6 Days 5 Nights Hokkaido Trip (Day 2) - Sapporo 札幌

Second day in Sapporo. We having home cook big breakfast at home stay. All the ingredient we bought from the opposite Lucky Market and the coffee tea bag provided by the host. 

After breakfast we take taxi heading to the first stop Shiroi Koibito Park(白色恋人公园). 

Shiroi Koibito Park (白い恋人パーク) is a theme park by Ishiya, a local chocolate company. The company's flagship product is the Shiroi Koibito cookie, which consists of two thin butter cookies and a layer of white chocolate in between. It is one of the most famous souvenirs from Hokkaido.

The park consists of a free area with a shop, cafe and restaurant and a paid area with various chocolate related exhibits and, most interestingly, a few large windows through which visitors can observe the cookie production process in the factory. It is also possible to create your own cookies in hands-on workshops. Another part of the Shiroi Koibito Park is a soccer field that serves as the practice ground for Consadole Sapporo, the local J-League soccer team.

But unlucky that, some of the area under construction, we cant access it and we only enjoy take photo at the park area. Although we only taking photo at outside but only good enough for us.

Shiroi Koibito Park

2 Chome-11-36 Miyanosawa 2 Jo, Nishi Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 063-0052, Japan

Access

Take the Tozai Subway Line to its western terminus Miyanosawa Station and walk about 10min

Today the weather a bit cold, some more have wind. We planed walk to the nearest station take train to next stop, but end up we also take Taxi. 

Second stop is Curb Market(札幌場外市場 Sapporo Jōgai Ichiba).

Curb Market is one of the city's largest public markets and specializes in Hokkaido seafood such as crab, sea urchin, salmon roe, squid and scallops.It also have local produce such as corn, melons and potatoes when in season.

You can see different type of crab are selling at each shop and seafood selling in front of the store. Even the fruits like strawberry and melon also very nice there. Surprise me is the Asparagus are very big also.

We get into a popular restaurant to have our lunch there. Seafood Supermarket & Sashimi Restaurant is selling the fresh and frozen seafood as well and the restaurant just upstairs only . You can choose the fresh seafood from the market and ask them cook for you . Or you select from their main menu. 

This restaurant have many famous start visit before. 

All the food here fresh and nice. I like the 3type sashimi rice which i order. The sea urchin, salmon roe and the sashimi tuna. 

Curb Market(札幌場外市場 Sapporo Jōgai Ichiba)

21 Chome-2-3 Kita 11 Jonishi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0011, Japan

Access

Take the Tozai Subway Line to Nijuyonken Station and walk about 10min

The following stop should be Mt. Moiva, but when we get in the Taxi , the drive inform that the cable car under construction and the mount been close for a week . Lucky we take taxi, if not we only can notice when we were there.

Due to the dinner we already make a buffet booking, so we hang around at Sapporo Center like Tanukikoji Shopping Street (狸小路) , Susukino(薄野), Sapporo Clock Tower, Sapporo JR tower and those shopping area near by there. 

Before we come the Hokkaido , we already make online booking for the crab Buffet .This also consider a birthday meal for my best friend Whitney . 

We booked Seafood Buffet NANDA, it nearby Susukino area and easy to found also. Before we sit down, we have to buy a buffet coupon from the machine and usher us by different language. They will show us around before we start.   

Here served 5 type of crab, it's King Crab, Snow Crab, Hairy Crab, Wateri Crab and Flower Crab. Besides that, also have Japanese KUROGE Wagyu, Sushi, Sashimi, Nanda`s Chef Speacial dish, Tempura, Shell fish, Hokkaido Melon, Dessert.

All the crab been cooked and we just heat back . It also save time for us. If not 90min sure not enough. I like eat the snow crab and flower crab. Especially Flower Crab, It more sweetness than others. I also like the scallop , prawn and marinate Genghis Khan (Mongolian lamb). 

We didn't prepare any cake for her, just her make a wish from the BBQ fire..haha so funny..

Their Ice cream corner so special, ask the customer make the ice cream corn from the machine.

Seafood Buffet NANDA
Address: Japan, 〒060-0004 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Chuo Ward,

 Minami 5 Jonishi, 2 Chome, サイバーシティビル

90 mins meal buffet really good enough for us. We very satisfied and enjoy. 

After dinner we walk around Susukino area. Explore the 'red-light districts'. You can see from both road side building have a lot posted the sexy ladies photo and have many lighting also. We hang round here a while then take taxi back to home stay, from here back to ours place taxi fare about 1300yen +-.

6 Days 5 Nights Hokkaido Trip (Day 1) - Sapporo 札幌

Finally we can depart to Hokkaido. This trip we already for two and half month, so excited. During this two month we keep searching, planning the schedule,book all the things and come out the budget as well. So we would not over spend there. 

Only Airasia have direct flight to Hokkaido, others airline have to transit in some where else. We depart from KLIA2 around 11:30pm(MYT) and arrived at New Chitose Airport Hokkaido around 8:30am(JST). The flight ticket for 2 way around MYR 1700+- .

Supposedly we plan to visit the Doraemon Wakuwaku Sky Park ,Hello Kitty Happy Flight and Royce's chocolate World,due to we arrived Hokkaido too early, most the shop at airport not yet open. We only can hang around there take some photo and look for ours breakfast.

After took the photo we went to New Chitose Ramen Street which located at 3rd floor. There too much choice for us, end up we choose Baikohken Ramen(梅光軒).

We have order their famous Butter Corn , Shoyu Ramen , Miso Ramen Bean Paste and Gyoza . Overall all the dish were nice and we finished it. After the breakfast, we heading to take the free shuttle to Chitose Outlet Mall Rera. It only 10min from the airport. But i'm not much interesting on here, because there not much people will come over here. Most are the tourist follow the tour one will come over here.

After shopping, we took JR line (JR Minami-Chitose Station) to Ours Airbnb. The weather really cold there,some more the wind was strong also. You can see ours hair already fry up.

We take this line until Shi- Sapporo station then change to Tozai line to Nishi Nijuhat Chome. After that, the Airbnb Host will come and pick up us to the apartment. This apartment a bit far from Sapporo, it take about 18 to 20min car distance and 15min walk from the station. Although it not so convenient on the transport part, but nearby here have supermarket , convenient shop and some restaurant. Important is here quite quiet . 

After put all the luggage we have the late lunch just down stair of ours airbnb apartment . The host recommended us, this was a famous Otaru Fried chicken. We tried and it really amazing.

After meal we cross the road and visit the supermarket here. Here will let be crazy. There have a lot of fresh meat, fruits and ingredient. We bought some ham, sausage , vegetable and fruits. Finished shopping, we back to home stay take a short break then only continues the night journey.

After short break we heading to Odori area. We go up to the Sapporo TV tower to see the night view . Here can see different angle of Sapporo from the tower. It really nice. 

Our's first group photo before enter to the high floor. 

We also took a whole picture of Sapporo TV Tower from the bottom. (Have to find a right place, otherwise really hard to took whole picture. 

Our's first night dinner ,of course have to their Sapporo famous curry soup. We google it and follow the way to that restaurant. It only less than 10min walking distant from the tower. We order one strew chicken leg and one seafood . After choose the main dish, we have to select the degree of the spicy. Then follow by the amount of rice.  The taste totally different from Malaysia Curry soup . The meat already cook tender and the soup full of spices and tasty .

Soup Curry Treasure,

冨樫ビル 2 Chome-10 Minami 2 Jonishi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0062, Japan

After dinner we walk around here then back to home stay. We also have layer cake,tomatoes and strawberry as supper while we chi chat at the living hall of home stay. It really enjoy and relax. 

Chinese Braised Pork Belly (Hong Shao Nou红烧肉)

Chinese Braised Pork Belly (Hong Shao Nou红烧肉) is very famous dish in Asian country. You can order in many Chinese Restaurant and it also have many different recipe. I found this recipe in YouTube, Ingredient not much and the instruction not complicated. 

Ingredient :

- 500g Pork Belly

- 150ml Rice wine

- 5 tbsp Soy Sauce 

- 60g Rock Sugar

- 50g Spring Onion (Cut about 3 to 4 inch)

- 50g Ginger (Slice it )

- 1pcs Bay Leaf

 Instruction : 
- Clean the pork belly and cut in cube size about 1 inch or 1.5 inch
- Then boil the water and add in the pork belly,2 slice ginger and few spring onion. Lightly blanch the pork for 1 to 2 minutes to remove any impurities .
- Drain the pork belly from the boil water then wash again with cold water.
- Add little bit oil into pan and add in pork belly and fried all side turn little bit color then remove from pan.
- Take a Claypot put on small firer and add in all the spring onion and following by slice ginger then add arrange the pork belly
- Add in rice wine and cover lid and cook about 15min
- Use back the pan with the pork oil, add in rock sugar cook until melt then add in 50ml water.
- Add in the rock sugar water into claypot and cook about 50min. (Before you cover the lid, you can cut one foil just fit to the claypot , put on top of the meat then only cover with lid. )
- After 50 min, remove the foil add in the soy sauce and turn to middle fire cook until the reduction until the sauce in certain level.
- Add in some fine chop spring onion then can be served.

Blueberry Cake

Bored weekend, nothing to do at home. Just use the left over ingredient to make different favor cake. This time i use blueberry as layer filling and some black grape as decoration. 

Sponge Cake

Ingredient:

- 90g Cake Flour- 38g Caster Sugar- 38g Caster Sugar- 45g Corn Oil- 75g Water- 3tsp Vanilla Essence(**Above ingredient enough to make 2pcs 6 inch Cake and each 1.5inch height**)
Instruction :
- Put 3 egg yolk into mixing bowl, then add in 1 portion caster sugar and mix by using whisk until it turns light yellow colour. 
- Slowly add in water and keep mixing,then add in corn oil and continues mixing.
- Add the sifted cake flour and mix well until mixture look smooth.
- Last add in vanilla essence and mix well , then put aside.
- Put the balance egg white into mixing bowl and beat with high speed 6 with 30 sec
- Add in caster sugar by 2 times and beat until stiff peak. ( 1/2 with 6speed with 30 sec /  1/2 with 6 speed with 1min / last speed with 4 speed with 30sec )(have to foamy like ice cream )
- Slowly add in egg white mixture into the flour mixture by 3 time. Mix gently with a spatula. ( Use J type turning bowl method to mix well )
- Pour the mixture into the 6inch mold .
- Place into lower middle level of preheated oven bake 18 to 20 min with 170.
- After done put aside and let it cool down.

Fresh Cream
Ingredient:
- 200g Vivo Topping Ace
Instruction : 
- Pour the Topping into mixing bowl and beat it until foamy like ice cream then can ready for topping the cake

After 2 ingredient ready , then can combine the cake and topping.
Instruction : 
- Place one layer of cake on the cake plate, spread the fresh cream on the cake. 
- Add in the blueberry ,then add in again the fresh cream
- Place second layer of cake on top of it , then start apply fresh cream .
- After the fresh cream fully apply nicely then can start decorate the cake with blueberry and black grape and slice lemon. 

In Colonial Chinese Cuisine at Intermark

Last weekend we having a birthday celebration at In Colonial Chinese Cuisine. This restaurant located at Intermark Mall group floor and it also a Halal Chinese Cuisine . 

Dining here you can feel like you having a meal in colonial style. The atmosphere here so comfortable and the staff also friendly. 

If you like more privacy, there have some room which different  type of theme and also some area cover by wood screen with Chinese decoration.  

             

 This was the room which the restaurant arrange for us. 

         

Really no idea what present have to prepare for her, so D.I.Y a fruits bucket + Balloon for her. 

 We wear like having CNY Reunion dinner .

 Roulette Chicken Roll (RM 32)

Crispy Duck with Shrimp Toast (RM32) 

 Tiger Prawn In Claypot (RM68)

 Rainbow Garden (RM32)

 Steamed Hokkaido Fan Scallops with Minced Garlic (RM 25/pcs)

 Fresh Fruits Chicken (RM38)

 Signature Fish Fillet Pot (RM58)

 Admiral Butter Chicken (RM38)

 Sarawak White Pepper Garoupa - Fish head Toufu Soup (RM 68)

       

In Colonial Restaurant

Address: Ground Floor, The Intermark, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur.

Telephone: 03-2856-9033

Vanilla Strawberry Cake

This was my first time make the whole cake, start from the base until the topping. 

Sponge Cake

Ingredient:

- 90g Cake Flour

- 38g Caster Sugar

- 38g Caster Sugar

- 45g Corn Oil

- 75g Water

- 3tsp Vanilla Essence

(**Above ingredient enough to make 2pcs 6 inch Cake and each 1.5inch height**)

Instruction :

- Put 3 egg yolk into mixing bowl, then add in 1 portion caster sugar and mix by using whisk until it turns light yellow colour. 

- Slowly add in water and keep mixing,then add in corn oil and continues mixing.

- Add the sifted cake flour and mix well until mixture look smooth.

- Last add in vanilla essence and mix well , then put aside.

- Put the balance egg white into mixing bowl and beat with high speed 6 with 30 sec

- Add in caster sugar by 2 times and beat until stiff peak. ( 1/2 with 6speed with 30 sec /  1/2 with 6 speed with 1min / last speed with 4 speed with 30sec )(have to foamy like ice cream )

- Slowly add in egg white mixture into the flour mixture by 3 time. Mix gently with a spatula. ( Use J type turning bowl method to mix well )

- Pour the mixture into the 6inch mold .

- Place into lower middle level of preheated oven bake 18 to 20 min with 170.

- After done put aside and let it cool down.

By the time waiting bake the cake, i also prepared the butter cream for the decoration. 

Buttercream Rose

Ingredient:

- 115g Butter 

- 1pcs Egg white

- 15g sugar

- 30g sugar

- 15g water

Instruction : 

- Add 30g sugar into water and use medium fire to boil

- Beat the Egg White with high speed until be white bubble

- Add 15g sugar into egg white mixture and continues until the egg white mixture be straight up.

- Quickly add in the boiled sugar water and beat about 10min. 

- After put in fridge about 15min

- Take out and add in the butter, beat until smooth

** when the time add in butter and beat, you will see the egg white no more straight up and feeling like melt, don't worry about that, just keep use high speed beat until smooth. 

- Put in the fridge ,them can start to make rose. ( you can refer to the Buttercream Flower )

Fresh Cream

Ingredient:

- 200g Vivo Topping Ace

Instruction : 

- Pour the Topping into mixing bowl and beat it until foamy like ice cream then can ready for topping the cake

After 3 ingredient ready , then can combine the cake and topping.

Instruction : 

- Place one layer of cake on the cake plate, spread the fresh cream on the cake. 

- Add in the strawberry (cut dice) , add add again the fresh cream

- Place second layer of cake on top of it , then start apply fresh cream .

- After the fresh cream fully apply nicely then can start decorate the cake with fresh strawberry and the buttercream rose. 

Quesadilla With Pork Meat

Quesadillas are the quick meal and is a Mexican dish, consisting of a tortilla that is filled primarily with cheese, and sometimes meats, beans, vegetables, and spices, and then cooked on a griddle.
I use the minced pork cook together with some vegetable to be the filling of quesadillas.

Ingredient :
- mince pork
- 1 tsp paprika
- pinch of garlic powder
- pinch of salt
- pinch of black pepper
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 pcs tomato (cut small cube)
- 1/4 pcs capsicum (cut small cube)
- 1 pcs onion (cut small cube)
- 2 glove garlic (fine cut)
- 1 pcs wrap / tortillas
- shredded cheese

Instruction :
1. Add in paprika,garlic powder, salt, black pepper and olive oil in to minced pork and mix it well
2. First cook the vegetable part ,add in onion and garlic into pan ,then follow with capsicum and tomato .
3. Then add in the minced pork and cook until the meat cooked. After done put aside.
4. Prepare the flat pan, take a slice of wrap and brush little bit olive oil on one side of wrap.
5. Another side, add in some shredded cheese in half side ,add in the cooked meat.
6. Final add in shredded cheese again and fold it and put on the pan .
7. Use small firer cook each side about 2 min.
8. Then can be serve.

Strew Pork Knuckle

Chinese Ching Ming Festival coming soon, this few week will have a lot people go to grave to pray. Some people will prepare the food which passing away person like to eat. 

This year i try to cook the strew pork knuckle and bring to there pray for my parents. 

This recipe i get from my brother and very easy .

Ingredient :

- 1 Pork knuckle or Pock hock 

- 4 Slide Ginger

- 4 Star Anise

- 1 Cinnamon Stick

- 2 Whole Garlic

- 2 tbsp Oyster Sauce 

- 6 tbsp Soy Sauce

- 3 tbsp Rock Candy

- Water enough cover the pork meat

Instruction :

1. Cut the pork knuckle in Middle cube. Then boil the water and add in the pork knuckle and the ginger. Lightly blanch the pork for few minutes to remove any impurities .

2. Drain the pork knuckle from the boil water then wash again with cold water. 

3. Take a pot add in rock candy with low fire. Let the rock candy melt and turn to brown color add in the pork knuckle to mix well . (This let the pork knuckle have nice color)

4. After add in the star Anise, cinnamon stick and garlic stir fry together with pork knuckle. 

5. Add in the Oyster Sauce and Soy Sauce ,then mix it well and add in enough water to cover the pork meat.

6. Use middle strew about 50min to 60min . If the meat not enough soft like you wish, you can cook another 15min more. 

7. Then can be serve.