| 16 Jun 10 |
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Picture taken by the Missus!The Missus has been less than happy with my mobile phone pics recently and she decided to send me the above pic for publication. After all, she said, I make the bento, so I...
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| 16 Jun 10 |
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This is a series of exerpts taken from The Life Of A Dragon to prove that gastronomy can be discreetly introduced in any story or novel, be it fiction or not!Ekan and Mumtaz were busy experimenting in...
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| 16 Jun 10 |
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Ainame/アイナメ/Hexagrammos otakii or Fat Greening is a truly Japanese seasonal fish, which has become a rarity as it lives only around the Japanese archipelago along rocky shores in water compara...
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| 15 Jun 10 |
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The Missus’ family grows all kinds of vegetables both for the fun and the need of them.They happen to live in an area of Shizuoka City renown for its farming products.We were given some very interes...
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| 15 Jun 10 |
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This is a series of exerpts taken from The Life Of A Dragon to prove that gastronomy can be discreetly introduced in any story or novel, be it fiction or not!Downstairs, in the kitchen, Ekan and Naeem...
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| 15 Jun 10 |
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Service: Excellent and very friendlyFacilities: great and very large washroom, great cleanliness overallPrices: reasonable to expensive.Specialty:Sicilian Cuisine. Top-class Italian wines and great co...
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| 13 Jun 10 |
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Baird Beer & Taproom Events BulletinRainy Season Black Ale; World Cup Soccer; Fish Tap 10-Year ExtravaganzaDear Taproom Friend & Baird Beer Enthusiast:The 2010 rainy season is right upon us. Given the...
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| 13 Jun 10 |
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Spring in Japan sees frsh and almost cabbages on the markets. These cabbages are so tender that they can eaten raw in many fashions!Rolling them in aburaage/deep-fried tofu pouches is an excellent rec...
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| 13 Jun 10 |
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VEGAN JAPANESE STEWJust about time I came back to my vegan and vegetarian (I’m not) friends with a recipe they can create in Japan or back home!Vegan Japanese Stew!INGREDIENTS: For 6 people-Carrots:...
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| 13 Jun 10 |
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Vegan Japanese Cuisine: Aburaage & Spring Cabbage Rolls with Wasabi Sweet & Sour DressingSpring in Japan sees frsh and almost cabbages on the markets. These cabbages are so tender that they can eaten ...
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| 13 Jun 10 |
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Vegan Japanese Cuisine: Ko Imo No NimonoIn Jpanese Ko Imo/小芋 means small taro tubers, and Nimono/煮物 can be loosely translated as stew.Imo are great for vegans as they are fulfilling and so hea...
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| 12 Jun 10 |
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Natto: Make-It-Yourself RecipeVegans and Vegetarians (and omnivores!) rejoice! Here is a simple way to make your own natto!It does require a little sneaky trick for the first batch (like for yoghurt) ...
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| 12 Jun 10 |
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Natto Mabodofu!PREPARATION“Zarudofu”, my favourite variety of tofu just filtered out in a “zaru/basket”. You just eat it with a spoon on its own. No seasoning needed!As promised, here is the f...
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| 11 Jun 10 |
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My French Friend in Osaka has already extensively written about such recipes, so the present recipe is more a confirmation than an innovation!It is very popular in Japan, probably more in my region, S...
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| 11 Jun 10 |
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This is a series of exerpts taken from The Life Of A Dragon to prove that gastronomy can be discreetly introduced in any story or novel, be it fiction or not!The Elf Forest was in an uproar.Wilfred ha...
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| 10 Jun 10 |
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Check the Hotel Homepage for more information (Japanese)!Now, how much did we pay for one night at Suikoen Hotel, thebest one in Sumatakyo, lost in the southern Japan Alps with full dinner, breakfast ...
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| 10 Jun 10 |
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Summer Greetings from Mishima,It’s been an unusually cool beginning of summer here in Japan; even Mt.Fuji still has a full topping of snow, the likes I’ve not seen before. All in all, a glorious t...
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| 10 Jun 10 |
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Service: easy-goin, smiling and very friendlyFacilities: old but cleanPrices: very reasonable, extremely good value.Strong points: Enormous portions but very healthy slow food on the wholeentirely non...
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| 10 Jun 10 |
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This is a series of exerpts taken from The Life Of A Dragon to prove that gastronomy can be discreetly introduced in any story or novel, be it fiction or not!Incidenatlly “Sea Ears” are Abalones i...
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| 09 Jun 10 |
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I did have to pedal fast to work this morning as I had decided to go to work by bicycle in spite of the threatening weather. After a hot and dry week-end, the weather has turned to the typically unpre...
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