Dinner @ Home @ 9 p.m.

Yum, more of the squido rice. I know it's probably ringing unhealthy cholesterol sirens in some of you , but the Hokkaido Fair doesn't really happen often so while it's still there.... why not? After all, I'm probably not going to be able to get this until the next one comes along and whom knows...I might have decided to go the vegan path then.

And then we have tonkatsu sandwich from Romankan Yokohama.

Notice the vibrant greens and reds of the vegetables in the sandwich. And excuse the phone that was used to take the photo. No fast food can ever look this good packed home.

The slice of fried pork actually looks abit thinner than the dish in real life, but it still taste good the same. For $3+, it beats many other similarly priced sandwiches in terms of quality and taste.

Always good to have them fresh fruits, especially home cut in your diet. Remember this kids. And I'm not the first one to tell you that.

OOO : The Importance of being Elite

The importance of being elite? The fruit that blossoms often falls not far from the tree. What's about being elite? Maybe it's about being too good to keep a leash onto your little blooded beast. In the 21st Century, the walls have ears and mouths. Be careful what you utter lest yourself be owned. Especially pretentious trend seekers who understand not what they do. Fools that do not realise that sound reverbrates. An apt self labelled vivid nothingness in the head indeed, that fails even at sanctimony. Ridiculed.

Dinner @ home

Home grilled mackerel and squido rice (take away from the Hokkaido Fair) for tonight. The rice stuffed squid tasted like I remembered it from last year. Which is much better than the tiny ones that were sold in the Umaimono Fair. This one has soft sticky grains while the former has rice that taste like they were undercooked. The squid is a little harder than usual, with a bite, however not rubbery. There is a slightly smoked flavour to the meat.

The mackerels are actually bought frozen and grilled at home. I find that the whole ones taste better than pre-cut slices actually, but this is pretty decent as well.

Romankan Yokohama, Takashimaya

This Japanese katsu shop is located at the basement of Takashimaya. The menu consist mostly of pork, chicken and prawn based katsu rice and wrapped sandwiches with the sets accompanied by pickles, rice, shredded lettuce and miso soup. There are servers dressed in French maid outfits. The food here is pretty similar to another that serves katsu and curry at the basement of Liang Court in Meidi Ya.

Chicken and Prawn Katsu set

Pork Katsu set minus rice

Juicy close up of the Pork Katsu

More hot and juicy meat

Hokkaido Fair, Takashimya

This year's Hokkaido Fair located at the basement of Takashimaya seemingly looked more lacklustre in comparison to the one last year even on a Saturday afternoon. Maybe it's just today. Apart from the ramen stand, the crowd was thin at most of the booths. In comparison, the Umaimono Fair looked like a better success. The fair started on the 26th Oct and ends on the 5th of November so if you wanna go check it out, don't wait too long. The following were a some random pics of what one might find.

Boiled squids stuffed with rice

A very busy ramen master at ceaseless work

And the small loot from the fair today are...

Fish cake with cheese...

...filled with delicious cream cheese. $3.60 a piece.

And 2 packs of squido rice to go!

Desserts at Menotti, Re-revisited

Talk about ad hoc. This is yet again, unplanned and the 3rd dessert stop at Menotti in 2 weeks. Starting from the bottom left at counterclockwise, we have the Canoli, Duomos, Baba', Tiramisu, Strudel and the Cassata Siciliana.