CultureEssayEtymologyEuropean countriesFoodJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru May 18, 2016Jan 07, 2024 candy, chewing gum, gamu, gom, gomu, gum, gumi, gummy, loanword, rubber Gamu (Gum)Gamu (Gum) Gamu ガムとゴム Today, I will talk about “gamu” and “gomu.” 今日はガムとゴムについて話します。 “Gamu” is an English loanword, and “gomu” is a Read More
EssayFoodScienceUncorrected Toru May 13, 2016Jan 07, 2024 alcohol, appetite, calories, metabolism, weight gain Calories of Alcohol It is said that taking alcohol makes you gain weight, and today I will talk about that. アルコールのカロリー Alcohol is Read More
CultureEssayFoodScienceUncorrected Toru May 12, 2016Jan 07, 2024 adrenaline, calorie consumption, energy, fear, horror movies, metabolism, movies, study, The Shining Dieting Using Horror Movies According to a study of University of Westminster, people consume their energies 33% more than usual during watching horror movies. Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru May 09, 2016Jan 07, 2024 1977, andes melon, anshin-desu, breeding, company, core, Japan, melons, naming, shin Andes Melons In Japan, there is a popular kind of melons, called “andes melon.” アンデスメロン Actually, I thought of it as melons Read More
DiaryFoodJapanese traditionTravelUncorrected Toru May 02, 2016Jan 07, 2024 Daio Wasabi Farm, Kamikochi, Nagano Prefecture, nature, soft ice cream, taste, views, wasabi A Nagano Prefecture Travel with My Friends Today, I traveled to Nagano Prefecture with my friends. 友人との長野県旅行 We first went to Kamikochi, and looked around immense nature Read More
BusinessDiaryFoodJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru May 01, 2016Jan 07, 2024 boss, dinner, drunk, friends, mountains, Nagano Prefecture, number, post, sentences, time The 500th Post This post is my 500th post. 500回目の投稿 When I posted my 400th post, I forgot the number of my posts, Read More
CultureEssayFoodHistoryUncorrected Toru Apr 21, 2016Jan 07, 2024 filling dishes, flour, gnocchi, Italian dish, pasta, plural, potatoes, singular form Gnocchi Today, I will talk about gnocchi. ニョッキ Gnocchi is a type of pasta, and is a traditional Italian dish. 今日はニョッキについて話します。 Read More
EssayFoodIdiomScienceUncorrected Toru Apr 16, 2016Jan 07, 2024 allyl sulfide, calories, cry, delicious, fructose, glucose, nutritious, onions, propyl mercaptan, pungent component, sucrose, sugar content, sweet vegetable, volatile Sweetness of Onions Today, I will talk about onions. 玉ねぎの甘さ Onions is the most sweet vegetable in the world, which includes fructose, glucose Read More
CorrectedCultureEssayFoodJapanese tradition Toru Apr 03, 2016Jan 08, 2024 Celsius degrees, cup bowl, green tea, hot water, Japanese tableware, potteries, pottery, tea cups, temperature, to drink, yunomi Yunomi (湯のみ – a tea bowl) Yunomi 湯のみ Today, I will talk about yunomi, which is a type of Japanese tableware. 今日は、日本の食器の一つである、「湯のみ」を紹介します。 Yu in yunomi means Read More