Japan 1 : Furano Ski Resort

First Japan post finally here!

I have been cracking my brains on the bests way to share my eating adventure while in Japan. Should I just post about everything, each meal at a time, which will amount to a very very long post or just highlights from the tour? I had decided to go for something in between. As we were on tour I doubt some of the places we ate at would be on the map so I have decided to post only on places that are easily accessible by anyone and to include a few highlight pics thrown in from our middle-of-no-where tour eating stops.

First up - our 2 night stay at New Furano Prince Hotel.

We had a lovely time playing in the snow, checking out the Christmas Village (beautiful, especially at night) and enjoying the traditional Japanese Onsen (hot spring bath). All our meals during the stay was at the hotel / resort as it is kinda situated in the 'wilderness' with a majority of them buffet style (included in our tour package). Check out buffet pics and resort photos at the end of the post.

Enjoy..

Karamatsu Japanese Restaurant (included under tour package)

Included in our tour was a fine-dining Japanese meal which was held at Karamatsu Japanese Restaurant. The Kaiseki Ryori (banquet course) reflects the four seasons.

Clockwise from top left: Tuna Sashimi, Octopus and Lightly Stewed Seasonal Vegs, Salmon Sashimi, Seaweed Roll, Sakura Prawn Sashimi, Beancurd & Ladies Finger

Hoofed Restaurant, TTDI

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My mum has been raving about Hoofed since she went there for dinner with the rest of the family. I missed out as I had a prior engagement that I couldn't get out off :( But it's OK as we made it back there a couple of weeks ago.

Hoofed Restaurant or more commonly known as "the restaurant upstairs TDH" (Tom Dick Harry - local watering hole and also owner of Hoofed) is one of the many restaurants that have sprouted up serving quality pork dishes. Even its name Hoofed is in honour of the PIG and the many porky dishes on its menu.

Udders, Siglap Outlet

While I was in Singapore I also had time to head to Udders. I love the name and how it relates to ice cream. If you're not sure what I mean check out this link for more info. They have quite a selection of flavours and SK and I managed to test them all!!! The flavours are grouped into 3 categories; liqueur flavours, asian-inspired flavours and cosmopolitan flavours. To find out more check out their website Udders.

Top: Rum Rum Raisin
Bottom Clockwise: Mao Shan Wang Durian, Hazel's Nuts & Awesomely Chocolate

After tasting all the flavours (not all flavours passed my taste test ;P) we decided on these 4 flavours on a waffle. The waffle was so-so but the ice cream was sooo good.  My favourite was the Rum Rum Raisin which was made with a double dose of rum.  Double rum, double happy Daphne :) We also picked Hazel's Nuts and Awesomely Chocolate from the cosmopolitan range and the Mao Shan Wang Durian flavour from the asian-inspired range. A word of caution if you're going for the durian flavour - it's really strong so maybe not have this if you're on a date! That is unless you both love durians and don't mind durian breath!

We ate at the Siglap Outlet but they have 4 more around Singapore. For more outlets click here.

Udders
87 Upper East Coast Road 
Singapore 455223


Tel/Fax: +62 - 6448 8732


Opening Times
Sun-Thurs : 12 noon - 11pm
Fri, Sat & Eve of PH : 12 noon - 1am


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Chu Dao Chinese Cuisine & LOHAS

First off let me apologize for the delay in posting. I had promised the next post would be on my Japan trip but I have still to go through all my photos. I had taken over 2000 photos and going through all of them and deciding how to compile them is proving harder than I thought.

I have also been busy with work and was in Singapore recently to attend the LOHAS Asia Forum. For those who have not heard about LOHAS fret not as I myself have only heard about them only in the last 2 months. LOHAS stands for Lifestyle Of Health And Sustainability. For those interested to learn more NOW click here. I had initially wanted to include this at the bottom of this page but it turned out to be a post on its own.

Chu Dao Chinese Restaurant                                                                              ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ | $ $ $ $ $

Pumpkin Soup w/ Japanese Mirin and Lobster Meat served in Mini Pumpkin

Ming Sate Hut

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My sis has been craving for Hainanese Satay so yesterday we headed to Ming Sate Hut for lunch. Hainanese satay is not cheap. A normal meal of Wan Tan Noodles here in Melaka will cost you on average RM 3.50 - RM4, so at 70 cents a stick, a meal at a satay house could cost up to ..... well that depends on how much you eat. I normally can polish off about 15-20 sticks. My dad can easily eat 40 sticks!


Pork Satay and Pork Intestine Satay

Having a break with Yubari Melon Kit Kat!

It has been a long day at work so the first thing I did when I got home was to go to the fridge and take out my Yubari Melon Kit Kat which I bought from Japan. Yes from the fridge or else they will melt in the humid weather in Malaysia.

I love the malty chocolate coating in this with a slight hint of Yubari melon between the crispy wafers!

My new favorite kit kat flavor though is Strawberry. I know it's pretty boring considering all the unique flavours they have out there but my taste buds just loves this!!

Celebrating the festivities : Macau

My first time to Macau and I love it here. Two nights is certainly not enough to explore this unique city where historic buildings are almost located side by side with gigantic casinos and high end stores.


From left to right: The Cathedral Church of Macau, Street just off the main square, Lovebirds in front of Ruins of St Paul, Ruins of St Paul.


KOI KEI BAKERY                                                                               ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ | $ $ $ $ $


If you only have a chance to eat one item while in Macau it must be the Portugese Egg Tart! These were just awesome! Sweet and creamy with a hint of saltiness.

Hokkaido - I miss you

Konichiwa (Good Afternoon) dear readers.

Just a quick update to let you know that I have landed safely back in Malaysia although my heart is still in Hokkaido. We had a fabulous trip! Beautiful scenery, good food, playing in the snow, surviving a snow storm, onsen (hot spring) and food shopping! I can't wait to go back and explore more of Japan.

I am just finishing up on my 'Celebrating the festivities: Macau' post which should be out later today before getting started on my Hokkaido trip.

Before I sign off here is a little preview of my trip via photos taken from my iphone4s.


Taken at Furano Ski Resort, Hokkaido