Random - Little Mermaid's Cinnamon Bread

I so love this cinnamon bread at Little Mermaid's bakery. It's not so sweet and the taste is just really good. I know it has lots of sugar and the topping is full of calories. That's why I only eat this cinnamon bread once a week, otherwise I will get fat :). I eat this cinnamon bread during the weekend as a reward for myself for working hard during weekdays.  I work out everyday, so eating this cinnamon bread once a week should not do me harm :).

I'm also going to miss this cinnamon bread when I move to Singapore next year. That's why I never miss to eat this once a week while I am still here in Japan.

Kobe Beef

What is Kobe Beef?

Here's a definition of Kobe beef that I got from google (www.wisegeek.com).


"Kobe beef is considered by many to be the best form of beef available in the world, although it is prohibitively expensive and importation from Japan is virtually impossible. Gourmet chefs prize Kobe beef for its tenderness, flavor and amount of intramuscular fat, called marbling. Heavy marbling gives steak its satisfying mouthfeel, and many cuts of Kobe beef are graded several categories about USDA Prime because of this. While some restaurants are permitted to sell a 'Kobe-style' beef product, only a strain of cattle called wagyu slaughtered in the Kobe region of Japan can be called Kobe beef."


If you get the chance to visit Kobe Japan, this is a "must eat" food that you should never miss.  I've been to 4 different Kobe beef restaurants here in Kobe, but my favorite Kobe beef is Papa-san's Kobe beef.  Kobe beef here is really good and cost is more reasonable (3000 yen per 100gms), but the ambiance is just "so so".  Here's the address and phone number of the restaurant.

Daiei Teppan
7-1-6 Shinohara Minami-machi
Nada-ku Kobe Japan
Telephone No. 0788615531

And here's the mouthwatering Kobe beef of Papa-san.  Super tender and yummy, but very expensive! That's why we only eat Kobe beef on special occasions.

Kobe beef usually goes with vegetable side dish and garlic. I love the vegetables and garlic too!

Happy :D 

Want some?

If you are looking for a Kobe beef restaurant with much better ambiance, Steakland in Kobe Sannomiya is a good place to go. The location is close to Sannomiya JR station. We tried the high grade Kobe beef that costs ~5000 JPY and it's really really good.

I took these photos using my iPhone.

Melts in the mouth.

Vegetable side dish

Yum, yum, and now I'm craving for Kobe beef again :).

Dinner at Tajimaya

Our Sayonara dinner for one of our team members who will be leaving Japan very soon, at Tajimaya Restaurant, Settsu Motoyama.  It was also my first time to go to this restaurant, another first here in Japan :).

Good luck Febri! I wish you happiness and success in all your future endeavors. Life begins after P&G, haha! Life goes on ... cliche, I know :).

The beef is really good!!! I love love it, except the tongue and liver (I don't eat these parts).

Thank you for this message and the mini-cake, so thoughtful of you :). We will miss you around.

Will Miss #3 - Japanese Ramen

I will surely miss my favorite ramen, the Japanese miso ramen that goes with special kimchi.  Ramen is a Japanese noodle dish, served in a meat-based broth and uses toppings such as sliced pork, dried seaweeds, and green onions. Every locality in Japan has its own variation of ramen.

Miso ramen

Tomato ramen

Kimchi 

My ramen will not be complete without the appetizing gyoza (this is ordered separately).

This is our favorite Ramen house in Sannomiya. 

And this is me enjoying Japanese ramen one winter evening :).