カテゴリー: Asian Food

I hung slices of radish (Daikon) to dry them for preservation, today

I harvested three Daikon(s) from my field today. I wanted to make “Dried Daikon”so that I can keep Daikon longer.

Only two in the photo, but this photo was taken after I had cut one radish. You can see some peels which was the first radish.

Since I didn’t know how to tie them to hang, it was difficult for me to do this. But somehow, I made it.

I hope that no mold propagates especially at the part where cords are attaching

I left the beach, and then; The day before yesterday in Niigata

There are many boards to give people a caution, warning, advice, suggestion or whatever.

Droppings of a dog tells you the level of ethics of dog’s master.

To jogging runners: This trail is not only for runners; Construction section of Chuo-ward office of the city hall

Be careful to a Boar

Let us stop throwing Tabacco around this area for fire prevention.

The Bus stop to go to the downtown area

Read leaves and Shinano River

The view on the Bandai Bridge towards Bandai

The view on the Bandai Bridge to West; you can see Yahiko Mountain far beyond

The view of the Bandai Bridge towards Furumachi

And I ate sushi for my lunch that was 1,958JPY.

Another way to remove Bitterness of Persimmons

A farmer does this thing one hundred, two hundred, or more. But I am not a farmer. And my persimmon trees are still young and small. They are not so productive yet. Today, I set six persimmons hung under the roof. Two behind are not today’s. Drying is another way to remove bitterness of persimmons. But weather in Niigata tends to be wet in this season, I am worrying about mold on the surface of them.

Two Chinese Restaurants have gone out of Business

I got on a bus in front of JR Niigata Station.

I went to the old downtown area of Niigata today. I got an influenza vaccination on my shoulder in a small clinic there. Since it’s the “old” downtown, anything there is going down. I think the reason of declining comes from multiple factors; Japan’s aging society, spreading of commercial districts from city center to surrounding area due to motorization, the long economic downturn of Japan aka “lost thirty years”, and so on.

Old Downtown of Niigata, a northern city in Japan

There used to be three Chinese restaurants in that district. I mean that “Chinese Restaurant” is of serving Chinese food cooked by Chinese people. Having visited there today, I got to know that two of three such restaurants had been closed and taken place by another shops. One of the three, only “鵬龍” survives.

萬福園 was replaced by a coin laundry

騰翔飯店 was replaced by an Italian Food Restaurant

鵬龍は営業していました。
広東麺(1,050JPY) in “鵬龍”

After the flu shot, I took my lunch in “鵬龍”. 広東麺 was hot, so it took a time for me to eat. And then I got on a bus to JR Niigata Station. I just wanted to go home soon. Getting off a local train, I bought a small flower bundle in my village in order to offer to the altar of my deceased father.

Flowers I bought by 650JPY

When will the first snow fall down on Iide Mountain Range (飯豊連峰)?

There is a mountain range whose name is Iide Mountain. The mountains are located among three prefectures; Niigata, Fukushima, and Yamagata. Since my house is in Niigata Plain, I can see the mountains in east, when the sky is clear. The straight distance is approximately 50 kilometers (30 miles) from my house to the mountains. Now, it is the mid-October, and temperature is going down. I think soon I will be able to see snow on the top of Iide Mountain Range.

The photo was taken on October 28, 2020. The peak is Kitamata-Dake (Mt. Kitamata) with altitude of 2025 meters (it is interesting that the altitude and this year are the same 2025). In the years of corona pandemic, I had quite often taken pictures of this Mt. Kitamata, and shared the photos with my students through SNS. Although very few of my students are taking a look at this blog now, when snow has fallen onto Mt. Kitamata of Iide Moutain Range, I will take a picture and post it on this blog.