We're still doing pretty good at making meals at home and not eating out as much. Sometimes its hard when it's been a busy day and we get home late. But you'll have that.
Anyway, we made some delicious sushi and gyoza last Saturday. They weren't the most perfect looking sushi rolls, but they sure tasted good. I wanted to make miso soup, but we didn't have any vegetable stock on hand, and I personally like it with vegetable stock. We didn't have tofu either. Too bad.
We drank cold mugicha (wheat tea) with our food. In a land where green tea is a staple, it was nice to find a tea we could actually drink. I think it's an acquired taste, but once I started drinking it a lot I actually craved it. I've been chugging it down all summer. Living in Japan made me a lover of Japanese food, which I know wouldn't have happened otherwise.
Anyway, we made some delicious sushi and gyoza last Saturday. They weren't the most perfect looking sushi rolls, but they sure tasted good. I wanted to make miso soup, but we didn't have any vegetable stock on hand, and I personally like it with vegetable stock. We didn't have tofu either. Too bad.
We drank cold mugicha (wheat tea) with our food. In a land where green tea is a staple, it was nice to find a tea we could actually drink. I think it's an acquired taste, but once I started drinking it a lot I actually craved it. I've been chugging it down all summer. Living in Japan made me a lover of Japanese food, which I know wouldn't have happened otherwise.
Every time we've tried to give Vessel rice, he makes it known he just doesn't like it. Something about the texture I think...
Not a big fan of avocados either. Gag.
3 comments:
where do you find mugicha? or can you just make it yourself? i'm always interested in trying new teas. i like white tea, which has very little caffeine and no tannins, but i haven't been able to come around much to green or black tea. i mainly stick to herbal tea, but mugicha sounds interesting. and that meal looks beautiful.
there is an oriental market we go to on 700 East and around 900 South i believe. the mugicha we get comes in a green package and i think it says "barley tea" in english on the front. if you're not familiar with japanese writing and there is no english on the package, i'm sure you could ask someone where it's located. we buy our rice, tempura batter, tempura sauce, gyoza, gyoza sauce, curry, and even japanese candy there that we used to eat when we lived in japan. there is probably an oriental market closer to where you live though, and i bet they'd carry mugicha. by the way, mugicha is really good for you, and the japanese people swear by it for keeping their bodies healthy. good luck!
i wonder if that's the same sort of thing i drank a lot of after willow was born. i made something called "barley tea" that was basically just soaked barley water and drank it constantly to keep my milk supply up, on the recommendation of my lactation consultant. i can't say it was tasty stuff, but i didn't flavor or sweeten it or anything. it definitely did the job. i'll have to see if that's the same stuff. i'm pretty sure i know which market you're talking about; i always mean to stop there.
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