Frozen Food

Hi, everyone!
Today’s topic is in refrigerator.

I often buy frozen food!

It is very useful food for busy people.
That’s all right just putting it in the oven or microwave because frozen foods have been almost prepared and preserved already.

Do you think the user is lazy?

But, there are advantages to use Frozen food.
*Simple and easy to eat
*Cook shortly
*Various kinds, easy adding side dish
*Taste is good
*individual packing – it can take dishes one by one

These days, it is used for making bento.
Because of depression, the number of people bringing their own lunch box is increasing.

Frozen foods are your strong supporters!
If you take Frozen food for bento, you can save your time and add many kinds of side food easily.

Of course, there are some problems.
It’s Food safety.
Do you remember the news about Chinese frozen Gyoza in 2008.
It was mixed toxic substance in gyoza and appeared the victims in Japan.

You have to see the point.
*Check list or indication.
*Frozen food can keep long time but it need to preserve at -18°C or less.
*Eating up until best before date.


My favorite dishes are Kara-age (deep fried chickens), Ebi-shaomai (steamed meat dumplings with shrimp), tako-yaki (octopus fritters) and pasta!

Please tell me your mind and recommendations:)

Fake food

Do you think these dishes are able to eat?

It looks so delicious!

But...The answer is NO.

Have you ever see “fake food”?

It is a fake of meals for food sample.
You can often find them in the display cases of restaurants in Japan.

It looks very realistic!
Before enter the shop, it is helpful to imagine what you will eat.

Surprisingly, it is handmade!
The professionals shape each it by their hands.
Why?
Because the dish is different from each other, maker has to make it similar with meal served individually.


The history of food sample is not clear but it seems to be designed from Taisyo to the early Syowa period in Japan.

First, there is a real meal for display.
But, it isn’t good for sanitation.

Next, it is made of wax (used for making Candles) instead of original.
It can keep beautiful longer, and it is appetizing.
However, because of wax food is easy to melt; new materials are developed gradually such as plastic.


I get hungry only just looking!
It is like beautiful sculpture :)

Fake food industry is the one of Japanese food culture!


When I was child, it’s a dream to bring to my room and decorate.
Fortunately, nowadays, my dream came true!!

Sample of food is not always used for sales promotion at restaurant but for toy.
It become key ring, decollation and so on. They are sold as souvenir too.

Japanese toy maker, Bandai released a making kit of sample food for kids!
It is called Konapun, and magical toy power used.
If you have interest, please see this web site!

This is introduction site of Konapun, Bandai. (Japanese)
http://girls.channel.or.jp/konapun/index.html

You can see how to make it.
http://www.edgyjapan.jp/2010/04/20100415-1.html

please enjoy this movie too!

How to make Rice porridge

I have caught a cold since last Friday :'(

Unfortunately, I got a disease: Gastroenteritis.
(It is an illness of the stomach and other food passages that causes diarrhea and vomiting.)

That is Stomachache!

Because of it, I had to go without food for a day.
I could not eat and drink anything.
Just only particular water was allowed. It tasted bad like a salty sports drink.

I was so hungry!!!

So, I decided to go back my hometown.

I took a rest for a while, and next day
My grandmother cooked to me rice porridge (in Japanese: okayu)
It taste was mild and soft due to digests easily.

How to make Rice porridge

Ingredients:
Japanese rice
Water
Salt
*egg
*pickled plum
*depending on your taste

. Preparation
1. Wash Japanese rice.
2. Put water and rice in a pot.
3. Leave it for about 30 minutes to an hour.
4. Boil it on high heat.
5. Turn down the heat to low and cook for about 30 minutes.
6. Stop the heat and steam for about 10minuetes. (Put in egg)
7. Season with salt.
8. You can put various toppings such as pickled plum.
9. Serving!

Please take care to eat because it is very hot :)
And enjoy cooking with seasonings

Introduction

Hi, I am Noriko.

I have lived alone since I enterd in KUIS.
So I make meals by myself.

I like eating very much. But... I' m poor at cooking.
First I refer to recipe, finally something other is made. It's mysterious!
I want to progress skill of cooking more.

p.s. I worried about taking this class because I'm not good at waking up hurry...