Scramble Cafe NOV 28 RECAP

 Linking up with Marg at The Intrepid Reader

Weekend Coffee Share

Sunday Salon

WE ARE TRAVELLING UNTIL DEC 22, I WILL LINK UP IF POSSIBLE. BUT I EXPECT LIMITED INTERNET/WI-FI.

 November 21- 28 2025 - Tokyo Japan - Hanoi Vietnam

Shiboya Crossing Tokyo Japan

I am not going to do my normal weekly recap, I don't have time, internet is slow and I hate this chromebook!

Nov 21 - 22 Transit

Nov 23 Tokyo

Nov 24 Tokyo

Nov 25 Tokyo

Nov 26 Tokyo - Hanoi

Nov 27 Hanoi

Nov 28 Hanoi

JAPAN

Such quiet streets. Polite people. BUT crowded! Nobody gets impatient, nobody blows their horn.

VIETNAM

From dignified Japan to chaotic mayhem! 

Last Week's Post Boulangerie Moderne Montreal

Last Year's Post Yellowstone

Five Years Ago  Allan Gardens Toronto I wasn't doing weekly recaps back then.

Saturday ARRIVE TOKYO JAPAN

Sunday TOKYO

If you've been to Japan recently there's a high chance you've seen this bottle of soy sauce at a place you've eaten since this is one of the most popular soy sauces in Japan at the moment. It is Kikkoman Soy Sauce which should be familiar to most here, but it is their Nama Shoyu which is raw unpasteurized soy sauce. Pasteurizing soy sauce changes the flavor considerably.

I make my own soy sauce and have shown my friends the difference between pasteurized vs unpasteurized and they are always blown away at how much pasteurizing soy sauce changes the flavor. Anyways, the next time you see this, give it a taste and see if you can tell the difference between this and the typical soy sauce you are used to.Also consider bringing a bottle of nice Shoyu back home(it doesn't have to be this one), or buying a fancy type of soy sauce like saishikomi(double fermented) or kombu shoyu.

Monday TOKYO

Tuesday TOKYO

Wednesday TOKYO - HANOI VIETNAM

Thursday HANOI ON OUR OWN

Friday HANOI ON OUR OWN

COOKING WATCHING READING

I won't be updating these sections while we are away.

 In Japanese, “tsundoku” refers to the act of collecting books and letting them accumulate, not as a result of neglect, but rather as a source of joy and anticipation, knowing that they hold untold stories waiting to be discovered.