Eat-Ying around the World: Kanada-Ya 金田家 Ramen in London!

If anyone asks me which restaurant have I been to the most during my days in London, I will answer in the blink of an eye that it is Kanada-Ya. I love ramen, LOVE it, I love it so much that at one point I was so close to being obsessive until my skirt button reminded me to snap out of it. I have never been to Japan, but if you tell me that there is better ramen out there (which I am sure there is), I will pack my bags and get there without hesitation.

Small yet cozy, the restaurant in St Giles has the space the size of two parking spaces. Entering the restaurant, as though I could knock over other customers' precious ramen , I had to make sure that my movements were as minimal as possible. Some might say that they'd prefer to have their meal at a leisurely pace with no starving customers staring through the glass hinting them to inhale their noodles so that they could get in, but not this one, not this Ramen (I can assure you).

A bowl of perfection

Imagine sitting on the wooden stool by the window, a steamy bowl of freshly made tonkotsu ramen served by a friendly staff. You take a sip of the broth, immediately acknowledging the reason behind their practice of cooking the broth with pork bones for at least 18 hours. You can't help but to take another sip, appreciating the intensely rich and savory goodness. You then move on to the noodles, freshly made on site and oh so bouncy, complimenting the broth perfectly. You gasp when the piece of pork belly almost falls apart between your chopsticks, and rolled your eyes the moment it melts in your mouth. Of course there is the marinated egg (which is a MUST as add-ons), its white slightly salty and the yolk so sweet and creamy, lying on top of the noodles like an orange coloured jewel. 

Convinced yet? If you have decided to visit the place, my advise is to go there as early as possible. They have two locations in London, but I have only been to the one in St Giles, and let me tell you, you will want to go even before feeling hungry because the amount of people who are willing to queue outside the store is c-ra-zy.

Details: 

Kanada-Ya

64 St Giles High StreetLondon WC2H 8LE
Monday to Saturday 12pm-3pm and 5pm-10pm

Sunday 12pm-8.30pm

For more information about Kanada-Ya, visit their official website or follow them on Twitter.

Ps: this is dangerously addictive, eat it at your own risk.

Love,

Ashley 

Eat-Ying around the World: Yolkin Macaron Ice Cream Sandwiches in London!

Imagine biting into a Macaron the size of you palm, crunchy on the outside and cloudy soft on the inside, so delicate that it melts in your mouth almost instantly. Then imagine yourself eating the best ice-cream you have ever had, so creamy and decadent, the exciting yet satisfying sensation as it contacts with the tip of your tongue. 

Now imagine eating those together. Yes, macaron ice-cream sandwich does exists.

Having spent a year living in London, I am very blessed to have had the opportunity to eat around one of the most astonishing city in the world. From ramen to lobster roll, the choices are endless, and I have made it my personal mission to try as many places as I could. Today, I am going to tell you about the one and only macaron ice cream sandwich in the UK - Yolkin.

Handful of heaven 

What makes Yolkin special is that they use organic eggs where the egg whites goes into the macaron and the yolk into the ice cream (Its a win-win situation, really), not to mention their ice creams are made without any preservatives or stabilizer. Since their flavour changes every week, we were lucky to snatch up a blueberry cheesecake and red bean flavoured sandwich on the day we visited. I absolutely love the blueberry cheesecake, the ice cream so creamy with a hint of saltiness from the cheesecake, and chunks of blueberries giving it the perfect amount of tartness. Ugh I want one right now.

So gorgeous and delicious

Yolkin does not have a fixed store and moves from location to location, currently they are trading as a pop up store inside Wham Bahn Mi (yellow building), on 40 Great Windmill St, London W1D 7LY. 

Friendly tip: they open only on Saturday and Sunday from 12.00pm to 4.00pm, and the sandwiches run out REALLY fast, so make sure to go as early as possible to snatch one.

To find out more about Yolkin, visit their official website.

To find out their flavours of the week , follow them on Instagram and Twitter.

Enjoy!

Love, 

Ashley