A Couple of Days in Kobe

We top off a trip to Osaka with a couple of days in Kobe.

Not Food Blogging in Japan ~ Osaka and Kyoto

We've been to Osaka a few times now, so on this short trip we decide not do the the food blogging thing, to have a blog free holiday. So we blogged about it.

Almost Famous

We spot our blog on telly!

Supermarkets of Mystery ~ Kit Kats from across Tokyo and the Chocolatory, Ikebukuro

Japanese Kit Kats are bloody good when you can find them. Even better is when generous friends bring us back a selection from Japan and the new Kit Kat Chocolatory in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.

Summer in Tokyo ~ Wandering the Suburbs

A couple of days wandering the suburbs of Tokyo. And eating. Two of our favourite things in the whole world.

Summer in Tokyo ~ Cold Noodle Fest

We've got a spare couple of days in Tokyo at the start and end of our Sapporo trip, our obsession is Tokyo's summer tradition of eating cold noodles.

Summer in Tokyo ~ Kakigori Shaved Iced Dessert

We had three days in Tokyo to top off our Sapporo trip. One of our aims was to try as much kakigori as possible. Kakigori is a summer speciality of flavoured shaved ice, a Japanese snow cone or ais kacang.

Sapporo Summer Soup Curry Fest ~ Japan

As we pack our bags for Sapporo, Alison sheepishly tells Shawn that she's been commissioned to write an article on soup curry for a magazine. We're not sure if we will be published but dang we have a good time researching it, and we unexpectedly fall in love with soup curry. Here's why we will never be journos.

Summer in Sapporo Part One - Susukino streets, Cheeza and Chu Hi

Sapporo in Japan's cold north is a popular winter destination attracting tourists worldwide for world class skiing and the ice sculpture festival. So we go in summer...

What We Learnt About Ramen in Sapporo & Tokyo

We constantly bleat about how we've been eating ramen for years yet know nothing about the stuff. So we spent a bit of time on our recent Japan trip trying to reset our tastebuds and expand our knowledge. All we learnt was our heads are up our arses.

Breakfast in Sapporo, Japan - Or How We Learnt Not to Hate Natto

A simple soba noodle soup is one of our most favourite breakfasts of all time. Will natto be a new contender to hold a place in our hearts?

Sapporo Sweeties ~ Hokkaido, Japan

We only had a few days in Sapporo so we concentrated our dessert action on the famous Hokkaido cheesecake, but we took a bunch of photos of the cakes that got away.

Travel Takeaways - Japan ~ Beer flavoured chocolate, green tea Kit Kats and sake

Beer flavoured chocolate, BBQ lamb flavoured caramels, green tea kit kats and sake. Our travel takeaways from Japan make returning home a little easier.

Street Food is On Holiday - Japan here we come!

We won't be posting for a couple of weeks as we're off to Sapporo and Tokyo to check out the summer eaties in Japan. Sayonara!

Tokyo Day 10 - Wriggly Unagi in Narita Town and Airport Sushi Fest

Our last day on our trip to Japan and we cram in slippery noodles and wriggling eels and finish with a final sushi round up, then tears and beers before our flight home.

Tokyo Day 9 - Lotteria vs MOS Burger Smackdown

We discover that less is MOS and MOS is more.

Tokyo Day 8 ~ Are We Not Ramen?

We sniff out the food under and around Tokyo Station, try some Japanese Italian, get jiggy at a Japanese synthpunk gig, and wash it all down with a killer ramen. And we discuss our favourite aspect of traditional Japanese culture: the Softbank dog.

Tokyo Day 7 ~ Aoki Aoki Aoki!

Tokyo backstreets, bento and baseball food.

Tokyo Day 6 ~ Karma Cola at Kamakura

If there was a technical term for the study of noodle soup  it may be the bad Greek translation minestraology. We decide to take a degree in the fine arts of soba, udon and other slippery numbers to find out more.

Tokyo Day 5 - And The Case of the Exploding Gaijin

Three breakfasts, two lunches but only room for one dinner, less our stomachs explode...