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Doyo No Ushi No Hi




Eel, eel, eel

For from July 19 to August 7, the Japanese is crazy about an eel.It is an eel concerto.Doyo No Ushi No Hi is Midsummer Day of the Ox.It is customary for Japanese to eat an eel on the Ox day during doyo of summer, in order to take nourishment and overcome the heat.The eel is the ingredients which are indispensable to Japanese food.
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The catchphrase

It is autumn in the season of the eel.However, it became a custom to eat in summer by one man.His name is Gennai Hiraga.He is an inventor and is a producer.He coined the catchphrase “Today is Midsummer Day of the Ox” for an eel shop that suffered slow sales in summer, whereby the custom of ‘eating an eel on Midsummer Day to prevent tiredness from the summer heat’ began.
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refer to Oak Journal

Unaju

In Japan, approximately 30% of overall eels are used in the day of the Ox of the dog days.We dance on a palm of Gennai Hiraga.Because it is regrettable, I intend to eat an eel today.I am so excited.
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Maki-e




Maki-e

Maki-e is a traditional Japanese technique of decorating lacquerware by sprinkling gold dust particles over wet lacquer designs.Maki-e is the technique of Japanese lacquer art.Makie is to common peple like a flower on lofty heights.I don’t thought about eating Japanese food with a container of Maki-e.Mostly an art museum or the house of the rich people has Maki-e.Maki-e is a symbol of the rich people.
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Mr.Genmai’s bento




Junk food heaven

Japan is a country of the gluttony.The convenience store is open in every place if we go out, and we get anything.It is only some people to eat Japanese food.Most people eat junk food willingly.Hamburger, fried chicken, French fries, cola.
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Food Education

In late years a campaign that change such eating habits starts.It is Food Education campaign in Japan.This is symbolic comic of the campaign.Its comic is Mr.Genmai’s bento.Speaking of a campaign, radical thought is often reflected, but this comics are unrelated to the radical thought.
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About Mr.Genmai

Mr.Genmai is an instructor in agriculture at a university.He does an odd lecture to convey joy to eat.The university student is attracted by an odd lecture, and they learn joy to eat.I read this comic and learned importance to eat.It is to live to eat.
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Portable chopsticks




portable chopsticks

In Japan, it is populär recently to put a stupid act photo using the equipment of the restaurant onto Twitter.I am at a loss in using the equipment of the shop even if a shop is clean.Therefore I always carries my chopsticks.But it obstructive when the chopsticks can be in the bag.Therefore I carry portable chopsticks.This is very convenient.Please use the portable chopsticks if you eat Japanese food in whereabouts.
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Ben-To




Abenomics effect

Japan was deflation for a long time.I was able to eat the beef bowl which was a symbol of the deflation for $ 2.However, Japan is going to get rid of deflation by Abenomics effect now.Therefore I must buy an expensive bento.I, who am poor, cannot afford it.Though it is a Japanese, not to be able to buy the lunch which is Japanese food!
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Half price bento

In the Japanese supermarket, they perform a half price sale just before closing a shop.The battle of the half price bento is described in this manga.They aim at the time when a half price sale is performed.And they scramble for a half price bento.
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Various youth

The chief character is a boy of the high school student.He is devoted to the battle of the half price bento in his youth.I knew a youth devoted to baseball and soccer in the youth, but I did not know a youth devoted to a half price lunch battle.Because it is a very rare story, please read.
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Japanese food weekly vol30




USB lunch box

It gradually becomes popular now in Japan.It is USB lunch Box.The conventional lunch box is cold.The lunch box called the thermal lunchpail was born.However, it is big and is hard to carry it.Therefore Japanese improved it, and a USB lunch box was born.I am surprised at their passion for food.
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refer to Thanko

Oct 27 2014

Pie Face

Store specializing in pie and coffee “Pie Face” born in Australia opened a store for the first time in Japan.Pie Face cooperated with the company which build a Mr. doughnut in Japan.This company is superior in arranging it in Japanese style.The company is Duskin Co., Ltd.
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refer to Duskin

Oct 10 2014

noma

“noma” is a world No.1 restaurant.It is time-limited, and the restaurant opens in Tokyo.”noma” open only in 3 weeks in January, 2015.They will serve the original dish using the best ingredients in Japan.
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refer to noma
refer to alifewortheating

Nov 1 2014

Genmai professor’s bento




Japanese food problem

Japanese food problem is often taken up in news.For example, it is the problem of self-sufficient rate of food, an obese problem, the problem of unbalanced diet.Japanese is sensitive to the topic of the food problem.It is the manga that the Japanese food problem was described in.
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Genmai professor’s bento

A chief character is a professor called Genmai.His creed is ‘Eating is to live.’.He teaches the meaning of eating, the importance of eating.You can understand the issue of meal of Japan when you read this manga.
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Change of the thought

My child was born several years ago.I am curious about eating after my child was born.In such a case, I read this comic.That is very useful for me.I can take the lecture of the genmai professor at home even if I do not matriculate.It is an analog Internet lecture.
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Side dish case on bento




Independent side dish

When I serve a lunch, it is hard to serve a juicy side dish.They(side dish) conspired with each other against me.I always have thought that I wanted to divide them.I support them and want to let them become independent.Therefore I decided to supply them with a weapon.The weapon is superior with a product made in Japan.It is ‘Side dish case on bento’.They become independent with ‘Side dish case on bento’.titter; hee-hee,That is all exactly as I remember.Start revolutions simultaneously all over Japanese food.
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Tako sausage -Decorative cutting sausage- recipe




Tako sausage -Decorative cutting sausage- recipe

When you opened the bento box you will grow happy.It is because Tako sausage is in the bento box.At the home in Japan, they perform the decorations of a bento.They enjoy the cooking process very much.OK, let’s cook Tako sausage.

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Decorative cutting sausage recipe video

Baran




Unidentified Mysterious object

I am interested in UMA and UFO, OOPARTS.I am excited very much when I hear these stories.Do you know Unidentified Mysterious object called ‘Baran’?It is a green object mainly and very thin.The thinness almost as same as a condom.
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About Baran

I’m sorry. It was exaggerated.Baran is not UFO and UMA and OOPARTS.We put the baran in a lunch box.Baran is used for partitioning or decoration.It is a tool used frequently with the Japanese food.When you buy a bento at a Japanese convenience store, you can see it by all means.The word origin of the baran is because the plant called the aspidistra was used in old days.The aspidistra is called “Haran” in Japan.”Haran”→”Baran”.
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refer to http://nekokoban.com/blog-entry-27.html

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Bento of the Takasugis

High cost performance

Japan has a long history of bento, and its development has been unparalleled in the world’s history of bento.As for the reason, bento has a high cost performance.As a reason with it one more, They allow communication with other person through bento.
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Cozy manga

The manga called “Bento of the Takasugis” are published in Japan.The character of this manga allow communication through a lunch.The communication is very cozy.Their communication is very cozy.Of course Bento coming up looks delicious.
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Close manga

It is drawn with this manga about geography closely.It is one of the popular reasons.There are the people going to the town drawn on this manga.In the drawn town, most are Gifu.Gifu is a mountain town, and unique food culture is brought up.If you want to eat unique food in Japan, you should go to Gifu.
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Magical chef’s girl Shizuru

Bento comics

Hello, everybody.How are you?I’m fine.Do you know Bento, everybody?Bento is lunch box.Japanese name is bento.The Japanese comics that let the bento and magic fuse are Magical chef’s girl Shizuru.How did it fuse?The bento and magic are impossible combinations.Therefore it is the comics which does not think that it is sane.
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Pretty girl

Time is the Great-bento Period.In saving life by the recession,A person with supernatural power specialized in the cooking of the lunch appears.And various stories developed in the school which gathered these people with supernatural power.The stage of the story is a school called the great bento school.Shizuru of the chief character challenges various bento-battle to meet mother again.
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Impression

I should say,This is very ridiculous comics.There are many lines I don’t know.I like to see people trying Shizuru’s very best and want to support her very much.This is such comics.
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About author

An author of this comic is Asato mizu.It is said that Asato Mizu is a man.The picture of the woman who is Lolita where he draws it on is the best.Even a picture is a comic to be able to enjoy.
There is no English version.You can buy a Japanese version with the Kindle.


100 days diet with WASHOKU 2

Washoku diet

I recommend how to eat WASHOKU(Japanese food) for diet. Japanese food has a lot of low-fat menus mainly on vegetables.The menu of WASHOKU(Japanese food) has the merit to be congenial of vegetables.I show one of WASHOKU(Japanese food) lunches(bento) which I eat well this time at noon.
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rice

Generally speaking,we avoid foods of carbs for diet,but it is an error in our understanding. Carbs are important to keep the balance of calories-in.Because the rice is filling,we prevent from eating between meals.

Pickled Chinese cabbage

Anyway,the Chinese cabbage is low-calorie.The Chinese cabbage contains substances that protect against obesity.

saury kabayaki(canned)

The saury kabayaki is low-calorie,the taste is rich.Therefore a feeling of full stomach is got.

Chicken tsumire and vegetables miso soup

Miso controls cholesterol,promotes digestion.Beside,it is most suitable for diet because a lot of vegetables enter. Chicken tsumire is filing and vitamins and protein are included in richness.
The recipe, please click here.
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Even if I am dieting, I eat WASHUOKU(Japanese food)well and make thin body to get naturally.