La Fuji Mama — Bringing world flavors to the family dinner table.

Time 2021-01-14 21:08:24

Web Name: La Fuji Mama — Bringing world flavors to the family dinner table.

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Post brought to you in partnership with Kokoro Care Packages.I have a special place in my heart for Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan (the prefecture located just south of Tokyo), so when Kokoro Care Packages reached out to me to see if I would be interested in partnering with them to highlight their November 2020 Nourishing Essentials Care Package, featuring products from Kanagawa Prefecture, I said yes immediately. (Though let s be honest, any time Kokoro Care Packages comes knocking, I say yes, because they are an amazing company.) When Mr. Fuji and I first moved to Japan in the fall of 2002, we lived on the outskirts of Yokohama, which is in Kanagawa Prefecture. During our first free weekend in Japan, after moving there the first time, we visited Kamakura, a seaside town filled with many historically significant Buddhist temples and Shinto Shrines, including the Kōtoku-in Buddhist temple, home to the Daibutsu (Great Buddha), a bronze statue which is over 43 feet tall. [Read More…]{ 3 comments }As part of my new podcast, The Onigiri Chronicles, with my friend Noriko, she has been sharing pictures of the lunches that she helps to prepare at the elementary school she works at in Funabashi, Japan. They aresoinspiring. Though I should warn you, they will make you very jealous because they are so amazing. The recipes/menu are developed by the school s nutritionist, Akemi Tsuchiya, who is a genius at finding ways to include lots of vegetables in the dishes, without them seeming like they are out of balance. Noriko says that her son used to be very picky, but because of the school s lunch program, has changed to eating and loving just about everything. That tells you something about the quality of the food they are getting at school! Everything is made from scratch and ingredients are sourced locally, whenever possible. I wish my kids could attend this school, just to eat this way every day!During the time when school wasn t in session, due to Covid-19, the nutritionist included some of recipes for the kids favorite dishes in her monthly newsletter, so parents could make them at home. One of the recipes in the April newsletter was for dry curry (ドライカレー), which is different from regular Japanese curry because it doesn t have a gravy. [Read More…]{ 4 comments }Umeboshi Gohan (梅干しご飯) Pickled Plum RiceIn episode 4 of our new podcast, The Onigiri Chronicles, my best friend Noriko and I discussed all things ume the sour Japanese fruit that they use in Japan to turn into all sorts of wonderful things, like ume syrup and my favorite, umeboshi (pickled plums). We talked about making umeboshi gohan (梅干しご飯), or pickled plum [ ]Read More →Curry RamenCurry ramen is one of the many types of ramen that you can find in Japan. It is the fusion of two wonderful worlds Japanese curry and Japanese ramen. Since I shared my method for making curry roux blocks with you earlier this month, I thought I would share another way to use the blocks, other [ ]Read More →

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