I am a native Japanese speaker who used to teach Japanese in a university somewhere on this planet. Currently I don't work but stayed in my house in Northern part of JAPAN. I hope that you could enjoy reading my posts and know what life in Japan is like.
Horse Mackerel that I bought in a Super Market in Northern town in JAPAN
When it comes to Horse Mackerel, it always start with getting rid of hard scales First.Internal Organs were Removed. Several Cuts for Effective Heating in the Grill They were placed on the tray to go into the Fish Grill in Gas StoveWell- DoneMy Supper Yesterday
The photo above is yesterday’s. I boiled sweet potato in the pan. Those were the potato that I planted in my garden last year.
Still the Ground is Covered with Snow in my Region
This is a photo of today. I wanted to take a picture of train running, but those local trains do not come so frequently.
Mackerel in the Package about 4 USD
Today I bought the fish Mackerel. That was not “Horse Mackerel”, but simply “Mackerel”. This is Japan, but we usually see on the supermarket shelves, “Mackerel from Norway”. The mackerel in the photo was not from Norway, but from an Island of Sado which is the major island of Niigata Prefecture.
Mackerel being Boiled with Miso
I boiled them with Miso which is salty soy bean paste for seasoning. Not only Miso, I used also a little bit of sugar, ginger slices, pieces of red pepper, and Japanese Sake for seasoning.
Boiled Mackerel on a Plate
The white slices accompanying with Mackerel is white part of green onion.
My Supper Tonight
Now it’s already the last third (we call it “Gejun”) of Februray. But this winter is cold and still going on. Since the spring semester will start from the coming week, I have been just making PPT slides all day for my classes.
Curry and Rice that I ate just after I got the second Corona Vaccine Shot last autumn
Red Pepper that I harvested from my garden in last autumnLemon marmalade that I made of two lemons and a lot of sugarSparrows on Neighbor’s Roof. I actually feed them just a little bit in every morning.Mountain KAKUDA on the western edge of Niigata PlainJR Local Train crossing the Ko-Agano RiverGreen vegetable in my Garden: They cannot grow well because it’s winter. Spring hasn’t come yet.
I used 30 minutes to make this post. I should not waste my time because I have to work hard for the coming semester.
Only Two Cars Train on Shin’Etsu JR LineShrine: the White Board Writes “Be Careful with Falling Snow from the Roof”
A Shrine area was used to be a playground for kids in the communityBut kids are no longer seen because of “Less-Children & More-elderly” Society in Japan.BoatsA train is Crossing the River
That’s it for today’s post. Thanks for taking a look.