Hello!

This was our first fam dinner out to celebrate my sister's birthday!

We visited The Public Izakaya at 100am. You may have walked past it before - they have a large outdoor seating near the entrance of 100am.

Izakaya in Japanese basically means a place where you can stay and drink. In Japan, they seemed kind of intimidating to me (especially the smaller ones with regulars), but in Singapore it's more like a dining establishment to me. Lol.

There are TONS of things on the menu (without pictures, lol. Maybe refer online if you need them).

Are you ready? Here we go!

Oden - six types : so warm and comforting especially since it was raining that night. The soup was sweet but rich! 

Fried shrimp - very salty, great if you are having beer.

Mentaiko tamago! 

Skewers!

Baked crab gratin with lil bits of macaroni inside. Sweet and creamy. 

Grilled squid yaaaas. We asked for some lemon to go with this. 

Hi friends! 

I'm gonna take you on a little virtual trip to Tigerlily Patisserie today.

First, join the queue and check in via a wooden QR code sign! Very atas. 

Some sweet pastries for starters!

The Kouign Amann is sweet and lovely. It's nutty and all kinds of wonderful. 

The Pain au chocolat is crispy and flaky and certainly did not disappoint. I enjoyed the way they folded it, resulting in beautiful grooves more like a croissant rather than the usual slab of 'pie' format.

Now let's have some breakfast.

You can pick your side, and also the type of bread you prefer (ciabatta, sourdough etc).

Now let's welcome the stars of the show! ✨ 

The Beehive ($11) 🍯

Yes, it is pricey but we decided to go for it since we're here. These were the popular picks - the 3 people in the queue before us ordered the exact combo too, probably because these two cakes look the most intriguing and delicious. 

And it was a delightful experience indeed! This dessert was not afraid to go big on the sour tartness and balance it with a light, sweet and airy cream. It was also fun to find the 'treasure' of a ball of honey jelly inside. 9/10, very refreshing and good for sharing. 

Next, the Pistachio Marimo! ($10)

I used to own real marimo balls because they are so CUUUUTE! I had two small ones (boba size) in a bottle, and a large one I got from an aquarium shop. I can't resist these cuties!

Hello my friends!

Welcome back to the blog.

Recently I went food shopping after work and found lots of interesting snacks.

Case in point:

'Magic Pretz' $2

I'm guessing that if you eat it with another Pretz flavour, you get treated to a different flavour combo.  Pretty cool but since they didn't sell the other flavours in single packs, I skipped this. (Also I feel like this Magic Pretz would just have a creamy wheat flavour.)

Another thing I spotted...cheese curd bars.

I didn't know this was a thing!

What really caught my eye was this packet of Rainbow Calbee chips!

It was $3 and looked cool so it went home with me.

I was really hyped up about this! It seemed to boast 7 flavours. 

Opening the bag,... I felt a little miffed after buying into this whole 'rainbow' concept. As pictured: crab, clam, fish, squid, shrimp, seaweed, mushrooms as ingredients.

But I can't complain, they showed the product clearly on the front. No actual rainbow colours.

I naively thought that there would maybe be 7 different types of chips?  Lol. (This is my fault because I tend to eat these colourful senbei snacks from Muji and they're multi flavoured and multi coloured.)

Oh well. Let's take a bite.

Two things stood out.

1. The chips were not crispy. (Manufactured May 2021, Best before Nov 2021)

2. The chips tasted... normal. The closest comparison would be the Calbee Seaweed flavour. There isn't any significant or unique umami despite the ingredients they used. Meh.

What can I say... I tasted disappointment that day.

:(

Also, where is the 'Rainbow' that was the USP?

Turns out it's here:

My sister says it means something like 'taste the rainbow'.

Okay....

Well, this was clearly a case of hype from packaging material for me as I can't read Korean. Very disappointed as I'm a big fan of Calbee! Guess I should have Googled first before purchasing?!?!?!

*Since the chips were not crispy, I ended up mixing them up with white rice because I have been seeing people mix potato chips as flavouring for their rice or noodles. It was...fine. 

Till next time,

Skye

Hey friends!

I saw a lovely Instagram video by @emilylfigueroa on how to make mango boba, and it looked really simple so I decided to give it a try!  Blogging her recipe because I referred to her video x1000 to check for instructions XD

Ingredients:

• Tapioca flour
• 1/2 cup Mango
• 4tbsp Water
• 1 tbsp White sugar
• Honey/ Brown sugar