When people ask you what you want for your birthday, what would it be? In my case, it's been always pancakes. But if you ask me to describe my dream pancakes, here's what I would say. I want my pancakes with Burrata. And chocolate. And whipped cream with a hint of vanilla beans. And all the berries I can find at a local farmer's market. And I want them all in my favorite pancake plate, and I want to devour them like there's no tomorrow. Whenever I tell my people this, they always … [Read more...]
Ninjaga (Vegan Nikujaga)
Ninjas are definitely getting fewer nowadays. But just a few hundred years ago in Japan during the Edo period, there were still so many of them. One day, the shogun, -the military leader of Japan, invited a ninja to his castle. I mean, who wouldn't? Shoguns are just like us; we all want to meet ninjas! So when this ninja agreed on the shogun's request, he was so delighted; so very delighted that he invited all his associates and many high-ranking samurais to his castle. When the ninja arrived … [Read more...]
Bon. Festival of the death.
Japanese are restless around this time of year. It's not because of our notorious summer heat, over the volcanic sound of fireworks every weekend by the river. Suffering from a killing dose of insulin intake with the matcha high-fructose corn syrup on our shaved ice, there's still a bigger reason why we are so restless this time of year. It's because this is the "Bon Festival" time, the week of August 15th, where we celebrate the death of our loved ones in Japan. A special time of the year … [Read more...]
I did a Belgian TV show in French (kinda).
Let's talk about my TV debut today. Not only a Belgian TV show "Alors on Change!" was brave enough to contact me, but also they asked me to be on one of their episodes. I was transfixed in front of my MacBook, deciding if this is some kind of Belgian joke that I know nothing about. Turned out they were not joking. And here I am in the finished material, looking like a regular Japanese girl who likes to cook and farm. What I love so much about this amazing … [Read more...]
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