赤福, Ise Japan

One of the most famous sweet from Ise - 赤福

It's made by rice (mochi) coated by red bean paste. It's rather sweet hence goes very well with green tea (mocha).


This is 2 sets - one with sweet red bean soup and mochi.


Must try it when you visit Ise.

The shop is located in the main shopping street close to the Ise inner shrine. You won't miss the shop, cos there is always long queue outside the shop!

京煎堂, Gion Kyoto

Walked pass by this place and saw the display by the window couldn't resist it!


Order this set with rice cake in red been sweet soup and a huge green tea ice cream sundae. It was sooooo good!


Price - 1350 yen (9 pounds)




Add: 京都市山東區四条通花見小路東入紙園盯南側565-1

Kasagi-ya, Kyoto Japan

Read this traditional sweet shop on a book. Luckily walked pass it.

We orderd O-hagi which is recommended by the book. O-hagi is made with sticky rice centre and a coating of sweet red azuki beans. It's quite interesting.

Also we had this....ice red azuki beans with white machi

This shop is so small and cute. Love it!!!

Add: 349 Masuta-cho, Kodai-ji, Higashiyama-ku

The Parlour, London

Was shopping around the area and dying for something refresh. The only place I could think of was the cafe at the 1st floor of Fortun & Mason.

It's rather quiet for the busy area in London - exactly what I needed.


We had smooth (4 pounds) first. Then we saw someone had huge ice cream sundae so we followed. This is what we had....Dusty Road (9 pounds)

We finished it and felt so guilty afterwords!

Nice place to chill out! and good service.

Smooth Sensations, Bath UK

Had a day tour to Windsor castle, Bath and Stonehenge with my parents.

Had a bit time to woder in Bath city centre and came across this little shop in the coverted market. It has all kinds of smooth and milk shake. I had milk shake that is mixed with chocolate cookies etc. It was seriously good!

They also do so many different kinds of mixed e.g. Aeor mint, Kit Kat, Cream Egg etc.

Here is there menu http://www.smoothsensations.co.uk/menu/

Add: Avon BA1 5AP Bath

Afternoon tea at The Grand Cafe, Oxford

Escapted to Oxford for the weekend. Arrived just for the right time for afternoon tea. Lisa brought me to this cafe - The Grand Cafe.

It's looks lovely outsite and the decor inside is also quite lovely.

According to the print around the tea cup, this cafe was the side of the first coffee house in England!
We ordered cream tea which came with 2 rather big scons (still warm) - yammy!

We also ordered our favourite cake - carrots cakes. The icing on the top is sensational!!!

All together (plus another extra tea) it was only around 16 pounds! Rather cheap considering the quality of the food, the place and the service. Oh ya...the service was really good. The same waiter who first received us at the door also followed us to the door in the end and said goodbye to us.

Will definely re-visit this place again.

Add: 84 Hight Street Oxford, OX1 4BG

Telephone: 01865204463

Afternoon tea AT Castle Hotel Windsor

My flatmate's birthday, arranged to visit Windsor Castle for and then afternoon - a rather classy day trip. We were super lucky that weather was sunny after a very wet week. The castle is beautiful and rather big. We spent a decent 2 hsr wondering around the castle.

Booked this hotel for afternoon tea simply it is recommended on the website which sales package tours.

It's oook. Not v impressed. I think I'm spoiled by the afternoon tea at the Doncester Hotel.




Price: 12 pounds per person (min 2 person)

Castel Hotel Windsor: 18 High Street http://www.mercure.com/mercure/fichehotel/gb/mer/6618/fiche_hotel.shtml

Afternoon tea at Fortnum & Mason

Have never actually dine at Fortnum & Mason. Had a afternoon free and proposed to a friend that we can pop in to F&M and have afteroon tea. How classy is that!

We choose the ground floor restaurant. The service is rather nice. The tea is ok.

The scones are rather nice but rather small. The cream and jam are v nice!

Tea is 4 pounds I think.

Scones are 5 something I think.

Nadia's Patisserie, Cambridge

Went to Cambridge for a day to get away from London for a bit.

The weather was amzingly hot and nice. We went on the punt with a glass of pimms. Nice and chill. There are several different companies operate on the river Cam. One hires topless guys. ohoh! Will definitely buy tickets from that company next time!



My friend's friend who went to Cambridge uni recommended us this place and said the carrot cake is the best in the miles. Ya....it's really quite good, esp. the icing on top...yum.

Love Cambridge and will definitely go back and visit it soon.

Add: 16 Silver Street

Candy Cakes - Best muffin place in London!

Have walked past by this place couple times. Always attracted by the window display - mountain of muffine with colourful icing on the top.


Finally made my way to it. I think I arrived there around 6ish and probably it is because they were about to close, so the guy in the counter told me if I buy 2, I will get 1 for FREE! Great news for my ever increasing weight! But of course I couldn't resist the temptation!!


The muffins are the best so far I have ever had! the size is huge, very filling and quite spongy! LOVE LOVE IT!!!

I think I will become one of their regular!


A must go place!

Add: 36 Monmouth Street Covent Garden WC2H 9HB
Tel: 0207 497 8979

www.candycakes.eu