Iced Tea Ceremony

I just happened to catch a demo of Ito’s ceramic green tea grinder as I was walking through the Japanese market Shirokiya. They were serving iced green tea made from the powder of high quality leaves. The tea was amazing! I now prefer the iced green tea to hot tea, but the grinder was $40 […]

Korean fast food?

In and out in minutes. You can get bulgogi, bibimbap, kalbi, kimchi chigae along with any panchan (side dishes) you want. I saw them all over Honolulu. Yet another reason to be jealous of those Hawaii locals.

 

Plate lunch

I know it may not be much to look at but this plate lunch (called plate lunch even if it’s for dinner) is no laughing matter. This Hawaiian dish is a serious meal. Plate lunch can be found all over the island, and could consist of anything from teriyaki beef to chilli and hot dogs. […]

Shoyu flavored Tabasco sauce

I swear the Japanese get all of the best foods. Found this at a Japanese market in Hawaii. I’ll be on the lookout for it here in Philly.

Deep fried aji bones

When I used to live in San Francisco, I could often clean up on freebie’s that other people did not eat just because I was friends with the itamae and they knew that I—like a two year old baby, will basically put anything in front of me in my mouth. This includes among other things, […]