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Takayama Street Food: Imagawayaki and Taiyaki

You may have noticed a particular penchant in some of my posts – a penchant for the sweeter things in life. Not that I am a big cake eater. But give me a cute little macaron, a delicate pastry, a luscious truffle, some choux filled with custard, or a sweet yeasty [...]

Written by mellie on April 29th, 2008 | Tags: , | 11 comments | Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

Takayama Street Food: Owara Tamaten

I just fell in love with this happy chappy, the purveyor of owara tamaten, little cubes of grilled honey-flavoured meringuey/marshmallowy goodness. His cheeky chuckle brought a smile to our faces as I held up two fingers and said “owara tamaten o futatsu kudasai” (“I’ll have two please”).

A delightful [...]

Written by mellie on April 28th, 2008 | Tags: , | 10 comments | Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

I am S for Stoked

Thank you Sarah from the “equally-excellent” Sarah Cooks and Sarah Discovers How to Eat, for awarding me an E for Excellent Blog Award. Sarah’s mouth watering posts often have me pining for great food and reminiscing about my recent trip to Japan (which she also did last year).

I’d like to throw this award [...]

Written by mellie on April 26th, 2008 | Tags: | 4 comments | Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

Takayama Street Food: Hida Beef Kushiyaki

This street stall along the picturesque Miyagawa River was cooking up mouth-watering kushiyaki (skewers) of Hida beef – a local speciality of the region. Hida beef are raised in the meadows of the Hida plateau for about two years, and are known for their fatty tissue and rich flavor.

The skewers [...]

Written by mellie on April 25th, 2008 | Tags: , | 3 comments | Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post

Takayama Street Food: Mitarashi-dango

One of the more popular street snacks in Takayama are mitarashi-dango, skewers of grilled rice dumplings (mochi) coated in a soya based sauce. In fact, the unmistakable smell of burning vegemite will certainly lead you to their location.

They are excessively salty and extraordinarily chewy, and will keep you chomping for [...]

Written by mellie on April 24th, 2008 | Tags: , | One comment | Print This Post Print This Post | Email This Post Email This Post
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