Christmas has come early and a good job too, since everybody is at work on the big day. We had kani shabu-shabu (crabs dipped in boiling water) for dinner. Afterwards a typical Japanese Christmas cake. A sponge cake with lots and lots of cream.
Magic Cochin: Thanks for posting the photo - I love all the muted indigo colours. It’s completely clouded over...
adekun: Elsewhere in the news today people are up against 200 monkeys. There’s still a few expats here that... adekun: The town is in Tottori-ken a way over to the west. Seems hoba is the local speciality in Hida Province. I... Magic Cochin: Is that in the Hida province? We had miso cooked in hoba (was it for breakfast?) I then saw the leaves...
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