Snacks
Glico Pretz – Pumpkin
Pretz is a thin and crunchy Japanese cookie snack that is shaped like a stick. The pumpkin flavored Pretz tries to mimics the flavor of a Japanese pumpkin, also known as kabocha squash, not the pumpkin that many westerners are familiar with. It’s lightly sweeten, a little bitter, but lacks any strong kabocha flavoring. I [...]
Candy
Lotte Crunky Chocolate
Lotte is the Nestlé of South Korea and their Crunky Chocolate bar is their equivalent to Nestlé’s Crunch. It’s very thin and light, comes wrapped in a gold foil, and is sectioned off in a 6×4 grid which makes it easy to cleanly divide. Like the Crunch bar, it combines milk chocolate and puffed rice [...]
Candy
Morinaga Choco Ball
Morinaga Choco Balls is a popular Japanese candy that comes in a number of varieties. The ones that I know of are peanut, caramel, strawberry and white chocolate. I have only tried the peanut and caramel, both are made with milk chocolate coverings. Overall, they are no different than your average American chocolate candy. They [...]
Cook-iT
Pulmuone Hamhung Naeng Myun – Extruded Buckwheat Noodle
Naeng Myun, which literally means cold noodles in Korean, is an extremely popular dish throughout Korea during the summer. There are two varieties of naeng myun: mul (물 냉면), and bibim (비빔 냉면). Mul naeng myun is served with noodles contained in a cold broth, while bibim is served dry with gochujang (red [...]
Candy
Botan Rice Candy
Years back when I was still in grade school my mom gave me a pack of Botan Rice Candy and I remember being fond of it, not so much for the candy but because of the sticker that came with it. Over the years that fondness has subsided and today I enjoy picking up a [...]
Snacks
Glico Pretz – Pumpkin
Posted on 27 June 2009
Pretz is a thin and crunchy Japanese cookie snack that is shaped like a stick. The pumpkin flavored Pretz tries to mimics the flavor of a Japanese pumpkin, also known as kabocha squash, not the pumpkin that many westerners are familiar with. It’s lightly sweeten, a little bitter, but lacks any strong kabocha flavoring. I [...] Continue Reading
Candy
Lotte Crunky Chocolate
Posted on 27 June 2009
Lotte is the Nestlé of South Korea and their Crunky Chocolate bar is their equivalent to Nestlé’s Crunch. It’s very thin and light, comes wrapped in a gold foil, and is sectioned off in a 6×4 grid which makes it easy to cleanly divide. Like the Crunch bar, it combines milk chocolate and puffed rice [...] Continue Reading
Candy
Morinaga Choco Ball
Posted on 26 June 2009
Morinaga Choco Balls is a popular Japanese candy that comes in a number of varieties. The ones that I know of are peanut, caramel, strawberry and white chocolate. I have only tried the peanut and caramel, both are made with milk chocolate coverings. Overall, they are no different than your average American chocolate candy. They [...] Continue Reading
Cook-iT
Pulmuone Hamhung Naeng Myun – Extruded Buckwheat Noodle
Posted on 12 June 2009
Naeng Myun, which literally means cold noodles in Korean, is an extremely popular dish throughout Korea during the summer. There are two varieties of naeng myun: mul (물 냉면), and bibim (비빔 냉면). Mul naeng myun is served with noodles contained in a cold broth, while bibim is served dry with gochujang (red [...] Continue Reading
Web
Google Wave
Posted on 31 May 2009
Last week at I/O, Google gave us an early look at Wave, a new form of communication and collaboration tool that is slated to be out later this year. They are aiming to redesign the way we communicate and collaborate by reinventing email for the present. It does so by bringing in tons of [...] Continue Reading
New York City
Free Entry to Selected Museums Sponsored by Target
Posted on 27 May 2009
In an effort to make art more accessible to everyone, Target is sponsoring / subsidizing the cost of entrance to selected New York City museums on specific days. This is great news for museum goers and fans of the arts. Entrance to the following museums are free of charge: Museum of Modern Art Free Friday [...] Continue Reading
Candy
Botan Rice Candy
Posted on 18 May 2009
Years back when I was still in grade school my mom gave me a pack of Botan Rice Candy and I remember being fond of it, not so much for the candy but because of the sticker that came with it. Over the years that fondness has subsided and today I enjoy picking up a [...] Continue Reading
Snacks
Glico Pretz – Honey Butter
Posted on 18 May 2009
Honey Butter Pretz is your “round of the mill” Japanese stick biscuit that is not very different from their roast flavor. It has a smooth texture and is pleasantly sweet with a harmonious hint of butter. I found it to be very light and satisfying with a cup of tea. It’s imported from Japan and [...] Continue Reading
Food News, New York City
Italian Tomato – Mother’s Day Cake Fair
Posted on 10 May 2009
Today (May 10, 2009), Italian Tomato is holding a Mother’s day cake fair at the Mitsuwa Marketplace in New Jersey. There are more 30 Italian Tomato originals on sale as well as many new additions, all produced by Japanese cake patisseries. The fair is located at the front entrance of the Mitsuwa Marketplace. The Mitsuwa Marketplace is on 595 [...] Continue Reading
New York Restaurants
Menchanko Tei
Posted on 07 May 2009
Not the best, but decent for a midtown lunch. Menchanko Tei serves decent ramen, not the most authentic but definitely acceptable. The service is fast and their prices are not too bad. They have two locations, both in midtown (131 E 45th St & 43 W 55th St), the 55 St location was under renovations a [...] Continue Reading
Food News
Where’s the Grill in KFC?
Posted on 06 May 2009
Last month, KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) introduced a new product line called Kentucky Grilled Chicken. It’s their answer to health-conscious consumers who have dropped fried chicken from their diets, or cut back on indulging. The Grilled Chicken recipe has half the sodium of their original fried chicken recipe, but 600 milligrams for a breast [...] Continue Reading
Candy
Hapi Gummi Candies – Fun Burger
Posted on 05 May 2009
Hapi’s line of Fun Burger gummies are produced by the Gold Seven Food Group in Hong Kong. It’s loaded with sugar, artificial flavors and colors; but which gummy isn’t? Okay, there are a couple that aren’t, but the majority are. It’s a hard gummy that’s a bit more chewy than the average fruit snack and [...] Continue Reading
New Jersey Restaurants
Hong Ga Meun Ok Restaurant
Posted on 05 May 2009
Their food is decent, but what keeps me coming back is their attentive service. Hong Ga Meun Ok Restaurant is a new Korean Restaurant on Columbia Avenue in Palisades Pak, NJ. They offer the round-of-the-mill Korean dishes, but specialize in Korean BBQ. The restaurant is broken up into two sections with a common area in the [...] Continue Reading
New Jersey Restaurants
Tospia
Posted on 04 May 2009
Tospia is a South Korean franchise that recently opened a US branch on Broad Avenue in Palisades Park, NJ. They specialize in press sandwiches that are made using their custom press machine. All sandwiches are made to order and are served hot and toasty. My favorite are their bulgogi, pizza and chicken teriyaki sandwiches. In [...] Continue Reading
Web
TrueCar – Know How Much Cars are Really Selling For
Posted on 03 May 2009
Buying a car in America is (usually) never a good experience, car salesmen always looking to up-sell you accessories / features you don’t need and basic negation of term / price of vehicle is not for the faint-of-heart. Having been through the process of purchasing both new and used cars, I am speaking [...] Continue Reading
New York Restaurants
Otafuku
Posted on 29 April 2009
Otafuku is usually crowded with people eating their takoyaki (hot wheat-flour balls with a piece of boiled octopus inside) outside of the shop because they don’t have proper seating and the customers can’t wait to eat their takoyaki (me included). There’s often a 5-20 minute wait for takoyaki because they sell so well, but you [...] Continue Reading
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