B-Kyu

19 December 2013

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.

Gone but not forgotten 2013 - our annual ode to closed food treasures

There's a pile of letters and the tell tale sign of unswept leaves and dirt at the front door. The glasses are still on the table but there'll be service here no more. Our annual ode to food treasures lost to us in 2013.

Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks ~ Devonshire Street Tunnel, Haymarket [CLOSED]

We prepare for some serious street food snacking in Taipei and all over Taiwan by trying this franchised chain of Taiwanese delights.
[CLOSED]

Colombia Organik ~ Colombian - City\Central

From beginnings as a same-same cafe, Colombia Organik has become one of Sydney's little foodie treasures.

Emperors Garden BBQ & Noodles ~ Chinese - Haymarket

We finally visit an old Chinatown favourite with a camera. Dinner with family and some favourite roasted meat goodness make a wonderful combination.

Dog Dog Japon ~ Japanese Hot Dogs [CLOSED]

Are they Japanese? Are they American? Or neither? Dog Dog Japon mixes up its cultural references and throws back some fine snackages.

[CLOSED AROUND MARCH 2014]

Momiji Japanese Takeaway ~ Pittsway Arcade - Sydney City

Momiji is said to be the oldest Japanese food court stall in Sydney, with over 23 years in the Pittsway Arcade. That's a lot of katsudon pushed over the counter.

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.

Beijing Style - Flavour of Beijing ~ Chinese - Chinatown

Beijing Style is the spiritual successor to the much loved and sadly missed Daily Noodle Fast Food. It's just as ramshackle, almost as small, almost as cheap, and the food is excellent. Beijing Style is the kind of joint that inspires us to do what we do, whatever that is.

[Last updated March 2014]

Suzy Spoon's Vegetarian Butcher ~ Vegetarian and Vegan - Newtown

There's a cow in the front window with a garland of flowers. Isn't this a vegetarian joint? Why is is called a butcher?

Supermarkets of Mystery ~ Bamboe Rendang Beef Stew - Indonesian

Rendang mix from a packet might seem like a real cheat, but this is an old favourite of ours and worth revisiting.

Taiwan Ganbei ~ Taiwanese - Chinatown

Taiwan Ganbei took the place of I Heart Taiwan which took the place of a lamb hot pot restaurant before that and has firmly settled in as a Taiwanese favourite.

[Updated January 2014]

Supermarkets of Mystery - Happy Pepero Day!

While many might observe 11 November as Remembrance Day or still weep over the 1975 sacking of Gough on this anniversary, a new contender has emerged for celebration - Pepero Day.

East Ocean Food Stall ~ Chinese - Chinatown Markets

Every Friday night Chinatown's Dixon Street Mall becomes a super fun, squishy, just-like-Asia night market. One of Sydney's more revered Chinese restaurants, East Ocean, has a stall peddling restaurant quality dumplings and fried snackages.

Bamboo Village BBQ Fish ~ Chinese - Chinatown

Ascend up from the bustle of Dixon St to try some BBQ fish that will give you a chilli kick all the way back down the stairs.

Summer in Sapporo Part Two - Depachika feasts, Otaru and tofu skins

Our main inspiration to head north in Japan was the food. Different food. Seafood. Dairy. Potatoes. We found a big small town that turned our ideas about Japanese food upside down.

Vincent BBQ and Chinese ~ Pittsway Arcade Food Court, CBD

Going to a new food court is a special moment in the life of our Street Food blog. We recently ventured into the Pittsway Arcade and came up trumps with some new finds and favourites.

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...

Chinatown Noodle King ~ Chinese - City \ Chinatown Fringe

I never thought this would happen to me...

Poplar Central Asian Cuisine ~ Haymarket

How can a plate of plain noodles or munching on a lamb bone be so good? Poplar Central Asian Cuisine with dishes from Mongolia, China and across to the 'stans shows there can be happiness in the simplest of meals.

Ria Sari Indonesian Padang Takeway ~ Randwick

Ria Sari is one of Sydney's last great ye olde hole-in-the-wall joints.

[Updated July, 2017]

Supermarkets of Mystery ~ Turkish Pistachio Pudding - Auburn

Our supermarkets of mystery journey takes us to Auburn this week for a mean and green pistachio pudding mix.

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.

Mekong Eating House ~ Vietnamese - Dixon House Food Court [CLOSED]

A new addition to the Dixon House Food Court, Mekong Eating House fills out the food court culinary profile with some Vietnamese options.

[CLOSED NOVEMBER 2014]