2013年3月4日月曜日

Hinamatsuri

 
 
 
 March 3rd is Hinamatsuri (Doll's) festival in Japan. We decorate hina dolls wearing ancient costume and expressing Emperor and Empress. We celebrate the growth of girls as graceful and beautiful as ancient nobility. We usually eat Chirashi sushi and Hamaguri (venus cclam) soup.
Sorry for forgetting to take a picture Hamaguri soup.
 
 
Chirashi sushi
tempra
oyster tempra
miso oden
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


2013年2月12日火曜日

Darlin's Birthday

Happy birthday my darlin.
We all family always appreciate your love.♥
 
 




2013年2月3日日曜日

Eho-maki (Sushi roll for good direction)


February 3rd is Setsubun. After bean throwing ceremony, we ate "Eho- maki" (Sushi roll for good fortune). The good direction of this year is said to be south south east. To see good direction, make a wish, smile ^.^, and eat it bring us good fortune. Today we made sushi roll with tuna, sea urchin, squid, shrimp, salmon roe, cucumber and Japanese style omelet.



2013年2月2日土曜日

Setsubun Obento


 Setsubun (February 3rd ) is the day before the first day of spring according to the lunar calender.
 Bean throwing ceremony is held in homes, and shrines to pray for good fortune and driving away    
 the  evil spirit.

2013年1月31日木曜日

Temari sushi

The shape of this sushi is similar to temari (playing handball).  Please enjoy lovely round shape.



Ingredients


1) rice for sushi (basic)

300g boiled rice
http://japanesehomecooking-okaasan.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-to-make-rice.html

sushi-vinegar (mixed vinegar for sushi)
3Table spoons of rice vinegar (45ml)
2Table spoons of sugar (30ml)
1/2Table spoon of salt(7ml)
*mixed together and boil for a minutes.
*If you can't make sushi vinegar, you can easily get sushi-vinegar here.


2)temari sushi topping
  raw tuna (sashimi part)
  raw sea bream (sashimi part)
     young leaves of sansho for garnish
  smoked salmon
  pinch of wasabi

 * I also recommend steamed shrimp.

Process to make


1. Prepare sushi for rice.

       mixed boiled rice and sushi vinegar in a bowl.

2. Slice thinly sushi ingredients.








 
3. Scoop up a pinch of wasabi on the back of topping of sushi. Put topping raw fish on the plastic clingfilm and take a small amount of sushi rice(process1).

 
4. Squeeze the tail of the lap tightly after fix the form in a circle. You can keep it with plastic cling film just before serving to  prevent drying the topping of sushi.
 

2013TABLEWARE FESTIVAL

It is an annual event we are looking forward to every year.
2013Tableware Festival is started on February 4 in Tokyo Dome until 11th. From the productions throughout Japan, the makers such as tableware, lacquerware, the tablecloth gather. We can buy various itmes there.  You can discover new items.

in detail

http://www.tokyo-dome.co.jp/e/tableware/20th/index.html