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Hi everyone!
Last week, my boyfriend and I went to Newcastle (again) for a day out, and got some delicious sushi (again) at one of our favourite Japanese Restaurants: St. Sushi. The purpose of the trip to Newcastle was to film Asian culture in Newcastle, including a big Asian supermarket haul that I’ll be posting about later.
The reason St. Sushi is one of my favourite restaurants is simply because the food is so good. The staff are really friendly, the service is extremely quick and the food has been consistently good every time I’ve been. The restaurant itself is bright and clean, with hanging prints of delicious sushi on the walls. It’s extremely good value for money too. Altogether my meal normally costs around £10 and I’m always completely stuffed!
My starter was asparagus maki (£1.50). Their sushi is always so delicious! I was a bit greedy to get this too, as you already get 4 pieces of maki in a bento box.
This is the bento box I got. Mine was the Ebi (prawns) Katsu bento box (£6.95). It comes with prawns in Katsu sauce, rice, Japanese style pickled veg, 4 pieces of maki and a bowl of miso soup. I wish all my meals were presented like this! It just looks so appealing and tasty.
I normally get a Ramune (Japanese soda) with my meal, but instead I decided to get a bubble tea. For those of you who don’t know, bubble tea is a Taiwanese drink that to me is like a cross between tea and milkshake. I don’t actually like tea, so I love the one from St. Sushi as you can’t really taste the tea in it. You drink it with a very wide straw because it comes with flavoured jellies or pobbles that burst in your mouth. It can be strange the first time you have it but it’s definitely worth trying.
I got a strawberry bubble tea with strawberry jellies (£2.00). You can’t really see in the picture but the jellies are actually star shaped. So cute!
I really recommend this restaurant to anyone visiting Newcastle. There are actually two St.Sushi restaurants in Newcastle and I’ve only been to one, which is the one inside Eldon Square but there is another near Chinatown. It’s a lovely place to go when you’re busy shopping as you’re sure to get a quick, healthy, delicious meal for a great price.
Arigatou for reading
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Konbanwa! Today I’d like to talk a bit about Newcastle, and what a wonderful place it is to experience Asian culture. My boyfriend and I were born and still live in the North East of England, so we visit Newcastle fairly often. My favourite thing about the city is definitely the food! So far we’ve visited three different Japanese restaurants and a couple of Chinese ones and they’ve all been absolutely delicious. In my hometown there is little to no choice of places to eat so it’s so good to be able to try something new! My new favourite is Osaka. The cherry blossom plates and delicious bento boxes are incredible!
I’m still a little undecided on Bubble Tea. It’s a Taiwanese drink with these little pobbles in that you suck up through the straw and then the (sort-of) bubbles burst in your mouth. I really don’t like tea (completely Un-British) so I HATE when it’s made really strong but chocolate bubble tea is lovely! There are a lot of bubble tea cafes to visit when in Newcastle.
When I visit other places I don’t see the point in looking in the same shops that you see day in, day out. One of our favourite shops is Animez. Everything in it is shipped from Japan and most of it is ridiculously difficult to get hold of anywhere else. Every time I go there I buy another original Japanese The Legend of Zelda badge. I love collecting Zelda items and it’s great to ownes that are authentic Japanese.
Perhaps the most obvious Asian culture present in Newcastle is the lovely Chinatown. With a variety of restaurants, Chinese supermarkets and authentic decorations, it feels like you could really be in China. Since there are so many Chinese students in Newcastle, you can even get Chinese TV! I think it’s fantastic that the city is embracing culture so readily.
Last time I visited Newcastle I went in my favourite Chinese supermarket and bought wayyy too many sweets and Ramune marble drinks (I should absolutely not find them as much fun as I do), including Meltykiss chocolates by Meiji. They are a winter exclusive because they melt when you put them in your mouth and they’re deeelicious!
Enough rambling anyway! Unfortunately it won’t be easily accessible to all of you but I hope you’ve enjoyed reading about it. It’s delightful to get a slice of the Orient so close to home.
Arigatou!
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