October Sweets & Events

We have bright and fine days in England South, but the sun is already in autumn colour. Something a bit sad is Cherry tree is not getting coloured very well. Normally, they coloured yellow to red and falls off... but this year most of cherry leaves are turning into brown from edge. I am hoping to be better a bit...

Another shocking thing is I missed chestnuts picking!!! I have a really big chestnuts tree on my street and it normally gives me a good amount of really sweet chestnuts. When I realised, there is non left on the tree...

I just enjoy autumn for now in the gentle sunshine...

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October Sweets

Rabbit cake ￡1.50/each

This year's thirteenth night's moon is on the 21st October. If you enjoyed the fifteenth night's moon on the Moon festival, please look up the sky on that day. Otherwise.... (it's just superstition.) Rabbit cake will be at the cafe till this day.
This contains wheat flour and gluten.








Mitarashi Dango　￡1.50/each

As moon festival's sweets, this rice dumplings on skewer is eaten warm. Please give us about 10 mins to warm up. Sauce contains soy sauce made with Wheat flour and Gluten. 





Kimi Shigure  ￡1.50/each

This sweets represent a crack of dry ground after a long rain. Smooth Adzuki past is wrapped by short custard like flavored paste.
This contains Egg yolks.







Sanshoku Dango　￡1.50/each

Dorayaki　smooth Adzuki、chunky Adzuki、Matcha green tea、￡1.50/each
This contains Gluten and Eggs.

Daifuku　smooth Adzuki 、Chunky Azuki、￡1.00/each

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October Events

This month seems to be very quiet...
4th（Thu）Okonomi & Night Cafe
　　　　　Please book a table if you like to use a Teppan hot plate.
11th（Thu）Okonomi & Night Cafe
　　　　　Please book a table if you like to use a Teppan hot plate.
18th（Thu）Okonomi & Night Cafe
　　　　　Please book a table if you like to use a Teppan hot plate.

22th（Mon）～ 26th（Fri) Please watch this space as the cafe may close depending on the stuff shortage due to the school holiday. 
　
29th（Mon）～November ２nd（Fri）Halloween ＆ Day of the dead　
You may find a special menu for these special week.

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Mushrooms are on season!
How about Japanese curry with Japanese mushrooms?
Please check on the black board in front of the cafe.

Afternoon tea in Japanese style

Moon Festival "Potato Moon"

24th of September is Moon Festival. It's a bit early, but I would like to celebrate it on Friday 21st September.
This Moon Festival is for celebrating harvest of Potatoes and Beans.

Time & Date : Friday 21st September
　　Morning session　10:00～11:30 am
　　Afternoon session　4:00～5:30 pm
　　Evening session　6:30～8:00 pm

Maximum 8 people in each session.
All the ingredients used for this afternoon tea are from Plants sourced.
The first plate is a light meal.
The second plate is sweets can satisfy your stomach.
The third plate will satisfy your five senses.

Wheat maybe used a part of it. If you have any allergy, please let me know.

Price ; ￡12/pp　（inc. coffee or any tea of your choice）

Please make an reservation on info@an-an.co.uk　with your name, a number of seats, mobile no., and allergy.

I look forward to seeing you.

September Sweets and Events

I cannot say loudly, but …

Yahooo!
Kids are back to school!!! 

I felt this summer was loooong.
It was really hot since mid June, this summer seems to have started since then as I needed to take kids to swim in the sea or have BBQ in the garden.

This week, my usual an-an member will come back to the cafe. I cannot tell you enough how much I am relieved. I don't need to beg my kids to help me... I don't need to keep customer waiting for slow service.

Here is the announcement of the event this weekend.

On Saturday 8th September, there is a charity event at Hove Lagoon. This festival is held by friends of Hove Lagoon and Norman Cook, aka Fat Boy Slim, for collecting funds for refurbishing the park.
an-an will have a stall selling Japanese sweets and cakes, and Japanese ingredients. Please come to see me!

Live Music, Pilates and Tai Chi demonstrations, Dog show and Skateboard coaching... so many things to see and do!
This Saturday, if you don't have any plan, please pop in to Hove Lagoon from 11 am.

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September Sweets

Strawberry Mochi ￡1.50/each
This month is the last chance to enjoy fresh Strawberry mochi at an-an! It is only here while British strawberries are available!

Rabbit steamed cake ￡1.50/each
24th September is the Moon Festival, the day with the most beautiful moon. We believe a rabbit making mochi on the moon. This contains wheat and gluten.

Mitarashi Dango　￡1.50/each
Dango, sweet rice balls, on a skewer. With sauce or without sauce, it's really tasty! The sauce is sweet soy flavor. This contains Wheat, Gluten and Soy beans.




Ohagi （Smooth or Chunky adzuki paste, Roasted Soy flour）￡1.50/each　
Ohagi set £4.00(3 kinds in a box)
We pray for ancesters in Ohigan week. it starts from 20th and finish 26th. This will be on the shelf from 17th. This contains soy beans. 

Dorayaki (smooth or chunky Adzuki paste or Japanese Matcha green tea) ￡1.50 each
This contains Wheat and gluten, Eggs, Honey.

Daifuku (Smooth or Chunky adzuki paste) ￡1.00 each

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September Events

Thursday 6th Okonomiyaki & night cafe　6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
　　        Please reserve a table if you like to use Teppan (Hot plate)
Saturday 8th Hove Lagoon Festival
　　　　　11:00 am ～4:00 pm
　　　　　＊Please try to use public transports. The closest station is Portslade, 15 min away fro the Lagoon. 700 bus will be good from Brighton or Worthing.
Thursday 13th Okonomiyaki & night cafe　6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
　　        Please reserve a table if you like to use Teppan (Hot plate)
Thursday 20th Okonomiyaki & night cafe　6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
　　        Please reserve a table if you like to use Teppan (Hot plate)
Friday 21st Japanese style afternoon tea "Yam Moon" ?
Thursday 27th Okonomiyaki & night cafe　6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
　　        Please reserve a table if you like to use Teppan (Hot plate)
Satruday 29th Huruhon ichi, Second-hand books sale
　　　　　10 am to 12 am (ex. 11:05 - 11:45 students only time)
　　　　　Croydon High School : Old Farleigh Rd, Croydon CR2 8YB

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I will write another blog for the detail about Japanese Style afternoon tea.

an-an's Summer Holiday

Ooooo! Actually, Summer vacation of an-an has started this week 💦 In preparation, I have informed by a verbal or notes on the window at the cafe, but the most importantly the announcement here was missing. an-an is on the summer holiday until Monday 13th. We will reopen from Monday 14th. However, during the month of August, the special summer business hours is applied, so please check with the calendar below.

We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Thank you xx

4th anniverary event - retro Japanese tea room

It's been 4 years...since I opened this cafe.
I was just asked to take over the cafe by Yoshi.

I started this cafe business without any experience nor know-how. I am always run not knowing what is right or wrong.
One thing I can clearly say is, thankfully, I have really good customers.

So I want say thank you again on this events... by challenging a new thing I was requested by some of customers.

Its a "good old Japanese retro style" tearooms.
There will be breakfast service, fruits parfaits, and hotcakes (pancakes) and more!

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"Retro style Tea room" at an-an

Time；Mon. 18th June to Friday 22nd Fri. 8:00 am to 11:00 am
　　　　Fri. 22nd 3:00 pm to 5 pm
　　　　　&　Sun 24h 11am to 5 pm

Menu；（These special menu are eat-in only. Not suitable for taking away. )

Morning set A　￡4.00（V)
your favorite drink + Toast with adzuki beans (+£1.00 with Yogurt and mixed fruits)

Morning set B　£4.50 （V)
your favorite drink ＋American pan cakes　(+£1.00 with Yogurt and mixed fruits)

Morning set C　￡5.00
your favorite drink ＋rice, pan-fried fish, Japanes style omelette （＋£1.00 with Natto and miso soup）

Pudding a la mode　£4.00　（V)
Cream caramel parfait with cream and fresh fruits.

Matcha green tea parfait　£5.00　（V)
Fruits and cereals under vanilla ice cream and fresh green tea cream. topped with adzuki paste and small Yuzu flavored mochi sprinkles.

Kuzu Mochi　£2.00　（V)
made from real Kuzu starch. with tasty home made roasted soy flour and black syrup.

Mix Juice　￡2.50　（V)
Milk shake with mandarin orange, peach and banana. you can choose Soy milk.

Ice coffee　£2.00　（V)
(+£0.50 Ice cream on top)

Kids' lunch set　£3.50　(available only on 24th, for children under 10）
Rice, a breaded prawn, a pumpkin croquette, salad, yogurt, and...
you will get Union Jack instead Hinomaru. ( ´∀｀ )

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Please mention about food allergy and intolerance on the order.
We an-an staff are looking forward to seeing you then.

June Sweets and Events

Brighton has been in the tropical climates recently. Blue sky, Monsoon... and thunderstorms.

The end of May was too hot. Then cumulonimbus clouds spread over head, and it gets dark and laud thunder and bucketful of rain fall. Afterwords, steamy humid air comes back with a strong sun. 

In my memory, if hard rain comes, the temperature goes down a lot even though the weather was lovely and hot. I haven't felt that for a while...

So, it's June.
I just cannot guess what kind of summer it will be this year. It's very British.

June is the anniversary month for cafe an-an.
I am thinking about having a retro Japanese cafe/tea room breakfast and morning tea/coffee in the anniversary week. More detail will be in the next issue of this blog page. I have to be pretty quick to prepare!!!

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June Sweets

Strawberry Daifuku Mochi　£1.50　(at cafe)  £1.80 (out side of cafe)

You will find a whole strawberry in the Mochi. Please enjoy the season of British Strawberries.





Kuzu Mochi　￡2.00

Kuzu jelly made from kuzu starch.
Please enjoy with roasted organic Soy flour and Black syrup.
* allergy notice ; This contains Soy Beans

MinaDuki 　£1.50

This sweets are traditionally eaten on the 30th of June, which is the half way of the year. Adzuki bean wash off all the sins and dart we had in the first half of the year and ward off evils to come in the rest of the year by the shape of triangle. Kuzu is thought to have detoxing effect.

This products will be available from around 15th.

Waka ayu (Sweet fish)　£1.50

Mochi with Yuzu juice is wrapped by Japanese style pancake, rich in eggs and honey. The cute looks of the fish also loved by children.

＊This contains Eggs、Gluten/Wheat、Honey.




Daifuku Mochi (Smooth/Chunky)　£1.00 each

Dorayaki sandwich (Smooth/ Chunky /Matcha Green Tea) 　￡1.50 each
＊This contains Eggs、Gluten/Wheat、Honey.

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Events in June

Thu. 7th　Okonomi Yaki Night is cancelled. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Fri. 8th 　Close at 3 pm. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Thu. 14th 　Okonomi Yaki & Night Cafe　18:30～21:00
　　　　  Please reserve a table if you like to use a hotplate.
　　　　　Take away is also available.

Mon. 18～Fri. 22　The 4th anniversary of Wa cafe an-an
　　　　　Retro Japanese Cafe on Boundary Road!
　　　　　an-an will be open the door at 8 am (7 am possibly??) !!! to serve Breakfast, so called "Morning Set" in Japanese and Special sweet menu during this period.
　　　　　Don't worry! we will serve lunch hours as usual. More details to come!

Thu. 21st 　Okonomi Yaki & Night Cafe　18:30～21:00
　　　　  Please reserve a table if you like to use a hotplate.
　　　　　Take away is also available.

Thu. 28th 　Okonomi Yaki & Night Cafe　18:30～21:00
　　　　  Please reserve a table if you like to use a hotplate.
　　　　　Take away is also available.

Sat. 30th　Wagashi Table top sales at Japanese School in Croydon Huruhon ichi 
　　　　　(Free public entrance. Limited time only.）
　　　　　
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Planing to serve the cold noodle (Hiyashi Chuka) soon...
Watch this space!





　　　　　

May half-term opening hours

Here comes the half-term again!
We needs to feed hungry children for all morning, day and evening!
I know cooking all day during school holiday is not easy...

Did you know, an-an can make a smaller potion by request? 
Less rice, less noodles? 
-We can serve more salad if you like.
Or small potion for children?
-1/3 off for children potion. 
(i.e. £3.50 for Chicken Katsu lunch for children. only for eating-in)

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an-an is open as usual... or maybe a bit longer hours by request.

Monday 28th Bank Holiday ... Sorry, it's closed.
Tuesday 29th Open from 11:30 am to 3:00 pm
Wednesday 30th Open from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm
Thursday 31st Open from 11:30 am to 9:00 pm
  (keep opening all afternoon and OkonomiYaki night cafe.)
Friday 1st June Open from 11:30 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday 2nd June Sorry, Closed.
Sunday 3rd June Sorry, Closed.

Strawberry Daifuku Mochi is in season!
Please come and have it with a pot of Japanese tea.

£1.50 per Mochi.






Or you can enjoy cakes with a cup of Small Batch Coffee!

Now if you bring your own take-away mug for take-away, we will give you a stamp on the Loyalty card!
(Please remind me if I forgot to give you Loyalty card or the stamp on the payment!)