tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post2934986079645834503..comments2024-02-12T08:13:45.750+09:00Comments on Hiroyuki's Blog on Japanese Cooking: Bocchan Kabocha Tempura/坊ちゃんかぼちゃの天ぷらHiroyukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-62100436079256713562012-07-25T00:35:36.233+09:002012-07-25T00:35:36.233+09:00Hiroyuki: Growing pumpkins vertically? Never thoug...Hiroyuki: Growing pumpkins vertically? Never thought about it. Guess it can be made if there is a fence or wall.Fräulein Trudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786420907067152211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-6773693329646030862012-07-24T15:14:17.157+09:002012-07-24T15:14:17.157+09:00Ruminating Roy: Thank you for such a toughing com...Ruminating Roy: Thank you for such a toughing comment on such a casual post of mine!Hiroyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-69452948782082327492012-07-24T14:13:26.343+09:002012-07-24T14:13:26.343+09:00Hiroyuki, the wife and I absolutely love kabocha. ...Hiroyuki, the wife and I absolutely love kabocha. They are certainly not the most hard to get vegetable here in Texas, but I tend to horde them when I get them. I have even taken pains to plant a few seeds, though I doubt they will fruit for me (I am terrible at growing things, especially compared to your rented garden plot).<br /><br />To that end, your tempura looks and sounds amazing! It is always the simplest, easiest things that you post that get me into the kitchen, and I really do owe you a debt of gratitude for what you post here!Ruminating Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090737281402149795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-13253054369472315162012-07-24T07:28:58.273+09:002012-07-24T07:28:58.273+09:00kbjesq: No cooking before dipping. Some people c...kbjesq: No cooking before dipping. Some people cook in a microwave before dipping, though.<br /><br />I always serve a dipping sauce, which is a 4-5:1:1 mixture of dashi, soy sauce, and mirin.<br /><br />Kiki: Thanks for the link. I have never seen or eaten them!<br /><br />Have you ever considered growing squashes or similar vegetables vertically?<br /><br />YSC: Store-bought bocchan kabocha are reliably sweet, but unfortunately, this particular bocchan kabocha, given to us by my father, was not sweet enough. The reason is, I think, is that it was not allowed to ripen after harvest.Hiroyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-66960210713888873952012-07-24T05:09:16.750+09:002012-07-24T05:09:16.750+09:00Wow, your bocchan kabocha looks so delicious! I wi...Wow, your bocchan kabocha looks so delicious! I will have to see whether I can get the seeds here in the US. Is it really sweeter than regular kabocha? Your family is so lucky that you're such a good cook!Yangszehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06739891543812219552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-38367055122863652012-07-24T03:55:33.749+09:002012-07-24T03:55:33.749+09:00Hiroyuki: Sadly pumpkins need lot of space and our...Hiroyuki: Sadly pumpkins need lot of space and our yard is already filled with herbs,flowers, fruit trees and bushes and crowded with my husbands tomatoes (this year he did quite a job, I am thrilled about the pink and green varieties) so as for pumpkins I planted some yellow pattypan squashs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattypan_squash) - they fit in smaller places: just in need on 1m2 each. Maybe next year I could order some bocchan kabocha seeds and give it a try.Fräulein Trudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786420907067152211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-63004930795378117042012-07-24T01:12:39.052+09:002012-07-24T01:12:39.052+09:00This looks delicious. I have two questions. Firs...This looks delicious. I have two questions. First, did you cook the pumpkin before dipping it into the tempura batter? If so, please describe the cooking method. Second, did you serve a dipping sauce? If so, please provide the recipe. I enjoy your blog and I would like to hear more about your sauce ratos. Thank you.kbjesqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16150577813486290537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-66052951114364006372012-07-23T07:00:53.050+09:002012-07-23T07:00:53.050+09:00Kiki: I grow four bocchan kabocha plants in the s...Kiki: I grow four bocchan kabocha plants in the small yard around my house. I hope I can get some bocchan kabocha soon.<br /><br />Everyone does the sneaking, including me (laugh). I had one piece of tempura while making 5 x 5 = 25 pieces, so the photo shows the remaining 24 pieces.Hiroyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-26553762252628366892012-07-23T01:43:57.237+09:002012-07-23T01:43:57.237+09:00This pumpkin looked very good. Sadly we only have ...This pumpkin looked very good. Sadly we only have one variety of japanese pumkins which is from the same kind but not exactly the same.<br />So your son sneaked in and ate a lot before the others could. This is so typical boy.. I often called our son the criminal fridge cleaner..Fräulein Trudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11786420907067152211noreply@blogger.com