the luxurious Pocky:Almond crush

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I introduced "Pocky" before.
Pocky has various flavors.

Today I'd like to introduce the luxurious Pocky.

This is the luxurious Pocky,"Almond crush".
It is now available.

This Pocky is studded with crushed almonds.
It is very fragrant and delicious !!

Ehomaki

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Today is Setsubun day.
We have to scatter soybeans about the house.

And also, we eat Ehomaki on Setsubun day.

Ehomaki means a kind of sushi rolls.
It is written in Japanese as 恵方巻. 

Eating Ehomaki is considered to bring good luck.
We look in the lucky direction of the year with closed eyes, and must silently bite into Ehomaki while thinking of our wish.

The lucky direction of this year is west-southwest.

I hope my wish will come true.

Setsubun day

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Tomorrow is Setsubun day.
Setsubun day means Bean-Throwing Festival.
It is written in Japanese as 節分.

Supermarkets in Japan sell soybeans scattered on Setsubun day.

I bought soybeans.
We scatter these soybeans about the house on Setsubun day.
When we scatter soybeans, we shout "Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi!".
"Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi" means "Out with the demon and in with fortune! ".


And we eat as many soybeans as our age.
I like eating soybeans, so when I was a little girl, I envied my parents that they could eat many soybeans.
But now, I am jealous of a little girl...

A souvenir :Ginger tea

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

My mother received a souvenir from her friend.
Today I'd like to introduce the souvenir.

This is it, "Shouga cha".
Shouga means ginger, cha means tea.

This is a souvenir from Yufuin where is famous for a hot spring resort.

It seems a jam of ginger.
We dissolve it in hot water and drink it.

If you dissolve it in hot black tea, it's ginger tea.
It is a good souvenir for winter.

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.