Tag Archives: ice cream

Tremulous Transliterations: Why You Don’t Get Dessert in Koreatown

Posted on June 7, 2013 by findingfoodfluency

I was taking a leisurely stroll through Daegu, an inland city in the southern part of the Korean peninsula, when I came across this good reason for not knowing English. For those who were raised on sundaes, the kind with … Continue reading →

Posted in East & Southeast Asia, Food & Drink | Tagged Asia, food, ice cream, Korean, Korean food, language, sausage | 5 Comments

Tonsillitis and the Marathons: The Japanese Take on Western Portions

Posted on November 1, 2012 by findingfoodfluency

Tonsillitis and the Marathons… sounds like a terrible band name, right? But if you saw it on a t-shirt in a Chinese department store, it would be the least of your worries. Tonsillitis, after all is an inflammation of the … Continue reading →

Posted in East & Southeast Asia, Food & Drink, Japan | Tagged Dessert, fake food, food, ice cream, Japan, toast | 5 Comments

Ya, I Ate That: Viper Ice Cream

Posted on August 13, 2012 by findingfoodfluency

Once I recover the photos I’ll review the location at another time, but this wacky choice was discovered at Namjatown, a Tokyo-based food/carnival game/I have no flippin’ idea-type of theme park brought to us by Namco (makers of Pac-Man and … Continue reading →