Translations – as promised!
Nan desuka – What is it?
Bakayarou/ baka – Idiot!
O-sake – Japanese rice wine
Sushi – I'm sure you know what this is, yes??!
Sashimi – Fresh raw fish sliced thinly, usually eaten with soy sauce
Konnyaku – A kind of firm, sweet jelly
Okashi – A general word for sweets
Kusamochi – Sweet rice cakes
Dorayaki – A sweet with red bean paste sandwiched between two pancakes
Hanami – A festival celebrating the blossoming of sakura trees in the spring. Companies will usually send their most junior employees to pick a spot underneath a sakura and have a very drunk, lively get-together.
Arigatou – Thank you
Ja mata ashita yo – See you tomorrow
Ohayo – Good morning
Owari – The End
All that translating of food terms is making me awfully hungry….and for those who are interested…here's a recipe for one of Tsuzuki-san's favourite desserts –
Dorayaki
(Pancakes with sweet red bean paste filling)
Ingredients:
1 cup flour
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup water
1 pound sweet red beans / red bean paste
How to Cook:
Put eggs and sugar in a bowl and whisk very well.
Dissolve baking soda in water.
Add the water to the egg mixture.
Add sifted flour in the egg mixture gradually.
Heat a frying pan and lightly oil it.
Pour a scoop of the batter in the pan and make a small pancake (4 inches in diameter.)
Turn over when bubbles appear on the surface.
Repeat this to make 8-10 pancakes.
Cool the pancakes.
Make pairs of pancakes and put a scoop of sweet red beans/ red bean paste between them (like an ice cream sandwich.)
*Makes 4 servings.
Now I'm REALLY hungry…
Nan desuka – What is it?
Bakayarou/ baka – Idiot!
O-sake – Japanese rice wine
Sushi – I'm sure you know what this is, yes??!
Sashimi – Fresh raw fish sliced thinly, usually eaten with soy sauce
Konnyaku – A kind of firm, sweet jelly
Okashi – A general word for sweets
Kusamochi – Sweet rice cakes
Dorayaki – A sweet with red bean paste sandwiched between two pancakes
Hanami – A festival celebrating the blossoming of sakura trees in the spring. Companies will usually send their most junior employees to pick a spot underneath a sakura and have a very drunk, lively get-together.
Arigatou – Thank you
Ja mata ashita yo – See you tomorrow
Ohayo – Good morning
Owari – The End
All that translating of food terms is making me awfully hungry….and for those who are interested…here's a recipe for one of Tsuzuki-san's favourite desserts –
Dorayaki
(Pancakes with sweet red bean paste filling)
Ingredients:
1 cup flour
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup water
1 pound sweet red beans / red bean paste
How to Cook:
Put eggs and sugar in a bowl and whisk very well.
Dissolve baking soda in water.
Add the water to the egg mixture.
Add sifted flour in the egg mixture gradually.
Heat a frying pan and lightly oil it.
Pour a scoop of the batter in the pan and make a small pancake (4 inches in diameter.)
Turn over when bubbles appear on the surface.
Repeat this to make 8-10 pancakes.
Cool the pancakes.
Make pairs of pancakes and put a scoop of sweet red beans/ red bean paste between them (like an ice cream sandwich.)
*Makes 4 servings.
Now I'm REALLY hungry…