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Armed With Nothing But A Compact Camera, A Huge Appetite And A Bottomless Yearning For Palate Indulgence, Welcome Aboard My Gastronomical Journey In Search Of Culinary Wonders. Be It Hot Or Cold, Fine Or Casual Dining, Tasty Or Nasty, Avant-Garde Or Just Plain Conventional, I'm Not Afraid To Give It A Try As Long As It's Edible.

Disclaimer: This Is A Food Log, Not A Food Blog. It's A Brief Record Of Journalising My Food-Tasting Experiences Compiled With Photo Attachments Of Crappy Resolutions.

I'm Still Exploring, One Scrumptious Morsel At A Time.

Hokkaido Ice Cream

'ICE-CREAM IS EXQUISITE,WHAT A PITY IT ISN'T ILLEGAL.'

AN ICONIC QUOTE BY FAMOUS HISTORICAL FRENCH PHILOSOPHER VOLTAIRE,ICE CREAM IS INDEED THE SWEETEST SIN THAT'S WORTH COMMITTING.

YEAH,I'M A DUDE WITH A SWEET TOOTH(OR TEETH??!!..HMM..)...AND EATING DESERT IN ITS FROZEN FORM IS DEFINITELY THE BEST WAY TO COOL OFF AT A SIZZLING HOT AFTERNOON. (WELL,BESIDES HANGING OUT AT A MALL.)

SO SHORTLY AFTER THE SUSHI MEAL,I...THE SWEET CRAVING ONE...SPOTTED THIS HOKKAIDO ICE-CREAM RESTAURANT LOCATED OUTSIDE HOKKAIDO ICHIBA,THE GARDENS. WELL,IT'S A PART OF THE RESTAURANT ANYWAYS...SO,I'VE DECIDED TO GIVE IT A TRY.XD.




NICE MENU BTW...
BUT STILL,I HAVE NO IDEAS WHAT THE FOREWORD MEANS...(I'M SUFFERING DEEPLY FROM JAPANESE-DYSLEXIA)
SO,WHAT'S THE BUZZ WITH THIS ICE-CREAM FROM HOKKAIDO??..HMM..

NOT SURE WHETHER THE PREPARING INGREDIENTS ARE FROM JAPAN,HOWEVER,IT'S DEFINITELY JAPANESE-INSPIRED.LOLZ.XD. THE EXTENSIVE MENU MAINLY COMPRISE OF REGULAR ICE-CREAM SCOOPS,SHERBETS,WAFFLES..AND OF COURSE...CREPES.




THIS PLACE HAS NICELY-DECORATED WALLS.DEFINITELY GOT THE WHOLE NIPPON VIBE FLIRTING AROUND. BY THE WAY,IT'S ALSO QUITE A CHILLY PLACE TO SERVE ICE-CREAM(SHIVERING..)..XD.

SO,I'VE ORDERED TWO DINE-IN ICE-CREAM DISHES...HERE WE GO...
CHOCO VANILLA WAFFLE

IT'S SIMPLE YET SUMPTUOUS...DOUBLE WAFFLE,EACH WITH SCOOP OF CHOCOLATE AND VANILLA ICE-CREAM RESPECTIVELY,TOPPING IT ALL OFF WITH ALMOND,PECAN AND CHOCOLATE SAUCE. ENOUGH SAID?..XD.

THE COMBINATION OF THE HOT WAFFLE AND THE COLD ICE-CREAM JUST KINDA BURST IN YOUR PALATE...FROLICKING WITH YOUR TASTE-BUDS WITH THE SHEER INTENSITY RESULTED FROM BALANCING OUT THE TEMPERATURE. THE TASTE IS STRONG..AND THE SAUCE PLUS NUTS DRESSING IS ABSOLUTELY MARVELLOUS.

TIRAMISU (WITH ALCOHOL)

NOW THIS IS THE PART WHERE GUILTY PLEASURE SETS IN AND PLAY WITH YOUR MIND. SPONGE FINGERS SOAKED IN KAHLUA,LAYERED WITH MASCAPORNE CHEESE AND TOPPED WITH COCOA POWDER.THIS IS THE ULTIMATE FANTASY FOR YOU TIRAMISU FANS OUT THERE. WHEN THE TIRAMISU MELTS IN YOUR MOUTH,YOU PRACTICALLY HAS ABANDONED YOURSELF TO THE GLASS. THE STRONG ALCOHOLIC FLAVOUR FROM THE KAHLUA LINGERS IN YOUR MOUTH LIKE IT'S 4TH OF JULY..AND THE MASCARPORNE CHEESE IS ABSOLUTELY NICE AND SWEET.

YES,I STILL CAN'T STOP DIGGING UP FOR ANY 'ACCIDENTAL' LEFTOVER IN THE COCKTAIL GLASS UPON FINISHING...HAHA..XD.

DEFINITELY WILL COME BACK FOR MORE..HAHA..XD.

THIS IS A LOG,NOT A BLOG.
THE BON VIVEUR..SIGNING OFF..XD.

Sushi Zanmai

THIS IS IT...THE INAUGURAL POST FOR THE BLOG.WELL,FIRSTLY,THERE MUST BE ANY RANDOM CHEEKY MOTIVES AND LAME EXCUSES TO INSPIRE ONE TO SET UP A NEW BLOG.UNFORTUNATELY,FOOD AND BEVERAGES SEEMS TO BE THE REASON.

SPEAKING OF FOOD,LET'S TALK ABOUT....YERPZ...SUSHI.'SUSHI' IS A JAPANESE-DERIVED WORD (DUHHH...) FOR A JAPANESE RICE DISH CONSISTING COOKED VINEGARED RICE SERVED WITH MINI SLICE OF RAW SEAFOOD/POULTRY INGREDIENT ON TOP.

FEELING FAMISHED AFTER A WHOLE DAY OF SHOPPING SPREE,I AND MY FAMILY DECIDED TO STOP BY SUSHI ZANMAI,YES,THE HAPPENING SUSHI RETAURANT IN THE KL DINING SCENE TO DATE.





WE WENT TO FIRST BRANCH OF THE FRANCHISE...THE ONE LOCATED AT THE GARDENS.
BEFORE THE MAIN COURSES ARRIVED ,WE ORDERED A VARIETY OF SUSHI OF COURSE..AND I TOOK A FEW SNAPSHOTS....XD.







OH,THE TEMAKI WAS GOOD....
ANYONE IN FAVOUR OF AN OCTA-SALMON SUSHI DISH PLEASE RAISE YOUR HANDS UP HIGH!!!!!...
I CAN'T LIE,THE SUSHI DISHES WERE DELICIOUS.THE TEXTURE OF THE SEAFOOD SLICES..ESPECIALLY FOR THE SALMON SASHIMI...TASTED RAW AND FRESH.YES,CHOOSING SUSHI FROM THE CONVEYOR BELT CAN BE PRETTY TOUGH..AS THE TYPES OF SUSHI CAN BE MANIFOLD.
ALRIGHT,LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT MAIN DISH..WHICH IS....
THE SUKIYAKI.....JAPANESE HOT POT THAT IS EATEN DURING EVERY WINTER IN THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN.
IT BASICALLY IS A HOT POT FILLED WITH MEAT SLICES,VEGETABLES,NOODLES,TOFU AND MUSHROOMS.IT'S SIZZLING,IT'S DEFINITELY HOT...AND IT DID A GREAT JOB IN WARMING YOUR BELLY...LOLZ..XD.
NEXT UP,WE HAD 'LAMB TO MOYASHI NABE',I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT MEANS...BUT THIS HOT PLATTER CONSISTING OF COOKED LAMB AND BEAN SPROUTS ROCKS!!!!
THEN,WE HAD 'SAISAN UDON',A TYPICAL BOWL OF SOUP UDON NOODLES COOKED WITH VARIOUS VEGETABLES..WELL,PRIMARY CHOICE FOR VEGANS INDEED..XD.

LASTLY,IT'S MY ALL-TIME FAVOURITE JAPANESE DARLING,THE UNADON.IT TASTED GREAT...JUST LIKE EVERY MAGICAL MOMENT I HAD WHILE HAVING THIS BENTO..LOLZ.XD.

ALRIGHT,SO THIS IS THE END OF MY FIRST POST,STILL TRYING HARD TO BLOG LIKE A FOOD CONNOISSEUR...OF THE MATTER OF FACT THAT I AM TRUELY NOT..LOOLZ..XD.

THIS IS A LOG,NOT A BLOG.
THE BON VIVEUR..SIGNING OFF..XD.

WHO IS THE BON VIVEUR?

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