What I Ate Wednesday: Childhood Snack

When I was a kid growing up in the 90s, they used to sell these things in bright orange packaging at 10 cents each. I used to buy them at recess time and sneak it up to class for some secret snack time under the table. If I am in the mood, I might share it with you.

There's is almost nothing to this snack though, except that it tastes so damn good... plus it's addictive too. Each bite comes with a crunch and a burst of salty flavour... and it takes all your might to not just empty the entire packet's contents into your mouth.

Snacks of the 90s are fast becoming non-existent, so whenever I come by any of them, I'll get them in truckloads. Okay, not really... more like as many as my bag and/or pocket can handle.

I'll introduce more snacks I ate as a Singaporean girl growing up in the 90s in weeks to come, so do stay tuned! In the meantime......

What I Ate Wednesday: Ochazuke

Ochazuke is of Japanese origin, which is a simple dish made by pouring green tea, dashi (bonito stock) or genmaicha (roasted brown rice tea) over cooked rice and usually accompanied with savoury toppings. 

My first encounter with ochazuke was at San Sui Sumiyaki & Bar at One Fullerton. Though the Ebi Roe ochazuke I had was nothing to write back home about, I began researching on how to make it myself. It turned out to be incredibly simple!

Ingredients:

• Two packs of tea, I used the Genmaicha tea from Sakae. Really yummy.
• 5 button mushrooms, sliced
• A handful of shrimps
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 3 slices of salted Salmon belly (or normal salmon)
• A bowl of cooked rice
• A dash of light soy sauce
• A dash of cooking oil
• Salt and pepper to taste

The Japanese usually have this for breakfast, but it works if you're feeling peckish in the middle of the night too. So simple to make and YUMMY.