Tokyo Banana

Tokyo Banana is one of my favourite food in the world. I am not exaggerating this fact or promoting this food for anyone but this is really something I will never say NO to. Everytime I step feet into Japan, the first thing that comes to my mind is I need to get my hand on this.

Tokyo Banana can be found in Tokyo. That's obvious right? Haha... A lot of tourist will not return home without a box of this. It can be commonly found in the shopping areas and of course, the airport. Other then Tokyo, you can also get this from most of the international airport in Japan but I can't promise on this.

Since this is so nice, you might be wondering why is this only found in Japan. While, it has a super short shelf live, usually about a week long to a few days. The one I bought in Tokyo has a shelf life of 9 days while the one I bought in Kyushu international airport has a shelf life of 5 days only. I guess they don't deliver this to Kyushu on a daily basis. LOL!

I ususally purchased the smaller box. It comes in pack of 8 pieces, all wrapped individually. A box will cost about S$15. It is really expensive for a bananan cake but who to blame except me. I simply can't resist this.

Tokyo Banana is actually a sponge cake with banana cream filling. It's soft and not too sweet. Once you start on it, you will just simply continuing popping one after another into your mouth. Well, you will need to exercise some self control over here. After all, it is not available in Singapore and it is really very expensive. You will start to feel the heart ache if you really finish up the whole box at one go.

My First Time!

I have been nagging to almost everyone I know that I should learn to bake but somehow it's all talk with no action. Most importantly, I have NO oven at home. So how am I suppose to bake without an oven. :p

I know, I know. This is just an execuse. There are also some no bake cakes or cookies available that I should be able to do. But what's the joy of making cookies and cakes when I can't bake them! Ok, ok... I am a girl that likes to talk more than taking action. Maybe that's why I am still a nobody today. Hai...

For a change finally. My friend invited me to her house for a baking session. Now now now, I can finally bake something! Yes!!! Finally!!!

I would have love to start my first baking session with something more normal. You know, something like chocolate chips cookies. As a matter of fact, my friend and I have totally different wave length. Haha... She felt that we should be doing something more exotic. Chocolate chips cookies are available everywhere and it's not like I can bake very nice chocolate chips cookies. Haha... Quite true... So here we end up with Earl Grey Tea Cookies.


Don't they look nice??!!! Hehe... I have to admit that I think they look nicer than they taste. Haha... But I will have to say it's really not bad for my first try!

The recipe is taken from Martha Stewart. Give it a try too if you are looking for some not so average type of cookies. Enjoy!

NYDC @ Novena Shopping Center

When ever I go NYDC, it always for their cakes. This time around, I have decided to have my lunch there for a change.


This is mushroom and ham baked rice ($13.50) ordered by my friend. Baked rice is not my favourite kind of food. Although I like cheese, I find baked rice simply too cheesy for me to finish it up.


I still stick to my same old safe choice of food, fish and chips ($15.80). Salad dressing is too sour for my taste. I rather they didn't put on the dressing. The serving is really too big for me. There is two pieces of fish and I couldn't finish it. I like the wedges that came with it. Usually fish and chips always comes with fries. Personally, I prefer wedges over fries.


I may be too full to finish the main course but how can I say no to dessert when I am at NYDC. After all, a girl always has a second stomach for dessert. I shared this cake, 'Boo Boo', with my friend. It is very rich in chocolate. WARNING to non-chocolate lover! Stay Away!

Marutama Ramen @ United Square

Ramen has always been one of my favourite food so when I first saw this restuarant opening at United Sqaure, I was very excited. However, there hasn't been very positive reviews from my friends who went there and I have no chance to try it out until now.

I was quite disappointed with the staff there when I first approach the restaurant. They were seen at plain sight standing around, chit chatting with each other. Although I tried to catch their attention, I wasn't been approached and given a table until quite a while. Apparently, they were more interested in their conversation than attending to their customers.

Limited choice of ramen. In fact, you can only find 4 kinds of ramen. If you are a picky eater like me, check out the menu online first before going. You don't want to end up in a restaurant without being able to find something you like to eat.

I ordered this Marutama Ra-Men. $12 a bowl. As seen on the photo, there is sea weed, sping onions and a single piece of cha siew. The soup is chicken based and the chicken smell is pretty strong. If you are used to eating ramen with pork based, you will not find this soup to your liking.

The ramen taste average. However, after one of my friend commented that the texture of the ramen felt like the wan dan mee noodle rather then ramen, I tend to agree with her too. Guess I won't be going back to try this for a second time since I can get a bowl of wan dan mee noodle at a cheaper price. Oops...

I find the char siew to be too fatty for my liking. I spent sometime getting rid of the fat before eating. Should I be thankful that here is only one single thin piece of char siew?

Next up is this grilled roast pork (Yaki Charsiu). 4 pieces for $6. Very expensive pork and I don't find the taste worth the price. Taste average to me.

Conclusion is I won't be going back to this restuarant for a second try. Well, at least not this outlet. I was told the food at the Central outlet is better but I will definitely think twice before going there to try it out.

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Bao Today (包今天) @ Marina Square

I am currently in the phrase of craving for dim sum all the time. Ask me what I want to eat and I will always give you the standard answer of the moment - "Dim Sum!!!!".

I was looking for an early dinner at marina square and it should come at no surprise that I will end up at 'Bao Today'. Everything looks nice on the menu and the price looks reasonable. First thought was food should be not bad for the shop to be 3 quarters full at 5pm.

An overview of what was ordered for dinner. I left out the drinks by accident. Anyway, there was a cup of hot tea and a cold yuan yang. Total bill came up to about $31. Restaurant does collect a 7% GST but there is no service charge. Good news is if you are paying with a standard chartered bank credit card, you can get a 10% discount. My bill is after the discount. Before you place your order, do remember to check with the staff to see if the discount is still on or not. Don't come and blame me for giving wrong information if you do not get the discount.

Fried Mango with Prawn ($4.00)
The taste is quite refreshing from the normal fried stuff. You can taste a bit of the sourness from the mango. Bad thing is you can hardly taste the prawn. I doubt you will even know there is prawn in it if it is not in the name.

Banana and Bean Paste ($3.50)
I am kind of surprise that I actually like this. Red bean has never top the list of my favourite food. In fact, you can seldom catch me eating red bean unless it is some kind of pastry from Japan. The filling in this dish is red beans plus banana. Some may find this combination to be too sweet but I think this is just sweet enough to satisfy my sweet tooth. Yummy!

Egg Yolk Bun ($3.00)
This is my first time eating an egg yolk bun. Normally I will order the same old boring cha siew bun. Anyway, my friend said this is one item she will never fail to order if it can be found on the menu. Taste wise, it is not bad but boring cha siew bun will still win hands down over this egg yolk bun for me.

Prawn Dumpling ($4.00)
Highlight of the meal. This is the most delicious item we have ordered for the day. The prawn is very fresh. A lot of times, prawn is always the deciding factor when we determine if the dim sum is nice or not. This prawn dumpling has pass the test.

Fish Roe Shao Mai ($3.50)
Not too bad but as said earlier, prawn dumpling is still the best!

Chicken Congee ($6.80)
I will not order this again. If you want a good congee, try Crystal Jade. Price is around the same but taste is much much better. The taste of this congee is not as smooth as I expected congee to taste like. If it is a good congee, you can just eat it plain and still find it very tasteful. However, this is not something you will find so with this congee.

Lotus Leaf Rice ($6.80)
A strange habit of mine. This is not my favourite food but I will always order this whenever I see it on the menu. You may be asking me why but I have yet to find out the answer. :p Hehe... The moment you start to peel open the left, you will be welcome with a nice smell of the tea leave. You actually start to raise the expectation of the taste of this upon the smell but be warn. It doesn't taste as nice as it smell. Not the best I have tried but not the worst too. Fullerton hotel dim sum buffet actually serves a pretty nice lotus leaf rice. Don't miss it if you happen to be there.