Funny Foods & Drinks in Japan

Ataya ~ "I just listed up some foods & drinks that I think ... unusual "

      Spicy chilli sweet

 Almond Latte

 Mint Pocky

Sakuranbo (Sakura's cherry) drink

Pepsi Black Lemon

Fake liver sashimi 

Chocolat milk tea 

 Teagurt= Tea+Yoghurt+Mango

 Cat cookie

 Sakura  flavour yoghurt

Panda Pocky

Masked Rider soda pop

 Peppsi Caribbean gold

 Salty Lemon drink

 Salty Watermelon Pepsi

plum vinegar potato chip 

No soda Yoghourt Cola

Tropical Coconut Pineapple Latte

Thai Festival in Shibuya 2012

Ataya ~ " Hi all, Today is not for new recipe. I just went to Shibuya (in Tokyo) for Thai festival. There has a lot of Thai food booths. I enjoyed my lunch there .. Yummy Yummy..."

 

Entrace... 

 Thai food booths

 Eating area (for enjoy your food)

 Khao man gai (Thai rice stream with chicken)

 Chilled Mango

I bought some rambutans and mangosteens ... :)

Fake Shark Fin Soup

Ataya ~ "Hi there, To eat shark fin soup is something I never do before in my life. Why ? It's not because I am animal right activist. But It was because I'm poor (the same reason I still single I personally believe) Whatever, today I'm going to show you how to make a Fake shark fin soup  ....Please enjoy the show "

1. Gathering all ingredients.As describe below

•    Thin noodles made from bean starch (春雨)  1/2 pack     ~50 Yen
•    Tapioca flour (片栗粉 ) 2 cups ~ 20 Yen
•    Bean sprouts (もやし) 30 gram  ~ 10 Yen
•    Garlic (ニンニク) 1 big clove ~ 10 Yen
•   Onion (玉葱) 20 gram ~ 10 Yen
•   Chinese wolfberry fruit(くこの実) 10 gram ~ 5 Yen
•   Seasoning(調味料）[salt(塩), chicken soup(がらスープ), pepper(コショウ), fish sauce(ナムプラー),Oyster sauce(オイスターソース), pepper(胡椒) ~ 30 Yen 

 Total cost = 135 Yen

2. Put thin noodles into a bowl that filled with water. Wait for about 20 minutes or till it going to be soften.

3. Sweat all water off and spread Tapioca flour all over the thin noodles.

4. Add oil in fry pan, heating it up and let grill a fake shark fin.

5. Flip it for grilling both side.

6. Next, making soup by frying minced garlic and onion.

7. Add 2 cups of water.

8. When it heated, Add all herbs,chicken soup and seasoning ....

9. Put a Fake shark fin on top.

10. Keep boiling ...

11. When a shark fin looks softer. Then it was done ... Yummy !!

My French Toast

Ataya ~ "Hi all, My stomach needs something to fill up. Just take a look. I got some bread and egg. Well, Let's make some French toast .... "

1. Gathering all ingredients.As describe below

•    Bread  (パン)  2 slices     ~20 Yen
•    Egg (玉子) 1 egg ~ 20 Yen
•    Whipped cream (生クリーム) 2-3 tea spoons  ~ 10 Yen
•    Sugar(砂糖) 3-4 tea spoons ~ 10 Yen
•   Cinnamon sugar(シナモンシュガー) 2 tea spoons ~ 10 Yen
•   Butter(バター) 1/2 tea spoon ~ 5 Yen
•   Fruit jam (ジャム) 1 tea spoon ~ 10 Yen

Total cost = 85 Yen

2. Add egg, whipped cream, sugar, cinnamon sugar into a bowl.

3. Mixing them well ...

4. Then add cut breads into the mixed.

5. Heating up fry pan and melt the butter.

6. Turn the heat to normal then fry the breads ..

7. Flip to fry both sides...

8. Serve with topping jam .... Yummy !!

 

 

Bamboo shoot stir-fry

Ataya ~ "Hi all, Today I will show you how to cook Baboo shoot stir-fry. It's nice and easy. Hope you enjoy the show ... "

1. Gathering all ingredients.As describe below

•    Bamboo shoot (竹の子)  1 pack     ~100 Yen
•    Pork (豚肉) 100 gram ~ 100 Yen
•    Onion (玉葱)  about 10 gram ~ 10 Yen 
•    Spring onion(ネギ) about 1 spring onion ~ 2 Yen  
•    Garlic(にんにく) 2-3 cloves ~ 10 Yen
•    Seasoning(調味料）[salt(塩),  pepper(コショウ), fish sauce(ナムプラー),Oyster sauce(オイスターソース), pepper(胡椒) ~ 30 Yen

Total cost = 252 Yen

2. Fried minced garlic in hot olive oil with little bit of salt. 

3. When it's colour turned gold then add pork ...

4. Cook them for a while. Then add Bamboo shoot, onion and all seasoning ..

5. When it seems to be done then add spring onion.

6. That is . Nice and Yummy :)