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12 Jan 22, 04:10 PM |
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There are so many random flavours in Japanese snacks!
I did realise that my tastebuds have changed over the years though... like I never used to like mochi when I was younger but these days I find I really like it!
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12 Jan 22, 04:17 PM |
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We did the hotspot thing too a few years ago! I think we picked it up from the airport on arrival, and then put it into a box (or mailed it?) at the airport when we left Japan. Fairly easy although I was so worried that we would lose the hotspot device! We did have to charge it on occasion throughout the day though but that was fairly easy to do with a battery pack.
Agree with the Google maps, I was so lost on the train system but Google maps told me which train to take! And recently discovered how much of an upgrade there has been to Google translate and Siri translate... They can translate words in pictures and speech as well so that will be amazing on my next trip to somewhere where I can't speak/read the language!
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12 Jan 22, 04:17 PM |
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Last week I was in London for a show and exhibition and the final night we went to find The Japan Centre in Leicester Square - as wanted to look at what they had, buy some snacks etc.
Found it and went to the large basement area and bought some corn snacks and some sauces to cook with, dip in etc but they have a place to buy food from that they cooked there. We ordered and the main courses were nothing special, they microwaved the gyoza and brought them over - so were horrible dry chewy things. Very disappointed, not go there again. Also tried bubble tea for first time to see what fuss is, do not drink tea so that will not help, but do not understand what fuss is. The tapioca balls have no taste. Hey ho, live and learn. Edited at 04:18 PM. Reason: spelling |
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12 Jan 22, 04:21 PM |
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Join Date: Apr 21
Location: Hertfordshire
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12 Jan 22, 04:23 PM |
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Join Date: Apr 21
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12 Jan 22, 04:25 PM |
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Oh - wonder if anyone here knows if this is true.
The Japanese food that is "spicy" is not spicy to us Westerners as the Japanese palate is more susceptible to spice and a little goes a long way there. |
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12 Jan 22, 04:25 PM |
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We used to get nice melon pan bread from there. Nearby there are two very good ramen places.
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12 Jan 22, 04:26 PM |
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By the way - check out Matsudai Ramen online. They deliver all the ingredients and you just need 5 minutes to assemble it all. Superb stuff.
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12 Jan 22, 04:48 PM |
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I have a complete weakness for corn snacks (and corn soup), they are generally really good!
It's been a few years since I lived in the UK but I seem to recall that I liked this Japanese restaurant on Regent Street (other side from Japan Centre) fairly close to Piccadilly Circus but can't remember the name or even if they are still around! I also used to really like Bone Daddies in Soho for ramen, though it's been a few years since I last ate there. I love bubble tea but don't get it often. There is actually a bit of a national obsession with bubble tea where I live (when we went into lockdown for COVID one of the questions people were asking was "are bubble tea shops still going to be open")! The bubble tea I used to go for in London was Chatime. Some of the rest aren't quite as good from what I recall. Bubble tea variations has really exploded though, there are now so many different toppings and flavours and all that I didn't even know what to order the last time I got bubble tea because there were too many options! I find with mochi I like certain types of mochi and don't quite like other types. Ice cream mochi - fantastic! The fresh sort of mochi with a cream filling - really like these too Candy type mochi (the sort that comes in a packet and are individually wrapped) - decent but I'll take the fresh/cream sort any day Warabi mochi - this is a fairly recent discovery for me but I find that I really like this! It's actually completely different from regular mochi (made from different ingredients) and has a different texture altogether. Also discovered mochi puffs really recently (it was in my Japanese snack box) and these are interesting... totally not a mochi texture but pretty good! I've also found that I don't like all brands of mochi... Like with warabi mochi there are two places near me that sell this fresh. I don't like the sort that one place sells but love the sort that the other place sells, even if both of them are selling the same soybean powder warabi mochi! Same for the candy type mochi, I like some brands and don't like others.
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12 Jan 22, 05:11 PM |
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There are bubble tea places everywhere!
Dd is absolutely obsessed.. We’ve so many different ones but mostly Chatime, bubbleology and Bobo tea in Manchester. My ds and his girlfriend also took dd to a Shiba inu themed cafe in Manc and she tried brown sugar tapioca which she liked but I’m not a fan. I did get this one on Sunday which had heart shaped jelly Was really nice and not too sweet! |
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