I finally tried the notorious Nattō, a Japanese delicacy of fermented soybeans. Nattō usually accompanies Asagohan, a traditional Japanese breakfast, but it can also be eaten with a bowl of rice or even as is. I had it for the first time in CIBI, a so-called Japanese breakfast cafe in Melbourne. Their Ultimate breakfast…
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I could be forever doomed after the one elusive Japanese breakfast in Tokyo that set an impossible-to-match standard for the rest.…
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I guess this would be when I let you in on a little secret; for someone who claims to be an adventurous foodie, I never had Ramen before.…
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There was no English menu, but the breakfast menu had cute hand-drawn pictures. It was the best Japanese breakfast I have ever had so far.…
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It wasn’t even 8 AM yet and it didn’t take a genius to realize why I needed to queue for more than two hours just to stand in front of Sushi Dai at Tsukiji Fish Market and stare at people eating sushi. The famous Japanese Sushi restaurant is the same size as my room…
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