something japanesy

mostlikely snowman has 1 head, 1 body and 1 leg total 3 snow balls in US. BUT ! japanese snowman has definitely 1 head and only 1 body !! 2 snow balls. why? japanese snowman is not a man, he is "yuki daruma". yuki means snow, daruma means bodhidharma. daruma also refers to a hollow and round japanese wish doll with no arms and legs. no legs...that's why only 2 snow balls.

i've just got a beautiful ceramic bottle of SAKE ! oh, by the way real pronunciation for sake is "sa-ke" not "sa-ki". sake martini is famous now, also sake + vokka is new. there is a WOKKA SAKi.gush, i told you not "sa-ki" "sa-ke" !
i haven't found this at the liquor shop yet, try at the bar.

something anything little about japan. japanese podcast, japanese costoms, culture, fashion, music, food, technology etc. japan has lots of faces, traditional, modern, cool, hot, technology, strange, kitche.....日本の何でもって感じでスタートしてみました。

we had a new year hand roll sushi party. "hand roll sushi" is very famous in japan, easy to make, quick eating, just like japanese sandwich or taco !
ingredients are variable, teriyaki chicken, tuna, eel, shrimp, avocado, egg etc.....

do you know "teriyaki" means? "teri" means shining, "yaki" means grill therefore, shining grill. japanese rice wine "mirin", we use this for teriyaki.

let me teach you how to make teriyaki chiken now.
chop 1 pound of chiken, pour 2 tea spoons of mirin and sake, 2 big spoons of soy sause, sugar little bit, grill them !! voila !