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Category Archives: Food
This Week’s Recipe
I have been enjoying a certain dish lately, so much so that I’m going to post it: Pork Flavored Garlic Stir Fry Ingredients: 7 cloves of strong garlic, minced 3 pork chops, cut into bite sized pieces 1/2 large onion, … Continue reading
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The Hunger
Right now I’m searching the net for pictures to make a complete phonics lesson, and while looking for “cheeseburger”, I stumbled upon this. Seeing this image has awakened the hunger. It is right before lunch so I will be eating … Continue reading
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Takana
On the second week of April I was recruited to help process Ubuyama’s freshly harvested takana while on my way to the laundromat. I pulled into the parking lot and was surprised to find it being used as a loading … Continue reading
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Bento
Calling a bento a “lunch box” doesn’t do it justice. It is a lunch box in the sense that sometimes it comes in the shape of a box (and sometimes not), it often has the picture of a cultural icon … Continue reading
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Memories Of Little Saigon
Visiting Little Saigon, unlike other designated ethnic areas, gives me the feeling that I’m in a place that lives up to its namesake. Short of a trip to the real Saigon, it is as authentic an experience that you will … Continue reading
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Yet More News Of Spam
The largest Spam musubi in world history will be rolled in Hawaii later this April. Apparently, the Spam Jam restaraunt has successfully branched out into an official chain. It’s now only a matter of time before it arrives in the … Continue reading
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Jelly-Coated Meatloaf
Heh, a restaraunt that specializes in Spam based dishes opened in the Phillipines last year and is doing some kick-ass business. I wonder how my fellow Japanese living in Kumamoto would react to Spam musubi… I think that I will … Continue reading
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Penonpen Ramen
“Penonpen Ramen… Penonpen… Hmmmm.” I pondered the katakana as we sat at a small ramen-ya hidden next to Hita’s giant koban and in back of a huge pachinko parlor. “Penonpen, penonpen, penonpen.”. And then it popped into my head. “Is … Continue reading
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Top 8 Burgers:
1. Chorizo Bacon Avocado Teriyaki Cheese Burger- home-made, thus perfection (note- there is NO chorizo in Kumamoto) 2. Double tri-tip cheese burger- eaten after bungee jumping with Kohei in the LBC. The juciest, most delicious pure-beef burger ever. EVER!!! 3. … Continue reading
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My Kumamoto Big Kahuna Burger
MASA’S SUPER-DELUXE This burger was two huge patties of real beef (no pork, breadcrumbs, or any other bullshit),cheddar cheese, bacon, tomato, onion, lettuce, mayonnaise, mustard, and ketchup on a grilled bun. It was IMPOSSIBLE to take a real bite out … Continue reading
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