yokohama

Saturday, Satoshi went to meet up with his friend, A.

They were going to watch their university's baseball game and afterwards they and their other friends went drinking...

so instead Kat went to Yokohama and bought foods from Bluff Bakery and Union and also spent some time with nature

This frilly looking wisteria in front of a flower/plant shop

Yamashita Park, the roses that I usually check out, aren't quite in bloom yet, so I just enjoyed what flowers were in bloom

thought this was a unique/unusual color for irises

 

They also had some displays by gardening groups....this one was of Mount Fuji

And I thought this one was cute

I hope to get back to Yamashita Park sometime in May to enjoy the roses (probably the week after Golden Week)

Still, it was nice to be out and about

matcha smoothie

it wasn't smoothie weather but I wanted to try the matcha smoothie at 7-11 before they ran out 

Apparently this smoothie was a hit at the Osaka Expo 2025.

The matcha that is used is by Kitagawa Hanbe, a tea farm that has been around in Uji Kyoto since 1861

It was a little sweet but still had the bitterness that comes with matcha…delicious

I'm glad I tried this and would get it again...420 yen (tax included)

dish & table

Tried a new (to me) restaurant/deli called Dish & Table

You choose 3 or 4 dishes from their refrigerated case and they can either pack it for you to take out or if you'd like to eat them there they have an eating space on the 2nd floor of their shop

3 items was 1000 yen (tax included)

hijiki quinoa salad had some tuna in it and a vinaigrette, marinated salmon had puckery pickles on it and the squid kiriboshi daikon had a mayo sesame dressing

I want to try their other items, and maybe eat there, I'll be back

Dish & Table

1-50-3 Kitasenzoku

Ota, Tokyo

Closed: Thursdays & Sundays

Hours: 10:00-18:00

this and that

tokyo people : wearing pajamas 

so teeny : takeoka lala

so teeny: honda z

I notice that whenever "someone" has a tour, he gets all focused on that and the stuff he does at home is all krazy

like leaving his usb thingy in the bathroom

and his deodorant near his futon

of course, if he doesn't notice, when he does need it, he's gonna ask me where it is

I saw something online that every time husbands ask this, wives lose brain cells...sigh

I usually answer, that I saw it, but make him try to remember where he put it...ha!

And while I am semi-ranting...

he also writes on the refrig calendar when he doesn't need lunch/dinner...well, sometimes he no tell me when he erases it or when he adds it, so if I don't notice it in time...dude!

We had rain yesterday and then the temps dropped almost 10 degrees...brr!

Hope you have a safe weekend

no soup tan tan men

Tried the no soup tan tan men from Family Mart

Take off this packet before zapping it in the micro

Mouth.on.fire.

Also, it was a good thing I looked at the directions, because that teeny blue packet can make things slightly spicy to krazy spicy (glad I only put a little)

Both of these (the no soup tan tan men & biang biang men) are made by Nissin

Loved the chewiness of the noodles

to peel or not to peel

Do you peel your kiwi?

I saw something online where you should try to eat the peel because of the nutrients in it

I can kinda understand the red kiwis because their peel is smooth

But I don't think I would be able to eat the green ones'...seems too prickly 

The red kiwi peels are a little “chewy” like some pear peels can be and a little tart 

We’ve been eating the red kiwi peel but will try with the gold ones, since I just bought some

shichirin an an

We tried a new (to us) yakiniku place, Shichirin An An, they have many shops all around Japan.

Order with your smartphone, or if your table has a tablet, you can order with it

Of course if you want to talk to a human, that is possible too

We ordered several cuts of meat, some pre-cooked squid, an assortment of kim chee and sanchu

Satoshi had 2 beers and Kat had an oolong tea.

Satoshi was in charge of cooking everything

We thought the prices were quite reasonable and the service quite fast

4433 yen (tax included) for dinner, we'll be back

Shichirin An An

3-32-17 Ikegami

Ota, Tokyo

Hours: 11:30-26:00 (Saturdays & Sundays), 17:00-26:00 (Mondays-Fridays)