Jumi eats bangus

Whow a Philippine restaurant in Jumi's city? It's an unknown cuisine for little Jumi, so this weekend she visited restaurant Baryo Pilipinas in The Hague.

The interior is simple, but how they serve the food on the table is interesting. A long table is covered with bananaleaves with a long line of rice and little pieces of shrimps, veggies and other stuff. And there's not a single piece of tablewear. No fork, no knife. So it's funny to see how customers eat with their hands. Jummyyy.. OK, enough about that, back to little Jumi's order.

Little Jumi ordered bangus (milkfish). Just bangus and that's it. Little Jumi was a bit hungry but she could wait. Mhm, waiting, waiting, starving.... stars... seeing stars... OMG, a bit more than half an hour have passed and NO FOOD! Eventually it seemed that the order has been forgotten. Or well, it was already prepared in the kitchen, but forgotten to take it out the kitchen. What the....!! This is bad! OK, it was crowded that day, but that shouldn't be used as an excuse to forget little Jumi's meal! (Hmm, it's not the first time that the order has been forgotten in a restaurant which is similar to this one. Is it because of Little Jumi's cute pink skincolor, her size? I don't know.)

Mr. Bap's jummy Korean food in The Hague

We don't have to travel far to Gamasot anymore for delicious Korean food. All thanks to a newly opened restaurant in our hometown The Hague: Mr. Bap!
You have to be lucky to find a seat in this restaurant though, it's very small. (Take-out is possible) The interior is cozy, has cute colours and is feeling like home! Ofcourse Jumi has eaten here already, duh :)

First, the Kimchi. The Kimchi (Korean cabbage dish) is very spicy and we love it!
Second dish is the Kim bap (Korean rice snack with filling). We tried Kim bap with tuna. Mr. Bap has a lot of varieties of Kim bap. We chose the same ones we are always eating at Gamasot to taste the difference.
The taste of Mr. Bap's Kim bap is good. We prefer the Kim bap of Gamasot more though. I guess the lady of Gamasot uses a secret ingredient in her Kim bap, because they have that extra jummy flavor.

We also tried Pumpkin and Sweet potato tea, because it sounded interesting. But hmm... it's more of an instant soup and sadly not so yummy. However they do have Shikhye Rice Punch. This drink is soo addictive!! With this drink we are totally satisfied. If only they have the cinnamon drink Soojunggwa! Mmm.... Hopefully Mr. Bap reads this and will import this drink too!

Mr. Bap's Mandu (Korean dumplings) are very fresh and yummy. We tasted the seafood mandu. But totally forgot to ask if they are handmade by the Mr.! Because they really taste like handmade.

We are happy with Mr. Bap! Although we still will travel to Gamasot in Rotterdam for the Kim bap.
Jumi's highlights of Mr. Bap, the Kimchi and Chicken bap, are definitely worth to visit this new restaurant! 

f.l.t.r. Kim bap, Chicken bap (mm spicy), Pumpkin and sweet potato tea, Kimchi, Ramyun (hhhot & jum)

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Jumi's epic foodjourney at Marks & Spencer, The Hague

Jumi went to the newly opened Marks and Spencer in The Hague (Holland). Marks and Spencer is a British warehouse and this new shop is the flagshipstore and largest international one in Europe. Now this was a pretty big happening in downtown city. Why? Because it's a new large building, they are back after a long time and the retailer tempted us with news about newer, better and greater. The truth or a hype? As a true local, Jumi had to visit!

While several websites and blogs are writing about their fashion, which was in my opinion somewhat plain and not my cup of tea, I am going to write about the biggest change in the city. S-w-e-e-t-s. Jummy sweets.

If you are a Jumi too, you can skip the fashion part and just go straight on to the food hall. Better yet, just enter the food hall from the streetside, 3 minute saver! Now the day I went was the big opening, so you can guess it was a Madhouse. But, Marks and Spencer brings us all the yummiest sweets and snacks from Great Britain. Which means, the best chocolate cookies, cakes, chocolate cakes, chocolate cupcakes, chocolate roll cake, banana cakes topped AND filled with caramel and many more. OMG, I went nuts. Remember, I am very small and pink. But even then, it was totally worth being squeezed and bumped between all those people. If I could only looked and drooled a little more over cakes I couldn't afford. Because the prices of most products are a little more expensive than your usual groceries.

OMG, blurry photo because I was shaking so much of happiness to see Hello Kitty made of white chocolate.

Besides yummy sweets, you can also buy the famous sandwiches, lemonades, meals and salads. And even sushi. Now I am not a fan of fushi (fridge sushi, a word I just made up...)But these ones were without raw fish and were surprisingly totally good in taste. They were actually yummy!! OMG! Are you serious? Me, eating fushi and loving it.

Hello.... strawberry rose cake! Ahhhh my day was awesome when I got this in my hands! *possessed stare*

I also must mention the extra nice and honest cashier lady, packing my bag with a smile.
Most shops, woops typo... all Dutch shops can take an example from this kind of hospitality.

Jummyornot?
So my conclusion, Marks and Spencer food hall is definitely better, greater and Jummy! But it's not wallet/purse/clutch friendly.

You can visit the shop at Grote Marktstraat 32, The Hague in The Netherlands.

What do you think about this? Leave your comments below!
I am planning on reviewing more local stuff in Holland, so keep on checking back!