Castella or Kasutera

Castella or Kasutera (in Japanese) is Japanese traditional snack

made of Egg, Sugar, flour, and starch syrup. 

It shapes rectangle. Color is yellow and dark brown on top of the castella.

Now, Nagasaki is the most famous city known as making tasty Castella in Japan. 

When I went to Nagasaki to eat castella, I was really surprised because 

the taste there and Japan are totally different. Castella in Nagasaki is more expensive

and not sweet that much. It is a little bit expensive as snack, but I definitely recommend

you to buy castella in Nagasaki!!!!

I would like to talk about a history of Castella.

In 16th century, when Portuguese reached to Japan, they broght many different kinds of thing that Japan did not have that time. Castella was in part of those things.

Sailor in Japan ate castella because it is easy to carry and healthy. 

Now, there are different color and taste Castella in Japan. (image above)

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Whats Doraemon's favorite Food???

Answer is DORAYAKI!!!

Dorayaki is a famous Japanese Snack originated in long time ago.

Dorayaki is made from Anko(sweet red bean paste) and Honey pancake. 

Dorayaki has been know by Japanese for long time and they love Dorayaki.

I would like to post pictures of Dorayaki.

What does Dorayaki looks like? It shapes circle and sweet red bean paste in side of the pancakes.

We use two pancakes and paste red been jam between them. 

What does Dorayaki taste like? It is sweet but its not too sweet.

Pancake tastes not sweet but smell a little bit Honey.  However, Red bean paste is really sweet

so when you eat pancakes and red bean, it match perfectly. 

Dorayaki have been loved by Japanese people because it is tasty and healthy too.

When I was child, I ate Dorayaki as snack because my mother thinks Dorayaki is healthy. 

One of the most famous and popular Japanese anime "Doraemon" uses Dorayaki as Doraemon's favorite

snack. 

because of the popular, we have Doraemon Dorayaki as product which have been loved by

many children. 

When you go to Japan, or find Dorayaki in United State, please try it!!!

I hope you live Dorayaki:)

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Seven-herb Kayu

Today, I would like to introduce Japanese Traditional festival food called SEVEN-HERB KAYU.

This is Long standing Japanese Traditional Food that most of Japanese eat this every January 7th.

Frankly to say, This food includes seven different types of herb and rice gruel. 

I have eaten this every year since I was born because my mother is a person who always strict to follow Japanese

traditional events. I like it because it is really tasty and healthy. I definitely recommend all of you to eat this as diet food.

I would like to explain those seven herb.

Seri (Water dropwort)

Nazuna (Shepher's purse)

Gogyo(CudWeed)

Hakobera(Chickweed)

Suzuna(Turnip)

Suzushiro (radish)

Hotokenoza(Nipplewort)

These seven different herb are in rice gruel little by each. 

You do not want to put them a lot in rice because you want to eat it with just smell of herb. 

We do not put spice that much. Taste should be really simple so We do not put much seasoning. 

Japanese eat seven-herb kayo on every January 7th because they think that seven of the first month is really important day and need to keep up with healthy and peace days though a year ahead. 

It is a true that some Japanese do not follow this traditional event anymore because

they do not think it is important event anymore. 

However, I am still doing this event and I wont stop it because

this traditional Japanese food is really important to be handed down to posterity. 

there are many different ways to eat this kayu depending on person.

I like to eat this with egg and soy sauce. 

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OYAKO-DON

What does Oyako-Don stand for?
Oyako-don is Japanese Chiken bowl.
Oya means parents and ko means child in Japanese.
Don means bowl. Therefore, oyako-don made from chicken and Egg.
Oyako-don is popular and traditional Japanese food.
However, Only Japanese restaurant have this in La.
So if you have a chance to go Japanese restaurant, ask them
if they have Oyako-don or not.
Oyako-don is made from chicken, egg, and green onion.
Taste is soy sauce and sugar.
Oyako-don has been loved by Japanese for a long time, because
it is really easy to cook and healthy food.

Let's try to cook Oyako-don!!!

YAKITORI

I would like to talk about Yakitori today.
Yakitori is Japanese type of skewered chicken.
People use piece of chicken which is skewered on babmoo skewer.
And it is barbecued over charcoal. We usually eat it with tare sauce
wich is made by soy sauce and sugar.
I recommed you to eat Yakitori on your dinner time with cold beer.



Now, there are a lot of different type of Yakitori in Japan and even in America.
People use not only a piece of Chicken, but also use different part of chicken.
They are chicken heart, liver, skin, chickenmeatball, chicken wing, tail, tangue, etc...


This image of yakitori shows different part of yakitori, such as,
chicken wing, tail, liver, chickenmeatball, and heart.
I also can recomment people to each yakitori with LEMON or SALT.
Depending on parts of chicken, you can eath with Lemon or Salt.

As a conclusion, I will tell you a good yakitori restaurant in La.
1. FURAIBO 2068 Sawtelle Blvd. West Los Angeles
2, SHINSENGUMI 18517 S. Western Ave. Gardena

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