When I visited Japan, I was expecting fantastic ramen, fresh off the boat sushi, crazy fashions, and crowded walks through Shinjuku. The last thing I was expecting was to be drinking the best drip coffee I had ever had sitting at a tiny, four-person noodle bar, listening to Rastafarian music in a suburb of Tokyo.
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I’m still going through my Asia trip photos from May. At least now, I’ve made it to the Japan pictures.
On my first night in Japan, after finding our hotel, which just so happened to be less than a two-minute walk from Shin-okubo station, I was famished. It was late enough that I didn’t want to [...]
A few months ago (yes, yes, backlog of photos, sorry) I met Will for lunch at tiny, unassuming restaurant next to a taco stand on valley called Chuan Yu Noodles Town. We took notice of it after reading this post on eatdrinknbmerry displaying a seriously decadent bowl of beef noodle soup.
The restaurant itself is a [...]
Last night, I wanted to make a “What White People Eat” dinner: mac and cheese, greens, and a cob of corn. Unfortunately, it turned out that the almond milk I was going to use had been in the fridge too long and was getting moldy (grosssss!) and the greens I bought were actually mustard greens [...]
On one of the days in Taiwan, when it was raining and gray, we ventured out to a secluded vegetarian restaurant in some suburb of Taipei. If I had known what an adventure it would turn out to be, I don’t think I would have stepped out of the hotel that day.
First, it was pouring [...]
For my birthday last month, Will made me a Chinese style birthday cake. What’s so special about a Chinese cake? The key characteristic is that it’s steamed instead of baked. Steaming makes it lighter and keeps the cake more moist.
It was delicious and dairy-free. The filling was a rich, creamy custard and the frosting was [...]
Part of my Asia trip was to accompany Will on his quest to fill every open space in our house with tea and tea accessories. Taiwan is supposed the place to get your tea on, so we ended up going on a lot of tea-related outings.
One spot we went to was called 回留素食茶藝館 (hui liu su [...]
