A New Healthy Choice for Ramen in Toronto – TSUJIRI

Ramen (ラーメン) is a Japanese adaptation of the Chinese Lamian (拉麺). “拉” means pull and “麺” means noodle. In full that means Ramen is made by twisting, stretching, pulling and folding the dough into strands, using the weight of the dough. A bowl of ramen must be combined with wheat noodles and soup. A good bowl of ramen is usually not very healthy. If we combined the fat, cabs and sodium together. One bowl of tonkatsu ramen (568g) can be up to 656 calories. On top of that, it also…

Never starve again in Hamilton – The Mule

My sister used to study in Hamilton and every time she came home to Toronto, she would stuff her face as if she didn’t eat for months. If you are in the same situation as her or are planning to go to Hamilton to see all those amazing waterfalls but not sure what to eat then it’s your lucky day for landing on this blog!

What is Congee?

Congee is a very popular food in many Asian countries. Somebody calls it “Congee Soup” and others calls it rice porridge. It is made from mixing boiling water with raw rice. The density of congee depends on different countries and culture. Lots of people think that the earliest appearance of congee is when there was famine or war. NO! That’s definitely wrong. The earliest we find the story about congee was around year 618 in Tang Dynasty (唐朝), China. The King at that time used congee for medication. The earliest…

T.G.I.F – Thanks God is Fish!

I recently came to the realization that Busters Sea Cove has opened up another location at the Telus Building in downtown Toronto. This is a great location compares to their St. Lawrence market location because it can be accessed through the PATH. I was there with my colleagues today and decided to share four entrées for lunch. They were definitely made with fresh ingredients, nothing was fishy, overall pretty good for the price. Their spicy grilled calamari was to die for. I would go back for it in the near…