B-Kyu

A Sydney food blog celebrating the world's great culinary underbelly. We are ham-fisted enthusiasts who dig traditional foods, hole-in-the-wall restaurants, and international supermarkets of mystery.

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31 January 2014

30 years ago today - Sydney's Chinatown leaves the laminex image behind

Eating World does not yet exist. Dixon Gourmet Food Centre has just opened. McDonald's on George St is opened by NSW Premier Neville W...

28 January 2014

Supermarkets of Mystery ~ Tinned Banana Blossom in Brine

Tinned banana blossoms, often found in the canned fruit section of an Asian grocery store among the lychees and jackfruit, make an unexpe...

21 January 2014

Ugly Bob Stylish Korean Food ~ Market City Food Court - Chinatown

Ugly Bob. With this kind of name, we are bound to be interested. The first part of the name might be ugly (and we can't vouch for Bob)...

17 January 2014

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 ...

14 January 2014

Battambang Cambodian Chinese Restaurant ~ Cabramatta

Scoot down the side arcades off busy John St in Cabramatta for some Cambodian food.

09 January 2014

Supermarkets of Mystery ~ Puddings and jellies - taro, black sesame, green tea

Puddings and jellies are fun food. It was always a special night when there was jelly for dessert, usually with ice cream and tinned fruit...

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 spec...

17 December 2013

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 ...

12 December 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. [CL...

10 December 2013

Colombia Organik ~ Colombian - City\Central

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

05 December 2013

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 co...

03 December 2013

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. [C...

28 November 2013

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 katsu...

26 November 2013

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 m...

21 November 2013

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 ...

19 November 2013

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?

17 November 2013

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.

12 November 2013

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 ...

11 November 2013

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 ...

07 November 2013

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 r...

05 November 2013

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.

04 November 2013

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 ...

31 October 2013

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 ...

30 October 2013

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 sculp...

29 October 2013

Chinatown Noodle King ~ Chinese - City \ Chinatown Fringe

I never thought this would happen to me...

24 October 2013

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 ...

22 October 2013

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]

18 October 2013

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.

17 October 2013

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 rec...

15 October 2013

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....

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