Food (Part 1)

Melbourne is known for its rich variety in mouth-watering delicacies.

I was really blessed with the opportunity to indulge in so many of them.

Ichipan / Harajaku
Once known as Ichipan, the little Japanese outlet in Melbourne Central selling unique Japanese crepes has changed its name to "Harajaku".

That's just a model of what a Japanese crepe looks like.

They put a real block of cheesecake with whipped cream, blueberries and strawberry sauce on a thin crispy layer of crepe - and not forgetting a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
A must-try for those with a sweet tooth!

That's cheerful Jen attempting a 'kawaii' pose with the entire selection of crepes behind her.

That night, we all headed to Lygon Street for dinner. It was still winter, so there was a lot of cold, nasty wind and my cap was blown right off my head as I was about to cross the road :(
We finally reached Lygon Street and settled for Italian food at a cosy, warm Italian restaurant called Villa Romana.

I forgot the name of the pastas, but I recall that this one was really good.

This one had mussels and lobsters in it.


Another pasta with tomato sauce and mushrooms, I think. But it was yummy too :)

Dinner was awesome. We were all bloated, but there was still some room for dessert. So they took me to MyCube, a Malaysian outlet on Lygon Street selling Malaysian delicacies and one of their specialty desserts: the Ninja Panda Pudding!

That's not a block of tofu. That's pudding.

It was served with strawberry and guava/pear cutlets and thick melted gula Melaka. Yeah it was extremely sweet, but I loved the texture of the pudding. The fruits and sauce complemented the pudding very nicely.

More to come in Food (Part 2) ;)