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JPN: Obento No Hirai (おべんとうのヒライ)

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Grab your Kumamon lunch box! Before leaving Kumamoto for Huis Ten Bosch, an unusual theme park in Japan that's a recreation of a Dutch town, my BFFs and I decided to buy lunch boxes to eat onboard the bullet train to Shin-Tosu railway station. We purchased some from Obento No Hirai at Higo Yokamon Ichiba, a shopping area directly connected to Kumamoto railway station.
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JPN: Bento @ Foodway (弁当 @ フードウェイ)

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Chinese... I mean Japanese style Chinese 'bento', anyone? As we weren't feeling too hungry on our last night in Kumamoto, Japan, my BFFs and I decided to take away our dinner to eat at the hotel. Our exploration at Sakura Machi Kumamoto led us to a big supermarket called Foodway, where each of us picked a box of meal that caught our interest to share.
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JPN: Suganoya (菅乃屋)

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Virgin experience with horse meat! Kumamoto, Japan is famous for its iconic black bear mascot called Kumamon, but did you know that horse meat is also popular there? The trend of consuming horse meat started after World War II when there was a shortage of beef and pork. For a taste of it, my BFFs and I visited Suganoya near Torichosuji tram station.
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JPN: Hotel Route Inn Kumamoto Ekimae (ホテルルートイン熊本駅前) [Breakfast]

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Priding itself in serving various types of bread for breakfast! In Kumamoto, Japan, my BFFs and I stayed at Hotel Route Inn Kumamoto Ekimae (3*) for two nights. The hotel is easily reachable by foot within 5 minutes or so from Kumamoto railway station. One gripe about the buffet breakfast would be the absence of fresh fruits.
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JPN: Ajisen Ramen (味千拉麵)

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Thick-cut 'chashu' ramen at the original branch! On the day when we reached Kumamoto, Japan, my BFFs and I made it a point to go to the original branch of Ajisen Ramen that was founded in 1968. Its specialty ramen was born when Liu Tan Hsiang from Taiwan experimented with infusing garlic into tonkotsu (lit. pork bone) ramen that originated from Kurume in Fukuoka.
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SIN: Singapore Airlines SQ392 (Premium Economy)

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Delicious Indonesian 'nasi uduk' with chili prawns! The middle of this year saw me doing a long-haul flight in the Premium Economy Class cabin of Singapore Airlines' Airbus 350-900 aircraft for the first time. In fact, it was also my first time flying directly to Istanbul, Turkey from Singapore. In general, I enjoyed the two meal services: supper and breakfast.
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JPN: Ekiben Tabi Bento (駅弁 旅弁当)

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Not a single visit to Japan without 'ekiben'! A portmanteau of eki (lit. station) and bento (Japanese meal box), ekiben  has long been an icon of Japanese culinary culture. I know the meal boxes are served at room temperature, but I'm always drawn to them, thanks in part to their exquisite presentation. My family bought some from Ekiben Tabi Bento situated within Kyoto station to savour them for lunch, not inside a train, but in the comfort of our hotel room.
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TWN: EVA Air BR226 (Economy)

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How about indulging in some tea-infused menu onboard? Let's start our trip to the Americas with an exploration of the in-flight food and beverages onboard EVA Air BR226 from Singapore to Taipei, Taiwan. Photos in the coming posts remain in a square format because, as mentioned earlier, I lost most of my photos and the only ones I've got left are those I've shared on my Instagram.
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