tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26370440713459899022024-03-21T21:36:55.798-07:00A Japanese Lifestyle for Every Culture<a href="http://www.casanooah.com/">WWW.CASANOOAH.COM</a>casanooahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308224261183931080noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637044071345989902.post-17071650218801912592011-12-03T21:34:00.000-08:002011-12-03T21:34:27.044-08:00Shabu Shabu<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPz-IsbCAbt3eAdR-9UiMzGmD9WninHCRNVe4MYZPaSrFTUinX-TnmrHgZq7VB7aVN3UWYSzctc5nE0KQlYlwFN0Ync3VQPDbUKqCXmBelM3ewpXHWgnLGsCldnViXQmv1ssDQg1R__l8/s1600/2369a91643.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPz-IsbCAbt3eAdR-9UiMzGmD9WninHCRNVe4MYZPaSrFTUinX-TnmrHgZq7VB7aVN3UWYSzctc5nE0KQlYlwFN0Ync3VQPDbUKqCXmBelM3ewpXHWgnLGsCldnViXQmv1ssDQg1R__l8/s320/2369a91643.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Shabu shabu has been one of the well know Japanese cuisines in the US.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My most favorite type of shabu shabu is Agu buta or Agu pork from Okinawa.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They really melt on your tongue. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, they are fatty :) Mmmmm.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Winter in Tokyo is not my favorite,</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">especially when you have to wear heels in wind gusts.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However, the food is amazing there in the winter.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That really helps me tolerate the wind!</span>casanooahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308224261183931080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637044071345989902.post-4859568263798774992011-08-24T22:24:00.000-07:002011-08-25T13:00:02.540-07:00Tea Bowl<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Having <i>matcha</i> or green tea in a tea bowl is very special.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just feel like being an authentic Japanese person (which I am).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sometimes it is hard to realize what cultural background I have while spending everyday wearing jeans and a camisole under the sunny sky.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Among the tea bowls I have seen so far, my favorite tea bowl is the ones with black glaze.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The vivid green of <i>matcha </i>truly stands out in dark surface. Very pretty.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just need to be careful not to have it at night so that I have to stay awake for no reasons...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Yuteki Tenmoku Matchawan </i>by <i>Taku Nonaka</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love the shape of<i> </i>gourds!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They are just funny looking plants, aren't they?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I really wish I could see them growing wild.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They must look funny!!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is a gourd shaped vase by Shoun Fujii from Arita.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">His works are very colorful and happy.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Especially when it comes in vivid yellow!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Click <a href="http://www.japanpotterynet.com/en/products/detail.php?product_id=1043">here</a> to see more info about this happy art work.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I believe everyone loves art and it just blows your mind off when you see an amazing piece.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is almost overwhelming how artists create something out of their imagination.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is my favorite ceramic artist from Japan.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Akira Yamada.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He somehow found a way to make ceramic work look lacquered. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(The red and black) </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This just looks like a lacquered wooden bowl but it is really made out of clay !!!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How amazing.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just imagine serving your homemade food in this bowl.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How luxurious.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is the link to see more works of his.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I would like to introduce a great selection of pottery from Japan!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now when you go to our website, you can directly visit Japan Pottery Net.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We have first ranked ceramic artists from Japan.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Enjoy the beauty of craftsmanship.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you always for your support!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">www.casanooah.com</span>casanooahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308224261183931080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637044071345989902.post-601788170369801082011-05-31T23:38:00.000-07:002011-05-31T23:38:17.072-07:00Half Year<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This year has been going really busy and fast !!!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That is a great thing :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is not that I have forgotten to update this blog.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It just did not happen...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh, I feel bad.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are currently working on a new project and I will be able to introduce you very soon !!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">By the way, I was showing how I make ginger tea to my in-laws the other day and they loved it.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is very easy.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You just need a ginger root. Peel a small piece and slice them. Leave them in a teapot with tea leaves.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That's it !!!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You will feel your finger tips and toes warm :D</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Great way to keep your body warm in air conditioned room !</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am sure everyone had a great warm winter vacation.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In Japan the first seven days of January are traditionally New Year Holidays when I was a child.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now it is the first three days.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It used to be from New Year Day to January 20th.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our life is apparently getting busier and faster and I hope it is a good thing.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No matter how rapidly our life style changes, the Japanese New Year cuisine called </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">osechi</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> has not changed much.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just love looking at them how pretty they are decorated.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course it is very delicious and healthy as well.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wishing you a very wonderful coming year!!!</span>casanooahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308224261183931080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637044071345989902.post-33849990915357255222010-10-17T12:20:00.000-07:002010-10-17T12:20:28.393-07:00Autumn Leaves<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_85eRsDAMgTCGWyElJvRvsJVCEBOpu-F9Ld3XClpmdGvqlveZpO5Jf_2G6zixnNvXntqHJk6W3hzWjgejPBFE_GKK_ZzPTJbsvAF2QFke4WcytB731VzFxJpkI6XW069WDZvVJgdrIE/s1600/_dsc4685_rr.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_85eRsDAMgTCGWyElJvRvsJVCEBOpu-F9Ld3XClpmdGvqlveZpO5Jf_2G6zixnNvXntqHJk6W3hzWjgejPBFE_GKK_ZzPTJbsvAF2QFke4WcytB731VzFxJpkI6XW069WDZvVJgdrIE/s320/_dsc4685_rr.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It must be so pretty everywhere in Japan right now.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Trees are turning color.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ginkgo trees are sunshine yellow and Japanese maple trees are burning red.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is just picture perfect.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wonder if it turns out yellow and red when you take a satellite photo of Japan.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love mushroom dishes especially the ones in Japanese cuisine.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can find </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">enoki</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">shitake, shimeji </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">or</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> maitake</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> mushrooms at American markets now these days, but not </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">matsutake</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This mushroom called </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">matsutake</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> has an amazing aroma and just triggers your appetite.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I saw some at Japanese and Korean super markets in LA. Maybe I should try them soon!</span>casanooahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308224261183931080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637044071345989902.post-52292558365171024522010-09-16T21:52:00.000-07:002010-11-09T06:46:23.702-08:00Sweet potatoes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoV7yjBbUFMw-XpuaE8HCwh6VXbZXGBTP33RvTsgYyohJ_Ryvqv5pCYbzl7KBKtEbQsrcIU33QLD_r81_KJjF5UBfEQzrRH58SYlJ3BwYNv2zO1cg6mIM0XQIIlRboulmj3KqwHuBO530/s1600/2006100930141.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoV7yjBbUFMw-XpuaE8HCwh6VXbZXGBTP33RvTsgYyohJ_Ryvqv5pCYbzl7KBKtEbQsrcIU33QLD_r81_KJjF5UBfEQzrRH58SYlJ3BwYNv2zO1cg6mIM0XQIIlRboulmj3KqwHuBO530/s320/2006100930141.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It will be a perfect time to eat sweet potatoes soon in Japan :D</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There are many different type of sweet potato dishes, my favorite one is called "sweet potato"......!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It is a sweet that is made out of sweet potatoes. Basically it is mashed sweet potatoes mixed with sugar, milk, butter, cinnamon or vanilla that is formed in oval in most cases with yolk brushed over and baked.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We call sweet potatoes </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">satsuma imo</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> in Japanese and the sweet potato sweets "sweet potato."</span><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It sounds more like "sui - to po te to" (sue e eat oh poe te toe)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I miss </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">conbini</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> or convenience (convenient) stores in Japan.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They have literally everything you need.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you forget something, you just need to go to one of </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">conbinis</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can find anything you need.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They have anything from food to underwear.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It could be your office.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can buy post stamps.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can make photo copies and send faxes.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It could be your kitchen.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They heat up your bento box.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They have both hot and cold canned drinks.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They are just so convenient!!!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes there is Famima in LA, but it's just different...</span>casanooahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308224261183931080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637044071345989902.post-69683371722365365122010-08-02T00:01:00.000-07:002010-08-02T00:01:16.371-07:00Hanabi<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIakPqkgV2E4-g5-BxhztVcLXPZr6g-uKjMpD_wNnaiZleo0bWyj0vgT-e4bCcdwgk0JFu7WbZVvTiBYSnw1NuaPWToXHZ_0Se6wyUqZWxNomnhygF4h5MOoMgjDTHELTu_v0aVQmaxs/s1600/kobehanabi_001_s2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIakPqkgV2E4-g5-BxhztVcLXPZr6g-uKjMpD_wNnaiZleo0bWyj0vgT-e4bCcdwgk0JFu7WbZVvTiBYSnw1NuaPWToXHZ_0Se6wyUqZWxNomnhygF4h5MOoMgjDTHELTu_v0aVQmaxs/s320/kobehanabi_001_s2.jpeg" /></span></a></div><div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love going there in my yukata, which is a summer kimono!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My favorite ones are firework festivals. Japanese fire works come in many colors and they are huge in the sky.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They are usually held by the rivers and the reflection on water is amazing.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The photo booth called Print Club in Japan is getting more and more popular.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used to take photos with my friends and brothers all the time.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Recently the photo booth machine offered "a beautiful skin."</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Your face looks really smooth and shiny on the photos.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That is amazing. I look completely different!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I mean I look how I want my skin to look like in the reality.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now they have one that makes your eyes bigger!!!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have never tried this one before, but that is almost like getting plastic surgery virtually.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You will not be able to tell who they are anymore.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wonder if people use them for driver's license or passport...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This time of year in Japan, the rice fields get really green and pretty.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have never seen one in the States, but they must have an amazing scenery as well.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I visited Bali Island, there were rice fields on mountain slopes and they looked like an art work.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is always good to eat rice and also wonderful to look at when they grow.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How amazing rice is!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just love the huge green fields that go on forever like the ocean.</span>casanooahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308224261183931080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637044071345989902.post-81964140711546498572010-07-06T23:35:00.000-07:002010-07-06T23:35:11.497-07:00Wet Towel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fqqtXowBiRnEyuy_Ibpm3n-8asrJaiErP00bBAVithqBak7zY5N_pe14utEdMub_4706h0sIZdn0JNK-pL1iCPdorbfazcZW8yobOicHatWaqAYFaa6fsftDqrCRI6BV4Ct9BaeM7DI/s1600/d0060920_9502251.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fqqtXowBiRnEyuy_Ibpm3n-8asrJaiErP00bBAVithqBak7zY5N_pe14utEdMub_4706h0sIZdn0JNK-pL1iCPdorbfazcZW8yobOicHatWaqAYFaa6fsftDqrCRI6BV4Ct9BaeM7DI/s320/d0060920_9502251.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When you go to restaurants in Japan, the first thing you receive there is the wet towel. It is for cleaning the hands before the meal. They are either warm or cold. This custom is getting known world wide now. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One day I was at a Japanese restaurant and saw this one father telling his family that Japanese people clean their faces with the towel. The family was all rubbing their faces...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are many vending machines everywhere in Japan. I used to buy canned coffee and juice from it all the time.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The vending machines talk too. They say, "irasshaimase" or "welcome" when you put money and "arigatogozaimashita" or "thank you very much" when you pick a drink.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mostly they are for soft drinks, but there are vending machines that sell other items.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is a photo of a cigarette vending machine.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This one sells alcohol. You can see Asahi and Kirin.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I could not find photos of the others, but I have seen ones with ice cream, rice, magazines, and other products. It is convenient that you don't need to be in a line at a store.</span>casanooahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308224261183931080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637044071345989902.post-54146598394632836952010-07-03T00:13:00.000-07:002010-07-03T01:00:48.424-07:00Cell Phones<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Most of us in the States cannot live without our cell phones now days.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The same is definitely true in Japan.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The only difference is that people absolutely love decorating their phones there.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have some cell phones with decorations here in the US but the ones in Japan are way busier!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A lot of Japanese girls love their cell phones to have rhinestones and flowers. There are shops where they specialize in decorating cell phones.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some people have too much decoration and the cell phone itself looks smaller.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I guess you can never lose your cell phone this way then ;)</span>casanooahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308224261183931080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637044071345989902.post-89379621998448108502010-06-30T23:27:00.000-07:002010-06-30T23:43:42.557-07:00Beer!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGflfMgvd5OdIwYkWB4e4-Xmq4IVzpbPN8wt8QW0xAK7-rHesMqrQzATFyqN7Ik0_Ux-ejmt9L8uC-LzHKBcCLpQEZMS5SCeGQspmaIktWFqpIYolGioChBE7Iqng0-b0MS3m-jiqDho/s1600/hidasukibeagurasu4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGflfMgvd5OdIwYkWB4e4-Xmq4IVzpbPN8wt8QW0xAK7-rHesMqrQzATFyqN7Ik0_Ux-ejmt9L8uC-LzHKBcCLpQEZMS5SCeGQspmaIktWFqpIYolGioChBE7Iqng0-b0MS3m-jiqDho/s320/hidasukibeagurasu4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488824416279640386" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">It's getting hotter every day and I feel like having beer as everyone else does.<br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">It is really popular to have beer in a ceramic cup or mug in Japan.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The bubbles from the beer froth get really tiny and very creamy once it's poured in. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I recommend to use unglazed cups!</span></div>casanooahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308224261183931080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637044071345989902.post-66391255385228225772010-06-29T22:40:00.000-07:002010-06-29T22:55:56.471-07:00Amazing Soy Beans<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Soy beans are amazing when I think about it.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It tastes so good when you boil them and sprinkle some salt.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcBwk5P_dXFExJsYX9nsrXUq5MxhsQAjaSZihPdAhKDBo579kvLolbWpq7t2YP-yP1YwbafaV11oq9CzNS15omF70FJAmFkvojEvZMxn7hQ0ftaPZL9OOlq_3DT0pWGuYKmm3NprxBsyo/s320/edamame12.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488440208005907522" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 267px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">You can mix edamame beans with steamed rice and saturate it with soy sauce.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsETm0R-Pjk1mTl_NZHiJFUMsK2YDFiPiElo63y-AvlBDHmQBLQfP0NeBFdgnGz-FNdM3bZO2qiPf2-wOUm6eVvcOrJTIYScn9tIT59MttBgVZBGl2G9FHQPQwfrZPwrX3DYqCdu7xfeQ/s320/edamamegohanlarge.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488440342056250274" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Soy sauce is made out of soy beans.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6ZtEyBgzFlEi__kRHKRKXdDRGuZ81fN9t8WtYUy70inVhDw-ckzjcyQSLa4LAwuA4iPB-euBjBIxQWutuKyrUvipbN2IJsTbQhEZl_FWpfkgXD__-tgqLXmC1-vR-94TwYpDEl5JyMo/s320/m.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488440662001719714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Miso paste is made out of soy beans.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrjihLcyuX12beKb2FaiXjBZpbNIV2zqVMQM_4cyB4TKFo-iCojrOjq7dC7cSYgYGUB6FlBPpZ0rIP4xvWpuVo5HPZFrqck0TSBDsbOhW_0689VgoWR4APEuGlBOnC4DJ_veTt8PJ4xIU/s320/kitashinano.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488440981514565714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Tofu is made out of soy beans.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKdbb9BH_-skY0XcCP6BNFauoIz_zE9Ims3mdVweEoc5vX7zrrsA67fYgaiDIYm5799YPLW05MJDk3EF7fMwhSVYORDGY8tHqKIAiwzM9vDzDTvQPSaDn06JqUu2tj4q-pE8QGhSIQ78/s320/inaka_tofu.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488440805681505826" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Soy milk is made out of soy beans.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxOCiOEYLBUZh6bPLjGNDQ6Nf2SXq9WdRFBYZE-NL3TMVYUTos1Bfuj9LbqcbV22PXDaCaU_xiGof5rbVSDSifLyM4pEQGzy9F-6ArpTu53p9TZoZD3GsL4deYrnwQv4-SIKh7FSVYBys/s320/img22b6be4fzik5zj.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488441150695485330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Natto is made out of soy beans.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUoX19TDScH3HKHG-yEaWT4ZIOwA70ZUO2H7p6gXg0X9L6I6Y8vdpLPT70zjL9sUaRyR7OQfbE2NVuN7eti29kTkGJKKkUynkm7BcfnwNViish-UmH1Z7UrWyi1Lu77rFXWUkD7KcJSg/s320/MIL28042.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488441285332702306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Wow!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">From one kind of plant, you can enjoy a lot of different flavors.</span></div>casanooahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308224261183931080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637044071345989902.post-75289083126042336352010-06-29T00:35:00.000-07:002010-06-29T00:48:53.437-07:00Luffa<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGm20oBe2-vhaqxlyLVTPyXGug9Hp8VIuXSxRCUs4eozPfUu7MBDBXK3IKaPS4fihoD6Phg1QdGhAA6wncOg9YIe_OEKcUuugIowH73UHOwP0WPUkaa651VmmYr3rpYyuaaslZARvdPj4/s1600/k01_01.jpeg"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15.8333px; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQRt5KwkkDke3VHOjEoEI2C-w1uScy8H1e2NqakYZ2BhXxRh806alx2cpi2mBlMGgACXOnQoKno4dL3YmehyphenhyphenCfz_97jdzYlARHSzbpWOV4qJ2RiNsd70B3NdIpX-OfNeKI10vPCm-9c0/s1600/20071.8.23-7.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 384px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQRt5KwkkDke3VHOjEoEI2C-w1uScy8H1e2NqakYZ2BhXxRh806alx2cpi2mBlMGgACXOnQoKno4dL3YmehyphenhyphenCfz_97jdzYlARHSzbpWOV4qJ2RiNsd70B3NdIpX-OfNeKI10vPCm-9c0/s320/20071.8.23-7.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488097722731918146" /></a></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />Dishcloth gourd, sponge cucumber or luffa is a very common plant in Japan.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">They are very strong and can grow anywhere.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">You probably have seen a dried one as a body wash sponge.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQfsAR5wF4_okrO71VYEfowtG_-l6ZHz5V5e7o8DiOgMzX4TdzMCBsz4pyaZAKCTtBnJGkcdefnuERYbwNRISOSGEG4jpkcuMqHytkJRIzJ1x47IlD7Gn1wbGQz7strQ925iwkP9bSyM/s320/img56572051.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488098047444940114" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 384px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">In Japan, we plant them in elementary school and make the sponges.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">We also make facial lotion and it soothes your skin.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGm20oBe2-vhaqxlyLVTPyXGug9Hp8VIuXSxRCUs4eozPfUu7MBDBXK3IKaPS4fihoD6Phg1QdGhAA6wncOg9YIe_OEKcUuugIowH73UHOwP0WPUkaa651VmmYr3rpYyuaaslZARvdPj4/s320/k01_01.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488098822669435506" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 180px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Lately in Tokyo, people use them to create a curtain over the windows to make shades, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; ">this way they can save energy and cost. What a great idea they've got!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I would love to try that one day when I have a house.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:15.8333px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSDqnmlht2IBn1g3Gyjlqrcw65m8vFnZCHww9O_jhGOesnnXlmdWZ4LYOcJMVbCwFWwyD6oVjb6mHcAhRtevkZR0z8IfEPudsi0A2OZkjrkWPE6xLkjAXdea6yntauo0yR95q-Ts4nnQ/s1600/img43483a6fzik6zj.jpeg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSDqnmlht2IBn1g3Gyjlqrcw65m8vFnZCHww9O_jhGOesnnXlmdWZ4LYOcJMVbCwFWwyD6oVjb6mHcAhRtevkZR0z8IfEPudsi0A2OZkjrkWPE6xLkjAXdea6yntauo0yR95q-Ts4nnQ/s320/img43483a6fzik6zj.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488097958857619554" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 384px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_k3YkNew86ShYtJ-LHYStqG9omJiAzxyTR97KCDNI2dMxvUoKaWuSm-fSxaV-sQ8eYCkzzNePrTIkHIDbJ45C5zERGMTBv4qWe5JmE5nPCp2gIE1kYrDGDBmCuFtq3iuin5K_SxyTa8/s1600/090919_Green2.jpeg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_k3YkNew86ShYtJ-LHYStqG9omJiAzxyTR97KCDNI2dMxvUoKaWuSm-fSxaV-sQ8eYCkzzNePrTIkHIDbJ45C5zERGMTBv4qWe5JmE5nPCp2gIE1kYrDGDBmCuFtq3iuin5K_SxyTa8/s320/090919_Green2.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488097809206824818" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 384px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQRt5KwkkDke3VHOjEoEI2C-w1uScy8H1e2NqakYZ2BhXxRh806alx2cpi2mBlMGgACXOnQoKno4dL3YmehyphenhyphenCfz_97jdzYlARHSzbpWOV4qJ2RiNsd70B3NdIpX-OfNeKI10vPCm-9c0/s1600/20071.8.23-7.jpeg"></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQRt5KwkkDke3VHOjEoEI2C-w1uScy8H1e2NqakYZ2BhXxRh806alx2cpi2mBlMGgACXOnQoKno4dL3YmehyphenhyphenCfz_97jdzYlARHSzbpWOV4qJ2RiNsd70B3NdIpX-OfNeKI10vPCm-9c0/s1600/20071.8.23-7.jpeg"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQQRt5KwkkDke3VHOjEoEI2C-w1uScy8H1e2NqakYZ2BhXxRh806alx2cpi2mBlMGgACXOnQoKno4dL3YmehyphenhyphenCfz_97jdzYlARHSzbpWOV4qJ2RiNsd70B3NdIpX-OfNeKI10vPCm-9c0/s1600/20071.8.23-7.jpeg"></a></div>casanooahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308224261183931080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637044071345989902.post-8954272150354315822010-06-25T23:10:00.000-07:002010-06-25T23:29:40.676-07:00Medicine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTX8mn9BujGBwjdEyOYIbqbBgkThCmWbmA9jyJA3yoqVFK4tjX5u9_oy4u_W8wk_R3shovTHxyBs-VtN-0NRIIa34HS-X9gk4COc3wrjyeZKMZ9QbdHjrYcRSZibk5U_liQpLNN-Wqkc/s1600/000614l.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTX8mn9BujGBwjdEyOYIbqbBgkThCmWbmA9jyJA3yoqVFK4tjX5u9_oy4u_W8wk_R3shovTHxyBs-VtN-0NRIIa34HS-X9gk4COc3wrjyeZKMZ9QbdHjrYcRSZibk5U_liQpLNN-Wqkc/s320/000614l.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486964421205345346" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">My friend seems he is catching a cold. He sounds like he is losing his voice.<br />Some people know tea with ginger is good for your throat.<br />What do you do when you feel like you are getting sick?<br /><br />In Japan, we drink </span><span style="font-style:italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">tamago-zake</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Basically it is sake mixed with a raw egg.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">It has to be a very fresh egg, of course. The eggs in Japan are freshly laid and people eat them raw all the time.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Here is a recipe. If you ever go visit Japan, you can try this.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">1) Warm sake.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">2) Put row egg and sugar in a bowl and mix them well.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">3) Strain it to make it smooth.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">4) Pour sake into egg little by little as stirring it.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">5) You can add little ginger or use honey instead of sugar.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><div><br /></div></div>casanooahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308224261183931080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637044071345989902.post-32893920086583942452010-06-24T22:49:00.001-07:002010-06-24T23:02:54.450-07:00What is that?<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6l8iw8rlvFzFqxx8vEwcOokmQPsKZGtS8WH0bcAu9zLf4FQpjk4JJlzxV83HUeZHoAdKqCr5kzyPdt64OwLKG_vGtv4u1m841omkZXJIisXGAKkOkNXRjreN5Grz8EgHTu09eVEt9lVE/s1600/d602076e95.jpeg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIcTmKC1SEbrZzaJG7KjbIemBPX3omJhOgYunvOF9Ofz5EvIw5MzKYn-Ma3BWul2YV5oFvzQ8ES8OSKIhdTibjI6BLozvY6AkzATCmKfS8Tzw1_-3tmr7FHjngyLYs_V8ieeM5LQkQmE/s1600/0006_1252910331.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 384px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIcTmKC1SEbrZzaJG7KjbIemBPX3omJhOgYunvOF9Ofz5EvIw5MzKYn-Ma3BWul2YV5oFvzQ8ES8OSKIhdTibjI6BLozvY6AkzATCmKfS8Tzw1_-3tmr7FHjngyLYs_V8ieeM5LQkQmE/s320/0006_1252910331.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486586685964519298" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">A lot of people have asked me what they are.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The white looking threads on sushi or sashimi plate.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Some people even asked me if they are edible.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">It's called </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">tsuma</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">. </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">They are made out of </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">daikon</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> or Japanese radish. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:15.8333px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6l8iw8rlvFzFqxx8vEwcOokmQPsKZGtS8WH0bcAu9zLf4FQpjk4JJlzxV83HUeZHoAdKqCr5kzyPdt64OwLKG_vGtv4u1m841omkZXJIisXGAKkOkNXRjreN5Grz8EgHTu09eVEt9lVE/s320/d602076e95.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486586828255994402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 272px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:15.8333px;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">In Japan, <i>tsuma</i> could be seaweed.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">They are edible and good for you. </span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">They are used to decorate the plate, but also t</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">he radish and seaweed decrease the smell of raw fish and kill the germs!</span></span></div>casanooahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308224261183931080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637044071345989902.post-3362647070651715172010-06-24T01:12:00.000-07:002010-06-24T01:15:13.400-07:00Sake<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEsLmyVFrWAy9BPw3HvWUcYyxe1eJriLjbbHWA8BBRtNnQJleJxQg8bZdTWPOB-OSRimD1eugHfAA3zTSfOq9ukpQsbLDx0B1AU321-6cyMQn4t8YS-fTtA-sfooq8bkwN18WxPEqF3w/s1600/img55851331.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEsLmyVFrWAy9BPw3HvWUcYyxe1eJriLjbbHWA8BBRtNnQJleJxQg8bZdTWPOB-OSRimD1eugHfAA3zTSfOq9ukpQsbLDx0B1AU321-6cyMQn4t8YS-fTtA-sfooq8bkwN18WxPEqF3w/s320/img55851331.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486250519565894034" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />Sake is popular here in California.<br />You find it at any sushi restaurants.<br /><br />I of course love drinking it, but also love taking a bath in it.<br />You do not use a whole bottle of sake in the tub.<br />You can put a half cup of sake and it makes your skin so smooth.<br />It's best to get the ones with no additives.<br />It really changes your skin!<br />Don't worry you won't get drunk bathing in it :)</span>casanooahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308224261183931080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637044071345989902.post-20830175859980707792010-06-22T20:08:00.000-07:002010-06-22T20:27:11.044-07:00Tofu Ice Cream<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It is getting hot every day and we crave for ice cream :)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I crave for this one ice cream from Kyoto.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">When I visited Kyoto, I ran into an amazing tofu ice cream.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I had had tofu ice cream many times and even made one before, but this one was exquisite!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The texture was really smooth and creamy, but light.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">You don't feel like you are eating a lot of fat. You feel healthy.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I wish I could obtain the recipe. I would open a store in an instant!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The most unique part of the ice cream is that it does not fall when you put it upside down!!!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">How does that work?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I just don't know.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The guy who invented this said it was a secret recipe...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here's the photo I took of the ice cream I ordered and Tofu ice cream man.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWNEde_KxPpnwhqqcJUZ1gsn4EDwzk5OolwF6A5MGuAcp7jjGABj-YVcucLMGGcYh_bol47lIQ63ljo4JpbbMuI5ny177uLxszQaMi6EgEAe4ke9-wyZ9bvU9zrsnSfUNOueuvica_F9A/s320/TofuIceCreamMan.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485804341714285282" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div>casanooahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14308224261183931080noreply@blogger.com0