Shochu – 100 yeas of solitude
Posted by harvey in Food on 30. Apr, 2010 | Comments Off
My father-in-law loves to drink. The last time I visited he was proud to give me a taste of this Shochu called 百年の孤独 (hyakunen no kodoku). One Hundred Years of Solitude Hyakunen no kodoku is a shochu from Miyazaki prefecture and is made from wheat (麦). I’m no shochu expert, but wikipedia says that this [...]
Monjyayaki in Tsukishima Revisited
Posted by harvey in Culture, Food, Tokyo on 17. Apr, 2010 | 2 Comments
Went to Tsukishima in Tokyo with some of my wife’s friends to eat Monjyayaki. Japan is fun like that. There are certain areas in Tokyo that you can go to see tons of shops serving the exact same dish, though done in their own special way. I’ve seen places like this for gyoza, okonomiyaki, ramen, [...]
More Mameshiba Advertisements
Posted by harvey in Food, Humor, Language, Media on 25. Jan, 2010 | 3 Comments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpRBkhipQOs These are just too funny. Sure I could have tweeted it… but this deserves more permanent placement. Be sure you catch the Kansai-ben speaking mameshiba commercial that I posted earlier! – Harvey
Mameshiba – the Kansai-ben speaking Bean
Posted by harvey in Food, Language, Media on 05. Jan, 2010 | 1 Comment
This bean speaks Kansai-ben. MAMESHIBA Girl 1: そろそろお見合いとかどうなの？ Girl 2: そんなの必要ないわよ Bean: あかんって Girl 2: え？ Bean: まいど！ まいど… Bean: ね、知ってる？歌が下手なカナリアは、一生独身なんやって。 Girl 2: ええ？！うるせー！ In my Translation: MAMESHIBA Girl 1: It’s about time you tried to get set up for an arranged marriage or something isn’t it? Girl 2: I don’t need anything like that… [...]
Takoyaki USB Memory Stick
Posted by harvey in Crazy Consumers, Food, Gadgets, Osaka on 20. Dec, 2009 | 3 Comments
What better gift for a Japan-loving Osaka-friendly Kansai-dreaming friend of yours than a Takoyaki USB Memory Stick? Afterall, the best gifts are the things that no one in their right mind would ever go out and buy on their own… but on the other hand would be happy to receive! Yummy. Takoyaki USB Memory Stick [...]
Fully Automatic Takoyaki Maker
Posted by harvey in Crazy Consumers, Culture, Food, Gadgets on 17. Dec, 2009 | 7 Comments
Finally, a place where you can buy a Fully-Automatic Takoyaki Maker online and have it shipped overseas. If you still haven’t made that last minute holiday gift purchase for that special Japanese-loving someone, this might be worth a look! Automatic Takoyaki Maker, not cheap, but awesome! Did I say “fully automatic?” Why yes, yes I [...]
Okonomimura for Okonomiyaki in Hiroshima
Posted by harvey in Food, Travel on 27. Aug, 2009 | 6 Comments
I went to Okonomimura in Hiroshima on recommendation by some twitter peeps last week. The environment was really cool, not what I expected at all. I was told that Okonomimura was one building that had lots of different okonomiyaki shops inside all serving their signature okonomiyaki dishes. I imagined something like Gyoza Stadium or the [...]
Cat Nabe
Posted by harvey in Food, Humor on 16. Mar, 2009 | 1 Comment
Silly cat videos. You can make cat nabe (鍋=hot pot) just by placing nabe on the ground and waiting for the cats to climb in. It’s more effective if you line up a lot of nabe. Man, cats are silly. In case you want to know what Nabe are really supposed to be used for… [...]
