anyone been to japan?

ellahrairah · Post by **ellahrairah** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:16 -0700

Where in particular in japan are you going maka? I know its korean food, but god I would love to get my hands on some yakiniku right now

Stan Sakai · Post by **Stan Sakai** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:50 -0700

ellahrairah wrote: I know its korean food, but god I would love to get my hands on some yakiniku right now

Actually, yakiniku is Japanese. You might be thinking of bulkogi or kalbi, both of which are Korean and both of which are delicious.

ellahrairah · Post by **ellahrairah** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 9:00 -0700

true, it is a derivative of what they call ghengis khan style barbeque. Most Yakiniku places I went to in Japan also had all my favorite korean foods too... including Bibimba... let me wipe the drool off my keyboard...

Post by **Maka** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 17:38 -0700

ellahrairah wrote:Where in particular in japan are you going maka? I know its korean food, but god I would love to get my hands on some yakiniku right now

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Hello from　Japan,

Using the free internet at the hotel. But I‘m　not used to the keyboard.

We`ve been in a different city every day so far. I`ll report when I get back to the states. We arived in Tokyo last night.

All food is good. Getting a little tired of raw fish, believe it or not.

Peace,
maka

ellahrairah · Post by **ellahrairah** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 6:12 -0700

Ii naaaaaa....

I didnt think about it before but the cherry blossoms must be in full bloom. Do you have any plans to go to Ueno park. I recommend going on a weekday afternoon though....

Post by **Maka** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 13:34 -0700

ellahrairah wrote:Ii naaaaaa....

I didnt think about it before but the cherry blossoms must be in full bloom. Do you have any plans to go to Ueno park. I recommend going on a weekday afternoon though....

You are right, the cherry blossoms in Ueno Park are in full bloom. I thought we would be in Japan a week too early but fortunately not. We went to Ueno yesterday and it was beautiful.

Its about 5:30 a.m. We have about a 1/2 day left before we head back to LAX. It was again a trip of a lifetime.

Teaser: Your favorite rabbit bodyguard actually made the trip with us this year. Hopefully, I`ll be able to post pictures sometime this week.

Peace, maka

Post by **Maka** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 17:01 -0700

Hello UY Fans,

We took over 400 pictures and Usagi made it into about 40 (10%). Here are those pictures.

http://homepage.mac.com/cmtakahara/2006 ... bum94.html

I will make a video (I took DV as well) but that will be much later. The quarter begins tomorrow and I'll be very busy for a while.

Peace,

maka

morna-san · Post by **morna-san** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 17:24 -0700

wow that's awesome Maka-san. those food shots have me drooling on my keyboard... even the cheapest breakfast looked yummy. Was that chawanmushi in one of those shots? I've made it a few times but never had it out. Man I'd love to go to Japan, it looks really kool and really beautiful as well... tho' a lot of Victoria looks like Ueno Park right now. Love Usagi with the easter bunnies and chopsticks... and totoro ear pickers - what an odd product! Great shots. Thanks for sharing them with us!

Post by **Maka** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 20:37 -0700

morna-san wrote: Was that chawanmushi in one of those shots? I've made it a few times but never had it out. . . . and totoro ear pickers - what an odd product!

It was chawanmushi. Is it difficult to make? It's prepared in an oven, right?

Mimikaki (ear pick) is actually very common in Japanese culture. While westerns may find it gross, it is great feeling to clean your ears.

There are mimikaki of major pop icons in Japan (Hello Kitty, Mighty Atom, Anpan man, etc.).

Peace,

maka

morna-san · Post by **morna-san** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 21:35 -0700

it is steamed rather than baked. You need ceramic cups that can be covered so that the condensing steam doesn't run into the custard and ruin it. (I had to use tin foil because I cannot find proper chawanmushi cups anywhere around here) It's easy-peasy to make once you've figured out the logistics of the steaming set up. Basically it's a custard but not a sweet one - you use dashi instead of milk and mix it into the eggs and add bits of this and that to flavour and add texture elements. It's a delicate and tasty dish - I wish it was more common here in North America.

morna-san · Post by **morna-san** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 21:39 -0700

Ps Maka-san: I was trolling around in history and I came across a mention of your avatar being a piece of original Stan art that you own. It's gorgeous! Do you have a larger image of it anywhere? I'd love to see it if it's not too much trouble.

Post by **Steve Hubbell** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 22:03 -0700

This picture is great and would look really cool on the letter page of an upcoming issue of Usagi! (hint hint)

Also, I wonder why Usagi looked a little annoyed in the picture with the ear picks?

Stan Sakai · Post by **Stan Sakai** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:21 -0700

Wonderful pictures! Of course, my favorites are the ones with food.

It looks like you had a great time.

Neswizard2 · Post by **Neswizard2** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:34 -0700

Sounds and looks like a great time UY visits onsen is nice, food family and scenery is great

Neswizard2 · Post by **Neswizard2** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 6:37 -0700

Hashi (chopsticks) UY is great too

Thank you very much Maka