i spent a late sunday afternoon elbowing aunties at isetan scott’s famed hokkaido fair and emerged with freshly made warabi mochi, a box of milk and white caramel fudge made with hokkaido milk, and a huge pack of bonito flakes (for tofu toppings and dashi broth). i had to exercise so much self-restraint from not buying everything i wanted since i don’t snack and i didn’t have an occasion to feed pple. like any true blue singaporean, i sampled the many offerings at the fair including mentaiko salads, hokkaido cheesecake and the potato curry bun that tan hseuh yun raved abt in URBAN. as E wld say, you can never starve in singapore even if you’re broke. i did not have the foresight to hunt down pullman’s salted caramel crossaint which was apparently to-die-for but i am overall still pleased. seriously love japanese food to death and the good folks at isetan for blessing us with this highlight of the year. even though i got trampled on by said aunties, this annual pilgrimage is a must for any japanese food lover in sg, even if it’s just to participate in the mass hysteria. and don’t bother abt the tampines one, it smells very fishy and feels doubly cramped because of the layout.
the owner told me he had gotten it from a bookstore that had gone bust. i was literally singing my way back to work since i managed to shave off $33 savings and the book was worth every penny because of the gorgeous recipes, visuals and vision. of course, now i get to recreate a taste of P*ONG from the comfort of my own home.
