3 Must-Eat Food At Dotonbori

3 Must-Eat food at Dotonbori-Osaka.

GYOZA.TAKOYAKI.OKONOMIYAKI

GYOZA

Fun fact, gyoza originated in China (where they are called jiaozi), but have become a popular dish in Japan. This Dotonbori outlet is the main Osakaosho and it has 4 floors.Its landmark is the big gyoza sign.It is open everyday and you can buy their gyoza as takeaway for around 200 yen.Apart from gyoza,there's set meals available on the second floor.

Address:1-6-13 Dotonbori, Chuo-ku, Osaka

TAKOYAKI

Takoyaki is another well-known Osaka street food.Best enjoyed hot,takoyaki is soft on the inside and topped with dried bonito flakes (which 'dances' around due to the heat of the takoyaki).Savoury,fluffy and crispy,takoyaki is a must-try.This store is the Dotonbori Konamon Museum,which can be easily spotted which its giant octopus signboard.

Address:G/F Chuwa Daiichi Building, 1-6-12, Dotombori, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan

Closest Metro Station: Shinsaibashi / Namba

CREO-RU's OKONOMIYAKI

Another favourite,is Creo-Ru.

Bottom left: Okonomiyaki,a  popular pan fried food that consists of batter and cabbage.It is usually filled with shrimp,octopus,kimchi,yam or pork.It is served and cooked on a griddle.Creo-ru's okonomiyaki is already cooked,so don't worry about cooking it yourself as it might be daunting for some.

Bottom right: Shrimp Kushiage and Takoyaki.Fried shrimp can never go wrong when paired with a tangy sauce.Their takoyaki is different from the Dotonbori Konamon Mueseum-darker in colour and the filling isn't the same.In my opinion,the Konamon Muesuem's takoyaki has a more gooey filling.

Personally,whenever I went to the streets of Dotonbori (daytime),it always rained and had a dreary sky.It gave me this 'Spirited Away' vibe -all the food,lights and a mixed smell of seafood and rain.The crowd gets heavier as the day comes to an end.At night,Dotonbori comes to life with bright lights and the famous Glico running man.A trip to Osaka is not complete without a visit to Dotonbori.

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Kelly

✽ Seoul Haul ✽

Hello everyone! I'm back from my trip to Seoul^^

In my opinion,I didn't buy a lot of stuff but I want to do a haul post anyway.(since I've never done one before,I just went with it.) Enjoy!

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-disclaimer-

*I'm not bragging or anything,I bought everything here myself*

*If you don't like haul-related stuff,click away.*

1.Wreck this Journal by Keri Smith.
I found this at PageOne in the HK airport while I was waiting for my flight to Seoul.
(I did a short stop-over).I was unable to find this book in Singapore and was really excited when I saw it.There was the original one and the pocket sized version.I chose the small one because it was portable & cheaper :)
Price:$100 HK dollar

2.Cloud Paper Mobile
Bought this at DDP (Dongdaemun Design Plaza-D3)
Planning to do it and hang it in my room
-I forgot the price,but it isn't expensive-.

3.Mini Yankee Candles-with pot
Champaca blossom( Left )-floral scent
Midnight Jasmine ( Middle )-smells refreshing and floral/sweet
Mini candle pot in blue. ( Right )
Got this at a Yankee Candle store near Centermark Hotel
There was no tax at all in that store so my total for everything was $12,400+  rather than $12,700+

4.'Winner' candle by Kang Seung-Yoon (Scent:Sake)
Bought this at KLive (Level 9 of Lotte Fitin)I don't like K pop music in general because it's not my taste.I was there because another family member of mine loves K pop so I had to be there to buy merch .I was surprised that there were candles made by 'Winner' among all the other merch by groups like 2NE1/BigBang which only had mugs/shirts etc.This candle was the only one that smelled the nicest-smells like a mix of  fruits and flowers,really sweet.
The other candles smelled strong/cologne-ish (?)
Price: $12,000 Korean Won

5.Green Tea Latte Sachets
I love green tea lattes,ever since I tried my first one at Incheon airport back in 2012.(when I first went to Korea with a tour group).I  saw this at G25 and intended to bring it back home and make myself a cup.
The box  comes with 10 sachets.You can make it hot/cold.
-Price: somewhere around $4000-5000 Korean Won.I 'm not sure where my receipt went-

6. Pomegranate drink
This was at the Souvenirs & Gifts section of the Incheon airport.I don't know why this was there because it's not really a gift..
I went to a Chinese restaurant in the Gwanghwamun Square museum on the first day,and they served this as a refresher after you had your meal.I had no idea what flavour it was then because it tasted similar to Ribena.Then, I found this drink box 2 days later.It's best served with ice so I thought this would be nice to drink in the summer/when it's hot.

7.Nothing.To.Wear,long-sleeved top.
Before I went to Korea,I saw white, 'I  HAVE NOTHING TO WEAR' sweaters  at New Look and Cotton On.
C.O sells them at $30 while New Look's one is much more expensive. They both look similar and the price is kind of unreasonable (IMO) This top was from a shop called The-Ace in Lotte Fitin.They had a whole rack of clothes for $7000 Korean Won each,which is around $8 in SGD (LEGIT MUCH) Other racks with clothes for $14,000 and $21,000.
Anyways,I picked this out in the $7000 KRW section and bought it.Although it ain't a sweater and lacks the words 'I HAVE',I didn't mind.The inside is soft and has a fuzzy texture.Other colours available are white and grey.

8. F21 Skinny jeans
I was walking by the shops at Myeongdong (around 5pm)  and they had a tall,F21 building.Went in and they had a Women's denim jeans section-each pair for $9,900 KRW.It costs around $11 in SGD.[TOTAL WIN]
F21 now sells autumnal clothes in Korea,which is sort of sad because Singapore is full of sunshine and if you wear a sweater,good luck getting drenched in sweat.
I take ages to try jeans because you have to find your size,take 'em off and wear back your original outfit,so after I was done with F21,I didn't want to continue shopping that day.

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This is the end of my haul post.I hope you like it and I'll see you next time :)

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Kelly