The other day, I went to Nagaoka by train. The primary purpose was to visit my son's high school for a parent meeting, but the secondary purpose was much more important. After I left the school, I went to a book store and a 100-yen shop. Then, I went to the station building, where you can find an imported food shop, an ice cream shop run by YASUDA YOGURT, and a supermarket among others.
先日、長岡に電車で行きました。第一の目的は息子の高校に行って、保護者会に出席することでしたが、第二の目的のほうがずっと重要でした。学校を出てから、本屋と100円ショップに行き、それから駅ビルに行きました。駅ビルには、輸入食材の店、安田ヨーグルト経営のアイスクリームのお店、スーパーなどがあります。
At the YASUDA YOGURT shop, I ordered one raspberry-flavored frozen yogurt (220 yen). I had it in the food court nearby.
安田ヨーグルトのお店では、ラズベリー味のフローズンヨーグルト（220円）を頼みました。すぐ近くのフードコートで食べました。
美味しかったですが、ソフトクリームを頼めばよかったと思いました。
The young female sales clerk was very generous. She gave me this:
若い女性の店員さんはとても親切でした。これをくれました：
生キャラメルです。とっても美味しかったです！
Here are the food items that I bought at the imported food store.
輸入食品の店で買ったものです。
Glad that I found chickpeas!
ひよこ豆が見つかってよかったです。
Today, I cooked all the chickpeas (300 g).
今日は、ひよこ豆を全部（300 g）茹でました。
I first soaked them in cold water for more than six hours.
まずは水に６時間以上漬けました。
そして、沸騰させ、13分煮ました（或るレシピ―に従って、20～30分煮る予定だったのですが）。
７分後、水を切りました。ちょっと試食しましたが、とっても美味しかったです！
おやつとして食べ切ると思います。
I think I'll ask my son to get some more bags for me so I can use them for different dishes!
息子にもっと買ってもらって、色々な料理に使おうと思います！
I also like chickpeas a lot. Try next time grilling some boiled chickpeas with spices of your choice. They make an excellent snack too.
ReplyDeleteSissi: Thanks for the suggestion! That sounds delicious!
ReplyDeleteI recommend Ottolenghi's hummus, the Jerusalem book version. Uses slightly unusual method of stirring baking soda, with soaked chickpeas over med heat for 3 minutes before adding water for simmering. Made when visiting friends in Japan recently, received rave response. I used ねりごま instead of tahini and only used about half the amount. Just google Ottolenghi hummus Jerusalem, lots of sources of the recipe online.
ReplyDeleteAm rather surprised chickpeas are not more mainstream in Japan as the flavour and texture as well as the protein are ideal for use in a wide range of Japanese style dishes. Have fun experimenting and try to find a bulk source, which is likely to be much cheaper.
Robyn: Thanks for your suggestion. I have totally forgotten about hummus!
ReplyDeleteTotally agree, Hummus is the best. I eat it twice a week with flatbread or crisps. Chickpea curry is another dish which I highly recommend. Lots of recipes out there. Easiest way maybe based on a japanese curry roux while adding chopped tomatoes and spinach/leavy greens.
ReplyDeleteKiki: Thanks for your suggestion. Yes, chickpea curry sounds good, too.
ReplyDeleteI did some googling and found, just as I had expected, that there were some Japanese who made natto and tofu with chickpeas.
HI, HIROYUKI. IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I POSTED HERE AND THOUGHT IT WAS TIME TO CHECK WHAT IS GOING ON IN YOUR WORLD.
ReplyDeleteI WAS AMUSED TO SEE CAMPBELL'S SOUP WHICH IS SOMETHING ALMOST EVERY AMERICAN USES AT SOME TIME OR OTHER.
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Barbara Y: Thanks for your comment. I grabbed that particular can becase it was sold at a bargain price and my son loves anything that contains mushrooms.
ReplyDeleteThere is one dish featuring (canned) chickpeas, cucumbers and cherry tomatoes that we make from time to time when we eat together with Esther. (I don't suggest making it very often, because I'm not that fond of warm cucumbers. And I vaguely recall that you had posted about heated (maybe in the toaster oven?) cherry tomatoes once and that you didn't like them so much. But if you'd like, we can make that dish sometime in the future and I can post about it.)
ReplyDeleteKatrin: Of course, I'd like to see your dish! I hope you make it and post about it in the near future!
ReplyDeleteYes, "tomato wrapped in pork belly", which I made as inspired by Shinya Shokudo. I wouldn't say I hate it, but I don't think I'll make it again.