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Rakkyo(pickled scallion)

sake and snacks

When the Japanese drink sake, they eat the snacks.The snack is said to be “sake no sakana” in Japan.They change by a kind of the sake.They are sometimes salt and are sometimes sashimi.A person drinking sake with salt is the best drinker.




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Umeshu(plum wine) cocktail recipe

Love ume

Do you know the plum tree?The fruit of the plum matures early in June.When you walk in front of ume tree at the time, you are wrapped in a good fragrance.You should go to Wakayama in June if you want to be wrapped in the good fragrance.




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When do you smash the yolk of the fried egg?

Manners

We are free.However, it is superficial.We are restricted by various manners.”You must not blow your nose in public.””You must not smoke in public.”.We are restricted with an invisible chain.The Japanese food in particular is restricted in a manner.




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Macaroni KINAKO(Soybean flour) recipe

KINAKO

KINAKO is Soybean flour.The Japanese eats KINAKO from old days.KINAKO is written by a book published in the 700s.Mochi which roasted or boiled in soup: with KINAKO which is produced by grinding roasted soybeans in a mortar into powder; together with some sugar, both sprinkled on (mixed in) the mochi.It is Japanese food of soul.I cooked with KINAKO and macaroni this time.




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Obon -Japanese summer vacation-

About Obon

The Obon is a festival of the dead, or Buddhist All Souls’ Day.Most companies throughout Japan have their holidays, known as the Obon holidays, during August, regardless of the local Obon period.Okuribi is observed in Obon.”Okuribi” is one of the events observed in Obon to usher out from this mortal world to the other world those spirits of the dead that had once returned to their old homes during Obon period.In particular, Okuribi observed in Kyoto on August 16 is famous.
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Obon food

That must not eat meat and a fish in Obon; is handed down.The Japanese ate vegetarian cooking mainly in Obon.However, they may eat both the meat and the fish in the present age.As for the offering in Obon, a cucumber and eggplant are basic.They offer fruit and Calpis recently.The Japanese tradition changes, too.
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Flypan of the angel

Food and nutrition education

We cannot usually live if we do not eat food.It is important that we learn about food.It is called Food and nutrition education.Japanese food regards the most importance as Food and nutrition education.
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Flypan of the angel

The subject of that comic is Food and nutrition education.The comic name is “Flypan of the angel”.The sub title is “This is a story by the beautiful cook of the world’s most hearts”.The chief character is a boy.He is being bullied.He defeats such situation through a cooking.
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Fatal disease

I think that the act eating is very important.I want to feel happiness in eating.If stress piles up, I eat a lot.I eat and keep balance of the mind.I think that it is enough.Because it is a human important act to eat, to sleep, to play sex!
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Tororo




Tenacious Japanese

Japanese is tenacious.We are destined that we become tenacious.Have you eaten kaiseki cuisine?Kaiseki ryori is a form of meal which follows the manner of sado (Japanese tea ceremony).It is the source of the Japanese food.The food which was sticky in Kaiseki cuisine exists always.It is the reason why we are tenacious.
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Tororo

The representative of food with sticky is Natto.However, Natto smells awful.Therefore there are the people in disfavor with Natto, too.The food with sticky is Tororo in substitution for Natto.Tororo is the source of the tenacity of Japanese.
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The sex drive booster

When we wants to sex drive booster, we eat Tororo.If your father eats Tororo with dinner, you do a room key and should sleep early.Please endure it even if you want to go to the restroom.That is a precious thing.
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Lemon squeezer




Lemon squeezer made in Japan

The annual consumption of lemons world people is about 4,000 tons.The main production center is Mexico and Argentina.The world people love lemons.I may see a lemon even if I go to most countries.I think that a lemon is a keyword if I think about success of the business in the world.There is the epoch-making invention about the lemon in Japan.It is this lemon squeezer.Cut a lemon into round slices and cut it to half.And, put it, squeeze it.I use only the necessary share.What Ecology!I think that this inventor is a genius.It is a Japanese food revolution.
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Kusaya




The bad-smelling food is delicious.

Japan has many immortal saying about the food.”I drink and eat, and let’s enjoy it. It will be the dying body tomorrow anyway.”.”The curry is a drink.”etc.The immortal saying that is famous in that is this.”The bad-smelling food is delicious.”.I want you to remember this immortal saying if you eat Japanese food.
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Kusaya

kusaya is a dried fish.Dip the fish into Kusaya essence and am dried.Anyway, it is stinking.Probably it is stinking so that the crow does not eat.However, it is very delicious when I eat through the smell.I am obsessed by Kusaya.
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Fermented food

Kusaya essence ferments.Therefore Kusaya is fermented food.The fermented food is effective in both health and diet.You endure a smell and are worth eating.Please eat Kusaya if you come to Japan.But, please do not bring it into the airplane.
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Zunda-an recipe




Zunda recipe

When I went to Tohoku for the first time, I was surprised at healthy sweets.The healthy sweets is Zunda-an.Zunda-an is made from a green soybean.Grind a green soybean down and mix sugar.It is Japanese food made specially in Tohoku.Today, I cook Zunda-an.

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Edamame miso soup recipe




Edamame miso soup recipe

I went to Yamagata frequently once.Yamagata is a treasure house of foods.It is delicious even if I eat anything.And there is unique Japanese food.Dashi, Braised carp, Ugoki rice, etc.It is popular miso soup recently in that.It is Edamame miso soup.It is very healthy soup.

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Shirataki and salted cod roe recipe




Shirataki and salted cod roe recipe

Do you knoe Shirataki?Shirataki is noodles made from konjac.It is used for sukiyaki.Shirataki is healthy food.It is the food that it is most suitable for gluten-free diet.This time, I cook Japanese food using the Shirataki and cod roe.It is like the pasta and is yummy.

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Mugicha




Good memory

Have you play in the mud?I play in the mud at the age of a child.A mud dumpling, a mud castle, a mud pond, etc.Above all, I maked mud coffee frequently.By mischief, I deceived a friend in it.That is a good memory now.
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Barley tea

I become an adult and do not play mud.However, I do not forget the mischievous mind.I found a substitute of the mud coffee.It is Mugicha.Mugicha is brown tea with barley as raw ingredients.Mugicha is the Barley tea.He/she drinks it with Japanese food.I do the mischief that pretended Mugicha to be coffee to a friend.
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Effect of the Mugicha

Effect of the Mugicha is “1.protect stomach””2.promote the blood circulation””3.antibacterial action””4.prevent a cavity””5.lower your temperature”.This is Japanese super food.I drink barley tea on hot summer days.
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Somen chanpuru recipe




Somen chanpuru recipe

I want to go to Okinawa right away.The food of Okinawa is yummy.Okinawa is a long-lived area.It is caused by food.Okinawa brings up original Japanese food culture.This time, I cooked Okinawa dish.Because you are very yummy, please cook it.

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This photo is Somen chanpuru picture (1).

This photo is Somen chanpuru picture (1).

Hijiki




Iron content-rich food

I have a slight anemia since I was young.When a seat rises at a hot place, I feel dizzy.Therefore my parents fed me the iron content-rich food.Milk, Spinach, Lever of a chicken and the cow, etc.I was bad at anything.It was Hijiki that I was hard for to deal with in that.

This photo is Hijiki.

This photo is Hijiki.


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Ingredients used with Japanese food

Do you know Hijiki.It is the food such as that black, slim insect.Have you eaten Hijiki.It is the food which is that half-finished texture.However, Hijiki is expensive food of the nutritive value very.And Hijiki is ingredients used with Japanese food frequently.

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This photo is Hijiki picture1.

As a diet food

Hijiki has high popularity as a diet food in Japan.Especially, due to abundant dietary fiber, iron, calcium, etc. contained in kelp, it is popular as a diet food.They boil Hijiki with soy sauce in Japan and eat.I became an adult and understood a taste of Hijiki no nimono.

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This photo is Hijiki picture2.


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Motsunabe recipe




Motsunabe recipe

Motsu is internal organs of cattle or swine.Nabe is cocking in a pot.Mostunabe is the Japanese food which can be eaten in Fukuoka of southern Japan frequently.Motsunabe is the cooking which must not neglect lower handling of Motsu.You can easily cook if careful about even it.

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This picture is Motsunabe.

This picture is Motsunabe.

Lotus roots pickled in vinegar recipe




lotus roots pickled in vinegar recipe

Do you know the lotus root? And have you eaten a lotus root?I have not felt that a lotus root is delicious.The lotus root is used as ingredients of the Japanese food in a Japanese restaurant.I enjoy a texture than I enjoy the taste of the lotus root personally.This lotus root recipe is a dish to enjoy a texture.

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This photo is lotus roots pickled in vinegar (1).

This photo is lotus roots pickled in vinegar (1).

Ousama no Mimi wa Okono Mimi




Okonomiyaki

I am from Osaka.My favorite food is udon, ramen, okonomiyaki.When I was young, I ate okonomiyaki once a week.When dinner on Sunday was okonomiyaki, I was excited.The okonomiyaki is a representative of the Japanese food.I want to recommend okonomiyaki to a world heritage.
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Ousama no Mimi wa Okono Mimi

This time, I introduce comics about the okonomiyaki.It is “Ousama no Mimi wa Okono Mimi”.The chief character can talk with okonomiyaki.He is not from Osaka that is the home of the okonomiyaki and is from Niigata.And he spreads Nigata’s okonomiyaki.
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No Okonomiyaki

When I read the comic, I want to eat okonomiyaki.However, my wife is not from Osaka.Therefore she dislikes okonomiyaki.She thinks the okonomiyaki as snacks not dinner.I am not able to eat okonomiyaki for dinner.I am full by the comic.
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Temari Sushi recipe




Temari Sushi recipe

Temari is a small traditional Japanese handball.It is sushi in imitation of Temari.The sushi is very healthy Japanese food.However, it is difficult to make sushi at home.You can make Temari Sushi easily at home.As cooking for party, it is most suitable.

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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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Onsen tofu




On a diet

Are you on a diet?If you are on a diet by tofu, I recommend this tofu recipes.It is Onsen tofu.It is very very delicious.It is “delicious” not “yummy”.We can eat its Japanese food if we go to Ureshino Onsen in Saga.We don’t really have the chance to go there.
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Onsen tofu recipese

3 cup water, 1 block tofu, 1 tsp(5 ml) baking powder.Bouillon soup cube, your taste.Please prepare for these.Put the water in a pot and heat.When it starts to boil add the baking powder and tofu.Finally, add the Bouillon soup cube, your taste.
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refer to http://www.pmiyazaki.com/kyusyu/aji/yokotyou.htm

Saga Ureshino food

This tofu recipe is traditional in Ureshino, Saga.I thought that the tofu was not delicious until I ate Onsen tofu.I ate Onsen tofu and was shocked.Thereafter I am attracted by a taste of the tofu.If you are on a diet by tofu, if you are heartily tired of tofu, please cook Onsen tofu.
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Shiraae recipe




Shiraae recipe

Shiraae is salad, and tofu and vegetables in a sesame sauce.It is low-calorie Japanese food.It has added natural sweetness and a smooth texture.The Japanese often eats this dish for their diet.I introduce a simple Shiraae (salad dressed with white sesame, tofu and white miso) recipe.

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Onigiri diet




What is Onigiri?

Onigiri (rice ball) is a food, which flavored cooked rice, put fillings, and collectively shaped into triangle, rectangular rounds, or sphere.Speaking of Japanese food, we are apt to think with sushi, but it is Onigiri.Onigiri is a very familiar food to Japanese people.Shape, rice, fillings, and wrapping compose a piece of onigiri.
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Onigiri diet

Onigiri is carbohydrates.During diet, we usually avoid carbohydrates-rich food.In onigiri diet, the carbohydrates such as noodles and the bread eat onigiri mainly without eating.Constitution is improved by doing so it.
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3 weeks

Continue the meal which assumed onigiri Maine for 3 weeks until constitution is improved.Meat and a fish, the fruit and alcohol with much glucide are prohibition.The Japanese celebrity got thinner in onigiri diet.
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Tanita food

Nobody Can Stop Tanita.Speaking of a hamburger, it is McDonald’s.Speaking of cola, it is Coca-Cola.Speaking of diet, it is Tanita in Japan.Tanita food is exhibited if I go to the Japanese convenience store.Tanita pudding, Tanita chocolate, Tanita snack, Tanita Japanese food, etc.
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Tanita recipe

Tanita is a measurement equipment manufacturer known for its weight and body fat scales.Tonita is a company’s custom to be careful about health very much.Two books of recipes based on the food served at Tanita’s company cafeteria have become bestsellers.Tanita recipe is healthy and is popular.
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No life, No Tanita

Tanita opened Restaurant.The restaurant serves the same healthy food that is offered in Tanita’s cafeteria.And, Tanita produced various food.For a woman minding a body shape, Tanita supplies an indispensable product more than before.
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Somen




Somen is cool lunch.

Speaking of summer lunch, it is somen.I boil it and eat with soup stock soy sauce.It is cool.make a bowl with ice and add soy sauce soup stock and add the somen.It is traditional Japanese food.The somen is one of my favorite foods.If you get a chance to come to Japan, I want you to eat somen.
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Somen diet

The Japanese celebrity singer ate somen for 3 months and seemed to lose 10 kilos.Somen are usually made from wheat.Therefore I cannot understand why it is most suitable for diet.However, the Japanese woman eats the somen during diet.It is an everlasting mystery.
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Somen production area

Somen has been actively produced mainly in western Japan since the early-modern times.Because I was from Kansai, I ate Miwa Somen and Bansyu Somen.Miwa Somen is a somen produced in Miwa area centering around Sakurai City, Nara Prefecture, and it is a local special product of the area.Bansyu Somen is believed that somen production became active because the area was blessed with good ingredients such as high-quality wheat from Harima, clear flow of the Ibo River, and salt from Ako.
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