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? :)