Friday, August 28, 2009

Tofu maker 'Kamakurakomachi'

'Kamakurakomachi' is a popular bean curd('Tofu') maker. The branch restaurant of the maker is close to JR Zushi station. It takes walk 5min to get from the station.
The left side photo is 'Yuba-sushi'(1,160yen seasonth specially price). Yuba is a delicacy composed of fresh of the skin of soybean milk.

Next one photo is 'Komachi parfait'(620yen) which is decorated soy milk cakes, soy milk puddings and soy milk rice-flour dumplings.
All of dishes are made of healthy tofu.
Kamakurakomachi Website

Thursday, August 13, 2009

The dumpling 'TAIHEI'


These dumpling called 'Mitarashi-dango' in Japan. Mitarashi is made of soy sauce and sugar.
'TAIHEI' is very small store and sells Japanese sweets, rice ball, vinegared rice rolled in dried laver, pouch of fried bean curd stuffed with vinegared rice etc..
'Mitarashi-dango' is the most popular of them. Today, most stores have been taking the rice-cake sweets with preservatives for keeping soft them . But 'TAIHEI' is particular about old taste, so the store never take them with it. If you eat them, you will discover it.

'TAIHEI' is the first store of the arcaded street, it takes 2min to go up Hirasaka from Yokosuka-chuo station.
TAIHEI
tel cannot
open not clear(maybe6:00-17:00)
close WED

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

yakitori 'Maido'


Yakitori is grilled chiken. Maido is the shop selling skewers of grilled chiken in Yokosuka. The most Maidos are close to train stations. As far as I know there are close to Maborikaigan station and Horinouchi station (Keihinkyuko line). The most yakitoris are taken out 70yen/each and eaten there 100yen/each. And Maborikaigan shop offer taken out 60yen/each on every Tuesday. They are good price and delicious. As far as I can remember, they are opened probably from evening to the last train of the nearest station.


Monday, August 10, 2009

Tsuruyayoshinobu'Tsubara Tsubara'


"Tsubara Tsubara" is a word of a traditional Japanese poetry which was written by 'Ohtomonotabibito' in 'Manyoushu'. It means "deep feeling" and "your heart's content to the full".
This japanese cake'Tsubara Tsubara' looks like 'Dorayaki' two small pancakes with bean jam in between. But it is more gentle sweet and smaller than Dorayaki. It won 'the small present grand prize' in Japanese magazine 'Brutus', so it is very famous among some fans of Japanese cakes. You can buy it at Tsuruyayoshinobu shops or its website. I bought it on B2F in Sogo Yokohama. Its price is 142yen/one.
Tsuruyayosihobu website(Japanese only)
Tsuruyayosihobu shops list(Japanese only)

Friday, July 31, 2009

CAFE LANDTMANN


I heard 'Cafe LANDTMANN' is the most ellegant and traditional cafe in Vienna. The first branch cafe in foreign countries opened at one building of Aoyama in Tokyo. And the cafe keeps the interior disign and taste are the same of their home.
I was looking foward to having a sachertorte. The photos are a set of a coffee and a cake...sachertorte(650yen) and Ice Franzes cafe(750yen).
I'm sure the cake is smaller than something in Wienna, but the taste is the same of them. They are so delicious. Next time, I try to eat the original cake 'Landtmanntorte'. Some European cafes often have an original cake which is a typical of the cafe.

CAFE LANDTMANN(AOYAMA)website
CAFE LANDTMANN(VIENNA)website

adress 4F Ao 3-11-7 Kitaaoyama Minato-ku Tokyo
tel 03-3498-2061(Japan)
open 11:00-23:00
access ExitB2 Omotesando Sta.

Cuisine et 'LE PRE VERRE'

I heared 'LE RRE VERRE' is a popular bistro in Paris. The branch bistro opened on 4F in one building of Omotesando.
There is Chanel and Bulgari on 1F in the building too, so you can find the bistro to use them as your guide.
We got a handbill of the bistro at Omotesando street and then we droped there.
But there is such a good bistro, the dishes are so delicious and low price, and there are friendly staffs.
The photos are a lunch set(1,380yen) of the day...a salad, a stewed lamb and a icecream. The icecream was a little something extra to bring the handbill.

Le PRE BERRE website
adress 4F GYRE 5-10-1 Jingumae Shivuya-ku Tokyo
tel 03-3486-1603
open 11:30-23:30
access
Exit4 Meiji-Jingumae Sta.(Chiyoda&Fukutoshin line)
Exit A1 Omotesando Sta.(Ginza&Hanzomon line)

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Coffee house Origami "German style pancake"


This pancake is famous amusing one among Japanese pancake lovers. It is a local specialty dish of "Coffee house Origami" where is on BF1 in the shopping mall of Akasaka Tokyu Plaza.
The pancake has two size regular(1,000yen) and small(600yen), and two ingredients apple and blueberry, with maple syrup and butter. The regular apple pancake is the most popular of them. The pancake lookes like a crepe, is cooked of the crisp edge and the soft center.
I don't know why is this named "German style pancake". I have never seen like this in Germany. But it is a fact the pancake is so delicious.

Coffee house Origami
open 11:30-22:00
tel 03-3581-9111(Japan)
Through Tokyo Metro Nagatacho station exit 8