Category: food
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Ryokan Adventure!
We got on the bullet train for about an hour ride north of Tokyo, hopped on a shuttle in a tiny town for an hour ride – and our van died going up the mountain! It was pretty high, with snow still on the mountain tops and about 55-60 degrees when we got there. Another…
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Green Tea & Geisha
Today we had the best sushi so far. We aren’t even sure what we had and it was still my favorite! One of the pieces had what looked like grated cheese on top – it definitely wasn’t a diary product, but we still aren’t sure what it was. Some of it was boxed sushi, which…
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Nightingales & Noodles
This morning, we got up early to try and beat the tourist crowds to the bamboo forest. We didn’t beat all of them, but it still wasn’t too bad. Then we walked around the residential neighborhood behind the bamboo forest. We came upon a pond with a shed-sized shrine, and we’re walking toward it when…
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Khàwp Ja̖i Lãi Lãi, Tamarind!
Khàwp jai lãi lãi means thank you very much in Laos (sounds to me like hop jie la lie – but then again, I got some laughs so that might not be right!). Tamarind is a delicious brown lumpy thing that tastes waayyy better then it looks. Also, the name of my new favorite restaurant…
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Making Moves
We found ourselves this morning at Angel’s Secrets again. This time, fresh orange juice and a beyond delicious chocolate croissant for me and a smoothie and oatmeal for Mom. Still my new favorite place! We planned to bop around town a little, but we saw a severe weather alert for northern Thailand and decided to…
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Cooking! And Eating! (and eating and eating…)
This morning we had breakfast at my new favorite little restaurant. It was called Angel’s Secrets, and I had some fab French toast and tea. Mom had some coffee with a jasmine tea chaser (which apparently is customary in this part of the world) and a delicious fruit parfait. Yum! It was a cute little…
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We Out-Bizarre Foods the Bizarre Foods Guy
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At seven am we hit an appointment market near Koi and Cotton’s house. They had everything there. Clothes for your traditional and modern needs. Shoes. Fruit. Soup. Live turtles in baskets. French fries. DVDs. Vegetables. Beats by Dre. Live fish flopping around. Candy. Sweets. Crepes. Diapers. Fermented fish. A baby elephant. People everywhere. It was…
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Food, Family and Fresh Air
We got up this morning to meet my mom’s cousin, Cotton, had a nice catch up, and then he took us to the Queen-sponsored Thai handicrafts shop (so you know they were made by actual Thai people with Thai material). We also swung by The Erawan Shrine (one of many, many sacred spots in the…
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Wait, what’s for dinner?
After our great wall adventure, we decided it was high time for a traditional Chinese massage. Our driver Victor recommended a place near our hostel that was next to a Peking duck restaurant (one that was cheaper than the touristy one the guidebooks and internet recommends), which we had expressed interest in. The owner of…
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the mystery and wonder of kitchen utensils
Let’s discuss kitcheny things, shall we? My mom is an amazing chef. She sometimes teaches cooking classes, and has a myriad of different experiences in the industry. I’m not sure if she realizes what a sub-par cook I am (well, now she might – hi mom!). Regardless, we have done the “I’m gonna teach you…
