Spain

Sardines

[ May, 2014 ] After crossing Vizcaya Bridge in Getxo in Spain, we walked on and on to find the restaurant which the leaflet we got from the hotel recommended.It was just next to the…

Bilbao

Cow’s lip

[ May 2014 ] We asked the hotel receptionist in Bilbao in Spain for the recommendation for a restaurant. He told us the name Rio Oja and the address, so we looked for it. When…

Bilbao

Pintxo

[ May, 2014 ] Everywhere in Basque country in Spain, you would notice Pintxos, their special food. It is like an elaborate version of canape. They use bread instead of crackers and on top of…

Milan

Tocai wine

[ May 2014 ] Tokaj Wine is a famous sweet white wine in Hungary. I remember having it in a cafe instead of coffee in Hungary. But there is another “Tocai” wine in Italy. I…

Bucharest

Menu of Easter feast

[ Apr.2014 ] We always plan to go somewhere outside of western Europe for the Easter holidays, because the shops and services are closed in the west. The Orthodox church has got the different date…

Romania

Strong garlic

[ Apr.2014 ] We had a dinner in a restaurant called Crama Sibiu Vechi in Sibiu in Romania.According to our friends, this place is specialised in Saxon dishes.It used to be a wine celler, so…

Brasov

Ate too much again

[ Apr.2014 ] This is a photo of “Jumari”, which I ate in Brasov in Romania. It is a fried pork fat, which sounds bad for your health, but it was very very tasty. It…

Japan

Went to Yobuko to eat squid

[ Jan.2014 ] We went to Yobuko in Saga prefecture in Japan with my family to eat squid. We crossed a long corridor from the shore to the restaurant called “Manbou”. They ushered us to…

Kawagoe

Nothing but potatoes

[ Dec.2013 ] On the day we had a excursion to Kawagoe in Japan, we only ate potatoes there. Kawagoe is famous for its potatoes. First, we tried baked sweet potato cut in triangle like…