New Year Resolution

Hello 2016!

Wait....

Did 2015 fly by without a single blog entry?
*scrolls up*
Mmm, guess it did.

2015 sucked most of the time. Well...I mean Sept 2014 til Dec 2014 was even worse (don't even get me started!). But 2015 really wasn't brilliant either. It was a year filled with learning. Filled with headaches. Relatives passing... But mostly filled with discovering things I didn't know about myself.

The month of December of 2015 was a good one though. I started taking driving lessons (yes, I'm 29 years old...) which is one of the scariest things ever! but as it turns out... I'm not that bad at it.

Now. 2016!!!

This will be a good year. I'll make sure of it, so the Universe better pay attention to me now!

2016 the year of.... ADVENTURE.
Cheesy? (I'd love some).
Corny? (with some butter).
Cliché? A cliché is a cliché for a reason, innit?

This year I will get my drivers license.
I'll get my Bachelor degree in teaching.
I'll read 20 books in the 2016 book reading challenge (I'm a goodreads member, find me under flowangelic)

and.... this month I shall become....
Vegetarian.

That's right.

A month without meat!

Why?

I want to see if I can manage. I'm a real carnivore with food. I eat meat almost every day. Now maybe some of you won't see this as a valid reason (You may explain why) and if you do, great! :)

I started immediately on the 1st of January. I called in help from some of my friends who have been vegetarian for a loooonng time and they gave me a couple of recipes for me to try out.

Now the tricky part of this challenge is that my boyfriend (with whom I live with) doesn't even want to try this challenge with me. He still wants his meat. Fine, but I ain't paying for that :P

I think the best way to handle this challenge in the meantime is to also write about it during the next couple of weeks. From recipes I try out to Lord knows whatever else.

Thank you for reading and also have a great 2016!!!

Flo

Food and drinks in Japan!

Today's topic is going to be all about food!

I could have talked about the day I left Japan and went back to England...But I'm not ready for that yet. I want to stay in the moment for as long as I can, so let's still pretend I'm there shall we?

Sushi.
(What a way to start...)
Seriously though, we have to address this situation (and with we, I mean myself).
I love sushi, love it love it! In fact it is my most favourite type of food apart from chocolate!
But it's unfair to claim it is my favourite when all I've had is the sushi they make in the local sushi restaurants in my country...which (I can honestly say now) is NOT the same thing as I ate in Japan.

First of all the rice! I mean take a look at the bottom picture...

Can you see it? Can you see the rice? a bit? EXACTLY!! 

This is how it should be, a normal amount of rice and a BIG piece of fish (like this juicy fatty tuna!) on top of it! I think I addressed this before in another chapter, didn't I? Apperantely it makes me very upset haha.

Also between the rice and the fish is a bit of wasabi. Which (I discovered) is not that bad! The thing with wasabi, is that as soon as you swallow it (that's what she said), the burning sensation goes away (...that's what she said??)

But yeah that was the sushi example :P

So more interesting food....

And...one of the best meals! Teppanyaki!

The prawn on the plate (picture below) was still alive...I didn't figure it out until I leaned it and it moved! Needless to say the chef had a good laugh. 

I've got a clip of the prawn being cooked (alive), Link is not up yet, but once it is just visit my YouTube channel.

I would have loved to take this man home with me...But I don't think my boyfriend would have approved...

Shabu shabu was also very very good! as seen in the picture below (don't mind the lame look on my face though, I was in Shabushabu heaven) Look at them chopstick skills!

Time for another delicious subject...

Snacks and candy!!!

Last year my dad bought some candy for me in Japan, on my request, and brought it to my house when he came for a visit to the Netherlands. 

Those dogbiscuit looking things were the most delicious out of the whole bunch.

Now that I was in Japan myself, I obviously had to buy some candy myself....

I ended up buying nothing hahaha

The only things I bought were a gazillion different drinks (this is also the beverage section now) from vending machine ( I love the Japanese vending machines!)

Those three were my all time favourite!!! The first one...I have no clue what it's called (help anyone?) But it was soooo goooddd, so fruity and kinda like fruit gum taste. 

The salt and fruit (saw it on a youtube vlog and had to buy it) was also brilliant! You don't taste any salt, don't worry.

But the best one! absolute favourite of mine is the Melon Fanta!!! I absolutely dislike Fanta...I do not like it! But this said melon...and since melon is my favourite fruit I thought...this cannot be bad. and I was right! <3

Oh before I forget, one snack I bought...over and over again was the best Banana/Chocolate/Creme Crepe ever!!!! Did I talk about this already? I don't care it was delicious, I ate like ten! and they were only 200 yen per crepe. You hear that europe? with your stinking ridiculous prices!

Did this blog gave you an appetite? I hope it did :) Mission accomplished!!

Next blog will be about...I don't know yet, but what's life without surprises?

Love,

Flo