fooki

Went to try Fooki with Jenny, she was kind to come out all the way out to the West side.

It was our first time

There was an office party in the line before us to get in, luckily we got our order in before them!

BUT the food came out super fast, like, scary too fast!

Lu rou fan…mushy rice, insert unhappy face

The pork & fried tofu were tasty though

The pickles reminded me of my mom’s bread and butter pickles.

Beef scallion noodles, glad this didn’t have soup, was too hot for soup on this day

The noodles were too soft for my liking but I enjoyed the sliced beef, super tender and tasty

Ma la dumplings…super spicy!

oh and a taste of Jenny's wintermelon tea…um, no

She gave us all sorts of goodies, like chocolates from Choco le'a and haupia poi banana bread from Babes Bakery

I appreciated Jenny dropping me off at the rail station after lunch.

It was nice to catch up with her 

If you are interested, here's a link to Jenny's post on Fooki

Thanks for today Jenny

Fooki

98-199 Kamehameha Highway

Aiea, Hawaii

Open daily: 11:00-15:00 (lunch), 16:30-21:00 (dinner)

hisui lemon tea

Learned about Hisui lemon tea.

Apparently it is a Taiwanese drink and called hisui, which means jade in Japanese, because the jasmine tea they use is green like jade.

Jasmine tea is mixed with lemon and blended into a frozen drink.

By the time I got home, it was completely defrosted, I added ice

This was tasty and refreshing.

A little sweet but for the most part you can taste the jasmine tea.

They blend this after you order it...love!

Got this from Tokyo Doujiang Seikatsu, and would definitely get this again.

shao bing

Not sure when Tokyo Doujiang Seikatsu started serving these shao bing "sandwiches" but they are delicious!

The “bread”  is so flaky!

Just the bread (no filling) is 210 yen (tax included), lots of people were eating it with the soy milk soup.

I added scallion omelette and meat floss...110 yen (tax included) each 

It was my first time trying this and I would definitely get this one again.

fun fun lu rou fan

Been wanting to try Fun Fun Lu Rou Fan ever since seeing them featured on a televison program called "7 Rule".

Finally got to try them Saturday.

I ordered their Konrohan...1458 yen (tax included).

The konro which I’m assuming means kakuni (braised pork belly) in Taiwanese was so tender it melted in my mouth. Han means rice. It also came with tender bamboo shoots, ajitama and pickled mustard cabbage.

I want to go back to try their Lu Rou Fan.

Fun Fun Lu Rou Ran

1-5-17 Sangenchaya

Setagaya, Tokyo

Closed Mondays & Wednesdays

Hours: 12:00-15:00 (lunch), 17:00-20:00 (dinner) 

tokyo doujiang seikatsu

Friday, had an errand to run in Gotanda, so I picked up lunch from Tokyo Doujiang Seikatsu.

I've been wanting to try their rice “ball” called Fan Tuan.

Apparently this is what the Taiwanese street carts serve as a breakfast on the go or as a snack.

It comes in a plastic bag which also makes it easy to eat (your hands stay clean)

Sticky rice wraps a braised hard boiled egg, fried cruller (think crunchy crouton), pickled mustard greens, pickled radish and pork floss and then it is shaped into an oblong rice ball.

This was so good! 

Sweet, savory, hints of 5-spice, shoyu, crunch from the pickles and the super crunchy cruller, plus it is filled to the gills! so there is something in every bite.

When you hear “cruller” you might think sweet but it was not.

This rice ball comes in two sizes, small and large.

I got the small..481 yen (tax included) and it felt pretty hefty, I loved the flavors and would definitely get it again!

And as always, I had to get the peanut "bun"...still filled to the gills with crunchy peanut butter...275 yen (tax included)

With all sorts of businesses closing due to the pandemic, I'm glad this place is still around and will be back the next time I am in this area.

menya kokoro

Saturday, we tried Menya Kokoro, they are a popular shop that makes Taiwan mazesoba.

Their main shop is in the Oookayama area of Tokyo, but have franchises all over Japan and some overseas.

Luckily, we have a shop nearby.

This dish comes with a raw egg...only in Japan, yeah?!

Mix everything and eat!

Spicy and a little fishy from the fish powder/fish meal.

The noodles are thick like udon.

The portion was a little too much for me but we enjoyed this.

We'll be back to try other things on their menu.

Menya Kokoro

7-61-1 Kamata

Ota, Tokyo

Phone: 03.3734.8909

Open daily: 11:30-14:30 (lunch),  17:00-23:30 (dinner)

tokyo doujiang seikatsu

I had to run an errand on Friday in Gotanda so I went to eat lunch at Tokyo Doujiang Seikatsu.

This tiny shop serves Taiwan style breakfast.

Soy milk soup called shendujyan.

The flavors reminded of this soup.

It kind of looked the same too.

I also ordered a scallion pork "bun" called tsonrousupin...flaky outside with a little sweetness to it.

Lots of pork and scallions inside...so good!

Loved the flavors of the soup and bun.

I also took home a peanut "bun" called foashenpin.

How cute is the package?!

Tiny...

But filled to the gills with crunchy peanut paste and so flaky too!

Afterwards, I read online that they put lard into their dough...well, no wonder it was so flaky!

The outside kind of reminded me of Hawaii-Chinese mai tai su or Hawaii-Japanese pie crust manju.

They have several different types of soy milk soups as well as different types of "buns".

I'll be back to try other items when I am in the area.

Tokyo Doujiang Seikatsu
1-20-3 Nishigotanda
Shinagawa, Tokyo
Phone: 03.6417.0335
Closed Sundays
Hours: 8:00-14:00