Wonderful food
August 31st 2010 11:37
Hello everyone, as promised I will share a list of weird and wonderful food that my partner and I have tried during our time in Hong Kong, Japan, England, Scotland and Ireland.
Ice Coffee with Jelly - Starbucks, Hong Kong
Okay you may think that all around the world, the menu at Starbucks is pretty much the same. Well it is, sorta. You can get danishes, cookies, espresso coffees and frappes. But in Hong Kong you can an extremely strong ice coffee with ice and coffee jelly. It costs around $47HK and I found it to be quite nice, but my partner did not.
Vegetarian Oysters - Vegetarian restaurant in Hong Kong
I'm not a big fan of actually oysters, never have been even when I was a meat eater. But these are delicious, they taste a little like chicken and may have been made from tofu.
Fruit Parfait - Seven Eleven, Tokyo, Japan
Okay this sounds like a fairly common food, but the Japanese take on this is interesting and tasty. It's basically sweetened frozen milk with layers of sweetened condensed milk with dried pineapple, and mandarin on top.
Vegetarian Chicken - Loving Hut, Tokyo, Japan
We can get this in New Zealand at veggie restaurants and at New World supermarkets in the form of chicken nuggets. These are tasty and taste much like real chicken, at least I think so.
HP Sauce - England
This is England's version of tomato sauce, I believe, It's like tomato sauce but sweeter and and has vinegary taste. It tastes good with chips and eggs.
Aged Marmite - England
Tastes like a milder, more sophisticated version of regular Marmite (yeast spread, which many New Zealanders are fond of).
Vegetarian Haggis - Scotland
We didn't actually try this. The idea of a vegetarian version of offfal did not appeal to me. I was surprised that they even make it. I apologise to any Scottish people reading this who may be offended by this. However feel free to make fun of NZ's taste for Marmite.
Irn Bru - Scotland
This is favourite hang over cure in Scotland. I don't think it is a very effective cure, however I see why people like it. It's a flurorescent orange coloured soft drink and tastes a bit like Mountain Dew.
Cookie Dough Flavoured Ice Cream - Ireland
It is exactly that - cookie dough in ice cream. I believe this flavour is available in the USA as well as Britain. But Dublin, Ireland is where I first tried it. Only for occasional treats as it is unhealthy as it sounds.
Guinness Beer - Ireland
I tried this at the Guinness Storehouse Museum in Dublin. It very dark stout (I think) and a very strong flavour. NZ brews their own Guinness, which tastes likewhat I think swamp water would taste like. Guinness brewed in Ireland is smooth, rich and a little bit bitter.
Tomorrow I am off to Brussels, Belgium. I will be back soon.
Ice Coffee with Jelly - Starbucks, Hong Kong
Okay you may think that all around the world, the menu at Starbucks is pretty much the same. Well it is, sorta. You can get danishes, cookies, espresso coffees and frappes. But in Hong Kong you can an extremely strong ice coffee with ice and coffee jelly. It costs around $47HK and I found it to be quite nice, but my partner did not.
Vegetarian Oysters - Vegetarian restaurant in Hong Kong
Fruit Parfait - Seven Eleven, Tokyo, Japan
Okay this sounds like a fairly common food, but the Japanese take on this is interesting and tasty. It's basically sweetened frozen milk with layers of sweetened condensed milk with dried pineapple, and mandarin on top.
Vegetarian Chicken - Loving Hut, Tokyo, Japan
We can get this in New Zealand at veggie restaurants and at New World supermarkets in the form of chicken nuggets. These are tasty and taste much like real chicken, at least I think so.
HP Sauce - England
This is England's version of tomato sauce, I believe, It's like tomato sauce but sweeter and and has vinegary taste. It tastes good with chips and eggs.
Aged Marmite - England
Tastes like a milder, more sophisticated version of regular Marmite (yeast spread, which many New Zealanders are fond of).
Vegetarian Haggis - Scotland
We didn't actually try this. The idea of a vegetarian version of offfal did not appeal to me. I was surprised that they even make it. I apologise to any Scottish people reading this who may be offended by this. However feel free to make fun of NZ's taste for Marmite.
Irn Bru - Scotland
This is favourite hang over cure in Scotland. I don't think it is a very effective cure, however I see why people like it. It's a flurorescent orange coloured soft drink and tastes a bit like Mountain Dew.
Cookie Dough Flavoured Ice Cream - Ireland
It is exactly that - cookie dough in ice cream. I believe this flavour is available in the USA as well as Britain. But Dublin, Ireland is where I first tried it. Only for occasional treats as it is unhealthy as it sounds.
Guinness Beer - Ireland
I tried this at the Guinness Storehouse Museum in Dublin. It very dark stout (I think) and a very strong flavour. NZ brews their own Guinness, which tastes likewhat I think swamp water would taste like. Guinness brewed in Ireland is smooth, rich and a little bit bitter.
Tomorrow I am off to Brussels, Belgium. I will be back soon.
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