"Raw" Caramels from Hokkaido

Imagine combining the texture of real butter and the flavors of rich homemade caramel. An instant melting sensation that flows outward from an epicenter of pure velvety awesomeness that is not too sweet and infused with plenty of that subtle burnt sugar flavors. Before you even realize it you're smiling because you just had a orgasm in your mouth and your eyes are threatening to roll back into your cerebrum doing reverse summersaults of joy. The euphoria makes your knees buckle and when you regain coherence you realize you've already unwrapped another and are about to repeat the process.

That's exactly what the Hanabatake Farms in Tokachi, Hokkaido have accomplished with these "raw", or nama caramels. They were so popular earlier in 2009, they would sell out in a flash and be impossible to find at any retailer. But I guess the boom has died down a little, allowing me to partake in this heavenly experience.

Because the Hanabatake Farms produce their own milk, I'm sure this experience can be credited to the freshness and the simplicity of the ingredients. Ingredients include: fresh heavy cream, fresh whole milk, liquid sugar (水飴), granular sugar, honey, butter and vanilla beans.





Hanabatake Farms - http://www.hanabatakebokujo.com/

EGG DECAPITATOR/HOLDER (from NOTCOT.com)

Just saw this on NOTCOT as I was doing some jetlagged browsing. A pretty ingenius German device to open eggs in a stylish way, seems especially great for soft boiled eggs for in-the-shell consumption.



image from NOTCOT

see full review and more pics here:
http://www.notcot.com/archives/2010/01/cregg_-_egg_dec.php

official website:
http://www.brainstream.de/cregg.html

New Year's Resolution??

OK, so being in Japan and gaining a good 20lbs in 1.5 weeks has inspired me to fire up this blog again. So for my 2010 NYResolution, I will regularly update this blog! We'll see how long this lasts... haha. Now what do I write about...