27 August 2010

Huge, Huge Tuna - Inner Market

Going in to the inner market, things got pretty wet. The tunas are huge and guaranteed those are fresh things. Don't blame me but I don't like sashimi. Haha. I really love going here though. You can really feel the Japanese impulse coming towards you.

Huge, Huge Tuna - Outer Market

Freshly caught fish. Newly picked edamame. Flaky shaved bonito. Lightly battered tempura. Perfect slices of sashimi. Tsukiji fish market has to be my most favorable eating spot if we are talking about true Japanese food. We went there at eight in the morning, lots of tourist as what I expected, and the workers there seem to hate tourists because we tend to block their ways. Well sorry about that. Hehe.
It is the outer circle of the market where you basically can find any edible goods. Dad had this bowl of ramen in lightly flavored hot soup topped with crispy tempura and sprinkled with spring onion. I had a sip of the soup and it was dang! Probably the best ramen in the utter universe!
As much as I love eating and cooking, I enjoy having fresh produces as base ingredients to then be processed. It is a jovial time here because I can simply smell and see those good looking harvests.
I don't like oyster. But this looks nice ya?

23 August 2010

Merdeka!

Difoto oleh Aldi Pradhitya Irawan. Post buat Indonesia, harus ditulis dalam Bahasa Indonesia. Tujuh belasan kemarin mengibarkan bendera di KJRI Melbourne. Wihi cukup bangga juga dan seneng pastinya bisa ngibarin bendera di negara orang. Hehe. Kalau mau liat-liat videonya bisa liat di sini. Cukup lucu juga karna yang dateng kok banyakan anak bule! Hahaha. Tapi latian kita yang ngga terlalu lama boleh lah dibilang ngga ada hal-hal yang terlalu aneh terjadi. Haha. Bangga jadi orang Indonesia! Merdeka!

20 August 2010

Inari!

This might be the best inari I have ever eaten. Found this little inari stall in Kyoto, quite close to Fushimi Inari Shrine. Don't know if inari actually has any relations to the shrine itself. Maybe inari = the shrine = the food = could be? It was very delicate and delicious though, made with love! Haha.

Frantic Tokyo

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With sounds from Local Natives - Sun Hands

Monday morning at Tokyo station, it was very frantic. To my observation, everyone was wearing white. I was the odd one wearing black. Haha.