Because they mean ___. A. long life. B. good luck of 12 months. C. happy things in life. (C)4. What do Japanese like to cat on New Year's Day? A. Apples with honey B. Black-eyed peas C. Mochi-rice cakes and noodles (A)5. How many countries does the writer talk about?
Mochi ice cream: While mochi (a thick, chewy rice cake) comes from Japan, mochi ice cream (the same thing, but filled with ice cream) was actually invented in LA by a Japanese-American businesswoman. Popular flavors include vanilla, chocolate, green tea, red bean, ...
In 1180 Minamoto Yorimasa, another member of the Minamoto clan,joined in a rebellion with an imperial prince, Mochihito-ō, who summoned the Minamoto clan to arms in various provinces. Yoritomo now used this princely mandate as a justification for his own uprising, the Gempei War. Why is i...
but you will often find that they stray out of the budget category. If in doubt stick with the Japanese brands and you will surely be onto a winner.
A lot, and I mean a lot, of the pre-made convenience store sandwiches have wasabi in them. The problem is, this is not often mentioned on the label. I do not like wasabi or its cousin, horseradish. It’s not the spice, it is the flavor. This does bring me shame since, as an ...
So, how much does this luxurious ice-cream cost? A whopping 1200 Japanese Yen, which works out to about $14 CAD! Probably the most money I've ever spent on an ice cream cone. Worth it? Absolutely! I mean, how often do you get to eat gold ice-cream??
According to its founder, Halal Restaurant Week is the first event of its kind in the U.S. — and it’s happening in the Bay Area from December 9 to 13 at more than 30 restaurants and vendor locations at cities in the East Bay, South Bay, and in San Francisco. You can seea list...
What do you mean? I’ve been living in the future: thinking about all the things that could go wrong. And then I find myself in a dark place. And I feel lost, alone and scared. But I’m here with you right now. And I have to keep reminding myself of that. I’m here with ...
So I normally settle for eating mochi dishes on the New Year’s Day and a few days after that. It does a pretty good job of making me feel like I’m celebrating the holiday Japanese-style Another culinary tradition I’ve kept up for the New Year’s is to eat soba (buckwheat) noodle...
Essentially it boils down to the fact that there’s a mix of not having enough information and having too much information. How does that work you ask? Well on the not enough front, there are is a lot of local content that is in Japanese-only which makes it challenge. Typically I try...