Nov 29, 2021Afternoon Tea @ The Finch's Arms, Hambleton, Oakham, UK. A three-stage Afternoon tea with Sandwiches, Cakes and Tarts. Sandwiches: Cheese & Pickle, Ham...
Nov 29, 2021Hot Chocolate Frog@ Chocolate Frog Cafe, WB Harry Potter Studio Tour, UK A simple hot chocolate with cream. And a little chocolate frogs. It was pretty...
Nov 29, 2021Blackberry Bircher@ Fika Cafe, Stamford Blackberry Bircher overnight oats, star anise & pear compote, apple, roasted nuts. (Apparently Bircher is derived...
Oct 9, 2021Purple Frog Cupcake@The Chocolate Frog Cafe, Harry Potter Studio Tour, UK Little more than a pretty chocolate cupcake with a silky smooth purple buttercream...
Sep 27, 2021Teriyaki Glazed Isle of Wight Pork Belly@ The Garlic Farm, Isle of Wight, UK Porky belly in a Teriyaki Glaze, with sweet and sour tomatoes and sesame seeds. It was well cooked,...
Sep 27, 2021Baked Whole Garlic Bulb@ The Garlic Farm, Isle of Wight, UK Exactly as it sounds: A whole roast bulb of a large garlic variety, about the size of an orange....
Nov 16, 2020Special Tea Service @Waraku-an Sabo, Nijo Castle, Kyoto Green tea (sencha) and a couple of dainties at the tea house at the old Kyoto castle. The sweets are...
Nov 16, 2020Matcha and KINKAKU @kinkakuji (the golden pavilion), Kyoto. Properly prepared matcha with a slight froth on top, and of the highest quality. Served with a...
Nov 16, 2020Goma Dango and Green tea @ the Baien teahouse,Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto Dango are fantastic chewy little balls of rice flour, like nothing in the western...
Nov 16, 2020Umekobucha and Senbi@the Baien Teahouse, Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto Was a very salty-sweet drink that you had to make yourself from the powder in the...
Nov 16, 2020Matcha Experience@Hokokuji temple, KamakuraFoamed Matcha with Higashi (dry sweets) @Hokokuji temple, Kamakura (also known as the Bamboo temple) The matcha was strong and green...