Entries from 2009-03-01 to 1 month
ソムタムはラオスやタイで食べられる青いパパイヤを使ったサラダ。二週間前私はラオス旅でほとんど毎日ソムタムを食べました。 それで先週に偶然で友達にいっぱいグリーンパパヤ貰った。 今日その懐かしい味自分の台所でもう一度見つかれました！ Two weeks …
I was delighted to see Harumafuji defeat Asashoryu today. Yeehaar! Here's a pic I took of the Yokozuna at the Osaka Basho last year. Hell have plenty more to think about over the next few days. Now Hakuho retains the sole lead. It means th…
A masked Kathakali dancer in Varkala, Kerala, South India. インド、ケラーラ州、バーカラ市 カタカーリダンスのお祖父ちゃん。 Couch girls at a flea-market in Iidabashi, Kyoto.This was many years before the emergence of Tim Burton, but the res…
The cherry tree in my garden has started to blossom. Early this year. 花見しましょうか？id:aaronid:yuko888id:kiyohero
更科聖護院支店 TEL 075-751-1931 京都府京都市左京区聖護院東町15 営業時間 ? 定休日 ? My local soba shop is Sarashina Shogointen, on Yoshida Hondori in Sakyo Ku. It is a humble shokudo, but the Nishin Soba and Chuka Soba Jo are both excellent…
こちらです！京平らーめん オーナー平田さんの腕が上手ですので醤油らーめん、味噌らーめん、博多らーめんなど全品が美味いですよ〜！京平ラーメン TEL 075-211-5700 京都府京都市中京区寺町通二条下ル榎木町99 営業時間 11:00〜20:00 定休日 土祝 My wife a…
The 187cm, 138kg number eleven maegashira Aran takes on the might of 191cm, 248kg number thirteen maegashira Yamatoyama, yesterday, at the Osaka Grand Sumo Tournament. Aran won this bout.This was Sasha and my second visit to the Osaka Bash…
Bronze Medal: 麺所 みや古京都市東山区三条通大橋東入ル二町目79 電話 075-771-4905 営業時間 11:00〜16:00・17:00〜20:00 定休日 火曜日 Very spicy and good value for money. Miyako is a few doors along from the Pig and Whistle, on Sanjo Street. …
これは美味いだんべ〜！九州らーめん 650 yen. 胡椒とごまと自家製からし高菜と紅ショウガ27本と食べてね。 This is gutsy Kyushu-style ramen at Hakatakko on Shimogamo Hondori. Highly recommended unless you happen to be on a diet. I believe they p…
I wrote about Natto, and it was kindly rendered into Japanese by the same folks who translated my piece on Niku Jaga. Actually, Mr Pinky's Oto did a pretty good job.日本の歩き方: 納豆 Natto (Fermented black soy beans)There are plenty of cu…
Have you ever Googled your own name? I just did, and a page about tattoos, in Spanish, came up! (http://sakuro.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/%E5%85%A5%E3%82%8C%E5%A2%A8-insercion-de-tinta-irezumi/). Actually, I took the photo. It is Horiyoshi 3…
These are just a few of the images I have on show at the gallery. To whet your appetite... I have two photographs on the wall, many more on the 'display table', and around 800 showing on DVD (if I succesfully set it up this evening, that i…
Lola. One of our two cats. She's a total sweetheart. And she's our 'Chonai pin-up girl'. All the neighbours know her name, though how remains a bit of a mystery. We didn't tell them...
I bumped into this cool feline enjoying the balmy spring weather near to Heian Jingu. id:yuko888
I have visited, I believe, all the 'famous' ramen shops in Kyoto, and many others besides. I will list up some of my favourites on this site. Yesterday I returned to an old favourite, Ramen Kaho. It's on Nijo-dori, next to Nijo Jusco. I li…
I'm taking part in the Original Photo Print Exhibition 2009. It runs until April 19th, at Duce Mix Building, in Kyoto. The opening party is on March 20th, from 5pm. Why not drop on by? The Gallery phone number is 075-212-4205. It is open f…
May be found here. I was particularly pleased to be asked to write the World Food Japan book, as I am an inveterate foodie. And in particular I love Japanese cuisine. Especially fermented soy beans. ha-ha. And ramen. Stay tuned for that!Lo…
Here I am in the nerve centre of Hatena operations. It's kind of cool. Exciting to see new vital companies springing up in Kyoto. I've never blogged before. Feeling like a bit of a neanderthal, actually. This is my first succesful photo up…
Hoping that winter is behind us.
