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Gelato, my love.

Every time I eat gelato I feel happy; the sweet creamy texture, the density…Italian “ice cream” probably trumps all other kinds of ice cream out there.

So far in San Francisco, I have only tried gelato from Naia and from Yoogo Gelato. Naia is closer to my apartment, and they have the standard “American” flavors of chocolate, strawberry, et. al., with a few other interesting flavors. I haven’t been to this gelataria in awhile, so I don’t remember what all they do carry.

Today, my siblings and I went to Yoogo Gelato, which I had noticed many times before but never had the chance to venture in and check it out. I got word from an acquaintance that Yoogo Gelato sells some Asian/non-standard flavors, so my interest in the shop was piqued. I was reminded of the time that I ate gelato in Tokyo, and remembered how much I enjoyed eating the kurotaro (Black Sesame) and matcha (Green Tea) gelato flavors.

I was happy to see that Yoogo Gelato had both flavors; they had large waffle cones to hold the gelato in, and the Black Sesam definitely did not disappoint. My siblings got Chocolate Chip and Peanut Butter as their flavors; we all felt satisfied after our little sugar venture.

Perhaps I should start a quest on finding the best gelato in San Francisco as well; I guess I am becoming quite the foodie in my obsession with food, especially sweets.

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Indian Ice Cream?

While walking in the Mission today, my sister and I stumbled upon Bombay Ice Creamery, a little ice cream shop situated beside an Indian/ethnic grocery store. At first we were in a bit of disbelief over Indian ice cream, but nevertheless we went in to poke around the shop a bit.

There were some standard flavors (Chocolate, vanilla, etc.), but there were also very exotic flavors such as lassi and Indian food-inspired flavors. At the moment, I can’t name many of the flavors off the top of my head, but I know I wanted to try some. Unfortunately, my sister and I had some huge burritos (at El Buen Sabor), and she advised that it probably was not wise to mix Mexican fare with Indian desserts.

So very true, so very true. Next time, Bombay, next time.

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Interesting Facts about San Francisco

Since the hot dog carts are “buddies” with the people who own the double-decker tour buses in front of Macy’s, I was able to score free passes for me and my sister today to tour a bit of the city.

Riding the tour bus made me feel a little strange, yet also more appreciative of San Francisco. I actually learned a bit of facts/history of the city that I hadn’t really known before; here are a few tidbits that I can remember:

– North Point Street used to be the northernmost point in San Francisco; Beach/Jefferson blocks were built upon landfill.

– The Marina is built all upon landfill, which means, during earthquakes, the ground there is least stable; becomes “like quicksand”.

– Pacific Heights is the most expensive neighborhood in the city.

– Cow Hollow used to actually have a lot of cows/farms there until all the “rich people” demanded that the farms be removed from the city (way back when).

– Only one cemetery exists in San Francisco (San Francisco National Cemetery); most San Franciscans graves are located in Colma, a small town in the South Bay.

I’m trying to rack my brain for more facts, but unfortunately have forgotten a lot. It was nice to see more of the northwestern part of the city (Marina/Cow Hollow/Presidio); these were areas I hadn’t really had much chance to check out just yet.

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Tapioca Tea at Golden Deer Restaurant.

In my epic quest to find the best tapioca tea out here in San Francisco/California, today my sister and I stopped in at a Vietnamese restaurant called Golden Deer in the Richmond district.

They had tapioca tea of course, and I decided I would try their red bean flavor. The tea came in a cute parfait glass with shredded ice on top; the bottom half of the drink was still warm (I’m guessing from the machine).

At first taste, I liked the red bean flavor, but after drinking the whole glass, I realized the tea was a bit too sweet. My sister tried the coconut flavor; it had a very authentic coconut flavor, but it too was a bit too sweet for us.

I guess if I were to give the tea/the restaurant a rating, I would say it was a 3/5. Not horrible, but not the best either.

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Vacation Mindsets.

Today was the first day for our carts to work at the Wharf this year; from what I could see between the two carts (located at the Cable Car turnarounds), people can be quite rude and idiotic, even more than the people around Union Square.

It is probably because more of the people who walk by the carts at the Wharf are on vacation, and therefore, they have vacation mindsets. They feel they can act however they want to because they are on vacation; no need to care about others’ feelings so much, especially people working behind a counter, hot dog cart, etc.

After awhile, I was very tempted to say this to people passing by:

“You know, just because you are on vacation, doesn’t mean you can act like an asshole.”

I wonder how people would have reacted to that.