Showing posts with label New Jersey. Show all posts
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Saturday, December 31, 2011

Trip to NYC - DC - NJ - Day 4

今日はボストンへ戻る日ですが、その前にまず、友人宅の近所にある日系のスーパーマーケット、ミツワへお買い物に行きました。開店と同時に入店し、パン屋さんでウグイスあんぱんとフルーツのパンを買って朝ごはん。

Today we had to go back to Boston, but before leaving NJ, we went to a Japanese supermarket, Mitsuwa, near our friends' place.  We entered the shop as soon as it opened, and bought a few bakery stuff for breakfast.
その後、お正月用品の買出しなどをして、フードコートのお店が開くまで日本の新聞を読んだりしながら休憩。お昼はいつものように山頭火のラーメン。これは醤油ラーメンです。日本のラーメンとは比べようもありませんが、まあまあおいしいです。いつ来てもこのお店は長蛇の列。

Then we did some grocery shopping, and took a break, reading Japanese newspapers, etc.  And at lunch time, we ordered the ramen noodles at the food court.  It does not taste as good as ramen in Japan, but is decent enough.  This noodle shop is always very popular and you have to wait in a long line...
そして豚カツ、エビフライ、クリームコロッケの定食。

We also ordered the lunch set that came with fried shrimp, fried pork, etc,
さらに夫は鯛焼きを食べてました。ちょっと食べ過ぎちゃう? でもまあここにもしばらくは来られないのでいいか。

In addition my husband ordered the fish-shaped dessert (sweet red bean paste inside the dough).  He ate too much!!!

Friday, December 30, 2011

Trip to NYC - DC - NJ - Day 3

今日は朝9時ごろ DC を出発し、ニュージャージーへ向かいました。ニュージャージーに住んでいる友人の家に一泊させてもらう予定です。4時間ほどドライブした後、友人の家に行く前に、とりあえずお昼ごはん!ということで夫の好きな豆腐チゲのお店、So Kong Dong へいきました。

This morning we left the hotel at around 9 am and headed to New Jersey.  We’ll stay overnight at our friends’ place in NJ.  After 4 hours of driving (and before arriving at our friends’place) we decided to have our lunch at So Kong Dong (Korean tofu stew restaurant), one of my husband’s favorite places in NJ.
ニュージャージに来るたびほとんど毎回このお店に来ますが、いつ来てもお客さんでいっぱい。メニューはシンプルに豆腐チゲだけ (+焼肉 (カルビ1種類だけですが))。

We come to this restaurant almost every time we visit our friends in NJ.  The restaurant is very popular and is always very crowded.
ご飯は石鍋で炊きたてのが運ばれて来て、その場でよそってくれます。

The freshly cooked rice in the stone bowl is served at you table.
私は海鮮チゲ (海老、アサリ、牡蠣入り)、夫は牡蠣のチゲを注文。ぐつぐつと煮えたぎったのが運ばれてきます。辛さも何段階かある中から選べるのですが私たちはいつもスパイシーを頼みます。ここのはお豆腐がとても柔らかくて、やっぱりいつ食べてもおいしい~。

I ordered the seafood tofu stew (shrimp, clams and oysters), and my husband ordered the oyster tofu stew.  The stew is served piping hot (still boiling when served).  You can choose the spiciness, but we always go for spicy.  Tofu served at this restaurant is very soft and very tasty~
昼食の後友人の家にお邪魔して暫くのんびりと寛いだ後、夕食を食べにまた韓国料理のお店、So Mon Nan Jip へやって来ました。ここも友人の家に来たついでによく来るレストランです。

After the lunch, we came to our friends’ place – catching up (it was our first time to meet their 3 months old baby boy) and relaxing.  Then for the dinner, we again went to the Korean restaurant, So Mon Nan Jip (Fort Lee where our friends live has a big Korean community and many good Korean restaurants).
席に着くといつものようにまず大量につき出し(?)が運ばれてきます。

We went there at almost 9 pm, but still had to wait for our table – it was very crowded.  As soon as we sat at our table, many small dishes were delivered (kind of amuse bouche / free appetizers).
この写真にあるのはほんの一部で、サラダ、キムチなど全部で10種類以上!

These dishes in this picture were only a part of the free appetizers – we had more than 10 dishes in total!
このちょっと茶碗蒸し風のお料理もつき出しの一種。ふわふわ、熱々でおいしい。

This savory egg dish was also the free dish.   It was hot and very airy - we all love this one.
お魚のフライもつき出しです。これだけ出てくると、お料理を注文しなくてもいいくらいつき出しだけでおなかいっぱいになってしまいます。

These fried fish are also the free dish.  Every time I come to this restaurant, I feel we do not need to order any additional dishes – by the time our ordered dishes are delivered, I’m always stuffed!
いつも注文する海鮮チジミ。結構たっぷり海老やイカが入ってます。

The seafood Korean pancake.  It had a lot of big chunks of squid and shrimp.
カルビの焼肉。

The Korean BBQ (beef short rib).
レタスに包んで食べるとおいしい~。

The BBQ tasted very good when wrapped in a leaf of lettuce!
Al Jigae。お魚の卵(多分たらこ?何の魚かわかりません)のちげ鍋。これは友人が好きなお料理なのでほぼ毎回注文します。

This is called “Al Jigae” – a spicy hot pot with fish (cod?) roe.  This is one of our friend’s favorite, so we have to order this one!
冷麺は私の大好物。でもほかの人はあんまり好きじゃないみたいで、私がほぼ独り占めしてしまいました。お酢をいっぱいかけて食べるのが私の好みです。どのお料理もおいしくて、みんな大満足でした~。

I love this Korean cold noodle dish.  But everyone else did not like it very much and I almost ate it all by myself!  Everything was very good and we all were satisfied!

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Trip to New York (and New Jersey) (3) - Wedding Reception

昼食後、ニュージャージまでドライブして結婚式の会場近くのホテルにチェックイン。式が始まるまでしばらくの間休憩しました。

After the lunch, we drove to New Jersey and checked in the hotel near the reception facility.  We took some break until the ceremony started.

結婚式の会場に入るとすごく豪華なお料理がたくさん並んでいました。

At the wedding reception, there were lots and lots of food....
生牡蠣もたくさん。なくなったら、またどこからともなく運ばれてきます。この他にも温かいお料理も食べ放題。式が始まったらテーブルで本格的なディナーが運ばれてくるのですが、もうそれまでにおなか一杯です。

Raw oysters and shrimp cocktail were one of the most popular ones.  In addition, there were many other cold and hot dishes.  Later we had the dinner at the table, but at this point, we were already stuffed.
もちろんお酒も飲み放題。

And all-you-can-drink alcohol (and non-alcohol).
これが私たちの座ったテーブル。

This is the table we sat at.
もちろんウェディングケーキもあります!

And of course, the wedding cake!
お食事は、まずはクラブケーキで始まりました。蟹の身がたくさん入っていておいしかったです (がもうこの時点でおなか一杯で半分以上残してしまいました)。

The dinner started with the crab cake.  It had a lot of crab meat and tasted good (but I was too full to finish it all).
続いてホウレン草とマンゴーのサラダ。これは何とかがんばって完食。

Then the spinach and mango salad.  I managed to finish it.
お口直しのレモンシャーベットの後、

Lemon sorbet for refreshment.
メインディッシュ。私はステーキを選びましたが一口か二口でギブアップ。残りは夫に食べてもらいました。

The main dish.  I selected the beef steak, but I could eat only a few bites.  I gave the rest to my husband.
夫は魚を注文。この後たくさんのデザートも出て来てもうおなかがはちきれそう (食べなければいいのですが、これがついつい食べてしまうんですよね)。

My husband ordered the fish.  We were also served a wide variety of desserts.  At the end, we were sooo full (I know I should've stopped eating, but it was so tempting and I couldn't help myself...).

アメリカに来てから結構たくさんの結婚式に招待していただきましたが、何度出席してもやっぱり結婚式っていいですね。幸せそうなカップルの顔を見ているとこちらまで幸せな気分になってきます。おめでとうそして末永くお幸せに!

After I came to the USA, I was invited a quite few of wedding ceremonies, but every time I attended, I enjoyed very much.  It makes me happy by just looking at the happy newly weds.  Congratulations and wish you happy life together!

Sunday, September 5, 2010

NJ & NY Short Trip (2)

今日はニュージャージー側からジョージワシントン橋を越えてニューヨーク側へ。

Today we went to the NY side by crossing George Washington Bridge from the NJ side.
お昼ごはんは Flushing にある明都大酒楼で飲茶です。

We had Dim Sum for lunch at Jade Asian Restaurant in Flushing.
海老と野菜(何の野菜かわかりませんが、韮ではないです)のシュウマイ。海老がぷりぷりでとてもおいしいです。

Dumplings with shrimp and Chinese vegetable. This had big chunks of shrimp and was very tasty.
ピータンと豚肉のお粥。お粥大好きなのでうれしい(でもピータンは嫌いなので全部夫にあげました)。

Duck egg and pork porridge. I love porridge! But don't like duck egg, so I gave all of egg pieces to my husband.
これは“魚豆腐”と言うらしく、魚のすり身の団子にお豆腐が巻いてありました。スープに魚のお出汁が良く出ていて、これもおいしかったです。

They called this dish "fish tofu". It was steamed fish balls surrounded by tofu. I liked fish balls and flavorful soup.
これはたぶん牛筋の煮込みだと思うのですが、私は食べなかったのでわかりません。

I believe this was beef tendon, but I did not eat it so I am not very sure.
鼓汁蒸排骨(ポークリブを蒸したもの)。これはボストンの China Pearl に比べて格段においしいです。

Steamed pork spare rib. This tasted much better than the same dish at China Pearl in Boston.
鹹水餃。私の大好物。でも LA で食べるものよりちょっと脂っこい。

Haam Sui Gaau (deep fried oval-shaped dumpling made with rice-flour and filled with pork and chopped vegetables). This is one of my favorite dim sum dishes. But this one was a bit too greasy compared to the one served in my favorite restaurant in LA.
海老入り腸粉。う~ん、皮はあまりおいしくない。

Rice noodle rolls with shrimp. Ummm, I didn't like the skin very much.
蛸の炒め物。蛸が柔らかくておいしい~。

Stir fried octopus. Octopus was very soft and yummy...
デザートはカスタードまん。これも皮(特に下の部分)がいまいち。でもカスタードは甘くておいしい。

Steamed custard buns. I liked the sweet custard, but the skin could be better... The bottom part of the skin was a little hard.
Flushing に新しくできたビルのロビーにあった巨大な石像。誰なのでしょうか。

These are huge statues in the lobby of the new building in Flushing. I don't know who they are...
食後は台湾式のパン屋さん、一美芳へ。

After lunch, we went to a Taiwanese bakery, Yee Mei Fong.
もうすぐ中秋の名月(今年は9月22日)。中国や台湾では重要な日らしく、国の祝日になっています。この日には月餅が欠かせません。この時期になると、このお店では台湾式の月餅が売り出されていて、大概毎年買いに来ます。

Moon festival is around the corner (9/22 this year). It is an important day in China and Taiwan, and is a national holiday. They celebrate this day with moon cakes. In this shop, they sell moon cakes around this time of the year, and we come here to get them almost every year.
12種類の異なるフレーバーの月餅をお買い上げ。

We got 12 different flavored moon cakes.
これは緑茶の餡と卵の黄身が入っています。

The stamp on the cake said "green tea with yolk".
中には卵の黄身が入っています。確かに満月のように見えますね。

It has a yolk inside. It looks like full moon, indeed.
喉が渇いたので天仁茗茶でお茶を買いました。ここは台湾に本店がある有名なお茶屋さんで、カリフォルニアやニューヨーク等にいくつかお店を出しています。

We got thirsty, so we went to Ten Ren Tea for some iced tea. This shop is originally from Taiwan but now has many branches mostly in NY and CA.
スターフルーツ味の緑茶を注文。

We ordered a large cup of star fruit flavored green tea.
ここでは伝統的な月餅とはちょっと違う和菓子のような月餅が売っていました。珍しいので一箱買ってみました。12個入りで$36と、結構割高です。

These are the moon cakes sold at this shop. They are different from the traditional moon cakes, and looked similar to Japanese sweets. We bought one box which included 12 cakes. It was $36, which I think is kind of expensive...
今日もとてもいいお天気でした。

We had the perfect weather today.
帰りの車の中で Poirot はケージに顔を押し付けて歯をむき出しにしてこっちを見ていたかと思うと、

In the car on our way home, Poirot looked at me with his face pressing to his cage.
だんだん眠くなってきて、

He was getting sleepy and...
最後はめちゃくちゃ不細工な顔で寝ていました。

Finally, Poirot fell asleep so deeply. He looked really ugly!

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