New Year in Japan

How did you spend your New Year?  

Sleeping? Eating? Watching movie? Read book? Cooking???????  

 

In Japan, we normally go to Shrine or Temple to pray own/family/friend health, wishes, etc.  Going Shrines or Temples are all ways feels good and feels calm....😄

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ox_(zodiac)

2021 is Ox year and Oxen are the hard workers in the background. 

Hope Ox will take away all bad thing in 2020 🙏

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Japanese noodle - UDON

What is UDON?  Udon (usually written as うどん) is a type of thick, wheat-flour noodle used frequently in Japanese cuisine.  well..... Udon is a Japanese pasta!

 

Let's enjoy to make variety of UDON together! 

<Salad Udon>

This is VEEERY simple😆

1. put frozen UDON into the boil water in 3-4min

2. rinse the noodle in a strainer, then drain it well

3. put noodle and salad (whatever you want) into the bowl then dressing

this time, I use cucumber, salad, tomato, seaweed (wakame) and tuna

also whatever dressing you can choose. please find your favorite dressing with UDON😉

You can buy a frozen UDON at Japanese supermarket or make it yourself ! 

FYI: Japanese supermarket in Belgium  Tagawa,  Haru-chan Ken-chan

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Daishimaki - delicious, very popular senbei (rice cracker)

 

This senbei (rice cracker) is very popular,  called Daishi-maki.  The shop is located in Kawasaki, Kanagwa, Japan.  The shop name is Domoto (堂本).  Everyday there is long queue to buy this and before noon, it is sold out...

There is 2 tastes, shoyu (soy sauce) and Shio (salt).  Very big and crispy Nori (seaweed) is the reason for its popularity!

This is the queue in front of the shop!!

The name "Daishi" comes from very famous shrine at this area called Kawasaki Daishi.  Normally around new year time, many people visit.

When you go to Japan next time, please visit this famous shrine and try Daishi maki!!

 info:

Domoto:堂本HP （in Japanese)

Kawasaki Daihi : Kawasaki daishi HP

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Asian supermarket in Leuven (Belgium)

 

Where do you buy Japanese products?

Here is my recommendation if you live close to Leuven in Belgium.   It is just outside of city center and there is a big car park which is quite handy !

As you can see many fresh products from all over Asia.

 

Different sort of alcohol, Japanese beer is quite cheap ! It is around 1.5 euro.

you want to buy tools to cook or plates ? There are many of them.

What I love are the instant noodles.  They have sooooo many different sorts of noodles to try out.  Let me know which one is your favorite?

They are open on Sunday as well. (13:00 -)

Supermarket Asia & More 華潤超市
住所：3012 Aarschotsesteenweg 92, Leuven, Belgium

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