Wednesday, February 5, 2014

How to Make Chocolate Cups for Valentine's Day - Video Recipe

We call these chocolates "Cup Choco" while they are called "Chocolate Cups" in English, I guess. hehe


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeL7uxc4P4M

It is very popular and a basic Valentine's Day recipe in Japan.



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Chocolate Cups

Difficulty: SUPER EASY
Time: 15min
Number of Servings: 30 (2cm=0.8inch) chocolate aluminum foil cups

Ingredients:
200g (7oz) chocolate
60ml soy milk or milk or whipping cream
fillings (nuts of your choice)
toppings (sprinkles and candies of your choice)

Directions:
1. Chop or break chocolates into small pieces.
2. Put soy milk in a pot and bring to a boil. Stop the heat and add the chopped chocolates. Wait for 1-2 minutes until thoroughly melted to the core. Then mix well. *you can add 1 tbsp. rum.
3. Put the melted chocolate in a plastic bag or a pastry bag.
4. Place the nuts in the chocolate aluminum foil cups. *you can use tart shells, too!
5. Snip off the end of the pastry bag and pipe into the cups.
6. When the chocolate has cooled and thickened a bit, decorate with sprinkles and candies of your choice.
7. Put in the fridge until firm.

↓レシピ(日本語)
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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

La Boutique Du Chocolat 2014: Japanese Chocolate Gift Ideas

On Saturday, my darling and I've been to "La Boutique Du Chocolat" at Printemps in Ginza. It is an event for Valentine's day, selling collections of amazing chocolates with FREE tastings :D



The event was titled "Chocolat qui se merit (Chocolate you deserve)". Nowadays, many girls are getting chocolates for themselves, obviously. hehe



Well, my darling and I don't have a sweet tooth, so we tasted them all but I just bought skeleton patterned chocolates (from Compartes Chocolatier) for my dad. So cute XD



Do you get chocolates for yourself on Valentine's day?!

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Monday, February 3, 2014

馳走 卒啄 (Chisou Sottaku)

Japan Restaurant Week 2014 has started from 1/24-2/11.

My darling booked 2 Michelin-starred restaurants for our Saturday dine-outs since it is a great opportunity to try out expensive restaurants at reasonable prices :)

This Saturday, we went to a restaurant called 馳走 卒啄 (Chisou Sottaku) in Ginza.

It is an authentic 懐石料理 (Kaiseki-ryori) restaurant which features organic traditional Japanese vegetables such as Kaga-yasai, Kyo-yasai, and Edo-yasai. They serve superb Kaiseki which reflects chef’s experience and keen sense.

What we had were just amazing :)
Very fine dishes that ensure maximum flavor of the ingredients.
If you can understand this fineness, I'm sure you are Japanese! hehe

Restaurant week set price: 7,350yen
Their menu changes daily depending on fresh seasonal ingredients.

先付け (Sakizuke): seasonal appetizer dishes


八寸 (Hassun): a tray of tidbits


椀 (Owan): soup


造り (Otsukuri): sashimi


合肴 (Aizakana): mini nabe dish and simmered dish


焼物 (Yakimono): broiled fish


飯 (Meshi): rice dish


デザート (Dessert)


Next week, Italian restaurant :)

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