Reviving my Burpple account with this post from Ocean Restaurant! Had the set lunch for $55++ Fantastic ambience with the aquarium view! Seafood is fresh! Definitely a great place to bring your date!
Discovered this Mandu joint near our hotel (home hotel, busan). Can only described it as being simple yet delicious! Had it for 2 consecutive days already!
Had lunch @ this fugu institution in Haeundae, Busan. They had a variety of different fugu stew and we chose the fresh fugu stew (35,000 won). The stew consist of one puffer fish, sliced in thick chunks, the roe together with tons of beansprouts. The broth was light but very flavorful! Definitely a place to go to! (Might want to try the fried fugu as well, saw the table beside us having it and it looked awesome but sadly our tummies had no space for it)
Met my cousin for lunch at Hoshino which she recommends for their mouth watering deserts! The mains were rather mediocre though the portions were huge! I had the pot baked curry rice while she had the Omu soufflé. But what you "die die" must try is the pancake soufflé. It takes around 20 minutes to prepare but is well worth the wait! There is a slight crisp on the outside and is fluffy and airy on the inside despite the thickness of it. You can think of it as a thicker and upgraded version of a Macdonald hotcake ( for those that swear by Mac's hotcake would definitely adore this!) The ice cream is optional though I highly recommend you to order it as it gives the flavors a good contrast! Would definitely return back for the pancakes again!
Wanted to have my favorite 油鸡面 for breakfast but the stall was not ready yet. Settled for this bowl of lor mee ($2.50) which turned out to be quite decent. The condiments of chili, garlic and vinegar is up to your discretion which allows you to "concoct" your bowl according to your preference! The five spiced roll and meat was pretty ordinary but what stood out for me was the solitary piece of fried fish! It was crispy yet moist on the inside! Totally elevating the dish!
No trip to Tokyo would be complete without visiting Tsukiji market! Our tummies had no patience to queue for the ever popular Sushi Dai, so we settled for another which had a shorter queue made up of mostly Japanese! It still took us around 45 minutes but it was definitely worth the wait! The tuna was as expected, melt in your mouth quality! But what made it for me was the Anago sushi! Lightly grilled with a sweep of the Unagi sauce! The taste was just magical!
A hearty bowl of mutton soup ($4) for lunch. The soup was rich, peppery with a nice taste of Chinese herbs. Meat was tender. What spoilt the meal for me was the accompanying bowl of rice! It was very low quality grains that resulted in mushy rice. Definitely made the meal much less satisfying that it was supposed to be!
Slices of salmon accompanied with a touch of salt and fresh wasabi! Yummy!
