Backlog of Food Adventures in Melbourne

Back with another food-related post!

Prepare to be hungry hehe

Kitsune Udon from Uzu (Caulfield)

Love Kitsune! Although I prefer Soba, kitsune udon still satisfies my craving and warms me up when it's winter in Melbourne.

Salmon Roses

Raw salmon is on my top 5 list of things I wouldn't mind eating everyday for the rest of my life, so it's no surprise that these Salmon Roses were delightful. Inside the roses are sushi rice, tempura flakes and mayo and fish roe. Yum :)

2012 Shiraz for my Birthday!

This was a gift for my Birthday back in March, but it was one hell of a good bottle! I liked how it didn't have any overwhelming bitter aftertaste and wasn't too dry.

Brunch in South Yarra

And of course - my favorite meal - Sunday brunch! This one was from a cafe in South Yarra. Rocket greens, potato 'hash brown', avocado mash, smoked salmon, a poached egg and hollandaise sauce. Great, but not life-changing.

Big Breakfast @ Degraves St

This was a big power-up breakfast right before a long day of work at the Town Hall. Poached Eggs, Toast, Sauteed Mushrooms, Baked Tomatoes and Bacon. Need I say more? Still can't get used to the bacon they have here in Australia - I prefer the crispy ones in Canada way more!

Favorite snack = Knoppers

Knoppers remains one of my absolute favorite snacks. I always have it with coffee (Long Black or Long Macchiato - no sugar of course)! I go through these like crazy haha they're not always available in Aldi either, so if I see them I tend to buy two packs of six - just in case.

Enough food pics for the time being - more to come later ^_^
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This past week of food adventures - home made + out & about

Here's to another week of delicious food adventures - both home made as well as from restaurants in Melbourne.

Warning: the following images may induce hunger and cravings. Viewer discretion is advised, especially if viewing late at night.

Starting with dessert at the Laurent cafe at the Chaddy branch. Chololate ganache, mini macarons, coconut and raspberry and cake filling. 

Then jumping to the morning after hangover food at the Pancake Parlour. Pancakes, whipped butter, eggs and bacon. Need I say more?

Jumping over to the Japanese side of things. Unagi don at Uzu in Caulfield. The unagi was delicious, but I still cannot believe the rice was soggy. Hmph. Don't skimp on the rice!! :(

This baby still saved the day. Otherwise, I would have been very unhappy. 

Now for fruity chocolates that look like Drawing/Colouring Chalks from HappyLab! Love the presentation of this little box! Plus, they were yummy too. My favourite one was the lychee flavour (far right, baby pink color).

My home made spicy fish stew with caramelised leeks and cucumber.

And lastly, last night's late night dinner: A warm salad of tuna, tomatoes and green beans in a brown butter and balsamic reduction. Crackers on the side. Yum!

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Shyun (Japanese Restaurant) in Carnegie

I went to this restaurant around about 2 or 3 weeks ago with some of my friends after a meeting. I am already a sucker for Japanese food, so I was super excited to go!

The ambience was cozy and welcoming - which reminds me of the restaurants I had been to in Japan. We were there a bit late, so there weren't any tables save for the couple of spaces at the counter. I actually quite liked sitting right in front of all the sushi-making action :)

There was a special for the Shake Rice (Salmon Rice), so being a raw salmon lover, the choice was easy. If memory serves me right, I believe it was around $9-10 but definitely no more than $12

Rice topped with Shake!

This was absolutely delicious!!! Yum yum yum yum. The raw salmon was cut into thin strips then mixed with a sauce (with traces of sesame oil as well?) then placed on top of sushi rice and sprinkled with fresh spring onions. The bowl didn't seem that big, but once you actually start eating it, you get full faster than you think. The freshness of the fish was good, especially at this price range, but don't expect it to be as fresh as e.g. a sushi store selling chirashi sushi @ Tsukiji market. Still, I really enjoyed it!

My friend knew the owner so she ordered some additional sushi that wasn't on the menu -

Torched Salmon Sushi with sweet miso sauce

This was again another wonderful dish! The colors in the above picture have been altered a bit, given that I took this picture with Instagram. But hey, you get the idea. :) The torched salmon went really well with the sweet auce (I'm thinking something along the lines of miso, shoyu, mirin) and I would definitely order more if I knew how to order it! lol

I shared a little bit of my friend's Soy Corokke (not pictured) as well, which I personally liked but my friend did not. I might have been a bit biased though, since I do like soy milk in general.  I also had the tiramisu daifuku for dessert (not pictured - it was way too messy to hold the camera and eat the sticky dessert at the same time) which was awesome! The soft and gooey layer of the mochi matched well with the cool and creamy tiramisu ice cream inside. Yum! Will definitely try other flavors next time.

Hopefully I'll get a chance to visit there again soon. When I do, I'll definitely share my experience here. For now, this restaurant has definitely gotten a thumbs-up from me! :)

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