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Posted by Sam Han on June 14, 2017 · Leave a Comment
This dish is inspired from my first visit to Japan in 1986. I was walking along the streets near my hotel and found a tiny eatery serving ramen. Being new to Japanese cuisine then, I ordered what looked familiar to me, Pork Chop Ramen! I later suspect if that was authentic Japanese food as the … Continue reading →
Filed under Asian, Braise, Casserole, Simmer & Stew, Brunch, Chinese, Cuisine, Dinner, Eggs, Home-cooked, Homecooked Meals, Japanese, Lunch, Noodle & Pasta, Pork, Recipes, The Bonding Tool Blog, Uncategorized · Tagged with Asian Meals, Chinese noodle soup recipe, egg noodle, Egg Noodles With Pork Chop Recipe, home-cooked, Home-cooked Meals, Japanese Cuisine, pork chops, pork noodle soup, Ramen, recipe, Samantha Han, The Bonding Tool Blog
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Posted by Sam Han on June 30, 2015 · 6 Comments
My very first Ajisen Ramen meals were in Melbourne. My last Ajisen Ramen meal was consumed when my brother visited us. I have always liked Ajisen Ramen in Melbourne. They have fantastic sides to pair up with their ramen sets and I do love their infamous Volcano Ramen! As we waited in line at the … Continue reading →
Filed under Braise, Casserole, Simmer & Stew, Cuisine, Dinner, Fish, Food Reviews, Japanese, Meat, Noodle & Pasta, Pork, Restaurants & Food Reviews, Seafood, Simmer & Stew, Snacks & Miscellaneous Foods, The Bonding Tool Blog, Uncategorized · Tagged with Ajisen Ramen, ajisen ramen melbourne, Ajisen Ramen Singapore, Gyoza, Japanese Cuisine, Japanese noodle, Ramen, Thai Fish Cakes, tonkotsu ramen, 味千拉面
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Posted by Sam Han on June 26, 2015 · 2 Comments
マン席, pronounced as Manseki, means “sold out” or “all seats taken” in the Japanese language. And in effect with the yummilicious omakase meal I had recently, this semi-fine dining restaurant ought to be! I wanted to name this post “A Tale of 2 Friendships” because it was a union of 2 old buddies and I … Continue reading →
Filed under Cuisine, Desserts, Dinner, Fish, Food Reviews, Japanese, Lunch, Prawns, Restaurants & Food Reviews, Scallops, Seafood, Simmer & Stew, Snacks & Miscellaneous Foods, Stories, The Bonding Tool Blog, Uncategorized, Value For Money · Tagged with aburi cheesecake, aburi sushi, chef Kang, chef Ron, fugu mirin boshi, japanese, Japanese Cuisine, Japanese dining, Japanese food, Japanese whiskies, Jerry, Manseki 满席, Manseki 满席 (マン席), omakase meal, Ramen, restaurants near Robertson Walk, restaurants near Unity Street, sake, sanka sake, Sashimi, semi-fine dining restaurant, sushi, tatami iwashi, Yakitori
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Posted by Sam Han on June 17, 2014 · Leave a Comment
Yakitori is like satay in our local context – skewered meat on sticks. It is a very popular dish in Japan sold as street food with many grabbing a couple of sticks from yakitori stalls on their way home from work. Yakitori is also a common cheap accompaniment (like pub food) to beer in Izakayas, a casual … Continue reading →
Filed under BBQ, Chicken, Cuisine, Food Reviews, Japanese, Poutltry, Snacks & Miscellaneous Foods, The Bonding Tool Blog, Uncategorized · Tagged with chicken, Eateries in Orchard Road, Fast Food, food review, Japanese Cuisine, Meat Balls, quail eggs, skewered food, Tori Q, Yakitori
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Posted by Sam Han on March 23, 2014 · 4 Comments
Nothing beats a simple porridge meal when ill (I mentioned I wasn’t feeling well after my Phuket trip) but if one still wants to dine luxuriously, then Japanese food is the way to go! Japanese cuisine is one of my favourite food in the world. The exacting standard that goes into the preparation and presentation … Continue reading →
Filed under Dinner, Food Reviews, Restaurants & Food Reviews, Uncategorized · Tagged with Eateries At Bukit Timah Road, En Japanese Dining Bar, Food and Restaurant Reviews, Grilled Squid, ika, Japanese Cuisine, Nigiri Tokumori, Okinawa Cuisine, sushi, Yaki Udon
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Posted by Sam Han on March 22, 2014 · 1 Comment
I’m taking the back seat on blogging and am having a guest post today 🙂 A Gastronomic Japanese Cuisine Experience. Cooking is more than just an activity to prepare good food for the family; it is my passion. There is something in cooking good food that makes me smile whenever I slowly stir the pot … Continue reading →
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Posted by Sam Han on January 28, 2014 · 4 Comments
Tenmasa has its fascinating origin as a tiny restaurant in the Kanda Sarugakucho district of Tokyo in 1937. It is synonymous with working off recipes engaging only the finest and freshest ingredients available. Having served many celebrities including Mahatma Gandhi, General MacArthur and Charlie Chaplin during its 77-year history, it is at present, Tokyo’s most … Continue reading →
Filed under Macau, Michelin-Starred Restaurant, Restaurants & Food Reviews, Travels, Uncategorized · Tagged with 1-Michelin-Starred Restaurant, Altira Macau, China, Food and Restaurant Reviews, Japanese Cuisine, Macau, Tempura, Tenmasa, Tenpura, travels, 天政, 澳門新濠鋒
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Posted by Sam Han on January 20, 2014 · Leave a Comment
This is a pretty (pun intended) long post with lots of pictures compiled over two visits. Chef Lawrence Chia, who graduated from the famed Nogawa School, helms Shinzo, a rather new Japanese restaurant located at Carpenter Street, with 3 other chefs. Although Shinzo is new being under a year old, Chef Lawrence is not. In … Continue reading →
Filed under Dinner, Lunch, Restaurants & Food Reviews, Seafood, Uncategorized · Tagged with Carpenter Street, Chef Lawrence Chia, Food and Restaurant Reviews, Japanese Cuisine, Omakase, sake, Sashimi, Shinzo, Singapore, sushi, Sushi Bar
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Posted by Sam Han on August 1, 2013 · 10 Comments
I haven’t been able to take good food picture lately. Perhaps I ran into photographer’s block. My new lens seemed uncooperative and is put away on the shelf – it would serve me during the day only. I had gone out with Naomi to a very nice dinner where we had squid ink pasta with … Continue reading →
Filed under Beef, Beverages, Celebrations & Events, Desserts, Dinner, Restaurants & Food Reviews, Seafood, Uncategorized · Tagged with Awfully Chocolate, お任せ, beef, Chef Sato, CM-PB, CM-PB Cafe, CMPB Cafe, Cuppage Plaza, Dempsey Road, dinner, fish, food photography, Japanese Cuisine, meat, Nagomi Restaurant, Nagomi Singapore, Noodles/Pasta, o-makase, Omakase, Party Foods, photography, Ryan's Birthday, Sashimi, seafood, side dishes, Squid Ink Pasta, vegetables