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November 20, 2009

今年は鍋料理「増えそう」６割 Nabe Cooking in Winter is popular in Japan

今年は鍋料理「増えそう」６割　ミツカン調査

What is nabe cooking?? Nabe is a big pot and cooking with it is called "nabe" ryori (cooking).

Some people call it one pot dish. Nabe is popular because it is winter food for "group eating"...family, friends, co-workers etc.

Talking and Cooking around "nabe" is sharing a fun time together...not only delicious but also moment to have some fun.

Especially in this year, many people do nabe cooking because price of vegetables are lower than last 2~3 years.

Someone said on tv after she heard vegetables are cheaper now, "everyday might be nabe now on".

I ate oden (a kind of nabe cooking) yesterday and today...Do you like to eat???

http://japanesefood.about.com/od/onepotdishes/One_Pot_Nabe.htm

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November 7, 2009

プロ野球日本シリーズ Baseball World Series in Japan

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Many people are "freezed" or taken their souls to baseball infront of TVs in home electronics retailer. They don't move or I wonder if they breathe.

Baseball is like American Football or Soccer in Japan...big deal sports...To watch it, they stop working, walking and talking. They are just in a group and cloud to watch baseball.

Unbelievable!! My husband doesn't listen to me when baseball game is on TV. I cooked deliclious meal but he stopped using chopsticks to watch baseball. How about your husband???

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October 20, 2009

Halloween Sweets Boom in Japan - ハロウィン・スイーツが大流行

【卵を使わないハロウィンモンブラン】かぼちゃのモンブラン
Halloween Sweets booms in Japan. Since 2000 years, Halloween is "imported" in Japan. At first, It is just only in Tokyo....doing some halloween parade like Tokyo Disney Land. But now Sweets market grows up quickly. In kindergarten, kids starts to exchange snacks each other. The sweets company starts to change the package as Halloween designs in Halloween season. Would you like some?

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October 12, 2009

シブヤ米?! Shibuya Rice is New Movement for Agriculture in Japan - Made By Girl Models

「ノギャル」藤田志穂さん、農業体験希望者募集－今月「シブヤ米」田植え

http://mainichi.jp/life/kirei/graph/20091012_2/1.jpg

These girls "change" the agriculture in Japan!! They start this because they want young people to know how import to keep agriculture in Japan by your people..They are "pioneers". Because of "change" of earth (global warming, bees dying, storm and etc), it is getting hard to grow crops / farm products like rice, wheat, fruits and etc And because of "change" of economy and family constructions, young people don't want to take over hard jobs like agriculture...Then, Young woman and Former CEO stood up and started to make a "change"...keep old and good things...

At first, they never grew anything as you see...they are fashion models but they didn't give up...learned from farmers and made it by theirselves.

Now, She sells their rice online...I think it is just for business but for seizing an opportunity for young and old people getting interesting in food and agriculture.

Shibuya Rice

http://www.shibuyamai.jp/

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Filed under  //   agriculture   food   girl   japan   japanese   japanese food   rice   shibuya kome  

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October 11, 2009

Free Cafe?! フリーカフェ - Rice Crackers And Drinks Free?! YEAH!!

カウンターに8種類の人気おかきが並ぶ｢フリーカフェ播磨屋ステーション東京銀座本店｣。写真は霞が関店

おかきの販売コーナーも併設。写真は霞が関店

これが無料で味わえる！｢はりま焼」
無料で飲める自家焙煎のコーヒー

This "free cafe" is located in the best commercial district in Ginza, Tokyo, Japan.

You can have "free" rice crackers, "free" original blend coffee, tea, green tea and juice...all of them are free.

The rice cracker store starts this free acfe because they want to grab more attentions from young people...they love free stuff..Who doesn't?!

You should to go there when you travel to Tokyo!!

老舗おかき専門店「播磨屋本店(はりまやほんてん)」 Okaki store - Harima Ya

*They will open the free cafe in Paris & New York.

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October 11, 2009

Soup Rice Booms ?! - スープごはん ブーム到来？！

スープごはん とんこつ飯スープごはん 担々飯スープごはん 海老ワンタンの中華粥スープごはん 海鮮粥

In Japan, We had soup spaghetti booms in many years ago (I don't remember when it started.). Now "Soup Rice"...For Japanese It is great food when you are not so hungry but need to eat something. For people in other countries, it is bizarred. You might know Japanese love "お茶漬け" (hot green tea and rice...some people eat hot wheat tea and rice) . For Japanese, It is same as eating snacks in midnight...You might be hungry a little but not need dinner-dinner.

In Japan, There is a word "MOTTAINAI"...especially in this economy crisis, people don't want to waste food. Japanese is genius to make breakfast, lunch and dinner by leftover. And Only 15mins to make it!! It is easy...You don't need to know how to cook.

Now food companies know people start to make "soup rice" and they sell it in convinience store and etc. The books for soup rice will be available soon...Do you try to cook and eat it??

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Filed under  //   boom   cooking   food   japan   japanese food   life   life style   rice   soup   soup rice  

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