Mouldy food.

Hiya, everyone!

The rainy season is finally coming.
I cant believe that we should have wet weather for couple of  week...

We may see mouldy foods in this season.

Mould grows rapidly in damp place so we need to care about it.

Mould is a fungus and some moulds cause disease or food spoilage.

Mould spores could present health hazard to human such as kindy desease, other internal organs desease, nerve desease, allergics,  or sterility.

If you find mould on bread, you cannot eat anymore.

You might think it is ok if you chop moulds off, but there are moulds spores in it too. It si too risky try eating moulds food!

You know some mould is used to make some kinds of cheese, such as Roquefort, Gorgonzola, brie and Camembert. These moulds are safe to eat. Especially with alcohol! yeaaaaahhhh

So, how can we avoid producing moulds?

According to this web site....

• When serving food, keep it covered to prevent exposure to mould spores in the air. Use plastic wrap to cover foods you want to stay moist — fresh or cut fruits and vegetables, and green and mixed salads.
• Empty opened cans of perishable foods into clean storage containers and refrigerate them promptly.
• Don't leave any perishables out of the refrigerator more than 2 hours.
• Use leftovers within 3 to 4 days so mould doesn't have a chance to grow.

I 've heard from TV program that curry produce moulds if it's inside of fridge.

I always feel like eating curry in a summer so I should keep it in mind and learn it more :)


reference: 'OZ' - The 'Other' Side of the Rainbow
                Food safety and inspection service.


Yu

The importance of understanding food cultures.

Hiya, mates!

We tried to be vegetarian for 24 hours for the class.
How was your vegetarian challenge?
I think, everyone could learn how difficult to be vegetarian in Japan.
We ccoud be vegetarian inside of hose but could not avoid meat outside of house because there were few foods which was shown all ingredient in it.

For me, it was also good opportunity to feel other food culture.
I notice the importance of learning other cultures to have a respect for others through this challenge.
Today,  foreighner population is increased in Japan, it means we might have an opportunity to meet/to have communication with them everywhere in Japan. 

Q: what would you reply if you were a waiter in a restaurant, and Jewish customer asked you "Do you have some Kosher food?"

If you don know about their food culture, you cant reply and it means you cant come up to their expections.

We has been learning that language is not the only means of communication in our uni, and NOW I think we should learn more effective communication. We should know about other food culture in order to have better human relations. To know/feel about other's real food culture is one of the way to respect/care/think about others.


Enjoy your weekend and much prepare for Mondayyyyy!!
Im surew we can do it!! lol

Yu

What do you think about it?

Hi :)



I went to Nanoha near the Ieon with Saori. :)

Nanoha is "All you can eat" .

You can eat natural foods as many as you want ^^

We really recommend there.

Today I want to ask you guys a question.

I found a news about Kosher food and I think it is a kind of interesting article for us, so let me introduce. :)

reference: http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/06/03/37091.htm

It says Nevada Depertment of Correction decided to stop serving Kosher food to Jewish inmates ( people who are in a Correction.) so some Jewish inmate  filed a class action lawsuit.

so, What do you think about this matter?

At the first time I read this article, I felt kind of sympathy for them because I know Judaism is strict religion what they eat and they keep doing. But I became to think about it is natural. I don't know why Jewish prisoner did wrong,-murdered, however, Jewish believe they must go to hell after they die if they did wrong in their life. They did wrong even if they respect their religion, believe it. Its just my opinion, but I think they should not keep food low any more.

What do you think?

Yu :)

Kosher marks.

Hiya!

I DO want to introduce this awesome recipe!

I've finally met the best BUTADON ever..... :)

Oroshi butadon :)

 

ingredients (Serves 2) 
200g thin pork slices
15 cm grated Japanese white radish
warm cooked rice
sesame oil - for frying
sesame - as you like
chopped shiso(green perilla) or green onion
 [*sauce*]
*1.5 tablespoon (1tbsp=15ml)
*15 ml Mirin, Suger
*1 clove grated garlic
*wasabi - a little

process 
1. Make the sauce - mix them!
2.Heat sesame oil in a flying pan. Add the pork slices.
3.When the meat is cooked, add the grated Japanese radish and mix them together.
4.Add the delicious sauce with pork and grated radish in a flying pan.   
5.Ladle it over warm rice into the bowls and add the chopped green onion on the top.




Its better to mix when you have. Enjoy!




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You know, some religion such as  Buddhism, Judaism, Muslim forbid eating Pork.

Jewish has a food law called Kosher.

Think about a case if Jewish go to a grocery store in America and buy some processed food,  how Jewish know which processed food doesn't have a non-kosher ingredients in it? They should look a food label very carefully every time? If so, it's very inconvenient for Jewish.

But actually they shouldn't do that because they can make sure which is real kosher food by some kinds of kosher mark. Please look at this page if you have an interest. :)


Yu

 

Do you like coriander?

Hiya :)

How's your weekend?

I went to Thai restaurant "Tinun" in Kaihin Makuhari last Saturday with my friend (^o^) It was first time to go "Tinun", and very good because I could order a bowl of coriander. I loooove to eat Thai food and also like coriander so much!

A coriander is also called Chinese parsley, and often called Pakuchi- in Japan.Some people dislike it because of its flavor. How about you? do you like it?

We can eat both its fresh leaves and seeds.　they makes us calm down and produce some good effect, but we should also know about coriander can produce an allergic reaction in some people. coriander is not only for eating but also for our health anyway. Some country used to use it as medicine.

A history of me and coriander is on that day when I was in Thailand as trip. I ate it for the first time with noodle and fell in love with it, but I didn't know what it was. so I asked chef "what is it?" and found it was coriander. happy ending!!!!

After came back to Japan, sometimes I went to Thai restaurant in Tokyo but someday I ate Japanese Thai food such as food without a coriander, Namplaa/ fish sauce and not so spicy. I love real Thai food so recently Im looking for one and food with coriander.

Today I introduce a coriander restaurant in Tokyo

I've never been to there but it looks good! :) but too much coriander?lol

why don't you go there if you like coriander?

"paxi house Tokyo" http://paxihouse.com/tokyo/

What got you started on cooking?

Hi, hows it going every class mate? :)

I would like to ask you guys a question today.

What got you started on cooking?


For me, a loooooong time ago, I fond a fun of cooking when I was a kindergartener.

My grand mother cooked sweet Japanese omelet - called Tamagoyaki- for me almost every day, and I found she use an egg. The other day I realized she also used eggs for making Chawanmushi and pudding. I was quite surprised because I didn't know eggs are used for both sweets and dinner meal. I surprised she could made eggs being sweets and daily dishes as well. I became to cook with her almost always.

so in my case, my grand mother got me to have an interest of food.

I was introduced to cook by my mother too.

She always prepared special dinner on some special day such as Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Birthday, the Doll's day and so on. I really enjoyed them with my family. It was one of my pleasure.


Now I like to cook for my family so much :)

I think my grand/mother had a great influenced on my food history.

I always cook with large dish because my mother also did.
I prefer share foods on large dish with family then put some on their own plate rather than family each have their own meals on own small plates. I live away from my family now so I can't do as you can see meals in 2 pictures, but in a future, I will teach my kids the delight of cooking in the same way as my grand/mother do. By the way I make a dinner with chicken and pork too much though because they are cheap, easy also yummy. It would be my children's food history :p haha

I guess some mate also got influenced by their family. :)
How about you? :D

Japanese school lunch.

Hi, everyone. :) How was your holidays?

I went to Chiba Zoo in Chiba and saw Futa.

Futa is a famous for amazing Ailurus fulgens.

You can see why he is when you see this pict.

He can stand up!! H didn't do it when I saw him at that time though.

Now I post a picture of Japanese School lunch.

Most of Japanese elementary school, junior high school have a school lunch.

Does any other country have a school lunch system in a class room?

I have worked at an elementary school before, and I also had a school lunch everyday.

Teachers provides students with an awareness to pay attention to their meals.

Students can learn what is a Japanese food culture, and sometimes they can also learn other country's meals.

I ate Philippine's noodle and fried poke etc when one transfer student from the Philippines came to the school . A dietitian came around each class and gave a short lecture about Philippine foods.

Now look at a picture above.

That day was Japanese Doll Festival in Japan.

You can see a rice the upper of a picture. Its Chirashi-zushi. We celebrate the day with Chirashi-zushi .

Students learnt history of the Doll festival by a lecture like day of Philippines.

They enjoy their lunch time with their class mates and teacher everyday.

Its Japanese Food culture and also for me, it really remindes me my elementary school days!

How about you? :)