Nagasaki trip (the Lantern Festival 2013) : 2

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I went on a day trip to Nagasaki alone to watch lantern Festival in February of the last year.

I went to a restaurant close to Nagasaki Station to eat a lunch.

This is the restaurant, "Lao Lee".
It is a restaurant that specializes in Taiwanese cuisine.

I ate "Champon" which was the specialty of Nagasaki.
"Champon" is a kind of noodles with meat and vegetables.
The soup of Champon is pork bone soup.
It was very delicious.

I also ate the boiled gyoza which was the special product of this restaurant.
It was very juicy and so delicious !!!

I was satisfied with a lunch very much !!

After eating lunch,I went to the Nagasaki Chinatown.

The Nagasaki Chinatown was a main place of the lantern Festival.

Many lanterns were displayed and many shops opened in the main place.
I enjoyed shopping and watching lanterns till it became dark.

To be continued...

Nagasaki trip (the Lantern Festival 2013) : 1

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I went on a day trip to Nagasaki alone in February of the last year.
The purpose of the trip was to watch lantern Festival.
It was a very impressive trip.

I got on a limited express train from Fukuoka where I live in to Nagasaki.
I changed the limited express train at Hakata Station, once.
It was about 2 hours by a limited express train from Hakata Station to Nagasaki Station.

When I arrived at Nagasaki Station, the huge lantern of the dragon was displayed in front.
The lantern was nodding in the breeze, so the dragon seemed to live. 
It had a lot of impact !!

It was the lantern of the mouses.
There were many lanterns at Nagasaki Station.
These lanterns pleased tourists who arrived at Nagasaki Station.

I went to a restaurant to eat a lunch.

To be continued...

the Lantern Festival in Nagasaki

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Today I'd like to introduce the Lantern Festival in Nagasaki.

The Lantern Festival is held in the city of Nagasaki every year in the winter.
It is the event that one thousand lanterns and art objects are displayed around Chinatown in the lunar New Year.

The dates for this year's the Lantern Festival are between February 19 and March 5.

I went to Nagasaki to watch lantern Festival last year.
That was  very wonderful !!

I'll introduce the record my travels of the Lantern Festival, next time.

Pocky Wagokoro : Uji-Matcha Cookie crunch

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I introduced "Pocky" before.

Today I'd like to introduce the Japanese product of "Pocky".

This is the Japanese product,"Pocky Wagokoro Uji-Matcha Cookie crunch".

The product is made focusing on the Japanese style.

This 1 box is 300 yen including 4 packs.

It's a little expensive.

The pretzels include powdered green tea.
This Pocky is studded with crushed green tea cookies, and coated with milk chocolate.

It smells green tea !!
It is the Japanese style very much.

How about this Pocky for a souvenir from Japan ?

Cup Noodles : Tom yam kung Noodles

Hello.

This is May in Japan.

Cup Noodles is the world-famous instant noodles.
There are various flavors of Cup Noodles in Japan.

Today I'd like to introduce one of Cup Noodles,"Tom yam kung Noodles".

It went on sale nationwide on February 23, 2015.
It is a product which based on "Tom yam kung" of the Thai dish. 

The Tom Yam Paste is attached to the product.

Before you eat it, you should mix this paste.

I can smell the Cymbopogon citratus and spicy.
The smell is genuine tom yam kung itself !! 

the soup is creamy but it's sour and very spicy.
I was choked with the soup because it was too spicy.

It is the real tom yam kung !!
That's good !!

Try it !!

Cup Noodles : Cheese Curry Noodles

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Cup Noodles is the world-famous instant noodles.
There are various flavors of Cup Noodles in Japan.

Today I'd like to introduce one of Cup Noodles,"Cheese Curry Noodles".

It was renewed and released on April 28, 2014.

This is not just curry noodles.
It is the European curry which added demiglace sauce.

It has a very mild taste, because the ingredients are Cheddar cheese and Mozzarella cheese.
This product is very popular !!

It's so yummy.

Cup Noodles : Masaman Curry Noodles

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Cup Noodles is the world-famous instant noodles.
There are various flavors of Cup Noodles in Japan.

Today I'd like to introduce one of Cup Noodles,"Masaman Curry  Noodles".

This product was sold for a limited time from November 25, 2014.
It was made by based on Masaman Curry which is the origin in southern Thailand.
Masaman Curry is said to be the world's most delicious dish.

This curry has a mild and rich taste which comes from coconut milk.
It tastes sweet and spicy.

It is unique taste, but it's very delicious !!

Cup Noodles : Chilli Crab Seafood Noodles

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Cup Noodles is the world-famous instant noodles.
There are various flavors of Cup Noodles in Japan.

Today I'd like to introduce one of Cup Noodles,"Chilli Crab Seafood Noodles".

It is a new product released on January 13, 2015.
It is a product which based on "the Chilean club" of the Singaporean dish.

The Chilli Crab Paste is attached to the product.

Before you eat it, you should mix this paste.

The soup of seafood becomes spicy and heavy taste by the paste.
It is very delicious.

I like this noodles !!

Cup Noodles : Cheese Potage Noodles

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Cup Noodles is the world-famous instant noodles.
There are various flavors of Cup Noodles in Japan.



Today I'd like to introduce one of Cup Noodles,"Cheese Potage Noodles".

It is a new product released on January 26, 2015.
This is a potage soup containing noodles.

The ingredients are Cheddar cheese, cabbages, corn, carrots.

The potage soup is potage soup, and cheese is very rich !!
It is so delicious !!

Gummy candy:Cororo strawberry

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I introduced "Cororo" before.
The blog article, please click this →  Gummy candy having new palate feeling:Cororo

Today I'd like to introduce the new product of "Cororo".

This is the new product,"Cororo strawberry".
It is sold only grapes taste, but it's  strawberry taste!

The gummy candy is containing seeds of strawberry.
The texture seems to eat a fresh strawberry !!

It's good !

The most popular cake shop in Kitakyusyu: Schreck

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Today I'd like to introduce one of the most popular cake shop in Kitakyusyu.

This is the cake shop, "Schreck".
It is the long-established cake shop in Kitakyusyu.

It is one of the most popular cake shop which everyone knows in Kitakyusyu.

This is a real popular cake.
It is about 160 yen.

That is a cream puff !!!
But this is not just a cream puff.

It is containing so many custard cream.
The custard cream is like the custard pudding.

It is very thick and delicious !!!
I recommend this cream puff !!!

Pocky : Grand Chocolat

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I introduced "Pocky" before.

Today I'd like to introduce the new product of "Pocky".

This is the new product,"Grand Chocolat".
It is a new product released on February 1st, 2015.
It is sold only at Seven-Eleven.

This 1 box is 300 yen including 5 packs.
It's so expensive.!!

The pretzels are made of cocoa powder from the Netherland.
It has smooth texture and is readily meltable in the mouth.

It's high-quality and delicious !!
Try it !

a typical winter hot-pot dish : Oden

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

My mother cooked a Japanese home cooking, "Oden".

Oden is a type of boiled and seasoned food.
Oden is a dish of various ingredients stewed in seasoned soup.

This is my mother's specialty cooking and my favorite dish.

Oden's ingredients are konnyaku,egg,fish paste,beef sinew,Japanese radish etc.
It takes 2 days and more to cook Oden.
It is necessary to stew it well to let taste soak well.

It is a good  dish to eat for winter !!

A souvenir : TOKYO carameliser chouquette

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I received a souvenir from my work colleagues.
Today I'd like to introduce the souvenir.

This is it, "TOKYO carameliser chouquette".
This is a souvenir from TOKYO.

This is a small chouquette.
It is very small and the bite size.
It has a coating of caramel.

The caramel is very rich.
The chouquette is so crispy !!

This is very delicious.
I think that this souvenir makes everyone very happy.

Honmei choco,Giri choco,Tomo choco...

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Today is Valentine's Day.
In Japan, women give presents like chocolate to men on Valentine's Day.

The chocolate is called differently depending upon a person who get it.

The chocolate which a woman gives a special man is called "Honmei choco".
The chocolate which a woman gives a man who has no romantic feelings is called "Giri choco".
The chocolate which two women give each other is called "Tomo choco".

Most women give "Giri choco" and  "Tomo choco" to people with the meaning of thanks.

I gave chocolates to my work colleagues with the meaning of thanks, too.
I think that the chocolate is good for a means of communication.

Happy Valentine's Day !!

Valentine's Day in Japan

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day.
The presents for Valentine's Day are sold in supermarkets and department stores in this season.

In Japan, women give presents like chocolate to men on Valentine's Day.
I think that it's a strange custom for people of American and European countries, because in general, men give presents to women on Valentine's Day.

This strange custom on Valentine's Day was changed by a Japanese chocolate maker in a commercial purpose.
But most Japanese women enjoy this event, because they can buy many kinds of chocolates.
Maybe Japanese men don't enjoy this event....

the famous confection of Dorayaki : Ganryu-yaki

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I introduced "Dorayaki" before.
Various types of Dorayaki are sold in some areas as famous confections.
The one of some areas is Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture.

It is famous that Shimonoseki has Ganryujima.
Ganryujima is the historic place where Kojiro Sasaki fought against Musashi Miyamoto.

Today I'd like to introduce a well-known Shimonoseki confection "Ganryu-yaki".

This is Ganryu-yaki.
It is a kind of Dorayaki. 

It has the letters of "巌流焼"(Ganryu-yaki) branded on the top face of pancakes.
The origin of the name is the historic place, Ganryujima where Kojiro Sasaki fought against Musashi Miyamoto.

It is a pancake filled with white bean paste.
The white bean paste is refined sweetness.

It is so delicious and not too sweet.
Try it !