We started the day at a coffee shop chain that came highly recommended for its simple and cheap breakfasts. We opted for coffee, a boiled egg, and bread with jam. Komeda’s Coffee — there are loads of them. 600 yen, less than £3 each. Who said Japan was expensive? We took a train to a remote biscuit factory that makes chocolate-filled biscuits — they were everywhere in Sapporo. We were able to use our Suica cards for the first time. They’re virtual cards that you top up with a

The opportunity of cheap potatoes offered by every supermarket to go along with Christmas dinner provided the perfect excuse to play around with a few potato bread recipes. I bought three large bags of potatoes to perfect our recipe, with the intention of mass production and freezing for consumption through to next Christmas. Between Christmas and New Year, we tried a few different recipes. We had some miserable failures and one absolute winner — though the amount of butter r

Fjorubordid Restaurant, Ingólfsskáli Viking Restaurant, and Ölverk Pizza & Brewery. Each place has its own specialties that set it apart.