(Post #4 of the Asian Heritage Month Series)
I grew up in a country renowned for its cultural diversity, but I still prefer European and American food over asian food. Nevertheless, in throughout the journey of my life (so far!) I've come across Asian food that have become favourites of mine.
Japanese
Tonkatsu - is probably my favourite so far. I haven't had much experience with Japanese cuisine, since my first time eating it was earlier this year. (I did have some Japanese earlier than that, but never had a full meal to myself!) This was the first dish I ate on my first time at a Japanese restarurant. Tonkatsu is fatless breaded pork, so it's much healthier than our regular meat. I've only ever had this twice, but I'm dying for some more!
Filipino
Puto - is definetly my favourite Filipino food. It's a rice cake, but you can add food colouring to add to its aestheic appeal. I've heard that there are different flavours, but I've never come acoss one of those in my life. My friend's aunt makes the best ones, that even my mom can't duplicate.
Vietnamese
Pho - was the first Vietnamese food I tried, and I fell in love with it the first time I tried it at a Vietnamese restarant with family, a few years back. I love the beef. I can't exactly describe it, but I can say for sure that most of the beef don't have too much fat in them. It's my sister's favourite too.
Chinese
I don't have a favourite Chinese food. I've eaten a lot of them, but I don't know what their names are. I've never come across something so good that I had to remember its name. I guess all I can say right now are their noodles.
I've never had a taste of Korean food, aside from the snacks at the supermarket, but I'm sure I'll find a favourite soon.
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Monday, May 16, 2011
Friday, April 15, 2011
Strapya Black Pepper Bottle Cell Phone Charm
It's been a while since I've looked at Strapya's site. They've always had and will continue to have the weirdest things ever. This Black Pepper Bottle cell phone charm is no exception.
The pictures were taken from and the charm can be ordered here.
I remember that someone back in the late 1800s in charge of American patents said something along the lines of "Everything that can be thought of has already been invented."
They were wrong.
The pictures were taken from and the charm can be ordered here.
I remember that someone back in the late 1800s in charge of American patents said something along the lines of "Everything that can be thought of has already been invented."
They were wrong.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Today's Kawaii Item(s)! Day 11
Today's kawaii item is...
...my Hello Kitty strawberry marshmallows!
About the item:
This is another old picture from last year, already on my laptop since I was too lazy to upload new pictures, or even take new ones. If I wasn't, I'd have a post up about Rinko Ueda already.
It doesn't taste so bad. It's okay. I'm not much of a fan of marshmallows with anything on the inside (unless it's chocolate, but does it exist?), but I am a fan of Hello Kitty! I was able to buy this from an asian supermarket, so check your asian supermarket if they have some!
...my Hello Kitty strawberry marshmallows!
About the item:
This is another old picture from last year, already on my laptop since I was too lazy to upload new pictures, or even take new ones. If I wasn't, I'd have a post up about Rinko Ueda already.
It doesn't taste so bad. It's okay. I'm not much of a fan of marshmallows with anything on the inside (unless it's chocolate, but does it exist?), but I am a fan of Hello Kitty! I was able to buy this from an asian supermarket, so check your asian supermarket if they have some!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Today's kawaii Item(s) (Day 3)
Today's kawaii item is...
my sister's coconut bun cell phone charm from a gachapon!
Again, this is a pretty old picture from last year. I was too lazy to upload pictures from my cell phone. Again.
About the item: this kawaii coconut gachapon cell phone charm was from Pacific Mall. Well, it's not directly from a gachapon, since it was bought from a store, but it is sold in gachapons.
It's getting a bit more harder for me to find these things, since I don't go out too much anymore. I'll have to wait for march break, or even summer to accumulate more items!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Today's kawaii Item(s) (Day 2)
Today's kawaii item is...
my little milk cell phone charm from a gachapon!
It feels like it's been forever since I last wrote something, although it's only been a few days. I was out of ideas for the first time. I was being lazy, not wanting to work out some effort to upload pictures from my cell phone, so I picked an old picture I previously had uploaded (the reason why you can see the other kawaii items at the back!). Had I not been lazy, the background would've been white, just like the picture in my post about my chibi dolls (or should I say, nuigurumi!).
About the item:
As I said earlier, the milk cell phone charm is from a gachapon, one of the things I'm addicted to. I'm becoming a very serious gachapon collector. It's my second milk cell phone charm. My first one looks exactly the same, but with a red top, given to me by one of my best friends.
I can't wait to find more and more! I've been told they're a waste of money, but they're so cute! They are definitely more expensive if bought in Japan, so I'm thankful that they're as cheap as they are here. In Japan, I've seen prices around $6. There are stores here in North America that specialize in gachapon, and also have prices as high as these. I like saving money so I can buy more, so I buy from the $2 gachapons. They usually are around $2 anyways.
More "Today's Kawaii Item(s)!" posts to come soon!
my little milk cell phone charm from a gachapon!
It feels like it's been forever since I last wrote something, although it's only been a few days. I was out of ideas for the first time. I was being lazy, not wanting to work out some effort to upload pictures from my cell phone, so I picked an old picture I previously had uploaded (the reason why you can see the other kawaii items at the back!). Had I not been lazy, the background would've been white, just like the picture in my post about my chibi dolls (or should I say, nuigurumi!).
About the item:
As I said earlier, the milk cell phone charm is from a gachapon, one of the things I'm addicted to. I'm becoming a very serious gachapon collector. It's my second milk cell phone charm. My first one looks exactly the same, but with a red top, given to me by one of my best friends.
I can't wait to find more and more! I've been told they're a waste of money, but they're so cute! They are definitely more expensive if bought in Japan, so I'm thankful that they're as cheap as they are here. In Japan, I've seen prices around $6. There are stores here in North America that specialize in gachapon, and also have prices as high as these. I like saving money so I can buy more, so I buy from the $2 gachapons. They usually are around $2 anyways.
More "Today's Kawaii Item(s)!" posts to come soon!
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Do It Yourself! Cupcake Ice Cream Cones!
While searching on YouTube for icing techniques, I stumbled upon this video about making cupcake ice cream cones.
It seems easy, so I think I'll try to pull this off one day when I have all the resources and time.
I think it's perfect for any lolis out there!
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