tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post9181974514985827159..comments2024-02-12T08:13:45.750+09:00Comments on Hiroyuki's Blog on Japanese Cooking: Shiozawa Matsuri/塩沢まつりHiroyukihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-87440588843013014712010-08-15T13:04:04.522+09:002010-08-15T13:04:04.522+09:00Curtis: And, thank *you* for visiting my blog!Curtis: And, thank *you* for visiting my blog!Hiroyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-89534906108413492252010-08-15T11:10:08.271+09:002010-08-15T11:10:08.271+09:00natsukashii! It reminds me of the festival food th...natsukashii! It reminds me of the festival food that I had when I was in Japan last year. I'm a new reader who loves food and cooking and is interested in Japanese. Thanks for the post!Curtishttp://www.curtisbarnard.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-14883619644493894562010-07-24T05:54:13.137+09:002010-07-24T05:54:13.137+09:00Anzu ame sounds even better than candy apples. I p...Anzu ame sounds even better than candy apples. I prefer caramel apples over the candy apples.Nerd Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05177750398775870580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-4951014552794001942010-07-21T19:51:20.584+09:002010-07-21T19:51:20.584+09:00Cheryl: Thanks for making me realize that the &qu...Cheryl: Thanks for making me realize that the "candy apples" are ubiquitous! I'm not a big fan of candy apples. Come to think of it, I wasn't familiar with candy apples when I was a child. I did some googling and found that candy apples were popular in Kansai (Western Japan), which includes Osaka, but not in Kanto (Eastern Japan), which includes Tokyo, where I was born.<br />Anzu ame (apricot candies, or should I say "candy apricots) are more popular in Kanto.<br />Images of anzu ame:<br />http://www.google.co.jp/images?um=1&hl=ja&rlz=1T4GGLL_jaJP325JP326&biw=779&bih=353&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=1&q=%E3%81%82%E3%82%93%E3%81%9A%E9%A3%B4&btnG=%E6%A4%9C%E7%B4%A2&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=Hiroyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-25755068866802371882010-07-21T05:16:49.719+09:002010-07-21T05:16:49.719+09:00Candy Apples (ringo ame) are a popular festival fo...Candy Apples (ringo ame) are a popular festival food here in the US. There's also a variation of them that are dipped in caramel rather than the red candy stuff. Yummy!Nerd Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05177750398775870580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-69105395712237269352010-07-17T17:50:56.237+09:002010-07-17T17:50:56.237+09:00RoySkull001: Shiozawa Matsuri is an annual festiv...RoySkull001: Shiozawa Matsuri is an annual festival, held around this time of year.<br /><br />Anime group and a Shinto Study group??<br />You got some very interesting groups where you live!Hiroyukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075672590298671343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3101980281470446262.post-20125016157751326742010-07-16T10:51:30.597+09:002010-07-16T10:51:30.597+09:00I'm glad Shiozawa's matsuri looks so livel...I'm glad Shiozawa's matsuri looks so lively! We held our own sort of late Tanabata here last weekend with a few people from an anime group and the Texas Shinto Study group. It was a blast!Ruminating Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090737281402149795noreply@blogger.com