Żubrówka
The snow it seems has been rained off. Saturday was spent making bread which didn’t rise properly. It wasn’t doughy, just dense which made a welcome change to the usual shop bought pap. The Yoshihara tribe from Okayama came to visit. It was like a mini typhoon indoors, with the three young daughters busy circling the kotatsu. The two eldest took half the dough and beat it into Anpanmans, snails and shooting stars.
Monday was a public holiday in Japan, a day for those to celebrate their coming of age. I made pizza and calzone. Whilst shopping for some stronger flour, I happened upon a bottle of Żubrówka. The vodka is flavoured with a herb, known as bison grass. My first introduction was with a friend whilst holed up in a hotel in Poland. What started off as a few reciprocal drinks with the staff, turned into a game of top shelf with the coaches of the Polish Olympic team. At ¥650 a bottle I couldn’t resist.
