Useless Food Spam 4

More like useless dessert spam *O* No wonder I am getting so fat...

This time I got Oreo and Original

Strawberry cream cheese pie that I had been drooling over

ever since I saw it in the display case

Korean strawberries >>> American strawberries

Yogurt smoothies from Cube Cafe

I love how food actually look like how it's shown in the pictures here

Caramel cheesecake & strawberry with dark chocolate bits

Beard Papa "cookie chou" that I devoured in like 5 seconds

Frozen tiramisu from CNN cafe

Ok here's some real food in case you're overwhelmed by all the sweets already >x<

Most hoddeok places have just sugar inside the deep fried batter,

but this one had japjae! Sooo delicious, especially in the cold.

Somewhat resembles a panini... from Dunkin Donut :P

Karaage donnnn

I think this bento was like $3 and super delicious too

My noodles... in a cup. Tasted like mac&cheese :O

"Shrimp pasta" aka let's-just-throw-imitation-crab-on-top-of-spaghetti

Disappointing bowl of tonkotsu :(

But actually, I wasn't done with the sweets...

Green tea frappe from Green Station

Mint Oreo Chocolate Latte

This place just opened, but there's always a line out the door now!

"Anipang" is a game for your phone, but "bbang" also means "bread" in Korean. Word play :3

Ok, going to die from diabetes now, bye~

Snow Spoon

Back home a few years ago, frozen yogurt suddenly became super popular and little shops started opening up everywhere. Literally, there was one on every street. Here in Korea, there aren't that many but we found one that looked similar to the ones in America. They also sold waffles, gelato, popsicles, and cookies though. Welcoming the familiarity, I grabbed a cup and set to work. 

Cute centerpieces, but not sure if it fit the atmosphere...

I definitely had to try the unusual flavors and here's my verdict-

Rice: Tasted quite bland, like the original tart flavor minus the tart. Not bad though.

Blue: I had no idea what to expect... Greece? I have no idea what Greece should taste like... anyway I think it's one of those hit or miss flavors and it was a miss for me. Tasted kind of like ramune, but not really... maybe like a strange starburst flavor. 

Rose: I actually quite liked this one. Tasted like if a Victoria's Secret body spray was edible. Haha

The brown thing is coffee syrup :P
Plus side of cold weather= none of this melts so all the flavors can be
enjoyed separately without it becoming a mixed up goo

The price said 26won for 1gram, which I had no idea how much that could be. In America, it's about 50cents an ounce or something so it SOUNDED cheaper here... Quite wrong. The amount I got cost 5,200won. Usually, I would get more and put toppings and still come out less than $5. But it was yummy and worth it so I think I'll be back whenever I am craving some flower flavor or starch in frozen yogurt form :P

Hello Kitty Cafe

I'm sure this topic has been countlessly blogged about already, but here's my take on this overly hyped-up tourist trap. It's not as glamourous as people make it out to be, but that might be because we went at night... The least they could do was repaint the walls to make it less dirty looking or something.

My roommate and I went to the one located in Sinchon (walking distance from our dorm). At least it didn't have graffiti all over the walls like the Hongdae one.

It is located above a Korean restaurant

The dingy looking entrance...

The menu thing outside

We took forever to decide what to order because everything was cute but ridiculously expensive (but it's kind of like that for all cafes here so I was not the least bit surprised). Be prepared to pay over $10 if you want something to eat and drink. The workers' uniforms also followed the theme, but again most cafes in Korea have workers in cute uniforms so that wasn't very special either.

Upon walking through the door

I was a bit disappointed at the interior because it just looked like someone went out to grab all the Hello Kitty things they could find and threw it in there. Ok, the wall cutout was pretty neat and the decals on the windows were cute, but the chairs and tables just felt a little lacking. I'm not sure how to put it but it gave off a sort of abandoned vibe... as if someone who outgrew their cute furniture just donated it.

Couples were sitting in that very pink room

The "souvenirs" did not attract me at all. They looked like they'd been sitting there for who knows how long and I feel like they should have had a separate section for them, not used as a barrier between the counter and tables.

Toys and other Kitty themes things you could buy 

But who would want to pay $30 for mini plush dolls?

Anyway, we got our drinks (me a cookie & cream 'crunch' and my roommate a green tea latte). Not bad, but nothing to rave about either. I later regretted ordering a cold drink because it was freezing outside and we had to walk back home T^T

Cute enough, and surprisingly the English makes sense

As the name states, it had bits of crunchy stuff inside
Maybe toffee? It wasn't overly sweet and the cream on top
was nice and thick ^^ Yummy~

Before she heartlessly destroyed the face

So I kind of made this place sound really junk... but it's not that I disliked it. The service and drinks were fine and everything was as Hello Kitty as it can get. I just didn't want to glorify it because everyone is always so eager to come here. Personally, I think there are countless other cafes in Korea that are just as cute, if not comfier and more modern looking, than this one. I tagged along for the 'experience' but I think one visit is enough for me. 

Useless Food Spam 3

 I think I am just a lazy blogger who depends on food pictures to fill up my quota of posts. Not that I even have a quota to fill... but yeah >__< I can't help that Korea is just full of good food! This post is a bit lengthy so congratulations if you reach the bottom :P Some of the food I want to blog about in more detail later, so you can skip to that if this post is too boring for you~

Berry waffle *O*

Another fatty toast

From Myungdong Mandoo

From Myungdong Mandoo

Stone pot bibimbap that I ate 2 days in a row

All kinds of meat!

Boneless kalbi and japjae noodles :9

삼계탕 

Jjimdak, which I mostly just ate the potatoes

and noodles of :P

Chicken bulgogi, kinda oily >__<

Super garlicy chicken for Jeff's last supper with me

Crispy chicken~ Jeff oppa's treat <3

Giant bowl of jjajangmyun only $5

Sweet and sour pork~ Must always eat with jjajangmyun :9

She looks a bit green... ㅋ

What I ordered at Hello Kitty Cafe

Cream cheese inside my muffin!

Frozen yogurt! 

Before and after mixing up the most delicious mango
tapioca drink ever~

Green Tea Tiramisu! Although it tasted more like cheesecake...?

I swear I'm going to try all the delicious looking flavors before I leave 

What we found in our mailboxes this time... real eggs for Easter :P