Crepes

OOPs...this should go in my food blog...but anyway..it was a great discovery many years ago when John and I and Kelsy and Kim went to the biggest mall in America..The Great Mall Of America inMinneapolis and had a Banana Fosters Crepe at the Magic Pan. Since then, John
has always wanted to open up a crepe stand.

And when I was in Colorado last year I got to go to this great crepe stand that had hundreds of varietes of fillings, sweet or savory. I was smitten again!

Well...there is this place now...Harajuku Crepe..(Japanese on the Go)that is popluar in some places now..wait...Crepes are French..what is with the Japanese theme here?????



There is one such place in Beverly Hills and here is a review of it from yelp.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/harajuku-crepe-beverly-hills

Century City, CA

4/22/2010
Are you getting tired and hungry after spending your entire monthly check on shoes and bags from Rodeo Drive?

Worried that you won't be able to fit in that dress if you eat those calorie filled sprinkles cupcakes from next door?

Just sick and tired of waiting in the line at the Pinkberry?

Then try visiting "Harajuku Crepe"!

Trust me,
I love Japanese folks, culture and especially their food!
What I love best about them is that they take other's specialty stuff, spice things up and make it into theirs. They modify them so good that people think that some of these stuff actually came from Japan!

For example:

Croquette - came from the French croquer, "to crunch". It was a French invention that gained worldwide popularity, both as a delicacy and as a fast food. Croquette is a small fried food roll containing usually as main ingredients mashed potatoes, and/or minced meat.

Koroke - A japanese food consisting of potato and usually bits of vegetables inside all mashed up together. After mashing, it is deep fried in breaded balls. This is usually served with "bulldog sauce" a popular sauce used in Japanese cooking.

Curry -is a generic description used throughout European and American culture to describe a general variety of spiced dishes, best known in South Asian cuisines, especially Indian cuisine.

Kare ( Japanese curry) is one of the most popular dishes in Japan. It is commonly served in three main forms: curry rice Curry rice is most commonly referred to simply as 'curry' (kare).

I am a huge fan of Crepes.

A crêpe is a type of very thin pancake (usually made from wheat flour). the word is of French origin, deriving from the Latin crispa, meaning "curled."

Now...
Japanese "Street Crepes" are spanking awesome. Mainly they are " sweet crepes" where you can easily carry them like ice cream cones and eat them while you walk down the street.

Harajuku Creperie is owned by a fluent English speaking crepe man. ( Tried my rusty Japanese..and he gave me props with extra toppings! )

The creperie is located right next to pinkberry... and I mean.. who needs pinkberry if you can walk down rodeo drive with "oh so cool Japanese Harajuku Crepe?!?!"

Chic décor, fast and clean service, very kind and attentive, fresh ingredients!
They have 3 different selections of batters to choose from... and of course one of them is green tea batter.

Pretty awesome.