On a hot sweaty day or cool breezy night, Ante Watermelon Soda is perfect and lit!
This watermelonsoda ($7) comes in a cute glass bottle with a sweet smelling watermelon scent once you opened the cap! It is also beautiful like diamond in the sky with those sparkling watermelon fibers.
The watermelons used are harvested from KanazawaDune, near to the Sea of Japan. The sand dunes are very cold in the morning, hot in the daytime and cool at night. The temperature differences of the sand dunes and the pure groundwater pumped from deep underground increase the sweetness of these Kanazawa watermelon.
This watermelon soda is also added with seawatersalt from SuzuCity, IshikawaPrefecture, which is rare and very tasty.
A slightly sweet and refreshing cider that gives you a taste of salt while quenching your thirst! Drink it chilled or with ice for the best satisfaction. Get this Watermelon Soda at MetroParagon (lvl 2) & MetroCentrepoint (lvl 4) IPPIN section along with many others food selections from Japan.
One of the thing I’ve learnt from the Japanese and trying to follow diligently is to adopt a tea drinking habit.
Knowing that the teas are full of antioxidants and could keep our cells energized and healthy, I tell myself must drink it regularly!
MarumoTheOneJapanTea from Shizuoka has many varieties. Shizuoka accounts for almost half of Japan’s overall tea production, and this prefecture has premium tea plantations because of its water quality and climate for production. In addition, Shizuoka’s tea can comes in a number of varieties, giving them very significant versatility.
IPPIN has imported not 1 but 8 varieties from Marumo and they are ranged differently by how the tea leaves are harvested, processed and serving suggestion.
The varieties include:
• Sencha (common green tea)
• Genmaicha (roasted rice + Sencha)
• Houjicha (toasted green tea)
• Umegashima (exclusive green tea coming from a tea garden instead of mountain)
• Fukamushicha (similar to Sencha but steamed for longer period)
• Gyokuro (highest class of green tea among all because of special treatment before harvesting)
• Boucha (made from stems of green tea plant)
• Konacha (powder that comes from production of Sencha)
Pick something that you fancy and start your tea drinking habit now. You can find these teas (ranging from $8 to $66) at Metro’sParagon (level 2) & MetroCentrepoint (level 4) IPPIN section along with many others food selections from Japan.
So popular that Menya Kokoro has opened 27 outlets around the world in just 4 years!
One of Tokyo’s hottest Maze-Soba (Japanese dry ramen) restaurant chains has finally arrived in Singapore! Since its establishment in 2014, Menya Kokoro has opened 27 outlets worldwide in Japan, Indonesia, Spain, Thailand and Vancouver within a span of just 4 years.
Showing no signs of slowing down, Menya Kokoro’s latest Singapore outpost will serve up its best-selling signature Maze-Soba together with Singapore-exclusive creations.
In the extremely competitive F&B industry, Menya Kokoro is committed to excellence by setting their own set of standards to abide closely.
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT MENYA KOKORO:
🍜 Precision: Noodles are cooked exactly for 8 mins 40 sec to get the perfect chewy texture
🍜 Healthy: Noodles are made using fibrous whole wheat flour with purified water
🍜 Authentic: The maze-soba sauce is specially flown in from japan to ensure consistent to the great taste as the stores in japan.
SINGAPOREEXCLUSIVES
Maze-Don ($10.80++) – new twist on the traditional Maze-Soba, using 100% Japanese rice instead of noodles and topped with the Maze-Soba toppings! Specially selected by Singapore’s only Japanese rice sommelier, the rice is flown in straight from Hokkaido and Niigata in its raw state and is polished only upon order to preserve its aroma.
Curry Maze-Don ($13.80++) – A spicier version of the Maze-Don, enjoy a fragrant ricebowl topped with Japanese curry made in-house, and succulent grilled chicken!
Vegan Maze-Soba ($11.80++) – Comes with flavourful soy meat, and a colourful medley of vegetables!
Other tantalising dishes at Menya Kokoro include:
Spicy Maze-Soba ($11.80++) – Spice-lovers will love this rendition of Maze-Soba with special spicy oil!
Melting Cheese Maze-Soba ($12.80++) – Irresistible melted cheese on Maze-Soba
DELICIOUSSIDEDISHESAREAVAILABLETOO 😋
Chicken Wings ($4.80) – Made with Nagoya-style secret recipe exclusively in Menya Kokoro Singapore
Chicken Karaage ($4.80) – Juicy, crisp-fried karaage, great for sharing
Takoyaki ($4.80) – Delicious and crispy takoyaki balls in Japanese mayo and bonito flakes
My favorite dish at MenyaKokoro goes to their signature Original Maze-Soba ($10.80++) that comes with a medley of up to 12 ingredients atop those chewy noodles. Japanese-style slow-braised chashu, minced meat sauce, ground saba fish powder, poached egg, nori, green onions, chives, bamboo shoots and chopped garlic. Give them a good toss and relish the delicious explosion of flavors!
The addition of the given Kombu (kelp) Vinegar by the side gives the maze-soba an amazing yumminess that I fancy! You should really portion your noodles and give this a try!
Each maze-soba comes with freeMushroomKombuSoup and a small portion of Oimeshi – high-quality japanese rice that goes perfectly with the remaining sauce from the maze-soba.
Head over to SuntecCity for this 58-seater restaurant founded by ChefTakumaIshikawa who has 13 years of culinary experience under his belt now! Chef Takuma is trained under the original masters and creators of MenyaHanabi, who is known for inventing Maze-Soba and introducing to the world. In 2014, Chef Takuma won the highly acclaimed Best2014Maze–SobaAward in Japan.
Menya Kokoro
Address: 3 Temasek Boulevard # 03-313 Suntec City Mall S038983
