Archive for July, 2007

I must have taken hundreds of shots

of food.

i wonder why i started this frenzy in shooting food? and i don’t even have the proper equipment. it is probably time to do some research on food shooting. usually the food dressing is required, but that is probably another story altogether. recently i found two really cheap 2nd hand cookbooks by SMAP, of course i grabbed!

for those clueless on SMAP, i shall spare you the details. they are just 4 guys (plus one MC) who really rocked when they cooked. now, i watch them cook every monday evening after a night of studying. they cooked from jap to italian to fusion, with ease. i guess it comes with practice, think they have been cooking for years in their show now. i figured they were actually meditating when cooking. i would like to reach that stage too. hiak!

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brinjal with bacon. i don’t remember cooking this, so this must be invented by the other half.

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fried rice

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a pretty well known chef once commented that gyoza is actually japanese street food or something like that. these are frozen from the supermarket. i think the brand was ajimoto. anyway they are really cheap but you must follow a few steps to get this steamed and fried effect. a quick and easy meal anytime

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pasta!

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pickled cucumber. taiwanese classmate taught me how to make this. i love it and made it often now. cucumber is best in summer. i have also observed that my asian classmates are more into food. the ang mohs usually skip breakfast or lunch (how can?! right?) or just buy bento or eat out. now, we would exchange our food for tasting during lunch. cool.

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紫阳花祭

紫阳花的季节。

赏花变成理所当然的理由。

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上高地ハイキングツア

友達と上高地のハイキングツアに参加した、バスの旅は大変でしたが、すごく楽しかった!

上高地の景色はとてもとてもきれいだし、空気も新鮮だし、温泉もあるし、本当にすばらし所だとおもいます。

もう一度いきたいんです!

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大正池

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A study of food

 Have you ever looked closely at food? I enjoy looking at fresh food. They just look so good.

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these have to be the sweetest and softest strawberries I have ever eaten in my life. My conclusion is that you just have to get them fresh. These are grown in Japan.

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mini tomatoes

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rumour has it that the best kiwi fruits have been exported to japan; I must admit that these are also the best kiwi fruits I have ever tasted in my life! I can’t have enough of them. All my friends said, “You have got to get the yellow golden ones!”

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these onions were given to us by the kind lady who sold rice in my neighbourhood. She has, so far, given us bamboo shoots, cucumber, yoghurt drinks, brinjals etc. We figured she grew them herself and gave the excess to her customers. She would always say “xie xie” to us. “Arigatou, obasan!”

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garlic from supermarket

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tomatoes from the morning market. will write about the morning market in another post.

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