reconnect

Reconnected with Omma Foods’ yangnyeom chicken

This bento was 580 yen (tax included) 

The price has gone up a little since the last time I posted about it on the blog

I think this time the chicken was just cooked instead of deep frying then coated with the sauce

I prefer K-sozai’s version but since they are no longer in business, this version will have to do

The sides of the bento were hijiki & I think spinach

I'll try to walk out this way more often while the weather is cooler

this and that

Sunday, Satoshi went to the 100th anniversary of the Tokyo Big 6's baseball clubs (Keio, Meiji, Hosei, Tokyo, Waseda and Rikkyo).

Waseda, Meiji and Keio started back in 1914.

I think 1925 was the year that Tokyo University joined in.

He said there were so many people even people from the NPB, Japan's pro baseball.

He sent me some photos of their cute desserts, I thought this one was the cutest. 

You may have heard that on Monday, Aomori had a big earthquake that triggered a tsunami watch.

The alarm on my phone counts down until the earthquake is about to affect the area you are at, it was kinda scary to see the area widen out from Hokkaido

Some people in Tokyo actually felt it but I didn't.

Hoping everyone can get back to their normal routines soon. 

Tokyo People: parking patrol

This granola that V's friend, M gave me...so ono! love that it has lots of nuts & coconut in it

all cinnamon rolls should have puff pastry around it...

There is talk that there might be sleet this weekend...brr

Have a safe weekend.

grateful

Sometime during the ending part of November, friend Mayumi sent me several photos of her persimmon drying project.

She said she was drying 200 of them!

Today, she sent me 25 of them!

I put most of these into the freezer...and will eat some in the the coming days!

Thank you Mayumi! 

this and that

belated Thanksgiving...poached chicken brest with cranberry chutney, wilted spinach with lemon dressing, roasted kabocha, maitake sauteed in butter and takoyaki sauce and really old purple cabbage pickles

dubai style chocolate pie from Vie de France...chocolate puff pastry filled with pistachio cream and crunchies...too sweet

who knew Toyota made sewing machines?! (seen near Think) if I understood the article correctly, they were apparently selling them until 2019?!

Tokyo University of Art...I think it might be a graduating student's project.

There were two other objet next to this one, but this one had the biggest impact on me

got the girls mammo'd....our city pays for the screening on even numbered birthdays (I think), so I had to pay 500 yen (very cheap)

recently been seeing this tuk tuk around our area

been following overall arts for some time now and noticed that they did a mural in a shopping arcade near the Keikyu Kamata station

when you don't lable the stuff you throw into the freezer, you reheat a chicken meatball instead of what you thought was a little ball of rice...ha!

hope you have a good week!

ueno

In order to get to Think, I walked through Ueno Park
 

I noticed this huge tree on the grounds of the Tokyo National Museum luckily it could be seen from between the slats of the outer fence 

Tokyo University of Arts

So stinky but so pretty

think

After Vaner went out of business, Think went into its space in 2023

The lines for this bakery are always long and krazy

Plus, they only allow 4 people in the store at a time, so be prepared to wait.

I saw on social media that they were selling stollen, so I reserved one online and went to pick it up yesterday.

The thing about "just picking up" is that you still need to wait in line, so I went early and was 2nd in line...whoo

I purchased their marron hazelnut financier...so buttery, a little chocolatey, with big pieces of chestnut here and there and lots of hazelnuts...love!

Had their cultured scone for breakfast...so buttery! the outer part got a little crisp after I heated it up in the fish grill…love

Cassoulet...a piece of baguette topped with tomato sauce and cassoulet beans and a snappy sausage

I ate this with a knife and fork...delicious!

 

Sangria Red...was looking for an explanation of this online, but couldn't find one...I think they use red wine in the dough or maybe to rehydrate the dried figs and fold in dried figs and nuts...I sliced this and put it in the freezer.

And their stollen...the ingredients are almond powder, butter, orange peel and raisins...look forward to trying this in the coming days.

I don't know that I'll be back here since it isn't nearby, but I'm glad I got to try these items

Think

2-15-6 Uenosakuragi

Taito, Tokyo

Closed: Mondays & Tuesdays

Hours: 10:30-17:00

thank you

Thank you A for sending us a box of apples.

These apples are called San Fuji. 

Crisp & sweet

If you are interested in the difference between Fuji and San Fuji apples, please look here.

We appreciate your kindness A!