Looking for Vancouver’s best ramen #02: Hokkaido Ramen Santouka

Looking for Vancouver’s best ramen #02: Hokkaido Ramen Santouka

I have to admit that I belong to that group of people who temporarily becomes obsessed with a specific dish. This time, I could not stop thinking about tsukemen… If you don’t know what it is, this is in the same family as ramen, but 

My favourite japanese grocery shop in Vancouver: Fujiya

My favourite japanese grocery shop in Vancouver: Fujiya

Fujiya is well known in the local foodie community. This quite small Japanese grocery store also offers a catering service and fresh meals made on site. You can find a very nice variety of bento boxes, several types of donburi, fried food such as chicken 

Unboxing my new rice cooker: the Zojirushi NS-TSC10 [with video]

Unboxing my new rice cooker: the Zojirushi NS-TSC10 [with video]

I used the same rice cooker for about a decade. I have to admit it was my most loyal appliance during these years. It survived all our many moves across Canada. The fact that it stayed almost intact through them all is a small miracle