February 14, 2019

Three Shigefusa Knives/重房の包丁、3丁

270 mm Shigefusa kitaeji wa (Japanese-style) gyuto
270 mm Shigefusa kitaeji wa sujihiki
210 mm Shigefusa kasumi wa gyuto
270 mm重房鍛地和牛刀
270 mm重房鍛地和筋引
210 mm重房霞和牛刀
The owners have had to wait for almost three years to get them.
オーナーは、これらの包丁ができるまで3年近くも待ちました。

January 21, 2019

Meals Offered in the School Canteen at My Daughter's University, Part 13/娘の大学の学生食堂で出される食事、パート13

1 Nakatsu shio karaage
Nakatsu is the city in Oita prefecture that is famous for its chicken karaage. Shio means salt. 
2 Cabbage rolls and chicken simmered with tomato
3 Mapo tofu
1 中津の塩唐揚
2 ロールキャベツとチキンのトマト煮
3 麻婆豆腐



December 19, 2018

Meals Offered in the School Canteen at My Daughter's University, Part 12/娘の大学の学生食堂で出される食事、パート12

1 Tomato sauce loco moco
2 On-tama gyudon (beef bowl with hot boiled egg)
3 Sura tan udon (udon noodles in hot and sour soup)
4 Chicken karaage with sweet chili sauce
5 Wonton noodles
1トマトソースロコモコ
2温玉牛丼
3スーラータンうどん
4鶏の唐揚げ スィートチリソース
5ワンタンメン




 
 

December 15, 2018

Meals Offered in the School Canteen at My Daughter's University, Part 11/娘の大学の学生食堂で出される食事、パート11

1 Panko*-grilled white-fleshed fish, potato cream sauce
* Panko = Japanese bread crumbs
2 Chicken and Chinese cabbage tamago-toji*
* Tamago = Egg, Toji = Closed. Tamago-toji refers to a dish finished by pouring beaten eggs over the ingredients and heating the eggs for some time until done.
3 White-fleshed fish with cream sauce
4 Salmon fries, grilled with tartar cheese (tartar sauce and cheese?)
5 Chicken teriyaki don*
* Don is short for donburi (large rice bowl)
1白身魚のパン粉焼き ポテトクリームソース
2鶏と白菜の玉子とじ
3白身魚のクリームソース
4サーモンフライ  タルタルチーズ焼き
5鶏の照焼き丼



 
 
 
 

November 19, 2018

Meals Offered in the School Canteen at My Daughter's University, Part 10/娘の大学の学生食堂で出される食事、パート10

1 Potato and onion with pork an (thickened broth)
2 Rosu katsu (pork loin cutlet) with grated daikon seasoned with yuzu kosho
3 Donburi (large rice bowl) of rice topped with chicken stir-fried with oyster sauce
4 Deep-fried gyoza with vegetable an (thickened broth)
1じゃが芋と玉葱の豚肉あん
2ロースカツゆず胡椒おろしそえ
3鶏肉のオイスター炒め丼
4揚げ餃子の野菜あん
 
 
 
 

October 25, 2018

Meals Offered in the School Canteen at My Daughter's University, Part 9/娘の大学の学生食堂で出される食事、パート9

Yesterday, my daughter sent me two emails.
昨日は娘からメールが2通来ました。
 
1 Chuka don (Chinese-style donburi) 400 yen
2 Tanmen (Chinese-style stir-fried vegetable noodle soup) 380 yen
3 Twice-cooked pork 420 yen
4 Hashed beef with omelet 400 yen
5 Teriyaki chicken with an egg sunny-side up  500 yen
1中華丼 400円
2タンメン 380円
3回鍋肉 420円
4ハヤシライス オムレツ添え 400円
5照り焼きチキン 目玉焼き添え 500円
 
 
 
 
 
1 Seafood miso ramen 380 yen
2 Pork and cabbage stir-fried with shio dare (salty sauce)  420 yen
3 Mapo tofu don (donburi) 400 yen
4 Bibimbap don (bonburi) 400 yen
1海鮮味噌ラーメン 380円
2豚肉とキャベツの塩ダレ炒め 420円
3麻婆豆腐丼 400円
4ビビンバ丼 400円

 

 

October 11, 2018

Making Dried Persimmons in a Food Dehydrator/干し柿を食品乾燥機で作る

It takes at least two weeks to make dried persimmons if you hang peeled astringent persimmons to dry. By using a food dehydrator, you can make them in one week or so.
干し柿を作るには、皮を剥いた渋柿を干す場合は、最低でも2週間はかかりますが、食品乾燥機を使えば、1週間程度でできます。
 
1. Peel astringent persimmons.
2. Hang them to dry outdoors or indoors for 3-5 days until semi-dried.
I prefer to hang them to dry indoors for hygiene reasons. To do so, select a well-ventilated space to prevent the persimmons from molding.
Note: Use a hanging method of your preference. For these particular ones, my father pierced them with skewers.
3. Transfer them to a food dehydrator and dehydrate them for 10-12 hours at 60 degrees C until fully dried.
You may want to rub each one with your fingers several times in the dehydrate process.
 
1. 渋柿の皮を剥きます。
2. 屋外または屋内で3~5日、半乾きになるまで干します。
私は衛生上の理由で室内で干すのが好きです。その場合は、カビが生えないよう、換気のいい場所を選んでください。
注: 干し方はお好みで。この柿の場合、父は串に刺して干しました。
3. 食品乾燥機に移し、完全に乾くまで、10~12時間、摂氏60度で乾燥させます。
乾燥中、数回、指で柿をそれぞれ揉むといいです。
 
Persimmons before dehydrated
乾燥前の柿 
 
Persimmons after dehydrated
乾燥後の柿