Random Snacks - Caramel & Milk Tea Pudding

Does this look familiar?

The one time I tried out a breakfast oats recipe (and failed).

And also my complaints about the recipe as presented by Brand's.

Samyang Spicy Chocolate-Covered Almonds.

So... When I saw this on the supermarket shelf, I was like, "Oh, what the hell, I'm gonna try it!!" I can't read Korean so I'm only guessing that these are spicy chocolate-covered almonds. (And I've always wanted to try some spicy chocolate!)

Even the chicken can't take it!

Random Snacks - Jagarico Tarako Butter potato sticks

You may recall me reviewing a similar snack some years ago and you would be right! Unlike the Jagabee tarako mayo (also from Calbee), this Jagariko is tarako butter, which also sounds delish!

It's like a kid-version of Jagabee!

Kagome's tomato juices are one of the worst things I've ever drunk!

I like a cup of tomato juice once in a while. Sometimes with vodka and a dash of tabasco, Worcestershire sauce and pepper. Sadly, tomato juice is not very common where I live, so I settle with imports at the supermarket, and this tomato juice from Kagome is one of them.

Cute little bottle.

Mamee Daebak - Spicy Kimchi Cup Noodle

So... it turns out there was more than one flavour of cup noodle from the Mamee Daebak brand. I mean, look at it, it's almost indistinguishable from the other one I tried some weeks back! If it took the price tags on the supermarket shelf to tell me that there are actually two different flavours, I think that is a failure in packaging design!

Btw, this was the flavour the famous Korean dude tried out, not the fried chicken one.

Anyway, I digress. Now that I've discovered it, it is my duty to try it out and compare it with the other one!

American Nissin Cup Noodle - Hot and Spicy Shrimp

I haven't learnt from my last experiences with these US cup noodles, but this was a flavour I did not see the last time I was at the supermarket, so I was curious to try it as well.

Ooh, maroon!

The label says "Hot" "and" "Spicy," so it's gotta have at least a bit of spice, right? Let's find out!

Recipe: Pork Mushroom Risotto w/ Vegemite Butter

I enjoy watching MasterChef Australia, and there was one episode (Season 10, Episode 27) where a professional chef cooked Vegemite prawn risotto for the immunity challenge. The Vegemite butter idea looked awesome, so I decided to try making a risotto dish with Vegemite butter as well.

A pork mushroom risotto with Vegemite butter!!!

Mamee Daebak - Spicy Fried Chicken Cup Noodle

So, for some reason I only just found out that this flavour from Mamee (a local brand) cup noodle existed. And some famous(?) Korean dude gave his approval of it, so it should be quite good?

Well, it certainly has piqued my interest. Time to try it!

American Nissin Cup Noodle - Spicy Lime Shrimp

Here's the Spicy Lime Shrimp flavour of the Nissin Cup Noodles of The West!

Time to see how it compares to the Spicy Chile Chicken flavour!

American Nissin Cup Noodle - Spicy Chile Chicken Flavor

So, I was surprised to find Nissin Cup Noodles from the US at my local grocery store. Needless to say, I bought a couple to try them out. 8D

I deliberately went with "spicy," lol.

I'm reviewing the Spicy Chile Chicken flavour first, and I will cover the Spicy Lime Shrimp flavour in the next blog post!

Samyang Hot Chicken Flavour Ramen - Carbo (regular version)

We're back with the Carbo flavour! Previously I tried the (smaller) bowl version and loved it, so I bought the regular packet for this flavour to savour it once more!

Yums~!

Samyang Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen - Jjajang

This one is a fairly new flavour! It's based on jajangmyeon, a Korean black bean sauce noodle. I've never had jajangmyeon before, so let's see how it tastes!

Import from Korea!

Samyang Hot Chicken Ramen - Carbo (bowl version)

Here's a relatively new flavour in the Samyang Hot Chicken ramen series: Carbo!

It's short for carbonara, apparently.

Samyang Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen - Mala

Here's another flavour I took a while to try because I couldn't buy single packets until recently: The Mala flavour! I like eating spicy Sichuan style stir fried chicken so this should be interesting.

Despite being Chinese, I actually first learned of the terms "ma" and "la" from Shokugeki no Soma (Vol. 15, chapter 122)

Samyang Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen - 'Ice' Type

I finally got around to trying one of the older flavours of the Samyang Hot Chicken Flavour Ramen instant noodles, the 'Ice' type!

I wonder why the ICE has quotation marks..?

Making A Yaki Onigiri

So, the local Family Mart started selling these baked cheese mentaiko onigiri, which looked pretty darn tasty.

So I bought one for breakfast!

But there is just one problem...

Samyang Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen - Stew Type

Here's another review of Samyang spicy instant noodles! This time I tried the Stew Type. It looked good in the picture and I always liked my noodles wet or soupy.

Halal Certified!

Cup Noodle Review: BIG Cup Noodle - Potato & Chicken Nuggets (with black pepper & soy sauce) Flavour

Here's another one of those unusual flavours from Japan. This one has potato & chicken nuggets ("potenage" for short) with black pepper and soy sauce flavour. (Also, why must they have such long names for the flavour? 8D;;)

It's bigger than the regular ones.

Cup Noodle Review: Pleasantly Spicy Cheese Sundubu Flavour

This is another Japanese cup noodle flavour I got recently. It's from the time of the Winter Olympics 2018. The flavour is based on sundubu-jjigae, a Korean soft tofu stew (because the Winter Olympics was held at Pyeongchang, South Korea). The big red kanji says that there's pure/genuine tofu in it, so it should be good.

I like that it's made to support the Japanese participants in the Winter Olympics.

Cup Noodle Review: Milk Seafood Noodle (With extra cheese topping!)

So it's apparently the 10th anniversary of the Milk Seafood flavour? To celebrate, there is apparently extra cheese (or something that resembles it) inside. Well, more cheese is good for me!

Cheese oozing over MILK.

Random Snacks - Muji Sakura Rice Jelly Pancake

I managed to get my hands on this and some cup noodles from Japan. It's coming to spring in Japan so you'll see sakura-flavoured snacks and stuff around the shops. Normally I'd buy the sakura baumkuchen, but this time I decided to try the sakura mochi-filled mini dorayaki, or as they labeled it here, the sakura rice jelly pancake!

Three in a pack!

Valentine Special (?) - Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies

Since Valentine's Day is coming up, I figured I should post my attempt (from 2 years ago) at making red velvet cookies. I used a recipe from this site called Sally's Baking Addiction to make these cookies, and they turned out pretty good. Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures of the dough-making process, so I'm only going to post pictures of the baking process. 8D;;; If you want the recipe, just click on this recipe link. There are also lots of other red velvet cookie recipes you can find online so just pick whichever you fancy.

Coooookieeess

Kagami Mochi

A family member brought back a kagami mochi from Japan as a souvenir. I've never eaten kagami mochi before so it's gonna be an interesting experience.

Some people in my family thought it was a toy, lol

Cup Noodle Review: Rich Cup Noodle - Matsutake mushroom cream flavour

It's been a while since I've seen a new flavour from the Rich Cup Noodle series, and I had the fortune of buying a few cups in my recent trip to Japan. This one's the Matsutake fragrant rich mushroom cream flavour! (An autumn flavour if I'm not mistaken)

The flavour description at the bottom is pretty darn long, lol

2x Spicy Samyang Hot Chicken Flavour Ramen Bowl

It's the new year, so let's kick it off with something explosive, the bowl version of the 2x Spicy Samyang Hot Chicken ramen!

I had no idea what I was getting into.