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On Saturday night I went to Pinthai Thai restuarant in Gifu ( http://www.gifucomi.net/shop/shop.shtml?s=2711 ) with a bunch (= group) of friends.
As usual, the food was outstanding (= very good). One of the dishes we ordered was chicken & cashew nuts. I asked my friends, "Do you know where cashew nuts come from? It`s pretty strange." Nobody knew, so I explained (I once visited a cashew factory in Thailand), but I think nobody believed me.
By the way, the cashew apple is edible (= you can eat it) & it`s higher in vitamin C than oranges or even blackcurrants!
This cafe is near Gifu Teragoya. Recently I noticed (きについった？) it & thought, "Mm, looks interesting!" but I didn`t go in.
Later, by chance (ぐうぜんに?) a Teragoya student told me that her friend is the owner, so I decided, "In that case, I`ll go!"
I`m glad I did. My meal was good & the furniture & decor was interesting to look at. Also, the owner was friendly & interesting to talk to. Her hobby/side-business is making ceramics. In fact, nowadays she has lots of ceramics orders, so... she`s closing this cafe soon!
If you want to go there, you should hurry.
Directions: When you walk out of our Gifu school, turn left & walk about 100 metres. It`s on the left, on the corner.
Kagawa Prefecture is famous for udon-style noodles, so when I went to Kagawa, I ordered it at 2 different restaurants.
At the first place, it was average (= so-so). I was disappointed.
At the next place, it was great - really tasty (= delicious).
I`m glad I didn`t give up on my udon undertaking (企て/ くわだて).
Q: Where did you get it?
A: At a souvenir (おみやげ)shop, on the way back (かえりがけ) from Fukui last weekend.
Q: How was it?
A: Not bad. The curry was pretty spicy though.
Q: Are there wild boar in Australia?
A: Yes, but they look a little different from Japanese wild boar.
Q: Is it a popular food in Australia?
A: No, but it`s popular in some parts of Europe, so Australia exports (ゆしゅつ) wild boar meat to Europe.
Q: You know quite a lot about wild boar.
A: Well... Hey, that`s not a question!
Two more reasons to like my hometown of Brisbane - Asahi AND Kirin now available on tap! (on tap = なま)
I`m sorry for not blogging for 2 months. I was on holidays in Australia. I thought I might blog while I was Australia, but I didn`t really have time.
However I`m back in Japan now, so I will resume (= start again) blogging. Of course I have lots of pictures of my Australian holiday to show you, but first I want to thank Yuki, Kahori, Miho, Naoki & Naomichi (he looks like he has long hair in this photo, but it`s just shadow) for having a `Welcome Back` dinner for me on Saturday. We went to a new place in Ichinomiya called Neneya.
Thanks, guys - I really appreciate it!
Finally a Thai restaurant has opened in central Ichinomiya! It`s called Mai-Pen-Rai, which means `nevermind` in English, or `shoganai` in Japanese. It`s just in front of Ichinomiya Station.
I went there with my wife on the weekend. We ordered Moo Larb (spicy pork salad), Som-tum (papaya salad), & Tom-kah-gai (a kind of coconut milk soup with chicken). Mmmm... delicious!
This is their homepage:
http://mai-pen-rai.jp/
It`s getting hot now, isn`t it? What do you like to eat in hot weather? Shaved ice [kakigori], which many cafes & restaurants serve in summer, is pretty good. Mizumanju (a jelly-like traditional Japanese sweet) is also cool & tasty, & you can get it at most supermarkets. Even better though, is... mizumanju IN shaved ice!
However, there`s only one place I know that sells it...
"Owen, grab your hat - we`re going to Ogaki!"
"Ogaki? Yada..."
"...to eat mizumanju! In shaved ice!!!"
"Iku!"
Of course it tasted great, & from another shop we bought some more mizumanju which we ate in the park by the castle. Finally, we got some to take home too.
If you`re not Japanese, you probably don`t know about `White Day`. In Japan, girls often give chocolate to guys on Valentine`s Day, then guys can give chocolate or cookies/biscuits to girls on March 14, White Day.
I made these biscuits for my workmates. They`re called ANZAC biscuits. I`ll post the recipe soon.
I recently had lunch at Kirio Shopping Centre food court. I was interested by the English instructions on the paper around my dish. Three verb styles were used:
1. Mix well to cook!
2. Mixing it evenly.
3. To mix it well `till lean meat is cooked.
Which style is correct for instructions in English: 1. Mix? 2. Mixing? 3. To mix? Do you know?
UPDATE: The answer is 1. Mix...
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