Masaoka Shiki

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Masaoka Shiki 正岡子規

Sushi a la Matsuyama 松山寿司

When Natsume Soseki came to visit Masaoka Shiki in Matsuyma in 1892, Shiki's mother Yae prepared the dish for them. Takahama Kyoshi, who happened to be there too, wrote about this meeting, describing Soseki sitting in his western suit on the cushion, trying to eat carefully so as not to soil his suit and the floor and finishing every little grain of rice.


ふるさとや親すこやかに鮓の味
furusato ya oya sukoyaka ni sushi no aji

my dear hometown -
my mother is well and
the taste of sushi


われに法あり 君をもてなすもぶり鮓
ware ni hoo ari kimi o motenasu moburi sushi

here is the law
when entertaining you -
our mixed sushi

われ愛す わが豫州 松山の鮓
ware aisu waga Yoshuu Matsuyama no sushi

I love my hometown
in the province of Iyo -
Matsuyama sushi

(Yoshuu is an old name for Iyo no kuni　伊予の国.)


. Matsuyama sushi 松山鮓 and Masaoka Shiki in Ehime 　


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ankoo ni ichizen meshi no andon kana
. anko　鮟鱇 angler fish .

haru oshimu yado ya Nihon no toofujiru
Tofu　豆腐　bean curd
Japan is the best for tofu soup !

hio yasete tsuki no shizuku to tokenu beshi
Hio 氷魚 saffron cod


柿くへば鐘が鳴るなり法隆寺　
. kaki kueba kane ga naru nari Hooryuuji .
Persimmons, his favorite food !


manaita ni uroko chirishiku sakuradai
. Sakuradai 桜鯛　cherry sea bream .
and the kitchen knife

omoshiro ya tsuki ni sanshoo no kawa hageba　
Sanshoo 　山椒　mountain pepper 　

omoshiro ya mate no iru ana iranu ana
Mategai 馬刀 razor shell - Solen gouldi

shigururu ya konnyaku hiete heso no ue
. Konnyaku 蒟蒻 konjak, Devil's-tongue - Amorphophallus rivieri .

shinshuu no samusa o omou sobayu kana
Soba Buckwheat noodles そば　蕎麦　from Shinshu

tonari sumu hinshi ni mochi o wakachi-keri
. Mochi 餅　rice cakes .

yama wa kaze no hiyatsuku himuro kana
himuro 氷室　Ice cellars in Japan


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WASHOKU - Food Haiku and Masaoka Shiki


. WKD : Masaoka Shiki 正岡子規 .


. WKD - Cultural Keywords used by Shiki .

. WKD : ABC-List of his works .



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