Weekly List: Reservation Only | 本週清單：僅限預約

Due to the pandemic, this summer’s plans have all been canceled. But we still found ways not to waste our summer away. The last two weeks of summer 2020, we can finally meet up with friends, that made me extremely happy! 

細數這個夏天，雖然大部分時間飽受疫情影響，團聚活動通通取消，但我們還是找到一些方法沒白白度過。2020夏天最後兩週，我們終於能和朋友相聚了，心情覺得特別開心。

百年古家 大家 | Ufuya

http://ufuya.com/lunch/
〒905-0004 Okinawa, Nago, Nakayama, ９０

We came here to celebrate my friend W’s birthday! Thank you for inviting me to have my favorite food, hotpot, on your birthday! We ordered Ishigaki beef and Agu pork hotpot! The soup base was rich, meat quality top notch, and surprisingly big portions! 

親愛的朋友W生日快樂，感謝讓我我這火鍋控在你生日這天終於吃到大家的石垣牛和沖繩阿古豬火鍋了！湯頭超濃郁，肉質沒話講，而且份量意外多！我們都是吃飽飽回家，阿古豬真好吃！

Little Greek Kitchen

http://littlegreekkitchen.com/
1189-3 Nagahama, Yomitan, Nakagami District, Okinawa 904-0324

Last week we talked about three outdoor dining restaurants for lunch, this was our first choice. I fell in love with this restaurant after my first meal here. The view and Mediterranean food in Okinawa are quite the gem. I will definitely come back here. You must make reservation through Facebook!

上週文章提到我們找了三家餐廳才能坐下來吃午餐，這裡就是我們原先計畫的午餐地點。用餐後我已經深深愛上這裡，超強景色配上難得在沖繩有好吃地中海食物，我一定會再回來的！切記，這裡是預約制，在Facebook上能訂位！

HYGGE

Japan 2-23-1 ２３, 23 Oyama, Ginowan, Okinawa 901-2223
https://hyggeokinawa.shopinfo.jp/

Compared to regular donuts, these are less sweet and even less fluffy than Eggos. Genmai donut is gluten-free, and is made from Genmai flour and Okinawan grains. A healthier alternative, but will not satisfy your craving for donuts. Check out our ratings for them on Instagram! 

與其叫甜甜圈，我覺得比較像較不甜且比較不蓬鬆的Eggos。玄米甜甜圈是無麩質，使用國產玄米粉和沖繩穀類做成。比起傳統甜甜圈，這HYGGE donuts健康許多，但我們想吃甜食的胃有點沒被滿足到，但還是值得試一下。我們在Instagram上有評分喔！

Pipeline Coffee

2 Chome-23-1 Oyama, Ginowan, Okinawa 901-2223

Mexican restaurant in Okinawa, gan-ba-de-ne! Next to HYGGE, we spotted it when we were getting donuts. We didn’t hold out much hope initially, we’ve been let down by Mexican restaurants too many times. But it does have outdoor covered seating that complies with current dining restrictions! 

在沖繩的墨西哥餐廳，請加油一點好嗎！在HYGGE隔壁的墨西哥餐廳是我們在買甜甜圈時看到的，那時我們沒抱太大希望，畢竟去了幾家墨西哥餐廳都不是特別滿意。但這裡有室外且遮陽的用餐地方，符合現在的疫情規定！

Ittoman Fish Market 

〒901-0306 Okinawa, Itoman, Nishizakicho, 4 Chome−１９

Got up early to get breakfast here. It reminds of the seafood spread that my mom used to made me for breakfast! Oyster, sea urchin, squid soup, and luminous shellfish, oh what a glorious breakfast! Their luminous shellfish is cheaper than the fish market near Kokusai street! 

一早就來這吃早餐，讓我想起以前我媽也會準備一桌海鮮當早餐！生蠔、海膽、墨魚湯、夜光貝...這早餐也太豐盛了吧！各位，這裡的夜光貝比那霸國際通附近的海產市場便宜！

Hope you like this week’s restaurant review, don’t forget to check my Instagram Japanese food review videos .

希望你們能喜歡這週的餐廳介紹，別忘了到我的Instagram看食物評比影片！我們下週見！

Shelter In Place Week 12- Focaccia | 第12周自主隔離

Due to the pandemic, we’ve cancelled many trips since March. The most disappointing of all is the cancellation of Tokyo Olympics. I have no doubt that Japan spent a lot of efforts meticulously planned out these world games, only to be postpone by this heartless virus. UN and I jumped through many hoops to purchase Olympic tickets and book a hotel stay. We even planned to climb Mount Fuji after the Olympic Games. Such a big let down! 

從三月開始因疫情關係，我們已經取消許多旅遊行程，但取消2020東京奧運是我最生氣也最失望的。生氣無情的Coronavirus莫名來襲打亂全球運作，日本這麼精心準備這次盛會卻必須延後。而朋友們也知道，我和UN多期待能現場觀看奧運，還為了買票訂飯店動用許多人力。我們還打算看完奧運要去爬富士山呢！唉，我們這麼期待怎麼可能不失望呢！

On the plus side, I spent 26 hours and made focaccia for the first time! UN and my friend both complimented the taste, was a real confidence booster. What should I try to bake next?

來點正向能量吧！我花了將近26小時做出focaccia，而且味道很不錯。讓我重拾做麵包的信心，下次挑戰什麼呢？

Shelter In Place Week 11- Weekend Cooking | 第11周自主隔離

Lately with COVID, UN’s job has gotten much busier. He leaves for work early and comes back later than usual, sometimes answering work-related phone calls and text before bed. With him working on the weekends, I have nowhere to go, so I started baking cakes at home.

最近UN因疫情關係忙到不行，早出晚歸就算了，睡覺前一秒還在工作。週末也需要上班，我無處可去只好開始在家烤蛋糕。還我自由啊！

Basque Burnt Cheesecake

This was very popular on social media. My first attempt almost burned the whole kitchen down. I forgot to trim the baking paper and it caught on fire as soon as it entered the 400F oven. Thank God UN was home to put out the fire. Created a huge mess, especially on the floor that UN just mopped less than 10 minutes ago. After that disastrous episode, I’m very determined not to burn another cake. I videotaped my baking (evidence in case of another fire), and it turned out very well this time!

前陣子似乎大家都在做這款蛋糕，我當然也很跟風做了一次，但完全大失敗。原因在於我沒把烘培紙修剪，碰到400多度的烤箱上層而起火。把我和UN嚇到快點救火，UN剛清完的地板不到10分鐘被我搞砸。繼那次後陰影極重，怕蛋糕再次著火。這次做蛋糕時還拍了影片，怕起火沒證據，非常成功（沒發爐！）

San Se Dan 三色蛋

It’s incredulous that in this Taiwanese food dessert, Okinawa, I was able to find salted eggs and thousand year eggs! To be honest I’m not the biggest fan of these types of eggs, but I bought them because I found the recipe for San Se Dan (three-colored eggs.) I don’t think I’ve tried San Se Dan before. Much can be improved from this first trial. Next time I will cook the salted eggs and thousand year eggs first to harden the egg yolk. Easier to cut and won’t look messy that way. I would steam the egg whites for more than 15 minutes to make sure they are fully cooked. UN loved the San Se Dan, but I’m still not a fan of the taste of thousand year egg. 

天啊，在沖繩這台灣料理沙漠裡，我竟然在業務超市找到鹹鴨蛋和皮蛋！即使我不愛吃這兩色蛋，我也買了！上網查一下能做三色蛋，我其實沒吃過三色蛋，做的極度失敗。下次我會先把鴨蛋和皮蛋用水煮燙，讓蛋心煮熟（變硬），切起來會比較好看也比較不凌亂。第一次蒸蛋白時，應該要蒸至少15分鐘，確定蛋白完全熟。UN非常喜歡這次做的三色蛋，但我還是不太習慣皮蛋的味道。

Creme Brulee

The theme for this weekend is eggs! In college I met a chef who was an expert at making cream brûlée. He told me that if I knew what goes into making cream brûlée I wouldn’t want to eat it. He’s exactly right! I keep double checking to make sure I wasn’t reading the recipe wrong, and it feels like I used a whole bag of sugar. This level of sweetness is even scary for someone with a sweet tooth like yours truly. Does anyone know why there are small scratches marks on the cream brûlée after they come out of the oven?

這週末都是和蛋有關的料理！在大學時有位廚師很會做Creme Brulee，那時他說如果我們知道裡面有多少糖就不會想吃了。完全沒錯！看著食譜一直反覆檢查我是否看錯單位，一直猛倒糖，雖然天天必吃甜食，但這糖量我感到害怕。最後想請問為什麼布丁烤出來的會有一痕一痕像是被叉子搓過？

See you next week!

下週見啦！