CultureEssayFoodIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Jul 16, 2023Jan 02, 2024 bean paste, doctor, experience, Japanese, miso, old, proverb, taste, trustworthy, valuable Isha to Miso wa Furui hodo Yoi (医者と味噌は古いほどよい – Experience Counts) Isha to Miso wa Furui hodo Yoi 医者と味噌は古いほどよい People and things that have experienced long years can be valuable and Read More
CultureEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Apr 30, 2021Jul 24, 2021 0 Comments bonito, convenience store, cook, egg, fish paste, kelp, konjac, miso, oden, radish, soup, stall, tofu Oden (おでん) Oden おでん The cold season makes typical Japanese people want to eat oden (おでん). 寒い季節になると「おでん」を食べたくなります。 Oden is a Japanese dish Read More
CorrectedEssayJapanese traditionSlang Toru Mar 25, 2021Jun 01, 2021 0 Comments baby word, bonito flake, carbohydrate, cat, digest, dog, frugal, meal, miso, rice, soy sauce Neko Manma (ねこまんま – Cat’s Meal) Neko Manma ねこまんま When I was a poor student, I often ate neko manma (ねこまんま). 苦学生時代、私は「ねこまんま」をよく食べました。 Neko (ねこ) means “cat,” Read More
CorrectedEssayEtymologyIdiom Toru Mar 05, 2019Aug 15, 2023 0 Comments at hand, claim, clever, compliment, fame, fermented soybean paste, front, hand, ingenuity, miso, oneself, pride, self-praise Temae Miso (手前味噌 – Self-Praise) Temae Miso 手前味噌 I think that everyone sometimes wants to compliment themselves. 誰でも、自分自身のことを褒めたくなることがあると思います。 Such an action can be described as Read More
CultureDiaryEssayIdiomUncorrected Toru Dec 14, 2018 0 Comments bean paste, blood, dish, hot pot, meal, miso, red, red pepper, spicy Akakara Nabe (赤から鍋 – A Red Hot Pot) Akakara Nabe 赤から鍋 Today I ate ‘akakara nabe‘ (赤から鍋). 今日は、「赤から鍋」を食べました。 ‘Akakara nabe’ is a kind of dish that is popular Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Nov 07, 2016Jan 06, 2024 burn wounds, fail, fermented, idiom, Japan, lose face, miso, paste, soybean, treatment Miso wo Tsukeru (Put Miso) Today, I will talk about the Japanese idiom “miso wo tsukeru.” 味噌をつける “Miso” is fermented soybean paste, and “miso wo Read More
CultureEssayFoodJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Jan 09, 2016Jan 07, 2024 Aspergillus oryzae, Japanese food culture, miso, national fungus, sake, soy sauce National Fungus Yesterday, I told you about national gemstones, but today I will introduce a national fungus. 国菌 The national fungus symbolize Read More