Tuesday, 12 November 2013

T.O.K.Y.O: Day 2 Part 1 > Ameyoko (アメ横)> Tsukishima 月島 Monja Street - もんじゃストリート

July 2013

Waking up to breakfast in hotel: Asakusa Super Hotel. I like this hotel. The room does not have those yellow lighting therefore photographing in the room is less orangey in colour. 


Off to Ueno's Ameyoko Street


When we came out of the train, we passed by this confectionery with cute panda bear bread. But I am too full to try it. 

Ameyoko (アメ横)

We walked around the street, passed by several shops but I didn't manage to buy anything for myself until I saw two wholesale shops selling snacks and candies. I was so excited over it because I was a junkie when it comes to munching junk food...LOL





My box of soda bubblegum - 60 pieces inside



I watch TV about monjayaki もんじゃ焼き and I was eager to try it out in Tokyo. Monjayaki is a Japanese pan fried batter with ingredients which you can select based on your preferences. I read online about Tsukishima's Monja Street - もんじゃストリートwhere it is said that monjayaki originated from. 






Lady Luck shone on us as the day we decided to go to Tsukishima street, it was having an event where there were stalls of food and games along the street.  There were Japanese wearing traditional costumes.  We were spoiled for choice over the huge selection of restaurants to go to and we finally settled on one restaurant since it has pictures of the dishes pasted outside the restaurant. A good way to attract foreigners like us who do not know how to read much Japanese since it is hard for us to decide which to go based on Japanese words.





I feel the Japanese waiter seem very nervous when he was serving us as he hit against the chair twice when he came over to serve us. With my basic level of Japanese language, I managed to help the two of us to order a monjayaki set which also includes 2 drinks + okonomiyaki + salad. The waiter helped us to cook it since it is our first time eating it and had no idea on how to cook it.
 




Monjayaki in the making!

Monjayaki done! Yummy



Okonomiyaki お好み焼き in the making!




Even the salt dispenser bottle is panda design. Cute!



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