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Tuesday, April 26, 2016 | 6:33 pm | 0 comments
On a wet and cold night, we were stumbling along Nishi Shinjuku and were dazzled by the amount of food available. So we decided to dine at the first ramen shop we see. So tadah welcome to Yokohama Kakei.
Black Lekei Ramen [Ramen seasoned with Black Garlic Oil] (780 Yen)
Look at the silky smooth and clean broth with the beautiful black garlic oil floating on the surface. I tell you the fragrance is so overpowering and makes you want to slurp it alllll up. This ramen shop is super cute because all their ramens come with a tiny ajitama in the form of a quail egg. I ordered a normal size ajitama anyway because eggs!
The only flaw in my opinion is the thick like siao ramen noodles! One strand of the noodle is like 6-7 strands of the thin noodles. It had a thickness and slightly chewy consistency that reminded me of udon. It took me quite a while to chew and my jaws were given a pretty good workout. Not my favorite, which was a pity because the broth was pretty spectacular. I drained the bowl dry, slurps!
Ramen with Slices of Pork Belly (980 Yen)
This was the original tonkotsu broth which felt very clean, rich without being overpowering, savory without being too salty.
Also the same thick noodles which filled us up even more quickly. The char siew was pretty good, tender and fragrant.
You purchase your meal coupons from
the vending machine but this machine has no English. At least there's pictures.
The English menu that will save your life. Look at this before making your order at the vending machine.
Overall, this shop did well on the broth. It was very clean and warms you up properly. If the ramen wasn't so thick, it would have been better, but this is just a matter of personal preference. If you like thick ramen noodles, you shouldn't miss this place because the broth is quite stellar.
In a Nutshell
Verdict: 3/5
Price Point: $$
Thumbs Up: That garlic broth. SO SILKY AND FRAGRANT.
To Improve: I need English on the vending machine :(
Labels: April2016, Food, Travel Tuesday, April 19, 2016 | 6:39 pm | 0 comments
Tenfusa is a humble little shop nestled among the various sushi shops in Tsukiji Market, most notably beside the extremely famous Sushi Dai and Sushi Daiwa. It's a small place and can only seat around 12 people.
We arrived at lunch time and wandered around for a bit before we found the shop. The Sushi Dai and Daiwa queues were stupendously long. The queues broke off once it encroached on the other shop's space and continued along the corridors. In comparison, Tenfusa is full house but only has 2 other salarymen queuing in front of me. Of course everyone else soon joined me after they realized the sushi queues aren't moving. Or maybe they had no idea what I was queueing for and just randomly joined in (so many Singaporeans hahaha).
The kindly old lady inside was all smiles and welcomed us into the shop. Whoop finally! I took a peek into the kitchen and saw the chef cooking. It was a tiny kitchen and there's only one chef, the tempura is only fried upon order so it takes a while for the food to get served.
We ordered the standard tempura don and boy, was it yummy. It was piping hot and crispy, but the seafood inside was freshhhhh. The rice was drenched with this delicious sauce that added flavor to the tempura. Fish tempura and squid tempura were one of the highlights of this dish, how often do you see these two ingredients being tempura-ed in Singapore?
It may look like a hole in the wall place but this hole hides a formidable tiger. Or in this case, tendon. If you want to try something other than queuing the whole day for sushi, eat this. You won't regret it.
In a Nutshell
Verdict: 4/5
Price Point: $$
Thumbs Up: Authentic ambience!
To Improve: More English menu.
Will I return: Yes, if I'm planning to head to Hama-Rikyu Gardens cuz it's quite far.
Why: Delectable quality tendon.
Labels: April2016, Food, Travel Thursday, April 07, 2016 | 6:25 pm | 0 comments
 
If you're an organized traveller like me, I'm sure you would be surprised to find that you've been walking past THE Gontran Cherrier for 3 days without even realizing. For the life of me, I couldn't remember why I didn't put this on my travel to-eat list. Imagine the horror, I missed out on having awesome flaky croissants for 3 days!!!! It was a good thing my travel partner decided to be curious.
From then on, we bought pastries back to the hotel every night as supper. The original croissants were UNBELIEVABLY FRESH. It was flaky, crispy and airy. The faint buttery aroma gently wafted up your nose as you feel torn between devouring it in big bites or to savour in slowly. The chocolate ones were even more amazing. It was then we decided we have to sit at the shop itself and enjoy the other pastries.
Criossant aux amandes [Almond Croissant] (280 Yen)
 
The almond croissants were dense, sweet, and were loaded with goodness. I expected the croissant to be a plain empty one, but the insides proved to be a surprise. It was loaded with something fruity and sweet, and it make me think of apples. If you're not a fan of sweet stuff, it's better to share this because it can get a little too sweet towards the end. Or pair it with some hot tea.
Quiche Lorraine (380 Yen)
I seldom see quiches being sold here so this is a perfect opportunity to try one. The size was just nice and it was actually quite filling without being cloying or rich.
Pain au gorgonzola, noix et figues (380 Yen)
This pastry is half sweet walnut and half salty. It was quite an interesting combination, and the baguette is very fragrant. It had a buttery enticing fragrance.
In a Nutshell
Verdict: 5/5
Price Point: $
Thumbs Up: Fresh flaky croissants!
To Improve: Can we have some Matcha croissants please?
Will I return: YES!
Why: Cuz there's no good croissants in SG, so I must eat my fill in Japan!
 Labels: April2016, Food, Travel
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