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Kyoto fire ramen

March 19, 2012 by Yein Jee

A mini fire-show at a ramen restaurant [Jp] in Kyoto, Japan. Nothing magical, pour burning oil into water based liquid (vice versa) will do. Don’t try this at home ;)

I bet the gimmick will get them plenty of new customers, but it’s taste that matters most after all (not saying they are bad or anything). Hat tip to Japanprobe.

Filed Under: Offbeat Tagged With: Asian Food, Asian videos, Bizarre Food, East Asia, Japan blog, Japanese Food, Kyoto City

Fake chicken eggs in Malaysia

April 8, 2011 by Yein Jee

Fake chicken egg in MalaysiaMalaysians are dumbfounded with news of fake chicken eggs being sold (and now seized) in a market at the northern Penang state.

The fake eggs are said to be tasteless, have unusual shapes, have rougher shell surface, and the white and yolk would quickly mixed together.

A quick find online shows that counterfeit eggs have been produced and sold illegally in China (where else?) in recent years, where the fake eggs are made of sodium alginate, alum, gelatin, edible calcium chloride, water and colouring.

The cost of producing a fake egg is about 1/3 (est.) of its selling price, which makes it profitable at places with cheap labour cost. The chemicals won’t pose immediate health threat to consumers, but different story long term wise.

[Update] The seized eggs in Malaysia are found to be genuine eggs. WTF.

Filed Under: Offbeat Tagged With: Bizarre Food, China blog, Malaysia blog, Southeast Asia, Unusual and weird

Chinese virgin-eggs cooked in boys urine

March 16, 2011 by Yein Jee

Virgin eggs (童子蛋) are chicken eggs cooked in the urine of young boys in China…

China virgin urine eggs

Apparently the bizarre delicacy has a pretty long history in Dongyang City. But it’s making national headlines recently as it was discovered by some folks that the street food has been listed as one of the city’s cultural heritage.

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Filed Under: Featured, Offbeat Tagged With: Asian Food, Bizarre Food, China blog, Chinese Food, Chinese Traditions, Dongyang City, East Asia, Street Food, Unusual and weird, Zhejiang Province

Japan’s star-shaped and heart-shaped cucumbers

June 1, 2010 by Yein Jee

Farmers from Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture have produced some star-shaped and heart-shaped cucumbers by using plastic moulds…

The price of these shaped cucumbers is 5-6 times higher than normal stuff, but the market demand for the special products is still pretty high. I bet it must be really popular among the kids and young love birds.

Filed Under: Offbeat Tagged With: Asian Food, Bizarre Food, Cute and adorable, East Asia, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan blog, Japanese Food, Unusual and weird

Korea’s cotton candy in a cup

February 27, 2010 by Yein Jee

Pardon me if it’s common elsewhere, but I’ve never seen cotton candy sold in a cup prior to this Korean trip; and you’re supposed to eat this with a fork? Hmmm…

Cotton candy in a cup, South Korea

Seoul travelogue – Previous: Random stories (D45) | Next: Random stories (D48)

Filed Under: My Food Journal, Seoul 2010 Trip Tagged With: Asian Food, Bizarre Food, East Asia, Korean Food, South Korea, Street Food, Sweet food

Korea’s French fries coated hot dog on a stick

February 23, 2010 by Yein Jee

Sausage wrapped in batter and French fries instead of normal bun, and it’s poked on a bamboo stick for you to hold on. Genius, only in Korea…

French fries coated hot dog in Seoul, South Korea

It’s a common street food in Seoul, most often seen at night markets; had mine at Dongdaemun area. You can’t go wrong with sausages and fries; it’s always good.

Seoul travel journal

Previous: Royal guard-changing ceremony | Next: Random Seoul stories (D45)

Filed Under: My Food Journal, Seoul 2010 Trip Tagged With: Asian Food, Bizarre Food, East Asia, Korean Food, Seoul City, South Korea, Street Food

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