Yakizakana (Grilled Fish)

Very humid outside! It is only high 78F (26C) but I feel very hot!

On Monday I used the fish roaster that comes with the stove. As seen in the left picture, it is very common to have the roaster in Japanese kitchen stove.

To tell the truth, I have just used it once, maybe few years ago... The reason I don't use it is because you need to wash it after each use... otherwise it smells fishy!

Last week, I won a free sample of grill cobble called "Ecotokukun". Usually we cover the grill plate with water, but you cover it with "Ecotokukun" instead. It prevents dirt and bad smell by absorbing cooking liquid. Also, it has a good insulation, so you can save one quarter of gas usage! Moreover, it cuts one quarter of CO2, which helps improve our environment.


I salt-grilled sanma (Pacific saury) and served with grated radish, lemon, and soy sauce. I always eat grilled fish outside at a restaurant, but now there is no need to hesitate cooking fish at home ;) No bad odor, no cleaning, saves a lot of time!!!

Today I went to the gym again.
I feel like I can go there everyday :)

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It's Not My Day!!!

Hi! I was going to write about my cooking stuff, but I am running out of time!

Today, I went to the gym after work as I planned. My boyfriend told me that he's gonna go out for a drink with his ex-co-worker (which means he doesn't need a dinner), so I did an extra work out! When I went back to the train station, I found the crowd, and it rapidly grew larger!!! Then there was an announcement about the injury accident or suicide which blocked the way home!!! Shit!!! They say they don't know when they can start the train..., so I took a different train, took a bus, and walked back to home!!! It was a two-hour journey! Another work out?! Such things have never happened on me, so I was very upset. Actually, I was carrying a big umbrella with me with my gym and office bags, because the rain was predicted tonight but it was off the mark!!! The forecaster apologized this evening. I saw while I was jogging... If I knew it earlier, I could have left my umbrella at work :( Oh boy!

I just checked the web and found that the train started after an hour! It was a tough decision because it doesn't make any change in terms of the time!!!

I think I let the stress out at the gym but gained again... I'm gonna take a hot bath and forget about all those hassles!

Will write about my cooking tomorrow!!!
See you!!!

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Bite-Size Tomato Cup Sushi

Hello! It is raining and cold (high 77F) today. The weather is so humid that our laundry won't dry in the room :(

Today, I will translate my award winning sushi recipe which I won the outstanding performance award at "sushi project" by iCommons Summit'08 in Sapporo.

Juicy tomato and rich tuna melt in your mouth good.

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Bite-Size Tomato Cup Sushi

Difficulty: Easy
Time: 60min (includes rice cooking time)
Number of servings: 8

Necessary Equipment:
suihanki (Japanese rice cooker)

Ingredients:
8 tomatoes about 4cm (1.5inch) in diameter
1 cup uncooked Japanese rice (short-grain rice)
A
* 1.5 tbsp. rice vinegar
* 0.5 tbsp. sugar
* 0.5 tsp. salt
B
* 30g (1oz.) drained canned tuna
* 1 tbsp. finely-chopped pickle
* 1 tbsp. finely-chopped onion
* 1 tbsp. drained canned whole corn kernels
* 1.5 tbsp. mayonnaise
* salt and pepper
parsley flakes

Directions:
1. Cook rice and place in a bowl. Add A while the rice is hot and slice through rice using rice paddle to separate the grains. Will use moderate amount.
2. Slice tops off the tomatoes, and scoop out the pulp and seeds. Discard seeds, chop the pulp, and keep aside.
3. Mix the chopped pulp (2.) and B.
4. Stuff moderate amount of sushi rice into tomatoes, place the tuna mixture (3.) on top, and sprinkle parsley flakes.

Preferably refrigerate before you serve!

My original recipe in Japanese is here.
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Last time I said I was interviewed by Hana TV, and the copy of the broadcast (on August 6th) has arrived few weeks ago! I forgot to mention it in my blog. My speech wasn't that good but it is a good memento!!!

The gym is closed today (it is closed every 10th and 26th), so I went to see my dentist for cleaning/check-up!
Am I keeping myself busy?!

See you again!

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