A recipe for Japanese-style curry of our family

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I cooked a Japanese home cooking, "Japanese-style curry".

Japanese-style curry is a typical Japanese home cooked dish.
It is very popular with any people regardless of age or sex.

Today I'd like to introduce a recipe for Japanese-style curry of our family.

Ingredients
a moderate amount of chicken (wing meat)
1 carrot (quarter slice)
2 onions (chopped)
5 potetos (bite-size chunks cut)
a moderate amount of shiitake mushroom (quarter slice)
a box of curry roux

I used the wing meat of chicken this time, but you can use any meat like beef, pork etc...

Directions
1.Saute onions in a pan until its get brown.

2.Add the other ingredients and fry.

3.Add 1 liter of water as ingredients soak and boil.

4. Add 2 blocks of solid instant consomme seasoning and stew.

5.The ingredients are cooked and stop fire. Add broke curry roux.

6.Boil while stirring for about 5 minutes to finish.

That looks delicious.
We eat with rice.

It is a good point to use the curry roux of the different company in half-and-half.

Tobikiri Hamburg sand of Bistro style mushrooms source: Mos Burger

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

The MOS Burger which I introduced before.
The blog article, please click here →"Tobikiri Hamburg sand" of the MOS Burger

The MOS burger offered a new menu during this season.
Today I'd like to introduce the new menu of the MOS Burger.

This is the new menu, "Tobikiri Hamburg sand of Bistro style mushrooms source".
This hamburgers go on sale for a limited time.

The hamburger steak is made completely from domestic meat.
It is very juicy !!

The source blended tomato source, demiglace sauce, concentration wine.
The taste seems to eat in a bistro !!!

I was impressed by the taste of this hamburger !!
I recommend this hamburger !!
Try it !!

Kumquat grows ripe in our garden.

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Kumquat grows ripe in our garden.

These are fruits of  kumquat.
Kumquat is written in Japanese as　金柑.

It is very small and a kind of oranges.
These kumquats taste awfully sour.

We usually stew kumquats sweetened with sugar.
It's currently believed that the kumquat is good for a cold.

My father loves kumquats, so he planted the tree in our garden.
The kumquat harvest will soon come.

The Roubai trees are blossoming in our garden.

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

The flowers of Roubai are in bloom in our garden.

These are Roubai trees.
Roubai means Japanese allspice.
It is written in Japanese as 蝋梅. 

The Roubai trees bloom from January to February in Japan.
The flowers are yellow.

The Roubai flowers are a Japanese winter tradition.
It is a very beautiful scenery that the yellow flowers bloom in white snows.

New Black Thunder ! Premium milk

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I introduced "Black Thunder" before.
The blog article, please click this → A snack that is popular in the public,"Black Thunder"

This is it, Premium milk.
It sells for 40 yen.
It is more expensive 10 yen than a normal Black Thunder.

It is made of chocolates with milk from France.
(I think that a French beautiful woman appears at the package, because of milk from France.)

It has a very mild taste, more than a normal one.
It is very easy to eat !!
It seems to be more popular than a Premiam bitter.

New Black Thunder ! Premium bitter

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I introduced "Black Thunder" before.
The blog article, please click this → A snack that is popular in the public,"Black Thunder"

Black Thunder is a chocolate snack, it is cheap and very delicious.
I found the New Black Thunder, so I introduce it, today.

This is it, Premium bitter.
It sells for 40 yen.
It is more expensive 10 yen than a normal Black Thunder.

It is made of Belgian chocolate.
(I think that a Belgian beautiful woman appears at the package, because of Belgian chocolate.)

The chocolate is bitter.
It has a bitter taste, more than a normal one.

Honestly,I don't feel the sense of quality of the Belgian chocolate,but it is delicious !!
I like it !!

A recipe for Butajiru

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I cooked a Japanese home cooking, "Butajiru",the other day.

Today I'd like to introduce a recipe for Butajiru.

Ingredients
a moderate amount of pork (bits of meat)
1 carrot (quarter slice)
1 small Japanese radish (quarter slice)
1 onion (bite-size chunks cut)
1 burdock slice
5 Satoimo (taro) (bite-size chunks cut)
1 Konnyaku (bite-size chunks cut)
a moderate amount of shiitake mushroom (quarter slice)

a moderate amount of dried bonito
a moderate amount of miso paste


Directions
1.To make preparations,parboil the Konnyaku.

2.To heat a little oil in a pan, stir-fry the pork until it gets brown, then add the other ingredients.
3.Add a moderate amount of dried bonito, add water as ingredients soak and boil.

4. Finally, add miso paste to finish.

This is the Japanese home cooking !!
We love it!!

Japanese home cooking, "Butajiru"

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I cooked a Japanese home cooking, the other day.
The name of Japanese home cooking is "Butajiru".

This is Butajiru.
Buta means Pork, jiru means miso soup, so Butajiru means Pork miso soup.
It is prepared by stewing pork and a lot of vegetables with miso.

We eat Butajiru well at cold season in Japan.
It is nutritious and it makes our bodies warm.

I'll  introduce a recipe for Butajiru, next time.

Chicken rice by KFC

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I introduced that the KFC menus which only Japan has.
Today I'd like to introduce the menu which became the topic before.

This was "Chicken rice".
It was the menu which was sold on February 7, 2013.

Chicken rice means a stir-fried rice dish created in Japan, with thinly sliced chicken flavored with ketchup.

But it was a burger which made from ketchup rice and the cheddar cheese with 2 fried chickens.
It became the topic because the chicken rice was out of this common sense.

It was very difficult to eat, so it was unpopular....
This menu will be never sold again.

There are a lot of menus at KFC.
I'll introduce other menus to the next opportunity.

Menchi-katsu sand by KFC

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I introduced that the KFC menus which only Japan has.
Today I'd like to introduce the menu which was released before.

This was "Menchi-katsu sand".
It was the menu which was sold on December 26, 2013.

It was written as victory prayer in the package of Menchi-katsu sand.
Because the Japanese word "Katsu" has 2 meanings of victory and fried meat.
This was a menu sold in an examination season.

Menchi-katsu means a fried cake of minced meat.
This was a burger made from a fried meat cake and cabbage.

The fried meat cake was light and matched a source well.
It was delicious !!

Though KFC did not sell it in an examination season of this year, why??
I liked it...

Umashio-Shoga chicken by KFC

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I introduced that the KFC menus which only Japan has.
Today I'd like to introduce the menu which was released before.

This was "Umashio-Shoga chicken".
This was the product which was sold on October 25, 2012.

Umashio means delicious salt, Shoga means Ginger.
It means delicious salt and Ginger chicken.

It was the simple seasoning of the salt added an accent of ginger and a red pepper spicily.
It became more delicious with attached ginger powder.

It is one of the menus which I want KFC to release it again.
I want to eat again !!

Ebi-Puri furai by KFC

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Before, I introduced that the KFC menus which only Japan has.
Today, I'd like to introduce new from the menu.

This is new from the menu,"Ebi-Puri furai".
Ebi furai means fried prawns.
Puri is a kind of imitative words in Japanese, and means the texture of fresh prawns.

This is 190 yen each.

It is attached one bag of tartar sauce.
These are tartar sauce for exclusive use of the fried prawns.

when I watch the contents of fried prawns, it seems the prawn paste deep fried.
I expect that prawns are just fried.

I eat it topped with tartar sauce.
It is oilier than I thought.

It isn't very delicious. 
Probably it will not become the regular sale....

Gochisou-tartar sauce no Fish sand by KFC

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Before, I introduced that the KFC menus which only Japan has.
Today, I'd like to introduce the new product.

This is the new product, "Gochisou-tartar sauce no Fish sand".
"Gochisou-tartar sauce no Fish sand" means the fish sandwich of goody tartar sauce.
It is 390 yen.

It was released on December 26, 2014.
It is a sandwich filled with fried fish and tartar sauce with onions.

The tartar sauce has a lot of ingredients, it's so goody!
The bread has chewy and filling.
The fried fish which I introduced it last time, it's so crispy.

It is light unexpectedly and very delicious !!
Try it !

Fried fish by KFC

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Last time, I introduced that the KFC menus which only Japan has.

Today, I'd like to introduce one of KFC menus in Japan. 

This is the menu,fried fish.
One piece is 190 yen.
It is attached one bag of tartar sauce.

Around the edges of fried fish are very crispy.
The white fish is light and delicious !!

It is the Japanese menu because Japanese people love eating fish.

Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Today I'd like to introduce KFC in Japan.

Kentucky Fried Chicken is a world-famous fried chicken chain.
There are many KFC shops in Japan.

The menus of KFC are different in each country.
I want to introduce the menus which only Japan has.

I'll introduce the menus, next time....

The baby grows up so quickly!

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Before,I introduced my nephew who was born on September 8  2014.

He was a very small baby.
4 months have passed since he was born.
He has grown a lot.

He can hold his head up now and he can smile !!
I was surprised that he grows up so quickly.

He will be able to toss about soon.
I am now looking forward to seeing that.

Hoshino coffee's pancake

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I went to "Hoshino coffee" for the first time, the other day.
It was a moving experience for me.

So, today I'd like to introduce "Hoshino coffee".

Hoshino coffee is a chain of coffee shops in Japan.
It has chain shops mainly in Kanto area.
Recently, they operate shops nation wide.

The pancake is famous.in this coffee shop.
I ordered it !! 

This is it, "Kiln firing souffle pancake".
It takes time for 20 minutes until the pancakes are baked.
I think it is worth waiting.

The pancake is  very thick !!
The pancake is a very mild texture !
The syrup matches the whip butter well.

You can choose one syrup among maple, honey, black syrup.
I chose the maple syrup,
The pancake is 700 yen with two pieces.

It was a very delicious pancake.

The special Tirol Chocolate,"Kinako-mochi".

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Today I'd like to introduce the special Tirol Chocolate.
It is the winter season limitation.

This is the winter season limitation, "Kinako-mochi".
"Kinako-mochi" means the mochi rice cake sprinkled with soy flour.
This Tirol Chocolate was created according to the image of Kinako-mochi.

This is Kinako-flavored chocolate.
Turkish delight is contained in the chocolate.

This product is a big hit in Japan.
When the winter season comes, it starts selling every year.

It sells for 20 yen each.
Try it !!