Yakitori at 新宿西口思い出横丁Shinjuku Memory Lane, Tokyo JAPAN

Chicken Wing Yakitori

Shinjuku Omoide Yokocho 新宿西口思い出横丁 (Shinjuku Memory Lane AKA Yakitori Alley)

新宿西口思い出横丁(Pronounced "Shinjuku Omoide Yokocho" or in translated as "Shinjuku Memory Lane") is an old narrow alley packed with yakitori shops and izakaya bars since the 1940s. Located within the busy Shinjuku city, this alleyway is great to visit at night time at least once to experience the beautiful scene of lighted alleyway with red lanterns, voices of welcoming greetings from their small shops, and delicious smell of the yakitori along the lane.

I visited 3 yakitori shops tonight, and they all taste pretty good; however, I found this "tourist hot spot" a bit pricey for what they offer. (I found izakaya bars located in residential area a lot cheaper with delicious yakitori and friendlier services) Let me share my yakitori journey at Shinjuku Memory Lane with you!

JAPAN YUM BOX FEBRUARY 2016 REVIEW

JAPAN YUM BOX FEBRUARY 2016

Last week, I received Japan Yum's February snack box. Japan Yum is a Japanese snack subscription company. Since they work directly with Japanese candy suppliers and store their candies in a US facility, as a result subscribers can receive a great selection of snacks easier and quicker. 

Their box is petite and light, but the selection of candies are just the ones that I like. Let's check out what kind of snack they offer in February! :) 

GIVEAWAY: Sushiquik Sushi Making Kit [Ended on 4/13/2016]

A few months ago, I ordered a Sushiquik Sushi Making Kit and tried it out myself. I was really surprised how easy it is to make sushi rolls from this kit! I suddenly have this really crazy idea of creating another giveaway for this product, but of course, I need funds...

As a result, I decided to raise funds for this special giveaway personally :) I was able to purchase 5 Sushiquik Sushi Making Kit and here I am with this exciting giveaway! I hope you guys will enjoy the experience of making your own sushi rolls at home too! Have fun!

Sushiquik Sushi Making Kit Giveaway

Final Hours of The Ramen Poster 2.0 Kickstarter Campaign

If you have followed my recent posts, you should also heard of my current Kickstarter campaign, The Ramen Poster 2.0. It is a graphic design project that I created just to spread the love of ramen! Derived from my first ramen poster project, the 2.0 has an extension to 17 more recipes that make up to 42 famous ramen dishes on a single jumbo poster. 

The campaign is about to end in its final hours!! Please stop by my Kickstarter page and share it with your dear friends who are also in love with ramen noodles!

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GIVEAWAY: Enter to win SNAKKU March Japanese Snack Bento! [Ended on 3/5/2016]

Snakku March Snack Bento Box Giveaway

Shio, Organic (Shoyu), Tori Paitan, & Vegan Tantanmen at Mensho Tokyo, San Francisco USA

Shio Ramen - Clear chicken and pork soup, Shio dare, pork chashu, kale, menma, fried garlic, chives, nori

Vegan Tantanmen - Vegetable soup with kombu and mushroom, premium Japanese soy milk, seven types of nuts, sesame, cilantro, chili oil, green onions, menma, kale sprouts

Tori Paitan - Rich, creamy chicken soup, pork chashu, duck chashu, menma, kale, burdock root, katsubushi sauce

Organic Ramen (Shoyu) - Clear organic chicken and pork soup, shoyu dare, pork chashu, duck chashu, kale, kale sprout, menma chives, menma, nori

There were 4 ramens on the menu tonight, and since I have 2 more people with me, we ordered all 4 to try out all of them at once. Personally, I fell in love with their Shio ramen. The tasty umami from the Rausu kelp and Hongare Katsuobushi Dashi broth really perfected it. Let me tell you more about Mensho Tokyo and their delicious ramen!

SNAKKU BOX JANUARY 2016 REVIEW

SNAKKU BOX JANUARY 2016

For the new year, Snakku introduces a set of snacks made by a popular Japanese snack company called Chidoriya 千鳥屋. The company was established since 1630 at Nagasaki, which was the port-city where western goods were available at the time. Influenced by the baked cakes and sweets from the Portuguese, Chidoriya was one of the first snack stores that sell western snacks made with sugar. (Sugar was rare in Japan at that time)

Tirolian チロリアン Roll Cookies with Coffee flavored cream filling

My favorite is the Tirolian Roll Cookie, which according to Snakku these roll cookies have been using the same recipes and making methods since Chidoriya opened in 1630. Other than the roll cookies, the rest of the Tirolian snacks are also very yummy too! Let's check out each and see how they taste?