The purple sweet potato is actually a yam. Yam and sweet potatoes are very different species. However, in the supermarkets, these two terms are often use interchangeably, hence causing confusion. The picture of the farmer on the packaging caught my eye. He looks quite happy. Well, they say happy farmers make happy food and I …
Feels like bathing in a bathtub filled with milk and fragrant flowers. For first timers living in Singapore, the thing that hits the wallet the most is not the price of cars or alcohol. It was the price of good quality milk! Even if I was willing to spend the money, getting good fresh milk …
The French used it to make wine. The Japanese used it to make… konjac jelly! Konjac jelly is made from the corm of the Konjac plant. The flower of this plan is dark purple and looks pretty impressive. See the picture below. At this point, most people would go “Wow! What a beautiful plant!” But …
The ramen eating ritual is a slurpy and noisy affair. To enjoy a good bowl of ramen, one needs to slurp hard, make it messy and most importantly, create a lot of noise. It should end with a loud “Ahhh!!!” to indicate that one is extremely satisfied with the ramen. Outside of Japan, these rituals …
I have heard of non-alcoholic beer, but non-alcoholic rice wine? Amazake is a traditional, sweet, low-alcoholic drink made from fermented rice. This is very different from the popular Japanese rice wine, sake. Amazake is cloudy and slightly sweet, unlike the clear and highly-alcoholic sake. Take a drink and any connection with sake will be completely …
This looks a bit like long beans, doesn’t it? From far, this looks like long beans. From near, this also looks a bit like long beans. Take a bite and it’s something else. Introducing Nishio’s matcha crackers. I was expecting this to be salty, but on first bite, it was sweet. The texture was like …
Does licking this feel as good as licking a normal cold creamy smooth ice cream? In hot weather, the sensation of licking a cold creamy smooth ice cream is total luxury. However, that normally comes with sticky ice cream melting on your hands. Either that, or you have to lick pretty fast. So what’s the …
Can a transparent peach drink taste like the real thing? The healthiest drink you can have is plain water. Many Japanese drinks maker have taken that challenge up to the extreme and created the transparent milk tea, coffee and even Coke! This transparent white peach drink is no exception. It’s made by Cola-Cola and is …
