Summer (^^)

Hello (^^)

Recently, the weather is very HOT, isn't it :( !?

I hate summer...

How about you?

By the way, what is your image of food in summer?

I think watermelon!!!!!

Because I love it :)***

Be connected with summer,

today I introduce 1 of food in summer!!

It is eels(うなぎ)!!!!!

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Japanese have habit to eat ells in the hottest day of the summer(土用の丑の日).

The reason why we eat ells in this day don't be known the details.

But, according this site,

(HP http://iroha-japan.net/iroha/A05_zassetsu/02_doyou.html)

there is one of interesting story.

In the Edo Era, there was an ell restaurant.

In a summer, the owner was in trouble because ells didn't be sold.

The owner consulted a scholar, and he gave 1 solution.

It was to put up the poster, which were written "Today is ELL day!",

in front of the restaurant.

Then, ells were selling well.

This is the start of our habit to eat ell in summer.

And some region have interesting habit,

which is to eat foods whose letter start from "U (う)".

For example, horsemeat, beaf, gourd, udon, umeboshi, and so on...

These foods are very good for our health!

And if you eat them,

you will prevent poor appetite because of the heat.

This summer will be very hot,

and we have to save electricity....

You should eat ells and the food of summer

not to ruin your health :) !!!

See ya～★

Cake (^^)

Hello (^^)

Recently, I have many assignments :( ,

also I have to prepare for tests and presentations....

It is really hard :(...

and I'm very tired...

When I am tired,

I really want to eat cakes!!!!!!

How about you?

I think all of girls love cakes :)***

So, today let me introduce my favorite cake store(^^)

My favorite store is "HARBS"!!!!!

Do you know this store?

or have you ever eaten HARBS's cakes?

HP: http://www.harbs.co.jp/harbs/

There is 4 concepts in HARBS.

1. To cook cakes which can satisfy people's mind

The starting point of HARBS is the question

"Wht kind of cakes could people eat to their mind?"

HARBS is particular about the size of cake for satisfaction.

Also, HARBS's cakes are ideal cakes.

2. Do not use freezing

All of cakes are handmade, so HARBS don't use freezing.

Whole cakes are on display in showcase to keep good state.

When customer order cakes, employee cut them.

3. Severe management of cakes

HARBS use only materials which are selectedby strict eyes.

Cakes are simple to make full use of material's taste.

4. High price of the cost rate

HARBS don't grudge materials to make delicious cakes!

So HARBS provide us delicious cakes regardless of their profits.

In HARBS, there are many cakes!!!!

And all of them are really big!!!!!!!

When I saw the cake of HARBS for the first time,

I was really surprised!!!

And I recommend you "Melon-melon-cake"!

1cut ￥1,000/ 1whole ￥10,000

I love Melon, but I didn't find melon cake in other stores.

So HARBS is only cake store which have menu of melon cake!

If you love melon, you will also love this cake :) !!!

HARBS cakes are more expensive than other cake store...

But these cakes are really valuable, and delicious :)***

If you find HARBS,

you should try to eat cakes (^^)

See ya ～★

7/7 (^^)

Hello (^^)

How are you?

Recently, I have a cold, especially a bad headache... :(

Be careful not to catch a cold!!!!!

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Today, I'd ike to introduce the food of the Star Festival :)

As you know, the Star Festival(七夕)celebrated on July 7th.

On this day, Vega(織姫) and Altair(彦星) can have a date

on the Milky Way once a year.

Connected with this day, we write wish for a strip of paper,

and suspend it to bamboo leaf.

Have you ever done this?

When I was a child, I did it :)

And do you know what we eat in the star Festival?

What do you think?

According to this site (http://www.e-shokuiku.jp/blog/index.php?itemid=112)

The answer is .....

thin whear noodle(Soumen)!!!!!

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Do you know this information?

I didn't know that.

And these pictures are special version of Soumen***

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It's so cute :)****

There are various opinions

why people eat thin wheat noodle in the Star Festival.

1. We liken it as the Milky Way.

2. To inform a God about harvest of wheat

3. We liken it as thread of weaving.

and so on...

By the way, do you know the difference of Soumen and Hiyamugi?

Accordingto JAS,

the difference of Soumen and Hiyamugi is diameter.

The diamere of Soumen is less than 1.3mm.

On the othe hand,

the diameter of Hiyamugi is more than 1.3mm ～less than1.7mm.

But I love both of them!!!!

In this summer, I will eat them many times :D!!!

But, You should eat thin wheat noodle in this Star Festival ***

See ya～★

Turkey (^^)

Hello (^^)

Do you have a plan of summer vacation?

I have a plan to go on a trip to Turkey with my mother :)

So, today I'd like to introduce Turkish food !!!!!

Turkish food is called "three major dishes of the world ",

which contain French, and Chinese.

I think "Kebab(ケバブ)" and

"Turkish ice cream" are really famous in Japan,

because you can see them in Japan,

so I'd like to introduce them.

In Japan, you can see it which is Kebab.

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Kebab means grilled meat.

The meats which are used as kebab, are sheap's meat or chiken,

because Turkey is Islamic country,

so Turk cannnot eat pork.

And the environment is not suitable for raising cows,

so they eat sheap and chiken.

In Japan, there are some food wagon which sell kebab.

And you can eat Doner Kebab(ドネル・ケバブ).

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It is easy to eat Doner Kebab,

because it is like sandwich,

and which contains vegetables, and sauce.

Doner Kebab are fast food in Turkey style!!!!

Next, about Turkish ice cream!!!!

It is called "Dondurma(ドンドゥルマ)".

The material is sugar, milk of sheap,

and salep which are used for being sticky.

The basic flavor is milk, or vanillra,

but there are seasoning flavors like coffee and chocolate.

If you buy dondurma, you can enjoy delivery!!!

Because sometimes the shop staff will turn ice cream upside down!!!

In Japan, you can eat Turkish food.

HP: http://e-food.jp/cgi-bin/restfind/view.cgi?fo=tr

In this HP, you can find Turkish restaurant.

Are you interested in Turkey?

If you have time,

you should go to Turkish restaurants

or you should go to Turkey \(^^)/

See ya～★

Popcorn (^^)

Hello (^^)

Do you like Disney?

and Have you ever been to TDL or TDS?

Of course, I' ve been to both of them many times,

and I will go to TDL next Wednesday with my boyfriend :)***

I'm really looking forward to go to TDL,

because I love Disney!!!!!

I always enjoy not only attractions,

but also eating, especially popcorn :)

Today, I'd like to talk about popcorn in TDL and TDS.

Now, there are 5 flavors of popcorn in TDL,

which are caramel, salt, honey, curry, and soy sauce&butter.

On the othe hand, there are 6 flavors of it in TDS,

which are caramel, sea salt, curry, black pepper, strawberry,and milk tea.

Which flavors do you like?

I love "salt"\(^0^)/,

because salt is the most standard flavor,

and I can continue to eat salt popcorn all the time.

Also, if you buy popcorn inTDL or TDS,

you will notice them.

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It is "Souvenir bucket".

There are many kinds of souvenir bucket!!!

And these desigh are changed every events, or character,

so collecting all of designs may be impossible ...

I recommend collecting your favorite character's bucket,

or collecting the same event's bucket

like Halloween, Christmas, and so on.

If you have 1 souvenir bucket,

you can use it over and over in TDR.

It is very cute, so you can use it

as candy case, or something like that at home.

In TDR, there are many kinds of food,

which are hot-dog, steamed bun, pizza...

and they are so delicious ***

Now TDR is conducting a campaign until July 7th,

it is "Hometown passport"!!!

Usually, 1day passport is 6200yen for adults,

but if you live, work, or are a student

in Tokyo, Chiba, Kanagawa, Saitama,

you can get 1day passport for 4900yen!!!!!!

If you have free time,

you should go and enjoy attractions and eating in TDR :)****

See ya ～☆

Saboten(^^)

Hello (^^)

Today, I went to movie theater with my mother,

and watched "Pirates of Caribbean"!!!!

It was so interesting,

so I recommend you \(^0^)/

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Do you know "Saboten"?

You may think about it.

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It's cactus www



I mean "Saboten" www



This is "Saboten"!!

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Saboten's HP http://www.ghf.co.jp/saboten_deli/index.html

Have you ever heard the name?

or have you been there?

I work at Saboten as salesperson in my hometown :)*

Today, I introduce my part-time job place, "Saboten"!!

It is famous for deep-fried food,

such as pork cutlet (とんかつ), croquette,

shrimp fried(えびふらい), and so on!

This is the most popular pork cutlet.

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Saboten care about all of pigs.

The pigs eat almost wheat,

so the pork has no bad smell !!!

And the pigs grow in no stress environment,

so the color of pork is so clear !!!

Also Saboten care about oil and bread crumbs.

The oil is 100% vegetable oil,

which is Saboten original oil!

All of deep frieds are not heavy on the stmack!

All of staff pay attention to hygiene(衛生).

We have some rules!!

・ We have to wash hands for 1 minute, and every 2 hours.

・ We have to care about our appearance.

・ We have to change cutting board and kitchen knife using different food.

etc...

We obey many rules,

because we hope costomers can eat delicious and safe foods :)***

Also Saboten serve new food monthly.

This month(June)'s new food is

"Horse mackerel fried (アジフライ)"!!!!

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It is very popular regardness of age or sex !

And June is the best season for it !!!

It is good for our health,

because it has some elements,

which are effective in brain, blood, and bone !

If you are interested in Saboten,

you should try many deep fried :)

See ya ～(^0^)/

Chinese noodle (^^)

Hello (^^)

Recently, the weather is really bad,

it maens rainy and very hot, isn't it ?

I hate the rainy season and summer (:_;)

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Today, I introduce my favorite shop.

There is my high school in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.

When I was a high school student,

I frequented Ikebukuro, and enjoyed with my friends :)

So Ikebukuro is my second hometown,

and I am quite familiar with the Ikebukuro area.

Ikebukuro is famous for Sunshine City,

also the site of a hard battle for chinese noodle!!!

So I introduce my favorite chinese noodle shop.

It is "屯ちん Tonchin"!!!!!

Have you ever heard this name

or been there and eaten chinese noodle?

Tonchin's HP : http://tonchin.foodex.ne.jp/index.html

Tonchin is famous for pig's bone(tonkotsu) chinese noodle.

All of ingredients are handmade,

and it is particular about freshness.

The soup's base is pig's bone (tonkotsu),

and it contains dark strongly flavored soy sauce,
specific pigs, chicken, and vegetables.

The noodle is a little thick,

which were knead with the soup of seafood.

Tonchin is particular about the noodle, soup, ingredients,

and all of them are handmade!!!

I recommend this chinese noodle :)

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There are 3 size (M, L, LL)in these menu,
and all of size are the same price, 650 yen!!


So I recommend LL size \(^0^)/


If you have a chance tovisit Ikebukuro,or find Tonchin,
you should go and eat the chinese noodle :)****



See ya～(^^)★

Salad udon (^^)

Hello (^^)


Today, I'd like to introduce my recipe of salad udon.


It is very easy to cook,
and it takes about 10～15minutes to cook :)***


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◇Ingredients(for 1 )

・Udon

・Lettuce 1.5 pieces

・Cucumber 0.5 pieces

・Tomato 3～4

・Tuna(canned tuna) harf

・Dried bonito little

・Seaweed little

・Soup(tuyu in Japanese) about 50cc

・Mayonnaise little














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Let's start cooking \(^^)/


1. Cut lettuce and cucumber by hand or kitchen knife


2. Boil water, and put udon in it(3～5 min)


3. Finish boiling,
　 remove udon from pot to colander(zaru in Japanese)


4. Cool udon by water


5. Cover lettuce on the plate


6. Put udon on lettuce(※drain water well)


7. Dish up cucumber, tometo, and tuna on it


8. Put soup and mayonnaise on the whole


9. Put seaweed on the center




Finish～(^^)***


It is Salad udon :)*


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And enjoy eating :)***


Salad udon is very simple, but delicious!!!

I recommend you to eat it in summer season!!!

If you are interested in it, let's try :)★


Aya

Pasta(^^)

Hello(^^)

How was your GW?

I didn't do anything special...

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Today, I'd like to introduce my favorite restaurant :)


Have you ever seen this signboard?



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This is my favorite restaurant, "Popolamama"!!!!

It is Itarian restaurant.

The menu has many kinds of pasta,
such as salt, soy sauce, tometo, cream sauce, cod roe, and etc...

And there are some pizza, salad, and dessert (*^^*)

Also, all of menu are very reasonable.


I think Popolamama is famous for pasta,
so it cares about raw pasta.

The texture of raw pasta is chewy,
it is different from dried nomal noodles.

Once you eat, you won't be able to quit.



And I recommend you 2 pasta in Popolamama.


1. Spinach and bacon with soy sauce












It is very popular menu in the restaurant.

If you have 500 yen, you can eat this.
It is very cheap!!

I always order this pasta.



2. Green onion and pork with soy sauce and sleety sauce with vinegar











The taste is very Japanese style,
and light (it means not heavely flavored dish).


If you interested in Popolamama,
let's go there, and eat delicious pasta \(^^)/


See ya～☆

Udon (^^)

Hello(^^)/

How was your weekend?

On Sunday, I went shopping with my mother,
and went to noodle shop( Udon) and eat Udon.

So, I introduce this Udon shop.


It is in Sunshine City, Ikebukuro.

The name is "杵屋（Kineya）",

and this shop is a little bit small.

In this shop, all of Udon are made by hand.
There are peple who are workman making Udon.



And they make Udon here.

If you interested in being made Udon,

you can watch it here.

There are various menu which are reasonable.

Also, a large helping of Udon is free.

I ordered set meal (Udon & a bowl of rice topped with chicken and eggs),












It was quite substantial,very dericious, and sturdy.

If you interested in this shop,

and have chance to go to Ikebururo,

you should eat Udon in this shop.

See ya\(^^)/

Hello(^^)

I'm Aya:)


I really like eating, especially sweets, and pizza!
but I cannot cook any kinds of foods.


That's why I'll try to cook many foods, and put recipe on my blog,
because I should be able to cook many foods for married life.
Sometime I may report some favorite restaurants.


By reporting my experience of cooking and restaurants of every week,
I wish to improve my cooking skills, and knowledge of foods!