Monday, February 18, 2013

A Professional Canadian Chef

Photo: A professional Canadian chef visited my house with his expensive sharp knife which he bought at Kappa-Bashi shopping district, where they sell many kinds of food related items, to experience Sushi-making. He also wore a chef's uniform and brought his own chopsticks, which he bought in Asakusa, and his own cooking tools such as a spatula and a grater. Oh, my...! I'm not a professional chef. How can I teach him to cook? "Please, learn how an ordinary Japanese housewife makes home-made sushi." He laughed, "OK, I understand. I'm really interested in Japanese home cooking." I taught him how to make the sushi-rice and he showed me his wonderful knife cutting technique. Anyway, we enjoyed cooking and of course our sushi was so delicious. He was born in a small town near Vancouver and didn't know the word 'chef' until he first went to a big party at the age of 9. He was very surprised when he spoke with a chef who earned a lot of money by cooking at the event and decided to be a chef. He loved to see his mother cooking for his family but he couldn't imagine how people can earn money by cooking. He has been working as a private chef in several European cities for 10 years and always pursued the best way to create a good taste. For him, the number one city is Barcelona, and London is the next. Tokyo is the third and Kyoto is the fourth. Anyway, we shared a wonderful time today.
A professional Canadian chef visited my house with his expensive sharp knife which he bought at Kappa-Bashi shopping district, where they sell many kinds of food related items, to experience Sushi-making. He also wore a chef's uniform and b...rought his own chopsticks, which he bought in Asakusa, and his own cooking tools such as a spatula and a grater. Oh, my...! I'm not a professional chef. How can I teach him to cook? "Please, learn how an ordinary Japanese housewife makes home-made sushi." He laughed, "OK, I understand. I'm really interested in Japanese home cooking." I taught him how to make the sushi-rice and he showed me his wonderful knife cutting technique. Anyway, we enjoyed cooking and of course our sushi was so delicious. He was born in a small town near Vancouver and didn't know the word 'chef' until he first went to a big party at the age of 9. He was very surprised when he spoke with a chef who earned a lot of money by cooking at the event and decided to be a chef. He loved to see his mother cooking for his family but he couldn't imagine how people can earn money by cooking. He has been working as a private chef in several European cities for 10 years and always pursued the best way to create a good taste. For him, the number one city is Barcelona, and London is the next. Tokyo is the third and Kyoto is the fourth. Anyway, we shared a wonderful time today.

He sent his comment.  ↓
☆ sushi class as brilliant!!!
she is very knowledgeable and nice
i learned a lot
thank you

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Kasugano Beya

Photo: I guided three foreign guests to Kasugano-beya sumo stables. Kind Takenawa- Oyakata, a coach, guided us to a space facing the dohyo-rink and prepared cushions for us to sit on. Just in front of us, strong sekitori-wrestlers were fighting each other. My favorite wrestler, Tochinoshin, lost every bout. "What happened to him? Is he in poor health this morning?" After I happened to find his interview article on a website the other day, I became his fan. The Georgian boy struggled through many difficulties such as language difference, home sickness and loneliness, and became a high-ranking wrestler two years after he entered Kasugano-beya. All of the members helped him. I'm looking forward to seeing all Kasugano wrestlers, especially Tochinochin's, progress in the March tournament. After the morning training, I took one of my guests' pictures with Takenawa- Oyakata, who was a former wrestler, Tochinonada, because he is a fan of him.
I guided three foreign guests to Kasugano-beya sumo stables. Kind Takenawa- Oyakata, a coach, guided us to a space facing the dohyo-rink and prepared cushions for us to sit on. Just in front of us, strong sekitori-wrestlers were fighting ea...ch other. My favorite wrestler, Tochinoshin, lost every bout. "What happened to him? Is he in poor health this morning?" After I happened to find his interview article on a website the other day, I became his fan. The Georgian boy struggled through many difficulties such as language difference, home sickness and loneliness, and became a high-ranking wrestler two years after he entered Kasugano-beya. All of the members helped him. I'm looking forward to seeing all Kasugano wrestlers, especially Tochinochin's, progress in the March tournament. After the morning training, I took one of my guests' pictures with Takenawa- Oyakata, who was a former wrestler, Tochinonada, because he is a fan of him.