tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post425285669642328388..comments2023-12-29T11:44:38.434+09:00Comments on yokohamamama: On Design--Onigiri Technologyyokohamamamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098212549844656652noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-49907548516169885582011-01-15T09:08:29.016+09:002011-01-15T09:08:29.016+09:00Martin--wow! You got all kinds of stuff at a conbi...Martin--wow! You got all kinds of stuff at a conbini! Sounds like a combination conbini/mini-restaurant, maybe. But maybe it'll catch on! Japanese curry (*super* popular--I make it nearly once a week) does not, you're right, taste *anything* like Indian curry. More like curry-flavor stew. Okonomiyaki--*love* My kids love that, too. The first time I had it was on a trip to Nara--it&#yokohamamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098212549844656652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-33889529028777401342011-01-15T02:27:41.154+09:002011-01-15T02:27:41.154+09:00Damn Amy. You're making me hungry. Honestly,...Damn Amy. You're making me hungry. Honestly, I've never had one but they look great and I'm always willing to try something new. Pickled plum sour? Laaalgg! Imagine Homer Simpson. And here I am stuck in a town that doesn't even have a good Asian section of the supermarket. I'm going to have to put in some diligent searches for that. <br /><br />Tuna... mayo. I gotta eatKKBundyhttp://blessedatheist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-30608395071381531192011-01-15T02:18:47.564+09:002011-01-15T02:18:47.564+09:00My daughter found a convenience store (with lunch ...My daughter found a convenience store (with lunch counter), called "Maido", that's run by a Japanese family (I met and talked with grandma, three daughters and a granddaughter). It has lots and lots of imported Japanese goodies from "Hello Kitty" bento boxes through oni giri moulds to lychee candy.<br /><br />Great fun just wandering around looking at everything!<br /><br MartinDHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-64467059318309040262011-01-14T15:13:27.649+09:002011-01-14T15:13:27.649+09:00Yup--O-nigiri are rice balls (which you can make b...Yup--O-nigiri are rice balls (which you can make ball-shaped, but it's actually easier to make them triangular, which I always do. Because my mother-in-law taught me that way, I expect.)<br /><br />Sticky rice squeezed into a shape and wrapped in dry nori, with a variety of things inside! The one in the video is ume (pickled plum--sour), my kids like kombu (a type of seaweed), also salmon yokohamamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098212549844656652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-22772975580897324562011-01-14T13:50:53.317+09:002011-01-14T13:50:53.317+09:00Onigiri is a rice ball I believe. It was on at lea...Onigiri is a rice ball I believe. It was on at least 3 of my tests in Nihongo class. <br /><br />So, I have an award for you on my blog!:) If you want to take a look at it go here:<br /><br />http://parafantasy.blogspot.com/2011/01/apparently-stylish.html<br /><br />~EzzyEzmireldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04217164955411191307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-65707045641515208592011-01-14T11:38:07.950+09:002011-01-14T11:38:07.950+09:00Oh dear, I don't know what o-nigiri are! They...Oh dear, I don't know what o-nigiri are! They look like rice wrapped in dry nori. Is there something else inside?Jerry Coynehttp://www.whyevolutionistrue.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-47402989707018555662011-01-14T09:31:23.696+09:002011-01-14T09:31:23.696+09:00That's why I like combini o-nigiri--tasty and ...That's why I like combini o-nigiri--tasty and I didn't have to make it! Which is something I really like about convenience stores here- they're actually convenient. Healthy food can be had (along with the junk food, of course ;-))<br /><br />She could get o-nigiri in Philly? Have o-nigiri made it to the US? I'd love to see those spread the way sushi has!yokohamamamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098212549844656652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7027119346366147543.post-30171121176799406382011-01-14T07:37:42.054+09:002011-01-14T07:37:42.054+09:00Last week I visited my daughter in Philly and she ...Last week I visited my daughter in Philly and she treated me some onigiri wrapped that way. Hmmm, hmmm...crispy nori without having to make the onigiri myself!MartinDHnoreply@blogger.com