| – Chicken & Broccoli Alfredo | – Chinese pineapple cake | – Navel orange fruit jelly – Green Tea soymilk |
Lazy lazy lazy day.
Leftovers from the lunch before (pineapple cake) and leftovers from dinner (pasta from Ruby Tuesday’s)
This was the first time I used my new bento from Japan (Asakusa 2007)!
The totoro bento has a divider that I didn’t use and it actually holds a lot, I like it ^_^
| – Curry Rice | – Chinese pineapple cake – Oatmeal cookie |
– Strawberry yogurt – Green Tea soymilk |
This curry is from Japan (2007), Anpanman curry that I had bought Dan. It’s meant for kids so one packet wasn’t enough for me, and I thought two wasn’t enough, but it really was! The curry was a little sweeter than I would like and it didn’t have enough vegetables in it (note the small carrots!). I had planned on using the remainder rice to make rice-pudding (rice + sugar + milk), but I was so full that I couldn’t even eat my cake/oatmeal cookie or finish my yogurt.
This was the first time I used my new bento from Japan (LoFt 2008)! I like it a lot!
Originally made July 22, 2008
This was another 残り物 (nokorimono) day. My father had made grilled-marinated-salmon a few days prior and eating fish plain after a few days is kinda… un-appetizing, so I made some sake raisu — salmon fried rice. The flavor of the salmon itself was pretty strong, so I didn’t need to add anything flavorful to the mix.
Sake Raisu
– leftover rice (not as sticky as fresh and works better in the pan)
– vegetables of choice (negi, onion, cilantro, peppers, etc) [carrots were used here along with the green onions that dressed the salmon]
– protein of choice (I used a big hunk of salmon)
– 1 egg
– little bit of soy sauce
Heat up a pan (I used a wok) and add vegetables until softened. Add salmon and break into small pieces. Add rice and toss until all ingredients are equally distributed. Add soy sauce to taste (optional).
Make an egg separately or make a well in the bottom of the wok and pour the egg (whisked) into the center. Allow to cook and mix into the rice. Sprinkle with pepper if desired.
Eat hot! (served with Green Tea soymilk here)
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Coffee Babo
Red Bean bread
Custard Bread
Green Tea Castella
Turkey & Red Pepper Wrap with Tofu Chips
Small frozen yogurt with pineapple topping – October 7th, 2008
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‘Aji Ichiban’ means ‘Best Flavor/Number 1 Flavor’ in Japanese, but this is actually a Hong-Kong company.
I’ve visited two Aji Ichibans, one in New York City (Chinatown) and one in Rockville, Maryland.
The one in New York City seems to be always filled and can be brightly seen from the road (when you’re walking, not driving). It had a great assortment of candies and dried fruits (and other things that I couldn’t identify if asked). I was able to get Western and Eastern style candies and chocolates for my family as souvenirs and bring them home for a non-painful price.
The one in Rockville is connected to a in-the-back-room beauty salon, and we were asked if we were there for the salon the second we stepped in. There was a real lack of selection here, and our only other company was an old couple looking at the dried…stuff, and I have a suspicion that they were actually there waiting for someone in the salon. This Aji Ichiban is in a conformist, grey shopping center, and is very hard to see from the road if you’re not looking for it. I happened to be looking for Bob’s Noodle Shop/Shabu Shabu place, and I’m familiar with Aji Ichiban already, but even I second guessed myself thinking it was a lame Japanese steak house or a knock-off of the real thing.
Both places have items in clear plastic tubs lining the walls and in the center of the store. No massive drawers up the wall though, this place is simple and clean with wooden floors, large windows, and a single cash register. Items end up in clear plastic bags with pretty red/black/gold stripes and writing on them.
Good for kids or to sample something you’ve never tried, but I’d rather go to the Chinese bakery! Many of these things (or similar) can be purchased at Asian (or American!) grocery stores to boot.