFOrVTjVVegToQzMs/s1600/chn12_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ux8TkJ_fM8rJ3C39VtCSRr1hA3I-IonGvb8DfVtJGqPFX0ANf_XQ6BgjxR77vqotfCJzAe3JOyHofUy6Ux9iyEcFXxL6QR83G9BGk4TZu8ulz9Q9Ai0cjAkG74iFOrVTjVVegToQzMs/s400/chn12_01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
(Visited Dec. 22, 2010)<br />
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One of my students likes to visit good restaurants. She taught me several reasonable restaurants, and 龐太餛飩舖子 was one of them. The location is not in convenient area, so it is better to access by car. Coincidentally, I had a chance to go to this area.<br />
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It is a small restaurant, and interestingly, the décor was amazingly cool. Out of no where, you find such a fashioned tiny restaurant. You can’t even imagine they are selling wonton. My friend and I entered the store. Only two workers and Jazz as background music welcomed us. Menu was quite simple; wonton soup and noodles. We ordered one appetizer (TW$ 30), small noodle (TW$ 40), pork wonton soup (TW$ 55) and shrimp wonton soup (TW$ 80). Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of shrimp wonton soup... (ToT)<br />
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Appetizer<br />
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As an appetizer (小菜), we choose pork ear ski & Tofu bean curd. Both are popular appetizer of Taiwanese food, and Okinawa people of Japan sometimes eat those. Their pork ear was a bit sweet, but I liked it. <br />
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Pork Wonton Soup<br />
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Pork Wonton Soup (鮮肉餛飩湯) was the simplest item from their wonton menu, but simple is best. The soup was pure and light without MSG. Seaweed was inside and it kept the good balance of the taste. Although there were only 6 pieces of wonton, but each piece was big enough to make us lightly full. I thought seafood wonton (such as shrimp or scallop) would give stronger taste.<br />
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Small Dry Noodle <br />
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They prepared three different kinds of noodle menu, and we tried small dry noodle (乾拌麵). It was a right decision to order one noodle, otherwise only wonton soup didn’t make us completely full. I have eaten some dry noodle since I came to Taiwan, but this noodle was the best so far!!! It was not really dry; enough soup with ground meat. I don’t think I should eat this everyday, but eating this once a month would make my stomach happy. <br />
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Overall, this tiny cute wonton restaurant offers a sophisticated wonton menu; it is called professionalism. <br />
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Total: TW$ 205 (for 2 people)<br />
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11:00-21:00Northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950311529221845115noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865537746190019873.post-29696463985841081442011-04-04T14:12:00.000+08:002011-04-04T14:12:58.053+08:00Restaurant #51: Ramen Kagetsu Arashi, Taipei<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0z-5Lk0xe-P3f6vevqn53jVJyGm3UH5OdwtAzhgx_r1kEz2DxsTEaP2Cu8XcoOcaNo6mqIboEHglKK8-tL3DfO5T77zCSI76lzoHBukkWP5fwLZhz_3J882ptuayRkf6H6p-U9KdPFAs/s1600/ramen07_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0z-5Lk0xe-P3f6vevqn53jVJyGm3UH5OdwtAzhgx_r1kEz2DxsTEaP2Cu8XcoOcaNo6mqIboEHglKK8-tL3DfO5T77zCSI76lzoHBukkWP5fwLZhz_3J882ptuayRkf6H6p-U9KdPFAs/s400/ramen07_01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
I thought it was almost impossible to find a real Japanese <i>ramen</i> outside of Japan, but I was wrong. I finally found the one in Taipei! I know pretty good one in Los Angeles, but this is really like modern Japanese ramen. It is called “Ramen Kagetsu Arashi”, originally from Tokyo of Japan. I am a huge fan of Sapporo Ramen and have some bad experience with ramen of other areas, but this Tokyo style has some interesting flavors!<br />
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Ramen Kagetsu Arashi has several branches in Taiwan, and one branch is located in a new department store. 統一阪急百貨台北店 is very easy to access from MRT station. Many people are waiting in line everyday, as well as this day. After waiting for 10 min, a waiter led my friend and I to a small table. We ordered Chinese Chive & Egg Fried Rice (鉄板イタめしニラ玉味) and their signature item, Garlic Genkotsu Ramen (ニンニクげんこつらあめん), and an extra small Garlic Pork Rice (ニンニク豚めし).<br />
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韭菜玉子鐵板炒飯, TW$ 160, was my friend’s choice. It was a great choice for not only taste but also entertainment. On the <i>Teppan</i> plate, beaten egg, rice with some ingredients and <i>Katsuobushi</i> were prepared. A waitress mixed all those in front of us beautifully. Of course, we could do it by ourselves, but first time is better to see how the professional do. (^^) <br />
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It was some sort of art that the color of beaten egg slowly changed, and smell of <i>katsuobushi</i> was mouth-watering. After mixed with rice, it was okay to eat right away, or also find to wait for a while to make <i>Okoge</i>.<br />
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My choice was Garlic Genkotsu Ramen (大蒜拳骨拉麵), TW$ 160. For the first time, I was surprised that taste of the soup was Real. Lots of grated garlic and <i>Seabura</i> (背脂) make the soup strong and a bit salty. Taiwanese friends are all told me that the soup was too salty for them. Then, you can ask the worker to add boiled water to adjust saltiness.<br />
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<i>Chashu</i> was beautifully lying on the soup surface. Two slices; juicy and tender. If you like Chashu, you can order Chashu Ramen or add extra slices. <br />
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A half of boiled egg was in perfect condition. Bamboo Shoots didn’t have strong taste as other Taiwanese dishes, so that it didn’t kill the good smell from the soup, which was great. Green onion (<i>negi</i>), two slices of <i>Chashu</i> (チャーシュー), and <i>Nori </i>(Seaweed: のり) were all decorated perfectly.<br />
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If you like, you can add extra topping. I added Wakame Seaweed (わかめ) with extra TW$ 30.<br />
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We ordered extra small rice called 蒜香肉燥飯 (ニンニク豚めし) (TW$ 45). This was a bit disappointment. A worker might have forgotten to bring the item right away. Once they served the rice to us, it was already cold and the meat over the rice was dry… If it was a real quality of this item, then they must improve the quality.<br />
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Overall, I love their ramen and service. All workers were friendly and energetic. Since this first experience, I frequently visit there and enjoy real Japanese ramen. (^^)<br />
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Total: TW$ 435 (for 2 people + 10% service fee)<br />
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Ramen Kagetsu Arashi: らあめん花月嵐<br />
<a href="http://www.kagetsu.co.jp/index.html">http://www.kagetsu.co.jp/index.html</a> (Japan)<br />
<a href="http://www.gbj-tw.com/">http://www.gbj-tw.com/</a> (Taiwan)<br />
# Please check the closest branch from your location.Northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950311529221845115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865537746190019873.post-8336404250731779372011-04-03T23:23:00.002+08:002011-04-03T23:30:32.983+08:00FastFood #06: iCon Chicken Diavolo, McDonald’s Japan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivm9-ZzmDSv6tXCdkjMiAENwFBgs5BiZAHKSke0jNb1jKMpO98YIRPJ2HoG0T7THBPQXjt6LsIGpYpnYtiJXzcWmJ4clgmu_rS0OtmOwUQ45B-KoVOpbmveP5dHfCSfpZbhadTc3_l3z0/s1600/fast06_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivm9-ZzmDSv6tXCdkjMiAENwFBgs5BiZAHKSke0jNb1jKMpO98YIRPJ2HoG0T7THBPQXjt6LsIGpYpnYtiJXzcWmJ4clgmu_rS0OtmOwUQ45B-KoVOpbmveP5dHfCSfpZbhadTc3_l3z0/s400/fast06_01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
November, 2010. McDonald’s Japan introduced us four iCon Chicken burgers. I already introduced German Sausage Burger on this blog, and fortunately, I had a chance to try one more chicken burger, Diavolo, during my stay at Sapporo, Japan. <br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">Diavolo is known as “<span lang="JA" style="font-family: "MS Mincho";">小悪魔風</span>” in Japanese. Spicy sauce with tender breast chicken, toasted buns, bacon, cheddar cheese, and slices of lettuce must make me full.</div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">One bite, two bite… The sauce was not as spicy as I expected; it was actually a bit sweet. Since I expected spicy sauce, so it was a small disappointment. I believe the sause was too strong and it killed the natural taste from the chicken. Too bad… Breast chicken was thick, had tender and meaty texture. However, German Sausage burger used much tender chicken.</div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">Overall, I enjoyed this new taste from McDonald’s, but if they add new iCon Chicken burger on their iCon list, I prefer German Sausage, although Diavolo made my stomach full. I want much spicier sauce!!!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"># This burger was sold from November 5 to November 14, 2010.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Total: 660 yen (as a meal)</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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http://www.jrc.or.jp/Northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05950311529221845115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865537746190019873.post-78094994144347123982011-02-28T04:07:00.000+08:002011-02-28T04:07:54.010+08:00Restaurant #50: Yoshimi Kitchen, Sapporo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9iFLz96uDr0nkDuZY1a4cSn0wbmSvfGIcXZJnJbLwqUs4PoYrQrBDvOgaVMHTi60lkW7zLDJx-gE0B_WfeZZ1CDNjbomRKbVWWjJUcNnWSy2HPaHuKvtijqPVoS6jzYL4Gzb2fxgSiGg/s1600/west02_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9iFLz96uDr0nkDuZY1a4cSn0wbmSvfGIcXZJnJbLwqUs4PoYrQrBDvOgaVMHTi60lkW7zLDJx-gE0B_WfeZZ1CDNjbomRKbVWWjJUcNnWSy2HPaHuKvtijqPVoS6jzYL4Gzb2fxgSiGg/s400/west02_01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I visited Yoshimi Kitchen once before, but this time my friend made a reservation for cheese fondue course, including all you can drink. Yoshimi Kitchen is located at Parco building—easy to access, and I especially like their various menus for drinks. I like their simple décor and the lighting color of the restaurant. <br />
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Since I don’t drink alcohol, I enjoyed their non-alcohol cocktail menus. Yet, I also enjoyed their delicious course dishes.<br />
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Interesting appetizer was served: quiche with cresson, and beef kidney stewed with tomato sauce. Kidney was very juicy, and melted smoothly once I put it in my mouth. Sourness of the tomato sauce and delicately seasoned quiche made my stomach happy.<br />
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Fresh veggies were used in the salad. I was pleased with petite broccoli. Fresh!<br />
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This became their signature menu. I understand, because their cheese fondu was totally delicious! Cheese was imported from Switzerland, according to the worker. Ingredients were including healthy veggies, especially I liked eggplants were lightly fried.<br />
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After the main dish, amazing dishes were still served. Kita Akari (北あかり) French fries were rightly salted. The Hokkaido native, “Kita Akari”, was freshly harvested from local farms. The taste was a bit sweet, although it was well-seasoned. <br />
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Oops! I accidentally forgot taking a picture before I started… As you can see through the picture, the quantity was not that much, but after all those cheese fondu and other delicious foods, this amount was enough for two people. The shrimp was a bit small, but tomato sauce was flavored well.<br />
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I was already satisfied, but I still had extra space for some dessert. What was wrong with my stomach? Pear Pie & Mango Pudding. My friend said a bit sweet, but it was perfect for me.<br />
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I went to Yoshimi Kitchen twice so far, but I always satisfied. I think ordering a course is better than ordering a la carte. Don’t forget to try out their drink items! I had a wonderful dinner with my friend.<br />
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Total: 6000 yen (for 2 people, free drinks)<br />
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Yoshimi Kitchen<br />
8F, Parco<br />
Minami 1-jo Nishi 3-chome, Chuou-ku<br />
Sapporo, JAPAN<br />
011-214-2205<br />
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