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12/29/2012

Additions 2008

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Additions in 2008


ukiukidango, ukiuki dango うきうきだんご / ウキウキ団子
"dumplings swimming buyoantly"Kuji, Chiba

jamu ジャム jam
maamareedo マーマレード marmalade


omuraisu オムライス omelette with rice filling, omusoba オムソバ omelette with Chinese fried soba noodles

tokoroten 心太, 心天 (ところてん) gelidium jelly

yamanashi、yama-nashi 山梨 (やまなし) "mountain pear" Malus sieboldii

obansai おばんさい / お晩彩 small dishes from Kyoto

Yamato-ni 大和煮 simmering meat of wild animals and whale

Kujria bento くじら弁当 Whale meat bento from Tateyama/Chiba

odorigui 踊り食いeating "dancing" small life icefish (shirauo)

Kyoto - famous dishes
including Kaiseki Ryori 懐石料理, kappoo ryoori 割烹料理 kappo food, kawadoko ryoori 川床料理, hamo 鱧 (はも) pike conger pike, pike eel and the Gion Festival, hon moroko 本諸子, imoboo 芋棒(いもぼう) , itokojiru いとこ汁, sabazushi 鯖寿司, sasamaki, sasa-maki, chimaki 笹巻き / ちまき; senmaizuke せんまい漬け / 千枚漬 pickled trunips; tochimochi, tochi-mochi 栃もち; yatsuhashi, nama yatsuhashi 生八ッ橋

Tenzo 典座 the Zen Cook Tenzo kyokun by Dogen Eihei Zenji

funaryoori 船料理 (ふなりょうり) food served on board a ship or boat

tonsho mochi 屯所餅(とんしょもち)"garrison mochi" in memory of the Shinsengumi 新選組 in Kyoto

minazuki 水無月 (みなずき) Kyoto sweets for June

Sea bream (tai 鯛) sakuradai, ma-dai and many more

Gangu 郷土玩具 Folk Toys
manjuu kui ningyo 饅頭食い人形 doll eating a manju bun

うるしコーヒー urushi koohii, "laquer coffee" from the laquer tree fruit

Ubatama 鳥羽玉 /老玉 "Black Lily Seed"

JULY NEWSPAPER

Food and Games 野菜かるた Karuta games and other card games

Amanatto (amanattoo) 甘納豆 sugar-glazed beans and Hamanattoo 浜納豆

Fujisan 富士山 and food specialities

Ichigo bentoo いちご弁当 Lunchbox with uni and awabi, sea urchin eggs and abalone

Hoorensoo ほうれん草 / 菠薐草 spinach

Sweets from the KANTO region

haabu  ハーブ herbs, Gewürzkräuter

Togarashi,toogarashi 唐辛子 red hot pepper Shichimi Togarashi and more

Western vegetables used in Japan

Robots for Sushi and Okonomiyaki FOOMA (International Food Machinery & Technology Exhibition)

Ningyooyaki, ningyoyaki 人形焼 figure waffles

Daruma Daikon だるま大根 a radish named Daruma

Chokoreeto チョコレート chocolate with many tasts

Oyatsu お八つ . o-cha-uke 御茶請け afternoon snack

moyashi 萌やし、糵, もやし bean sprouts Bohnensprossen
moyashi udo もやし独活(もやしうど)sprouts of spikenard

Kobiru, cobiru, kobilu (こびる) 小昼  "small lunch", rural lunch
Takachiho, Miyazaki

. 葷酒山門(くんしゅさんもん)kunshu sanmon
Temple Gate, no garlic or liquor beyond this point!

Shookadoo Bentoo 松花堂弁当 Shokado Bento

karee raisu カレーライス curry rice Curryreis

Botamochi Jizo ぼた餅地蔵 Jizo Bosatsu, Botamochi rice cakes

Itoin Senbei, ito-in senbei いといんせんべい. 絲印煎餅 Senbei with a "stamp like a thread" . From Ise, Mie prefecture

gooya ゴーヤ bitter gourd Momordica charantia. Okinawa. karela in Hindi, India.

Cookies だるまクッキー
Daruma cookies sweets


satoimo, sato imo 里芋 taro roots Taro-Kartoffel

. . . . Zuiki matsuri ずいきまつり Taro and Vegetable Festival
and more about the Zen priest Muso Kokushi 夢窓国師 !

JUNE NEWSPAPER

Jagaimo 馬鈴薯 (じゃがいも) potato, potatoes
Kartoffeln

Red Beans, "small beans" , adzuki (azuki 小豆 )

udo 独活 (うど) udo Aralia cordata

Goheimochi 五平餅 and other food from Nagano

Dengaku 田楽 dance and food

Gyuuniku 牛肉 beef wagyuu, wagyu 和牛 Japanese beef

Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum
(インスタントラーメン発明記念館)


Ika Daruma Ika Surume だるまいか / いかだるま Daruma Cuttlefish

Tosa Nikki, Tosa Diary by Kin no Tsurayuki ... and some manju sweets

Vegetables from SPRING ... List

Myoga Ginger (myooga) 茗荷 (みょうが). Zingi-Ingwer

Miyajima Ekiben 宮島駅弁 Miyajima Stationlunch Anagomeshi あなごめし

Miso みそ or 味噌 Miso paste and miso soup and miso culture

Shimonoseki 下関駅 。gansoo fukumeshi 元祖ふくめしthe original puffer fish with rice EKIBEN

hamo 鱧 (はも) pike conger pike, pike eel Muraenesox cinereus. dragontooth

Horegusuri ほれぐすり(惚れ薬, 惚薬) love potion Liebestrunk

Hanakae Matsuri 花換祭 / 花換祭り Flower-exchanging festival at shrine Kanesaki-gu, Fukui prefecture, and the sakura cherry blossom cookies 桜クッキー

Fu, Wheat gluten (fu 麩) and FU products

Soba ryoori そば料理 dishes with soba Buckwheat noodles

Wagashi Sweets from Kanazawa 金沢に和菓子

Salty Sweets (shioaji suiitsu 塩味スイーツ)
sweets with a flavor of salt, Süßigkeiten mit Salz

Hanabatake Bokujoo 花畑牧場 in Hokkaido nama kyarameru ”生キャラメル”fresh caramels, weiche Karamellen

Kaki 柿 Persimmon Persimone. Sharon fruit.

Uiroo 外郎 ( ういろう) jelly sweet Aichi and Odawara

hooba miso, Hoba Miso ほうばみそ miso paste served on a hoba leaf hooba 朴葉 ... Magnolia obovata

Ebisu sama 恵比寿様. Deity of the Fishermen

"Frost Shrine" 霜神社 Shimo Jinja, Shimomiya at Mount Aso, KyushuThe legend of Kihachi 鬼八

Konnyaku plant and food (Amorphophallus konjac) . Elephant jam

Mandala Food Arrangements (hoshamori, hooshamori 放射盛り)

Gotoochi Gurume ご当地グルメ Cheap local specialities
kankoo gurume 観光グルメ, tourism gourmet
bii kyuu gurume B級グルメ B-class gourmet food

mamushi まむし (蝮 ) poisonous snake 日本蝮 (ニホンマムシ)

Morning Market (asa ichi, asa-ichi) Morgenmarkt

Wasabi 山葵 green horseradish . yamawasabi 山わさび white horseradish

Hirome seaweed (hirome (ひろめ) 広布 / ヒロメ) Oita prefecture

Sushi decorations and vocabulary 寿司の盛り方

corbicula from Seta (Seta shijimi) and the Big Bridge at Seta 瀬田の唐橋

Tenmusu 天むす rice balls with tempura

Roadside stations (michi no eki 道の駅) Highway Service Areas

Mottainai もったいない モッタイナイ Do not waste food !

Garlic (ninniku 蒜 (にんにく(ニンニク)) ) Knoblauch

Gyooza, gyoza  ギョーザ / 餃子 Jiaozi Chinese dumplings

Pan パン bread
toosuto トースト toast

Shark 鮫 (さめ) same Haifisch

Ninaibako 荷担箱 Box to carry sweets to the Shogun Kameyama sweets

Yakuzen, yaku-zen 薬膳 ( やくぜん) "Eating Medicine" medicinal food dishes and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

Edo Yasai, Edo dentoo yasai 江戸伝統野菜 Traditional vegetables of Edo

Umeboshi 梅干 dried pickled plums Salzpflaumen

Iwashi 鰯 (いわし) sardine Sardinen, Anchovy.
urume small herring

Regional Sashimi ... LIST

Regional and local sushi types ... a LIST only

Yamamori Goboo Festival 山盛りのゴボウ / ごぼう講 at Kuninaka in Echizen, Fukui. Eating lots of Burdock.

TEN GU jiru, tengujiru 十具汁 TENGU soup

Oomi Beef in the Edo period Ii Naosuke and Mito no Nariaki

Osaka Fugu Hakubutsukan ふぐ博物館 Osaka Blowfish Museum Pufferfisch, Kugelfisch

warabimochi 笑来美餅 mochi with bracken powder
Adlerfarn-Mochi

momiji tenpura もみじ天ぷら/ 紅葉の天ぷら sweet tempura from maple leaves from Mino town, Osaka
Tempura von roten Ahornblättern

"Tokyo Taste — the World Summit of Gastronomy 2009"

Ishimatsu manjuu 石松まんじゅう Manju in memory of Ishimatsu From Konpira-San, Kotohira Shrine in Kagawa, Shikoku

iburi いぶり, ibusu 燻す to smoke, smoking, smoked food kunsei 薫製
iburi gakko いぶりがっこ smoked radish pickles from Akita

Day of Meat (niku no hi) Febraruy 9, NI KU

Ehomaki Sushi Roll (ehoomaki) for February 3, Setsubun

Quail and quail eggs (uzura no tamago うずらの卵) Wachteleier

wasanbon 和三盆 Japanese sugar and other sweets from Shikoku

wasanbon 和三盆 Japanischer Zucker . All kinds of brown and black sugar. kurosato 黒砂糖

onimanjuu, oni manjuu 鬼饅頭 おにまんじゅう "devil's cakes" for Setsubun, February 03.

Kanbutsu 乾物 kambutsu dried food items Getrocknete Lebensmittel

Yakumi やくみ (薬味) spices and condiments Gewürze

warigo bentoo わりご弁当 lunchbox for the village kabuki ... Shodoshima, Kagawa

Juken fuuzu 受験フーズ  Juken Food for the Examination Hell

Shikoku Sweets 四国スイーツ Sweets from Shikoku

Gifu Prefecture ... Regional Dishes

katsuo no ipponzuri 鰹の一本釣り fishing for skipjack tuna in Kochi, Tosa, Shikoku
and related dishes

Museums, Food Museums and Food Theme Parks

Kyuushoku 給食 School Lunch Schulspeisung, Schulessen

Kyooyasai, kyoyasai, kyosai 京野菜 / 京菜 Vegetables from Kyoto.
Gemüse aus Kyoto, Kyoto-Gemüse

Rural Culture Association 農山漁村文化協会 農文協 The BEST online resources !

Shokuyoo no hana 食用の花 Edible blossoms, edible flowers

kushigaki 串柿 ( くしがき) dried persimmons on a stick
town of Shigo, Katsuragi, Wakayama

Collagen Nabe コラーゲン鍋 Hodgepodge with collagen ... for beautiful skin ?

anpanman アンパンマン Mister Anpan  

toshikoshi udon 年越しうどん udon noodles, eaten to "pass over into the new year"

Minamoto Kitchoan 源 吉兆庵 Seasonal Sweets and Daruma sweets, Kamakura

Daruma Senbei for the New Year 干支せんべい 2009

Daruma Manju だるま饅頭 (Daruma Manjuu)

Natural Ice for drinks ... declining
December 09, 2008

Samurai Cooking

Tsubaki abura 椿油) camellia oil

cha no hana 茶の花 (ちゃのはな) tea blossoms

Joodoo-E Ceremony 成道会 Daikodaki Cooking Radish Soup to ward off evil
December 8 at Shakado Temple in Kyoto

Yomogi よもぎ 蓬 mugwort Beifuss, Beifuß

Shigure no Matsu 時雨の松 Pine in icy rain, a Haiku Sweet

Ecotarian Food エコタリアン

Waseda Kankyo Juku 早稲田環境塾 Waseda School of Environment

Hachimitsu 蜂蜜 はちみつ Honey, Honig

Red Beans, "small beans" (azuki 小豆 ) and DARUMA

Tanada no Udonya 棚田のうどん屋 . まーちゃんうどん Ohaga no Tanada 大垪和の棚田


nonbee 呑兵衛 (のんべえ) Nonbei, nombei, drinker, alcoholic Trinker, Alkoholiker

yukishio, yuki shio, yukijio 雪塩 snow-salt from Miyakojima Island. Salt (shio)

McDonald's and Mr. James Mr.ジェームスのブログ

Takuan, takuanzuke 沢庵漬 (たくあんづけ) Takuan radish pickles and Priest Takuan Soho

Shiitake, maitake, matsutake, nameko and many other mushrooms Mushroom (ki no ko, kinoko), dobin mushi

Chuukanabe, wok 中華なべ 囲炉裏鍋, irori nabe, donabe earthen pot and more pots and pans

Mogura daikon もぐら大根 "mole radish" and other dishes from Gunma prefecture

Teppanyaki 鉄板焼き fried (or grilled) on an iron plate or pan and other fried or grilled food, yakiniku 焼き肉

oyaki, o-yaki おやき , お焼き, 御焼(き)grilled dumplings with vegetables
mit Gemüse gefüllte Reisküchlein

Italian food イタリアン料理 Spaghetti, Pizza, Pasta, Doria, Pesto

ramune ラムネ lemonade and other Summer Drinks

biiru ビール
beer : Bier
and local beer (jibiiru 地ビール)

budooshu ぶどうしゅ、葡萄酒 wine

shinsen 神饌(しんせん) Shinto - Food offerings

shirasu elvers . しらすの釜揚げ boiled shirasu from Shonan

Rakkasei 落花生 (らっかせい) Peanuts from Chiba

FAGI FOODS ファジフーズ Fagiano Okayama ファジアーノ岡山

Miele Guide of Asian Restaurants ミーレガイド
Miele KITCHEN(ミーレ・キッチン)

gekiyasu bentoo 激安弁当 extremely cheap lunchbox

Osaka no kui-daore くいだおれ kuidaore

hamakonabe, hamako nabe 浜子鍋 hodgepodge for the "beach children" Hiroshima

Shoochuu 焼酎 (しょうちゅう) Shochu
strong distilled liquor, Schnaps


Haneki shibori sake 撥ね木搾り(はねぎしぼり)酒

Yakimochi Fudoo Son 焼き餅不動尊in Gunma

"salt road" 塩の道 shio no michi
from Niigata to Matsumoto, Nagano

Firefly squid (hotaruika, hotaru ika ホタルイカ(蛍烏賊))

Squid, cuttlefish dishes (ika ryoori イカ料理, 烏賊料理)  

Chinmi and fish roe dishes

Bean curd (tofu, toofu, dofu 豆腐) and haiku

Mamakari ままかり Fish dishes from Okayama

Koohii 黒だるまコーヒー Black Daruma Coffee

kankoro かんころ 甘古呂 flower from sweet potatoes
kankoro dango かんころ団子
kankoro soba かんころそば

kinpira キンピラ simmered root vegetables

Uni 海胆 (うに) sea urchin and sea urchin roe (uni 雲丹)

Satsumaimo, satsuma imo 薩摩薯(さつまいも)sweet potatoes

Horse meat, baniku (ばにく/ 馬肉)

Kenchinjiru けんちんじる(巻繊汁) vegetable soup from temple Kenchoji, Kamakura

God of Cooking, Iwakamutsukari no Mikoto 磐鹿六雁命

History of Japanese Food Culture

Issunbooshi bentoo 一寸法師弁当 Issun-Boshi Bento for Tom Thumb

Gokuraku Onkei 極楽温鶏 whole steamed chicken from Oita 極楽温鶏

BUTA ... Pig and Pork (buta, ton 豚 ぶた)

Daietto ダイエット Diet and fasting ... the extreme : Sokushinbutsu 即身仏

Manga, Anime and Japanese Food Culture
料理漫画. 料理アニメ. グルメ漫画


Dishes from Tokyo 東京

Wrapping Paper Art / Food Art

Ramen, raamen ラーメン Chinese noodle soup

Hakata no shio 伯方の塩 salt from Hakata island

Sweets from Hokkaido 北海道スィーツ Hokkaido Sweets

Ainu Dishes, Hokkaido アイヌ料理

Tosa no Inaka Sushi 土佐の田舎寿司 sushi from the countryside of Tosa

Kagawa dishes 香川 Shikoku Takamatsu, Shodoshima

World Tasty Museum 世界食文化博物館 Imabari, Ehime. Nihon Shokken

Rokuben, Bento for a kabuki performance ろくべん, 大鹿歌舞伎 Nagano.

Famine and Hunger periods during the Edo period . kikin 飢饉

Sweets from Tohoku 東北の甘いもの

Tottori dishes 鳥取

Recycle, Reuse, Re-use Wiederverwendung von Lebensmitteln

Yam 長芋, Taro 里芋 and sweet potatoes 薩摩芋 Dioscorea japonica. Colocasia esculenta. Ipomoea batatas.

Shooyu purin 小豆島醤油プリン Soy Sauce Pudding from Shodoshima

Kani 蟹料理 CRAB dishes

Oiri, yomeiri おいり 嫁入り sweets for the bride

Kamaboko (蒲鉾, かまぼこ) Fish paste, fish cake, ground fish on boards

Cooking methods : yaku and ...yaki

Kitaoji Rosanjin (北大路魯山人)
UTSUWA うつわ【器】, vessel or dish
hassunzara, hassun sara 八寸皿 Hassun-plate for kaiseki
hirazara ひらざら【平皿】 flat dish
kakuzara かくざら【角皿】 plate with four corners
kareezara カレー皿 plate for curry rice
sara, ban さら 【皿・盤】 plate, dish, saucer, platter
kozara 小皿 small plate
torizara 取り皿 small plate
ukezara 受け皿 saucer
hachi はち【鉢】 bowls of all kinds
daibachi 大鉢 big bowl
fukabachi 深鉢 deep bowl
kakubachi 角鉢 square bowl
katakuchi bachi 片口鉢 bowl with a spout on one side
kobachi 小鉢 small bowl
mamebachi 豆鉢 very small bowl
meshiwan めしわん【飯椀/飯碗】 bowl for rice
tonsui とんすい small bowl with a handle
cups : kappu カップ cup
sakazuki 杯/ さかずき small cup for hot sake
yunomi 湯のみ(湯呑み) small tea cups.



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Sushi sushi info

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Sushi 寿司 すし 寿し 


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***** Location: Japan
***** Season: All summer
***** Category: Humanity


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Explanation

Sushi is one of the well-known dishes of Japan, with many worldwide variations as it conquers the world. In sequence with other words is is often pronounced ...zushi .

Sushi-rice is usually marinated with vinegar, salt and sugar.
sushi is counted in KAN カン /貫

one portion in Edo was 5 nigiri KAN und two gunkanmaki

. 江戸生まれの握りずし First Nigiri Sushi in Edo .

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November 1, Sushi Day

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11月1日は 寿司の日

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. ayuzushi 鮎鮨(あゆずし)trout sushi  
kigo for all summer



. kohadazushi 小鰭鮨(こはだずし) Kohada sushi  
kigo for all autumn


another name for kohada is shinkoo コハダ - しんこう
This was a favorite for Edomae Sushi.
It has to be prepared very quickly, because it spoils soon. The fish is cut, salted, washed, put in vinegar, washed again and next morning used for nigiri sushi.
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dried kohada is sold in vacuum packs.
出世魚(こはだ)の天日干し

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o-nigiri for summer


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Different types of sushi

Chirashizushi (ちらし寿司, lit. scattered sushi)
Edomae chirashizushi (Edo-style scattered sushi)
Funazushi (鮒寿司) narezushi with crucian carp

Futomaki (太巻き, lit. large or fat rolls)
... one sub-species are the emaki sushi rolls 絵巻すし, with beautiful patterns when cut.
They were prepared in mountain regions, where the nori were hard to get by and had to be used sparingly. The outside wrapper would often be a thin omelett.
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Gomokuzushi (Kansai-style chirashi sushi)
Gunkan-maki (軍艦巻, lit. warship roll)
Hosomaki (細巻き, lit. thin rolls)
Kappamaki, (河童巻き)cucumber rolls

Kokerazushi (こけらずし) square pressed sushi
Kokerazushi こけら寿司 / 柿寿司 / こけら鮨 layered sushi from Okayama

Makizushi (巻き寿司, lit. rolled sushi)
Narezushi (熟れ寿司, lit. matured sushi) fermented style
Negitoromaki (ねぎとろ巻) with scallion and chopped tuna
Nigiri-zushi (握り寿司, lit. hand-formed sushi)
Oshizushi (押し寿司, lit. pressed sushi)
Oomurazushi , Omurazushi 大村寿司
Temarizushi てまりずし, lit. ball sushi
Tekkamaki (鉄火巻き) raw tuna rolls
Uramaki (裏巻き, lit. inside-out rolls)
Zako-sushi 雑魚鮨 sushi from small fish



The Omura-Zushi 大村寿司 (oomura zushi) is a small cube of vinager-rice with fish pieces, dry mushrooms, thin egg and vegetable strips. Initially, when eating at the honour table, the warriors cut these cubes with their swords.
source :  Omura flavours : www.city.omura.nagasaki.jp

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Tosa no Inakazushi  土佐の田舎寿司
sushi from the countryside of Tosa, Shikoku
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Sushi aus ländlichen Gebieten von Tosa, Shikoku

One includes a Ryoma Sushi. But there are others, for example in Kyoto, where he lived with O-Ryo


Ryooma Sushi, Ryoma Sushi 竜馬寿司
in memory of Sakamoto Ryoma
Made in Fushimi, Kyoto
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Izushi 飯寿司, Summer Food (iizushi いいずし)。
made from hatahata ハタハタ and other fish fermented with cooked rice.



When Natsume Soseki came to visit Masaoka Shiki in Matsuyma in 1892, Takahama Kyoshi was also there, and Shiki's mother Yae prepared this famous local dish for them:
. Matsuyama Sushi 松山鮓 and Haiku  


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saiku sushi 細工寿司 decoration sushi
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Some ways to decorate sushi on a tray

nagashimori, nagashi-mori 流し盛り one beside the other, in a "flowing" arrangement
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ichimonji 一文字 "in one line, like the character for ONE"
itamori, ita mori 板盛りon a wooden plate
kasanemori, kasane-mori 重ね盛り same types on top of each other, heaped up
jiromori, jiro-mori 城盛り "stacked like a castle tower"
tawaramori, tawara-mori 俵盛り "stacked like tawara rice bales" for round cut sushi rolls
kakemori, kake-mori かけもり popped up against each other

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hooshamori, hoosha-mori 放射盛り like a star, from a center to the outsice, like a mandala or pinwheel (hoshamori,hosha-mori)
Strahlenförmige Anordnung
WASHOKU : Mandala Food Arrangements



mizuhikimori, mizuhiki-mori 水引盛り one side red, the other white
like a mizuhiki
sansuimori, sansui-mori 山水盛り "Like a chinese landscape painting with mountains and water"
sansui nagashimori 山水流し盛り
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. Mizuhiki 水引 ceremonial paper strings .



chanchiki ちゃんちき/ チャンチキ
"looks like the batchi hammer for musical intsruments"
two pieces like hammers


Sukeroku sushi 助六寿司 Sukeroku Sushi
Sukeroku is the name of a hero of the Edo period and famous Kabuki play. His beloved was the courtesan "Agemaki", so this sushi contains a some agesushi (inari sushi) and some makisushi.
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source :www.mizkan.co.jp

Eating Edomae sushi
Utagawa Toyokuni歌川豊国


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Edomae Sushi (Edomaezushi) 江戸前寿司
The sushi commonly known around the world today is a combination of fresh raw fish, and cooked rice which is seasoned with vinegar. However, this is only a single variation within many other types of sushi that exist in Japan. This particular type of sushi is a rather modern Japanese cuisine initially created by the Edo (old name for Tokyo) fast food businesses during the 1820’s. The Edomae sushi, or Edomeaezushi directly translates to "Edo front", and literally translates to Edo style.

The Edo style sushi was a product of the booming Edo culture when more and more commoners were allowed to hold businesses of their own. Other famous fast foods dating back to the Edo period (1603- 1868) are edomae tempura, edomae soba, and edomae unagi. The Edo people were known for their busy lifestyle and lack of patience so therefore many fast food businesses became successful. Edo style cuisine are known to be saltier and sweeter compared to other cuisines in Japan.

As with other types of sushi, the Edo style sushi had a lot of unique characteristics that were eventually replaced by newer ideas and methods over the next two centuries. As refrigeration technology improved, the Edo style sushi no longer became a local specialty for a city close to fishing harbors (such as Edo), and expanded to other regions of Japan, and eventually overseas. Initially, all the neta or the main ingredients were local to the Tokyo bay, such as tuna, bonito, halibut, sea eel, and shellfish; hence the name Edomae was given to this style of sushi. Although sashimi, or raw fish was consumed in Japan for centuries, it was the first time it was combined into one entity with Japan's major staple, rice. In the early days, there faced many obstacles in how to sell Edo style sushi on the streets, since raw fish spoils quickly, and it was only consumed immediately after the fish was caught.

Since the sushi were prepared and sold on the streets by stands when there were no refrigerators at the time(and ice was expensive), sushi was required to have a long shelve life as possible(one afternoon at the most). Many of the early main ingredients were simmered in broth (sea eel, shrimp, and shellfish) with the exception of tuna, bonito, and halibut. It was vital to keep the raw texture of these fish, so they were immersed in soy sauce (zuke method) for a few hours so they can retain the raw texture while the sodium prevented the rapid spoiling. Other fish such as gizzard shad, and mackerel were cured with salt and vinegar since they had strong flavors that can withstand them. The vinegar in the sushi rice also prevented rice spoilage, but it enhanced the taste of the main ingredient as well. Though it was common, not all sashimi were consumed with wasabi. For example, in Edo, hot mustard was commonly used to eat fresh bonito sashimi, gizzard shad matched with shoga, or grated ginger, and halibut was frequently consumed with only salt or lighter variations of soy sauce and citrus. Nevertheless, wasabi was strictly used for Edo style sushi preparation because it has antibacterial properties.

The Edo style sushi continues to evolve today as older tradtions are being broken. The Edo style sushi always concentrated on focusing on the flavors of one ingredient for many years. This has changed after the fusion style sushi became popular in the United States, and eventually to the rest of the world. Many ingredients are mixed and blended to create new flavors in fusion style sushi. In Japan, a new wave of sushi called the sosaku sushi, or "creative sushi" is becomming popular. Creative sushi still tries to focus on one ingredient, but sometimes uses a second ingredient (which is usually foreign to Japanese cuisine such as caviar or foes gras) in small amounts to empahsize the main ingredient. The Edomae sushi was once thought to be a completed cuisene, however it has been proved to be borderless.
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samegawa 鮫皮 shark's skin
is used to grate the wasabi green horseradish.
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Akazu in Edo

akazu 赤酢 red vinegar
used to mix into the shari suchi rice to make it pink.
It is made from expecially aged rice wine and is very strong. It was most popular in the Edo period and is used to our day for Edomaezushi in Tokyo.
also called
kasuzu 粕酢 ( かすず) sake lee vinegar
It was used for nigirizushi in Edo, when the fish pieces were placed on a leaf and then rice flavored with akazu rolled and pressed into it, in th yatai movable food stalls of Edo.



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tsukeba つけば wooden plank to put the sushi on, in front of the guests.


mazemori 混ぜ盛り mixed and piled up side dishes, like grated radish
sugimori 杉盛り  ginger piled up like a cedar tree

SHUN, the best season, has three parts, shun, hashiri and owari.


ootoro オオトロ comes in various parts
jabara no ootoro 蛇腹の大トロ
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kanoko 鹿の子 "young one of a dear"
鹿子柄 "pattern like a bambi"
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Edomae-zushi 江戸前 寿司 comes in five colors, maybe the five colors of Fudo Myo-O
goshiki sushi 五色寿司
red (maguro), white (white fish), blue (silvery fish), yellow (egg rolls), black (with nori wrapped around).
More see TOKYO.

Daruma Museum
Goshiki, 五色だるま the Five Colors


Daruma Museum
Fudo Myo-O with red eyes 目赤不動



Daruma Museum
Mizuhiki .. red and white decoration knots and cords




funamori 船盛り "sashimi on a boat", see sashimi
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wasabi horseradish is called namida なみだ in the sushi shops, meaning "tears".

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source : www.123inspiration.com

more - - -Sushi Roll Art by Takayo Kiyota




Edvard Munch as inspiration !

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kaiten sushi, kaitenzushi 回転寿司 conveyer belt sushi
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Sushi am Fliessband
Very popular with children. Most have regulated cheap prices for each dish with the same color or pattern.

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The latest is a fast lain "Shinkansen Sushi 新幹線", and even one like a monorail, where a spaceship floats in mid-air with the food on it.


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I have written about the famous sushi 寿司 elsewhere, below are some links of this WASHOKU SAIJIKI.

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Raw Fish : Sushi, sashimi, sushi and .. rice balls (onigiri)


Sushi bar, sushi restaurant


Fukusa sushi, fukusazushi ふくさずし:
"silk-square sushi"



Inari Sushi (inarizushi いなり寿司)


Takenoko sumoshi 竹の子すもし(寿司) sushi-type with bamboo sprouts and yuba wrapper.
Temple Daigoji, Kyoto


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Germany

Leifheit Perfect Roll Sushi
A little contraption for one bite of sushi, to be enjoyed at parties with your friends.
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Sushi Guide via iphone

CLICK for original LINK ... www.litomus.com
source : www.litomus.com
Learn all about traditional Japanese Sushi Menus.

On the top menu, 22 sushi are shown. Tap on a picture to get a better view.
Tap twice to get more info about the fish used.
It comes in Japanese or English.
Compatible with Apple computers.

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maguro nodo マグロのど throat of maguro
a bit different than kama
can be simmered or boiled or as sashimi or on a sushi (very seldom)
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maguro sushi まぐろ 寿司 sushi with tuna meat



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「第1回世界すし博覧会in静岡」
First Global Sushi Exhibition

"Sushi Expo" in Shizuoka

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和食からワールドフィードへ Washoku Top Event
江戸生まれの握りずし ... Nigiri Sushi born in Edo
食文化受け継ぐ郷土ずし ... Regional Sushi
旨みの引き立て役「ワサビ」に注目 ... Wasabi
地産地消の原点を今に伝える ... Shizuoka Chirashi
すしのテーマパーク「回転ずし」 ... Kaiten Sushi Conveyerbelt
やっぱり大好き!すしネタの王様マグロ ... Maguro is best
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Daruma Sushi だるま 寿司



photo is from Orion’s photostream.
This Daruma Sushi seems to be in Helsinki.
source : http://7junipers.com/log/daruma-sushi/



There are quite a few shops in Japan called

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Daruma Sushi だるま寿司
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あさひだるま【すし】 Asahi Daruma Sushi





廻転鮨処 すしだるま Kaiten Sushi Daruma


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Hana O-sushi 花お寿司
source : www.edita.jp/kyaraben/archive/category10-200.html

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Daruma as a Sushi Chef



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次々に手から出てくるにぎり鮨  
tsugitsugi ni te kara dete kuru nigirizushi

one after the other
they emerge from his hands
kneaded sushi


Kuroda Bankai 黒田逸海

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屋台鮨落語のようなお茶を飲み  
yataizushi rakugo no yoo na ocha on nomi

sushi from the street stall -
I drink tea
almost like in a rakugo story
     
Hongo Waraitei 本郷和来亭

Rakugo, comic storytelling performances


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にぎり鮨いやな東京弁を聞く   
nigirizushi iya na Tookyooben o kiku

hand-kneaded sushi -
I have to listen to the unpleasant
dialect of Tokyo
      
Ogawa Hakurai 小川百雷


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sushicake -
a "sweet" Christmas
far from home

Gabi Greve, 2010

Click on the image to see more sushi cake decorations.

Click for Japanese samples : 寿司ケーキ

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mama says
don't play with your food ~
sushi toys


Shared by Elaine Andre
Joys of Japan


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Volcano Roll

sushi flambee -
my surprize at the news
of a friend


Gabi Greve


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sushi arten

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Chokoreeto ... Chocolate

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Chocolate (chokoreeto)

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CLICK for more photos Chocolate comes in many flavours in Japan.
Chocolates can be infused with flavors by using extracts, oils or alcohol extracts.

chokoreeto チョコレート
choko チョコ

milk chocolate
bitter chocolate
Swiss chocolate

Valentine's Day
giri choko (ぎりちょこ) 義理チョコ
. "duty to give chocolate"
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GIRI 義理
Giri is a Japanese value roughly corresponding to "duty", "obligation", or even "burden of obligation" in English, but one with a far more pervasive influence on the Japanese world view and culture than its English equivalent. It is defined as "to serve one's superiors with a self-sacrificing devotion" by Namiko Abe. Indeed, the conflict between giri and ninjō, or human feeling, is said to be the primary topic of Japanese drama since historical periods. Today, social critics decry the diminishing influence of giri on shinjinrui, the new generations of Japan, who pursue an individualistic path in life that seems quite foreign to traditionalists.
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der rechte Weg; richtiges Verhalten, Moralitätf; Sittlichkeit; Tugendhaftigkeit. Verpflichtung; Pflicht; Pflichtgefühl

Lately this has changed to

tomochoko, tomo choko 友チョコ chocolate for friends
which girls give to their girlfriends
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imojoochuu shokora 芋焼酎ショコラ
chocolate filled with satsuma potato liquor
imo joochuu nama chokoreeto 焼酎生チョコレート
Also made in Yakushima Island.
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Imo Jochu Nama Choco Ganache / ガナッシュ


chokoreeto ganasshu チョコレートガナッシュ ganache chocolate
ganasshu choko ガナッシュチョコ
Various chocolate cream cakes
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The cream is also filled into chocolate bonbons チョコレートボンボン.




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Matcha chocolate with green powered tea
まっちゃ【 抹茶チョコレート】

Meiji Rich Matcha Chocolate
Meiji melty kiss matcha chocolate

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スイーツ宇治抹茶チョコレート
Sweets from green Uji Tea with Chocolate
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Olives Chocolate, Olive chocolate !
オリーブチョコレート

oriibu chokoreeto
from Shodoshima 小豆島




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shio choko 塩チョコ chocolate with salt

salty almond chocolate
Mandelschokolade mit Salz

WASHOKU
Salty Sweets (shioaji suiitsu)



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Schokolade
Milchschokolade, bittere Schokolade, Schweizer Schokolade


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Aso manjuu with chocolate 麻生まんじゅう
Manju with the faces of Japanese politicians



potechi ポテチ potato chips or potato sticks covered with chocolate
"Hokkaido Choco Potato"
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Hokkaido choko poteto 北海度 チョコポテト
Hokkaido potatos with chocolate
Kartoffeln mit Schokoladeguss


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Daruma Dolls for the Doll Festival



Hina Matsuri and Daruma
雛祭りにだるま・ひなまつり



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Daruma Chocolates in a bag
Thank you, Ishino san !



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chokoreeto kosumosu チョコレートコスモス
brown cosmos flowers with the smell of chocolate


Cosmos (kosumosu) Cosmos bipinnatus as KIGO


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バレンタインデーチョコの行方は胸に秘め  
barentain dii choko no yukugata wa mune ni hime
 
Valentine's Day -
where the chocolates disappered
I will keep for myself 

Tachibana Tadako 立花忠子
source : www.ami-yacon.jp


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Hot Chocolate, a drink
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Fukushima Aizu

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Fukushima 福島



Fukushima Prefecture (福島県, Fukushima-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshū. The capital is the city of Fukushima.

In the 4th century, Fukushima was incorporated into the Yamato Province, Japan's first unified nation.

The Shirakawa Barrier and the Nakoso Barrier were built around the 5th century to protect 'civilized Japan' from the 'barbarians' to the north. Fukushima became a Province of Mutsu after the Taika Reforms were established in 646.

The province of Fukushima was conquered by Prince Subaru in 1293. This region of Japan is also known as Michinoku and Ōshū.
The Fukushima Incident took place in the prefecture after Mishima Michitsune was appointed governor in 1882.

Fukushima is the southernmost prefecture of Tōhoku region, and the closest to Tokyo. It is divided by mountain ranges into three regions called (from west to east) Aizu, Nakadōri, and Hamadōri.

Legend has it that an ogress, Adachigahara, once roamed the plain after whom it was named. The Adachigahara plain lies close to the city of Fukushima.

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. Aizu matsuri 会津まつり Aizu festival .
and Lord Hoshina Masayuki 保科正之


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Regional Dishes from Fukushima 福島郷土料理



Aizu jidori 会津地鶏 local chicken from Aizu Wakamatsu
They come in many local dishes and in the station lunchbox of
Koriyama 郡山市.
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bandeimochi ばんでい餅 Bandei rice cakes
They are covered with special じゅうねん味噌 junen miso, ten year old miso, and then roasted over a charcoal fire
These mochi are eaten at the rituals at the
. Yama no Shinkoo 山の神講 The Mountain God prayer group .



komugi manjuu 小麦まんじゅう manjuu cakes from wheat flour


konnyaku こんにゃく gelatinous food made from devil's-tongue starch
Konnyaku is grown in Gunma, Tochigi and Fukushima. I
. Konnyaku, konjac, konjak 蒟蒻 Amorphophallus rivieri .



kuriimu pan クリームパン small white bread with cream
from Koriyama 郡山
kuriimu bokkusu クリームボックス toast with cream
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にしんのさんしょう漬け / にしん山椒漬 nishin no sanshoo tsukemono
herring pickled with Japanese pepper


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Herring with sansho pepper
Nishin-No-Sansyo-Zuke is one of the representative dish of Aizu.
Gutted, cleaned and dried herring is pickled with leaves of sansho pepper and soy sauce. This particular dish can be tasted only in Aizu. Characteristic of sansho pepper preserve herring longer, peculiar scent and sour taste can remove smell and bitter taste of fish. The soft body of fish preserved in the way taste awesome. This is the best dish along with drinks and as a side dish. Special ceramic serving bowls are produced.
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. Japanese pepper, "Mountain pepper"(sanshoo 山椒) .

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- and one more speciality with Mountain Pepper

sanshoo-uo no kunsei さんしょううおのくんせい smoked salamander
山椒魚の燻製. サンショウウオの燻製
kuroyaki 黒焼き



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karee  カレー curry sauce for many dishes

karee chaahan カレーチャーハン fried rice with curry sauce
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karee raamen カレーラーメン noodle soup with curry sauce
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karee yakisoba カレーやきそば fried noodles with curry sauce

- from Aizu Wakamatsu
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kurikomochi, kuriko mochi 栗粉餅 mochi with sweet chestnut powder


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kozuyu こづゆ soup for festive situations
tsuyuji つゆじ is another name.
from Aizu Wakamatsu 会津若松

The soup is made with dried scallops (hotategai). Various vegetables and fu gluten are added. Soy sauce and some ricewine give it a special taste.
It is served in wide dishes, often made of red lauquer.
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There is a more simple dish called
zakuzaku ざくざく vegetable soup
where the soup for every day is made from konbu and cheap vegetables like daikon are used.

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KOZUYU (Traditional local soup)
This clear soup is an essential dish served on auspicious occasions, such as at the new year, and at other ceremonial gatherings. Each family has handed down their own recipe to their children and grand children. Basically the soup is made from dried scallop holdfasts, carrots, mushrooms, konnyaku jelly noodles, wheat gluten croutons (mame-fu), seasoned with salt and soy sauce. In addition, it should be served in exclusive bowls, called Teshio-zara, (red lacquer produced in Aizu-Wakamatsu). Long ago, it is a custom to bring great dish served in other houses to your own house and have them with family. Common practice is to have as much of the soup as you like.
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nikusushi, niku sushi 肉寿司 meat sushi
from Aizu Wakamatsu, with ginger
horsemeat 馬肉 is used.

肉寿司三種盛 - 赤身、中落ち、稲荷。


source : sibumi.blog103.fc2.com


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Shirakawa 白河


ramen with soy sauce flavor

Residents point to the local variety of ramen noodle soup as the town's main claim to fame.

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Shirakawa Daruma Ramen 白河だるまラーメン
Noodle soup "Daruma"


Daruma sake だるま酒 Ricewine in a bottle looking like a Daruma
from Shirakawa
http://www.senkoma-shuzou.co.jp/
Shirakawa Daruma Ricewine ”白河だるま酒”




Museum : Shirakawa Daruma Dolls 白川だるま


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soba 蕎麦 buckwheat noodles
Buchweizennudeln
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Fukushima Soba Kaidoo
福島蕎麦街道
Soba Road of Fukushima


Negi-soba (Takato-soba)
Soba with green onion 高遠そば
Taste the history of Aizu.

You can try Negi-soba (soba originated in Takato) at Ouch-Juku in Shimogo-Machi, a town in Fukushima Prefecture's Aizu region. Long ago, when Prince Masayuki Hoshina returned to Aizu from Nagano Prefecture, a retainer from Nagano's Takato clan came with him.
The retainer introduced people in Aizu to eating soba with grated daikon radish when they saw him eating it. The practice spread throughout the Aizu area, becoming known as "Takato-soba."
Some time later, the owner of the Misawaya restaurant at Ouchi-Juku came up with the idea of eating Takato-soba with a green onion in place of chopsticks and use it as a spice. These days, it is a popular local comfront food in Ouchi-Juku. When traveling through Fukushima, this unique local dish should be tried at least once.

Aizu - Home town of soba
Tasty hand-made soba and warm hospitality...
A great treat for the people of Aizu, soba (Japanese buckwheat noodles made in Aizu) has its own unique cultural history. Because the buckwheat is harvested after its ripens, Aizu soba boasts a delicate balance of flavor and fragrance. The native species which have been cultivated in Aizu for generations are especially delicious and yield bountiful harvests. It is from those crops that the famous "Shinano Ichi-go" ("Shinano No.1") soba originated. Recently, cultivation has begun in earnest of a new kind of buckwheat called "Aizu no Kaori ("the flavor of Aizu") . It has been registered as a type of soba unique to Fukushima Prefecture. This new soba is chewy and sweet, and possesses a beautiful aroma. We recommend trying and comparing both the traditional and the new.
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wappa meshi わっぱ飯
(Seasonal rice in special "Mage-Wappa containers)
"Mage-Wappa" is a kind of container which was used as a lunch box by the woodcutters of Hinoemata Village for over 600 years. "Wappa Meshi" contains a variety of dishes made with seasonal vegetables local to the mountains of Aizu.
- source : www.tif.ne.jp/lang


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yubeshi ゆべし / 柚餅子 sweet made from a yuzu citron.
yuzu is stuffed with mochigome, miso, soy sauce, sugar and nuts, simmered.
かんの屋のゆべし(福島県)Kannoya
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Daikokuya's Kurumi Yubeshi
Kaden Yubeshi

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- - - - - Popular Sweets and Food of Fukushima

Daikokuya's Kurumi Yubeshi
Ecusson Pie
Kaden Yubeshi
Kumata Bun
Kuu-ben - bento with Tamakawa village's specialty vegetable, Kushinnsai.
Mamadoll
Shibori tomato juice - Using a technique called "Shibori," the tomatoes are grown without being watered, causing their own natural sweetness to come out.
Usukawa Manjuu

Japanese Sake (rice wine) made in Fukushima

Sukagawa City is the hometown of Tsuburaya Eiji, creator of Ultraman.

With photos here :
- source : www.fks-ab.co.jp/guide


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Worldwide use


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Things found on the way



. Koma 駒 horse folk toys from Fukushima


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HAIKU




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Related words

***** WASHOKU : Regional Japanese Dishes


March 11, 2011
. Japan - after the BIG earthquake -   

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