At a foodcourt in Japan

 

Had our breakfast at a foodcourt near a wet market in Fukuoka, Japan. It was Friday and the stall holders gave their customers a hefty 10% discount on the food as well as groceries, seafoods etc.

Fish head steamboat with Vegetables

 

We did not hesitate for a moment to pick up the fish head which was going for only Yen180 or S$2.20. And it was fresh too.

Since we also had some vegetables in the fridge we decided to have a steamboat lunch aka nabe in Japanese.

The temperature was around 18c and it was a good time to eat steamboat lunch.

McDonald's, Japan

 

We had the Big Mac, Samurai and Double Cheese Burger this morning at McDonald's Japan. Not to be outclassed by Masajiro's burger, McDonald's burgers are slightly less tastier but nevertheless at least 50% cheaper. I will definitely settled for McDonald's anytime.

Japanese hamburgers by Masajiro

 

We drove about 15 minutes to where they were selling yummy Japanese burgers in Fukuoka. It was a quiet restaurant with lots of takeaways. Customers would pre-order via phone call or social platforms and pick the burgers when they are ready. However, we decided to dine in the restaurant which was pretty quiet.

I had the above which was bacon and egg burger. The buns were freshly baked and overall taste was good. It's a little expensive, about S$16 with French fries and a cup of coffee. Nevertheless I will still want to visit them again in the near future.

Lovely dinner on a cool evening

 

Today is a lovely autumn day and my wife and I decided to have a small simple BBQ dinner at our garden. We had a few pieces of lamb meat and chicken wings in our fridge and so decided to grill them for dinner.

The sun sets around 5:30 pm and we decided to prepare our meal one hour earlier. At 4:30 pm the temperature was 18c which was nice. There was no breeze and it was good.

By the time we finished our dinner, it was getting dark and a little chilly at 15c. With a hot cup of freshly brewed coffee, it was a perfect end to our dinner.

100 Yen store called "Can Do"

 

"Can Do" is a 100 Yen ($1.20) shop, something like Daiso. This outlet is newly opened and so it is interesting to pay it a visit.

Since winter is approaching, I went shopping at a store next to Can Do and bought myself a few pairs of warm clothing etc.

Thai Green Curry (cooking & eating)

I cooked the Thai green curry this morning and had it for lunch. I used the paste which can easily be obtained from the local supermarket. It is cheap and conveinent. All I did was to fry some garlic and ginger with some cooking oil and add the coconut milk (250 ml) and 2 tablespoonful of the curry paste. After a few minutes, I placed about 6 pieces of small chicken meat and some vegetables into the mixture in the frying pan. Stirred the mixture and add a little fish sauce and sugar. Boiled the curry for about 5 to 8 minutes and was ready to be eaten with rice.

Eat till you drop for S$13

 

We had a lunch buffet today at a Western food restaurant (Cowboy) in Fukuoka, Japan. There was so much to eat and was too busy that I did not snap many photos of the food. The picture below was the dessert. In case you are wondering what was the brown liquid in one of the cups, it was the yummy Japanese beef curry. The other cup was filled with creamy corn soup.

                                         The cost per person was $$13 inclusive of 10% tax

The poor can survive quite comfortably in Japan

 

Hot dog yes but naan dog?

 

The Japanese call this "Naan-dog". Instead of buns they used naan a type of bread eaten by the Indians. The meat, can be chicken, pork etc. are wrapped by the naan. The naan-dog comes with salad and a cup of cream of mushroom soup. It's pretty good I must say.