Food Archive

Food: Ikazaya Food in Osaka

Posted on December 7, 2009 | No Comments
On the very first day of my trip in Japan, I didn't know what to expect from my trip. My friend Adam and I just took our five hour flight from Beijing to Osaka. We exchanged some RMB to Japanese Yen and fumbled around with the Osaka subway system. Let's just say it took more than a few seconds to figure out how to get from point A to point B.
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Food: Blue Crab in Chesapeake Bay

Posted on December 3, 2009 | No Comments
Being in Baltimore for the first time, I wanted to try some of their famous seafood. I was there at the IAESTE national conference with Berkeley’s club and the weather was briskly cold. It was during one of the free afternoons that another member and...
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Food: I can’t tell the difference Cantonese/Chaozhou food

Posted on December 2, 2009 | No Comments
Monterey Park is a city that conjures up images of cheap Chinese hole in the walls and lavish banquet halls at the same time. It has a disproportionally large Chinese population compared to the rest of the county.
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Soviet Era Tea Sandwiches in Modern-day Vienna

Posted on November 23, 2009 | No Comments
Trzesniewski is a name I never could say out loud correctly. This tiny standing room only cafe they serve very small open face sandwiches for a little less than a euro.
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A Wienerschnitzel is not a chili cheese dog

Posted on November 20, 2009 | No Comments
During my first few years living in the US, I always wanted to go to Wienerschnitzel because I thought I could get a schnitzel there. Past all the advertisements for hot dogs and fries, I thought they would have an actual schnitzel. You know flattened...
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Food: Kaiten-zushi (or conveyor belt sushi) in Tokyo’s Asakusa District

Posted on November 18, 2009 | 2 Comments
Staying in the Asakusa district of Tokyo makes you a bit isolated from the central hubbub of the downtown area. That is not to say that there is nothing to do. There is a sizable bar street and lots of neat small shops in the area. The hostel I stayed at was called Sakura Hostel.
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Food: Street food of Taipei

Posted on November 17, 2009 | 1 Comment
Many Taiwanese immigrants often go back to Taiwan every year. Most, if not all of them, cite one reason to go back: food. And some of the most famous and delicious foods are the street food you find walking down some of the allies in the city or in night market stalls.
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