@chocolatesuze Is it Christmas yet #hotelcentennial #sydney #paddington #sydneyrestaurants #christmasham #ham ♬ Keeping Your Head Up (Jonas Blue Remix) [Radio Edit] – Birdy

Can’t wait til Christmas for some Christmas ham? Hotel Centennial in Paddington have a ham trolley at lunch on the weekends and for $35 it’s pretty great value. All eyes are drawn when the ham is wheeled over, the sticky glaze glistening and studded with cloves.

After the ham is sliced we were asked what accompaniments we wanted aaaand I said all of them because I have major indecision issues. I loved the chutney and dried fruits and alternated between that and the seeded mustard. The ham is perfect, super juicy and lightly smoky.

@chocolatesuze Finally trying ganjang gejang raw marinated crabs #melbourne #melbournefood #sevenstarpocha #crab #ganjanggejang ♬ Grapefruit – Tove Lo

3 years of watching kdramas and I’ve finally been able to try raw marinated crabs! Ganjang-geiang is a traditional Korean dish that’s made by marinating fresh raw crabs in a mild soy-sauce based brine. Our first dinner in Melbourne was at Seven Star Pocha (previously NaNa Izakaya) solely so I could try these crabs and it was everything I dreamed of and more!

First have a lil taste of the crab and then squish out all the crab meat onto your rice and mix. It’s beautifully savoury, salty and sweet. Once you’re done with the bodies get the hat and pack it full of rice for that ultimate umami hit.

We also ordered cheese corn which comes out on a sizzling hot plate, mentaiko udon that was super creamy and comforting for the soul and I couldn’t resist the cheese hotdog covered in sugar, tomato sauce and mustard. Check out this cheese pull! This is Seven Star Pocha in Melbourne.