Grapple or Apprape? Konnyaku jelly is made of a plant amorphophallus konjac, native to Asia Pacific. Jelly can also be made from animal based gelatin or algae based agar-agar. For this review, I have two packets of Tarami fruit flavoured konnyaku jelly. One is apple flavoured and the other one grape flavoured. I opened both, …
Want some ginkgo… ahem… semen drink? If you think the iron eggs from Taiwan is weird, then have a look at this. The Sweet Garden Ginkgo Semen Almond Grain Powder Drink. Yes, you read it right, you’ll be enjoying a cup of (ginkgo) semen drink. So what is ginkgo semen? To find out, we will …
The rivers are flowing with juice. Fruits are seasonal. When an apple tree bears fruits, it bears so many fruits that it’s impossible to consume before it rots. When there’s none, there’s none. What do you do? Well, you can give some to friends and relatives. But chances are that they will also have a …
Artificial Intelligence meets food. Ever wondered how our simple images at Crazy Food Club would look like if it was drawn by famous artists? To answer that question, we would need a lot of money to hire the artist, even more money to convince the artist to draw for us and a crazy amount of …
Great big cherries for a great big mouth. Of all the fruits in the world, the cherry is the one that fascinates humans the most. The fascination starts from the time the tree flowers. In Japan, viewing cherry or Sakura trees at it’s full bloom is a nationwide event. The fruit itself is used in …
Milk with a splash. The last milk I tasted, I was literally bathing in it! I shall continue the trend. This milk is from Hokkaido, Japan. For that, I’ll need to go to a public bath or onsen. I opened the milk, closed my eyes and had a sip. Ah… Peace and quiet. I am …
Jack and His Iron Eggs. A relative is visiting from Taiwan. I’m always happy when there are visitors around because they always bring goodies that are exotic. This is one of them. Hard boiled quail’s eggs. Why are they black? These eggs are repeatedly stewed in a mix of spices and air-dried. The result is …
Potatoes eating potatoes. You know the long deep fried potatoes that you find in McDonald’s? In the UK, they call it chips. In USA, they call it French fries. What about the crispy sliced rounded potatoes that is sold in packets? In UK, they call it crisps. In USA, they call it chips. Very confusing. …
Try guessing the food from it’s ingredients. Should be an easy one. Clue: I have different names in the UK and USA. My name in USA is a different food in the UK. Answer in tomorrow’s article.
Houston, we have a problem. First it was carbonated water. Then flavoured water. Then alkaline water. Now it’s oxygenated water. Let’s not get confused with carbonated water. The gas that is added is different. Oxygenated water adds oxygen into the water. I opened it, closed my eyes and took a sip. “Rocket Alpha to earth …
