shootingstar Posted July 9, 2018 Share #1 Posted July 9, 2018 A blog post on our experiences in Japan and Seoul. Plus green tea flavoured mochi...which is deliciously yummy and warm when just hand-pounded. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted July 9, 2018 Share #2 Posted July 9, 2018 1 hour ago, shootingstar said: A blog post on our experiences in Japan and Seoul. Plus green tea flavoured mochi...which is deliciously yummy and warm when just hand-pounded. Great blog post SS! I think it is time to use your partners name here on the forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted July 10, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted July 10, 2018 Thx for the peek, etc. Well others don't use their spouse's name, so I'm a conformist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted July 10, 2018 Share #4 Posted July 10, 2018 On 7/9/2018 at 8:57 AM, Wilbur said: Great blog post SS! I strongly agree. Nice photos in there! Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted July 12, 2018 We are accustomed here to a choice of fresh fruits used for desserts. In high end bakeries in Tokyo, Kyoto and Seoul that have some European styled desserts with Asian taste influences, we didn't see use of other fresh fruits used. And we take for granted use of a lot of apples, peaches, cherries, raspberries, blueberries in tarts, pies,etc. I think there is a desire for this there, because I saw strawberries occasionally used but they don't grow other fruits in huge quantities...at least the diverse berry type that we are accustomed /take for granted in North America. And that includes grapes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
late Posted July 12, 2018 Share #6 Posted July 12, 2018 I am quite jealous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted July 12, 2018 Share #7 Posted July 12, 2018 I always enjoy reading your blog. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted July 12, 2018 Share #8 Posted July 12, 2018 Very Nice blog. It’s particularly interesting to see how your experience in the same area at the same time as I was there was significantly different, despite many overlapping aspects! We probably passed at some point on the temple steps, or missed each other by mere hours. But my green tea experiences were limited to soft serve ice cream by the bamboo forest. And the green tea Kit Kats found in tokyo station! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 12, 2018 Share #9 Posted July 12, 2018 Nicely written blog. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share #10 Posted July 13, 2018 4 hours ago, Prophet Zacharia said: Very Nice blog. It’s particularly interesting to see how your experience in the same area at the same time as I was there was significantly different, despite many overlapping aspects! We probably passed at some point on the temple steps, or missed each other by mere hours. But my green tea experiences were limited to soft serve ice cream by the bamboo forest. And the green tea Kit Kats found in tokyo station! I forgot about the green tea Kit Kats....which in a way I was underwhelmed. I couldn't taste any green tea flavour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted July 13, 2018 Share #11 Posted July 13, 2018 51 minutes ago, shootingstar said: I forgot about the green tea Kit Kats....which in a way I was underwhelmed. I couldn't taste any green tea flavour. They just tasted bitter. Did you try any of the Tokyo Banna flavored items? A little odd, mostly because of the firmness of the banana creame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share #12 Posted July 13, 2018 22 hours ago, Prophet Zacharia said: They just tasted bitter. Did you try any of the Tokyo Banna flavored items? A little odd, mostly because of the firmness of the banana creame. I could not taste bitterness in the green tea Kit Kat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted July 13, 2018 Share #13 Posted July 13, 2018 Just now, shootingstar said: I could not taste bitterness in the green tea Kit Kat. No? Funny, our palates must be different. My traveling group all found them bitter on first bite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted July 14, 2018 Author Share #14 Posted July 14, 2018 Very interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted July 14, 2018 Share #15 Posted July 14, 2018 This thread reminds me of Machka! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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