Kaiten-zushi

Kaiten-zushi (conveyor belt sushi) is cheap, easy and fun dining. 

The price is depending on color of plates.  In this sushi restaurant, the cheapest sushi dish starts from 126 yen and goes up to 525 yen.  Each plate contains two pieces of sushi.  

The salad roll.  (252 yen)

Chawan-mushi (steamed egg hotchpotch) is my favorite.  (252 yen)

Arajiru (fisherman's miso soup) is free at this restaurant.

The good thing about Kaiten-zushi is that there is no waste!  You only pick up sushi one by one until you get full.  

Summer Food: Tokoroten

Tokoroten is jelly strips (noodles) made from seaweeds.  It's a non-calorie food.

When summer approaches, Tokoroten is appeared in supermarkets.  It's a refreshing meal, eating with Ponzu (soy source and rice vinegar dressing) and mustard.

It's good for health, too!

Tokoroten contains high-fiber and regulate the functions of the intestines.

According to old records, Tokoroten had already eaten in 710.

Masks are out of stock?

Japanese people are very sensitive about virus.

After the government announced that more than 160 cases of swine flu are confirmed in Osaka and Kobe, people started buying masks to protect against virus.

Suddenly, it becomes so hard to find masks in everywhere.  Even in Tokyo, it is difficult to find masks.

Some companies had already bought a huge stock of masks to hand it for their workers.  No wonder people can't find a mask at drug stores.

Thai Festival 2009 in Tokyo

The 10th Anniversary Thai Festival 2009 is held in Yoyogi Park on this weekend, May 16 and 17.

May 16 and 17, 2009

10:00 - 20:00

Place: Yoyogi Park, Shibuya

   

I love Thai mangos!!  They also sell durians and rambutans.

Thai durians have mild smell and easier to eat for the first-timers.

There are about 50 Thai food stands!  It's fun place to enjoy Thai food.

The Thai fruits curving.

Those who missed this event, Carrefour is having Thai food fair until May 24.

Carrefour Makuhari

1-3 Hibino Mihamaku, Chiba

261-0021

Hours:  9:00 - 22:00

Nearest train station: JR Kaihin-Makuhari

Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ)

It's Friday night!  I gotta eat Japanese BBQ and beer.

Yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) is very simple dish but addictive.  

There are many Yakiniku restaurants in Tokyo, from a stylish dining to casual chains.  For young people, all-you-can-eat is popular.  

Famous Yakiniku chains:

Anrakutei

Gyukaku

Jyojyoen

Yakinikuya-Sakai

etc.

Steam Veggies

Steam Vegetables are easy and smart way to intake nutrition.

The meal called "Mushi-Ken (shorten phrase of steam and healthy)" at Maehatake Harenohi restaurant created a steam vegetable boom.  

Steaming is simple and requires no added fat.

That's why it became so popular among healthy and beauty conscious young women.

Mushi-Ken costs 1,890 yen per person.   It comes with a steaming basket full of veggies and meat (also your choice of soup stocks), two dipping sauces from ten different flavors, and finishing up with noodles or rice.

If you want to eat seasonal vegetables, steaming is the best way to enjoy their rich flavors.

When cream puff meets donut

Omotesando Choux Cring is offering dount alike cream-puffs!

Vanilla (180 yen).

Other flavors:

Almond Caramel  (200 yen)

Matcha               (220 yen)

Cafe au Lait        (220 yen)

Strawberry         (240 yen)

Chocolate           (240 yen)

It looks like a Paris-Brest?

Forget about it!  They call it "Choux Cring."  The shell of Choux Cring isn't split for filling unlike Paris-Brest.

That's a point...maybe.

Everything in Vending Machines

There are so many things you can buy from vending machines in Japan.

Flowers, toys, cigarettes, hamburgers, ice cream, fresh vegetables, DVDs, cup noodles, and so on.

I found this vending machine which sells curry udon and Oden (Japanese style pot-au-feu).  At the price of 300 yen, you can enjoy hot meals.

Oden-kan (means canned Oden) were sold in vending machines at Akihabara.  Because it was displayed and sold like regular drinks (yeah it's a bit of surprising when you see it at the first time!), Oden-kan became so popular among Akihabara boys in late 1990s.  When media covered the trend, Oden-kan became a mainstream hit!  Now, Oden-kan are sold outside of Akihabara.