by Valerie Hwang | Nov 14, 2017 | Food, PacCetera, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
Today I’m going to talk about surviving eating through Japan on a super-shoestring budget. Not that I don’t enjoy dining at all the delicious establishments that Japan has to offer, but if you’re ever in the need to balance that Kobe steak dinner out or simply want to...
by Valerie Hwang | Nov 9, 2017 | Food, PacCetera
We all know that that when you go to Japan, there are certain things you must try – sushi, ramen, okonomiyaki…those are typical go-to foods that are quite correctly experiences to be had. And then there are the lesser known dishes…some of which are an entire adventure...
by Christine Kitajima | Nov 7, 2017 | Food, Japanese
Ogenki desuka? If you’re like, “Huh?!” you obviously did not read my previous Japanese blog. How rude! JK I don’t blame you. 😛 I have been on several PacSet tours now: Fire & Ice, Animated Spring, and Taste of Japan. Each tour has been a...
by Christine Kitajima | Oct 27, 2017 | Food
Kyushu Jangara I LOVE Ramen. I prefer ramen over soba or udon. Although it’s not as healthy as the latter, I love it. My favorite Ramen spot ever is an Osakan chain, called Kamukura Ramen. (I’ll talk about it in another blog.) Ever since joining PacSet,...
by Christine Kitajima | Oct 20, 2017 | Food, Hidden Finds
DISCLAIMER: This post is not meant for the faint-hearted!!! Read on at your own risk. Photos may be graphic to some! 😛 This corner is where I’ll be introducing interesting things I encounter while in Japan, sometimes unexpectedly. For my first edition, I’m...
by Christine Kitajima | Oct 13, 2017 | Food
I’m a total Junkie. I mean, I LOVE Junk Food. One of my favorite Japanese fast food chains is MOS Burger. MOS Burger has been around since 1972, and since then, has expanded to over 1700 locations in Japan and beyond, to other parts of Asia and even Australia....
by Valerie Hwang | Sep 12, 2017 | Destinations, Food, Hokkaido/Tohoku
A Stroll through Hakodate Morning Market Imagine if you could wake up one morning, walk outside and have delicious, freshly grilled crab, juicy oysters, fresh fruit, and smooth-as-silk ice cream at your doorstep. Well, this is pretty much what we got when we stepped...
by Valerie Hwang | Aug 29, 2017 | Food, PacCetera
Welcome to Valerie Eats! A blog where I talk about the food that we eat on PacSet Tours, and all the fun that comes with eating in Japan. Japan has two seemingly incompatible obsessions when it comes to food. The first one is sweets – whether it be ice cream, cookies,...
