Osakana Kuwaeta Doraneko - Video Recipe

Hello! This video will show you a kawaii (cute) idea of presenting Wagashi (Japanese sweets)! I am using Dorayaki - consists of two small pancakes with azuki (sweet red bean paste) filling and Taiyaki - fish-shaped sweet cake with azuki filling.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz-dIfg0BN0

Wagashi sounds pretty formal but it is often eaten at home in Japan because it's healthy.

Anyways, do you know what "Osakana Kuwaeta Doraneko" means? Osakana is a polite way of saying fish. Kuwaeta is eating. And Doraneko is a stray cat.

So, it means "stray cat eating fish".

I think this phrase is pretty known to all Japanese since it's the words from Sazae-san's song, if you know ;)



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Osakana Kuwaeta Doraneko

Difficulty: Very Easy
Time: approx. 15min
Number of servings: 1

Ingredients:
1&1/2 dorayaki
1 taiyaki
chocolate pen

Directions:
1. Set the chocolate pen in a cup of hot water for a few minutes.
2. Meanwhile, cut 1/2 portion of the dorayaki and make 2 cat ears.
3. On the serving plate, open one round dorayaki, put taiyaki in between the pancakes, and place the ears.
4. Cut the tip of the chocolate pen and draw a cat face.
5. Put in the freezer for a few sec and harden the chocolate.
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Anyways, I hope my voice and all the sounds are clear at a comfortable volume... I am looking for a good microphone which has a air noise control (I don't know how to explain it, though) So, I care the noise more than what I'm speaking out, which is kind of pain in the neck...

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KYODO406 and My Artwork LOL

Summer is really here today! It is too hot though we must save on electricity in consequence of the earthquake X(

Anyways, on the weekend we finally were treated with good foods! (We eat out once on the weekend but the other 2 weekends were not really, and I thought it was better to eat at home. haha)

KYODO406 is known for natural vintage wines. Yes! Their wines were pretty good!!!



Also foods were delish :) The clams were huge and were a lot on top!!! The grilled chicken was not at all greasy and was high in protein which is my taste!



You know what!? This is something really funny that made me laugh. Remember that I tested my darling to see if he cares having a pile of paper tubes in our restroom? I finally asked him why and guess what he said?! He said he thought I was collecting them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How come?! But some of my artwork do use garbages... for example the table below is made by using packages of snacks...



He said he was scared of throwing them out. oh boy...

All for today :P

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Rice Haul for a Healthy Diet

We Japanese don't simply cook white rice but we add something in addition. There are many different kinds of rice products in Japan. In this video, I will show you what I love to add in my rice daily with a quick tutorial :)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaVN9mN1MPM

The first rice product is the cereal rice. We call it zakkokumai (雑穀米). It's a package with many different types of cereals. zakkokumai is high in fiber and very colorful :D

Then another product I love to add in my rice is mannanhikari (マンナンヒカリ). It is a rice shaped konjac food. By cooking the rice with mannanhikari, you can save calories (up to 33%)! This product is also high in fiber!!!



Please watch my How to Cook Steamed White Rice (Gohan) tutorial if you want to know how to cook rice in more detail :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUWV9rEme7c

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How to Cook Steamed White Rice (Gohan)

Difficulty: Super Easy
Time: approx. 30min
Number of servings: 4 (2 cups of rice)

Necessary Equipment:
suihanki (Japanese rice cooker)

Ingredients:
2 cups Japanese-style rice
water

Directions:
1. Measure the Rice:
Measure the rice with a measuring cup and put it into the cooking pot. Most of the time the measuring cup comes with your rice cooker!
2. Rinse the Rice:
With cold water, wash the rice. As for 2 cups, wash 4 or 5 times. Water does not have to be clear but somewhat clean.
3. Add Water:
Add water to the appropriate level indicated in the pot. If you have time, let the rice soak in the water at least 30 minutes.
4. Start the Cooker:
Place the pot into the rice cooker. Cover it, and press the button to start.
5. Steam:
When it's done, do not open and let it steam for about 15 minutes.
6. Toss:
Using a rice paddle, toss the rice lightly.
7. Serve:
You can keep the rice warmed until you unplug the rice cooker so serve when other dishes are ready.
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