Strawberry×Christmas

What will you do for Christmas? This time, I'll introduce the perfect buffet for Christmas. It is very cheap and introduces all you can eat sweets, spaghetti, curry etc. I think that some people know, but I went to "Sweets Paradise". This time I went to the Kawasaki Dice store at the east exit of JR Kawasaki Station. This shop is collaborating with the idol group "=LOVE" produced by Rino Sashihara. There was a large poster outside, and there were also collaboration goods inside. At the same time, all-you-can-eat strawberries and Christmas sweets are available for Christmas. Next, I'll a recommended Christmas course!

All-you-can-eat made in Japan strawberries can be eaten at various plans (student discounts,etc) at an additional charge of 2019 yen. You can eat fresh strawberries and Japanese sweets using fresh strawberries. It seems  that this all-you-can-eat strawberry carpaisy is done until early January next year. Now that you can easily eat seasonal strawberries, it's recommended. The fourth photo's  Christmas season sweets is for a limited time until 12/25. There are many cakes inspired by Christmas decorations. Besides cakes, there are also popcorn and ice cream. There are also items such as salads, spaghetti, curry and soup. The atmosphere of the shop is so cute and fun, so why  don't you go there for Christmas?

Sweets Paradise Kawasaki DICE store

Adress: 〒210-0007 Kanagawa, Kawasaki, Kawasaki ward, Ekimae Honcho,8 Kawasaki Dice building 6F
Tel:044-223-6402
Operating hours: 11AM-11PM
Regular holiday: nothing

Speaking of winter ...

Whenyou think of winter foods? What comes to mind? Some people think of hot pot dishes and oden. I think of ramen. This time. I'll introduce two ramen shops. Let me introduce the first one.The shop name is IPPACHIYA. The ramen type is Yokohama Iekei.（横浜家系）“Yokohama Iekei" is ramen that appeared in Yokohama around 1974 is ramen features is pork bone, soy sauce and thick-straight noodles. The nearist shop is in Nakakido Station on the Keikyu Line. And the nearist JR Line station is Higashikanagawa Station. Unlike other "Yokohama Iekei", there are 3 types of ramen: pork bone, salt and red miso. The price for a bowl is from 650 yen to 1090 yen. I chose "Shio-Chashu men"(salted roast pork with noodles). The price is 890 yen. You can choose the hardness of the noodles, the amount of oil and the intensity of the taste. I chose hard, normal and normal. One of the features of "Yokohama Iekei Ramen" is that spinach is included the topping. I recommend eating it with rice because it has a strong taste. You can also top with corn, leeks, seasoned egg, quail, sprouts, seaweed, menma, wakame, cabbage, spinach to make your own bowl.

The second shop is "Kaede". This shop  is near Tsurumi Stations East Exit. The shop's genre is "Hokkaido Ramen". "Hokkaido Ramen's feature is curly noodles and the taste varies by regions. Asahikawa's taste is soy sauce, Sapporo is Miso base and Hakodate is Salt. One of the features is the spicy oil on the soup. As you can see in the left side photo's ramen, an oil film is formed. The price for a bowl is from 750 yen to 840 yen. I chose "Shio Ramen" (750 yen) and  dinner set with roested pork fillet and rice for an additional 250 yen. Total amount the 1,000 yen. I was sueprised that a dinner set can be eaten for 1,000 yen. The taste of ramen was a gentle taste of chicken and boiled and dried base. It is my style to eat surplus soup over a a little grilled roasted pork fillet rice. It becomes a different taste as if it is an Ochazuke. This shop also has a side menu, so you can enjoy alchol drinks. I introduced 2 of my favorite ramen shops. Both are very delicious, so please go there.




IPPACHIYA

Adress: 〒221-0044 1-3-3 Higashikanagawa, Kanagawa Ward,                Yokohama, Kanagawa
Tel:045-461-4118
Operating hours:11AM-1AM
Regular holiday: nothing

Kaede

Adress: 〒3-1-27 Tsurumichuo, Tsurumi Ward,                            Yokohama Kanagawa
Tel:045-834-9083
Operating hours: 11:30AM-3PM  6PM-12AM
Regular holiday: nothing




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Monkey hangout !?

Hello. Today, I'll introduce Saru (猿) Cafe. This shop is near Machida  Station on the JR-Yokohama Line and Odakyu Line. The interior of the store is green and wooden like a natural interior. It is a very peaceful shop with foliage plants. And many monkeys as a motif are also displayed. In front of the store, there are also product sales. There are no real monkeys like a cat cafe, So why do you think it's called Saru (monkey) Cafe? Actually, the Saru Cafe is a cafe that originated in Nagoya, and it seems that the this shop's founder name in Saru(猿). This time I would like to introduce the meal and dessert that I ate at this fashionable and cute cafe.

This time I ate the cutlet rice plate in the second photo. It's name is "Cheese In Millefeuille Cutlet of Miso Teppan Rice". This product is made with miso flavored rice is served on an iron plate. And pork belly cutlet with millefeuille is on top of the miso rice. The topping is decorated with leek Worcester sauce and mayonnaise. This plate's price is 1.150 yen. For a meal, the amount is less than a set restaurant, (定食屋) but I think it feels a little expensive. However, the taste was very good and there was more volume than I expected. Above all, there was a student discount menu, and there was a lunch menu. I made a set manu with dessert, so it was 1780 yen. There ware 2 types of  limited lunch set. That's cost 1580 yen. The lunch set is a meal with drink and dessert. Next I'll introduce what I ate for dessert.

The dessert I ate was baked cheesecake ~Blueberry Sauce~. It's 600 yen for a single item. I come with friends and it was one friend's birthday, so I had a message plate. The additional charge was 500 yen. Now, you can order a birthday set with a hole cake for 2080 yen per a person during the day and 2280 yen at night. A cute monkey picture was written on the message plate. The blueberry sauce tasted rich on  the cheesecake that fits well. The wait staff were very kind, It is recommended for everyone, so please go there when you go to Machida.

(Saru Cafe) 猿Cafe 

Adress: 〒194-0013 Tokyo, Machida, Haramachida, 6-1-6 Machida Marui 5F

Tel: 042-720-5536

Operating hours: 10:30AM-8:30PM

Regular holiday: None, open every day

Access:

Happy Halloween!

Today I'll introduce handmade sweets. How do you spend Halloween? Halloween has with a lot of ways to enjoy exchange sweets and wear fancy dress in the city. I made sweet potatoes for this Halloween. I made a little strange thing by wrapping sweet potato paste with two dumpling skins. I'll show you how to make it later. Let's teach about difficulty and taste.

I think it looks a lot different from the sweet potatoes you know well. I made it for the first time, but these sweet potatoes are actually much easier than usual, because you don't filter the steamed potatoes. Unlike other sweets, you can adjust the taste with butter, cream, and sugar to your liking. I doubled the butter and sugar from the recipe and increased the cream by 10 gram, This was just right without being too sweet. Next introduce the recipe.

Ingredients
◎sweet potato          250g
◎unsalted butter       10g
◎sugar                     30g
◎fresh cream            40ml
◎dumpling skin         about 20 sheets

◎egg yolk                 1 pieces
◎black fried sesame   proper quantity

Recipe
①Peel the sweet potatoes, cut into 1cm squares and expose to water for 10 minutes. I exposed to them water for 15 minutes because the sweet potatoes were hard.
②Remove the moisture from ① and put it in a heat-resistant container and put on Saran wrap. Heat and steam in a microwave for 600 watts for 6 minutes. Let's adjust the time watching the situation.
③When steamed, add unsalted butter and sugar mixed. Add fresh cream a little as you get used to it. While tasting at this time, adjust the amount of butter, sugar, and fresh cream to make your favorite paste.
④Put the paste on the dumpling skin. Put water on the edge of dumpling skin well and put the skin on top to make folds.
⑤Apply egg yolk from the top to finish and place black sesame in the center.
⑥It's baked in an oven at 600 watts and 180℃ for about 15 minutes until it becomes brown.

I wrapped them and gave them to my family and friends. It's easy, so please make it! Have a good Halloween!

Tsurumi's hidden famous shop.

This time, I'll introduce a shop that is a hidden famous bakery. This is shop name is "BelleÉpoque". The nearest station is Namamugi Station on the Keikyu Line, and it's a 20 minute walk from Tsurumi Station. The shop is a hidden local favorite store. Many magazines publish articles that the shop's bread is a popular souvenir from Tsurumi. I'll introduce 5 kinds of bread and the shop's atmosphere.

There is a handmade signboard that stand outside as I approach the store. The board stands out! There's a message about the shop's recommended bread, "Tsurumi Agepan". The store isn't large, but there are many kinds of bread immediately after entering. Some of the bread was already packaged and discounted, and freshly baked bread is displayed. There were many side dish bread those were sometimes handmade. The Tsurumi Agepan was prominent. I went there around the evening, so it was almost sold out. Tsurumi Agepan has 3 types, "Kuromitsu Kinako", "Chocolate"and "sugar". I bought "sugar" and "Chocolate". And I bought three kinds of side dish bread.


Next, I'll introduce the five breads I have bought. Numbered photos, I'll review number order. First, No.1. The bread's name is "Mentai Potato". It's fluffy soft and the potato in the center has mentai mayonnaise. It is accented with a scent of basil sprinkled from above. Next, No.2. The bread name is "Ebimayo Potato". It's part of the potato series. It has a fluffy soft texture and the potato is pressed down. Two shrimps are topped on the mayonnaise. Next, No.3. The bread name is "Karaagekun". As the name suggests,it's topped with three pieces of fried chicken. The dough is crunchy on the paprika, zucchini, deep-fried chicken. The mayonnaise hanging from above is faintly mixed with mustard. The fried chicken is very juicy and the vegetables are colorful. It's a delicious original menu item. Next, No.4. Tsurumi spacially! The bread name is "Tsurumi Agepan". It's delicious no.1 for me in the shop. The outer bread is crispy and the inside is fluffy and resembles French toast. Probably, I think the round bread is fried and then cut and seasoned it with butter, suger and custard cream. It's so sweet! It's like a dessert, not the fried bread you know. I want you to eat this one. Finally,No.5. The bread name is "Choco Agepan". It's a chocolate version of  "Tsurumi Agepan". It's sweet and there's a lot of chocolate. The texture is heavy and soild. The impression is different from "Tsurumi Agepan". I recommend it for chocolate lovers.
There are a wide variety of items from classic styles to unique types. You really ought to go and see!










BelleÉpoque

Address: 1-23-7 Kishiya, Tsurumi-ku, Kanagawa prefecture 230-0078 Japan

Tel: 045-571-4150

Operating hours: 9:00〜20:00 
Regular holiday:  Sunday

Access: Nearest station is Keikyu Namamugi station

Autumn new menu in 2 shops.

I'll introduce 2 things it's autumn new sweets.

STARBUCKS COFFEEⓇ

First I'll introduce the drink! It's name is "Sweet Potato Gold FrappuccinoⓇ". It was released on September 20. The price is 580 yen for Frappuccino and the size is only Tall. By the way, there is also "Sweet Potato Gold Macchiato"! Macchiato's price is different with each size. Short is 440 yen. Tall is 480 yen. Grande is 520 yen. VentiⓇ is 560 yen. You can choose size of Macchiato.

It's a product that was just released! I went to drink one as soon as it was released. What I asked for was Frappuccino. Rather than sweet potatoes, it tastes more like a Japanese candy with a Japanese taste. It isn't too sweet and It's delicious! I'd like to recommend this drink to everyone this autumn.

Ｈäagen-DazsⓇ

Next, I'll introduce, these two ice cream flavors! It's name is "Hanamochi in Ｈäagen-DazsⓇ". The left side is "Zunda" and the right side is "Ginsen Kinako Kuromitsu". They were released on September 17. Their price is 319 yen including tax.

My mother ate Zunda and I ate Kinako Kuromitsu. I was surprised that there was a lot of kinako powder when I opened it. And I was even more surprised to find ice cream on rice cake! I ate the "Hanamochi" series for the first time, so I wanted to try other ones. And as you can see in this photo, it's very luxurious ice cream. In the lower ice, vanilla ice cream is mixed with black honey (kuromitsu), and a soft rice cake is on top on it. There is even kinako powder from above.It was very japanese and delicious. It feels like a proper dessert! I'd like to recommend this ice cream to everyone this autumn. Since it is sold in to convenience stores and supermarkets, please buy it as a reward for yourself!