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Tuesday, April 05, 2005
Ohanami Bento
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- obachan
- Muroto, Kochi, Japan
- "OBACHAN" means a "middle-aged woman" or "aunty" in Japanese. .*************************. Having moved back to my hometown in April 2009, I live in one of the desperately underpopulated areas in Japan now. Let me share my life in a real countryside with aging parents living in the same house. And here in Muroto -- the place where I chose to live -- you can hear the heartbeat of the Earth! ;)
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21 comments:
Your bento looks so delicious--oishiyo! I've been suffering from Japanese-food deprivation; at least I get to see the food at your site, if not actually eat it!
I love your quote about the people watching you take pictures of your bento! I can picture this happening--whisper, whisper, why is that lady taking a picture of her lunch? whisper, whisper...
The cherry blossoms are lovely.
Posted by Amanda
ohhh very pretty cherry blossom! A friend sent me photos of cherry blossom in Japan a long time ago and I am so in love with the pink colour! How lucky you are. ;-) Your ohanami bento looks so yummy. Awww, I want to have a picnic too.
Posted by pinkcocoa
That last picture is so beautiful. And the food looks great too!
Posted by Lemon
Hey..Obachan,
The food looks lovely as usual.. :)
And the cherry blossom.. or i so envy you .. ;) i've always wanted to be in japan for the cherry blossom festivals.. :)
Posted by MrsT
Great pictures. We appreciate you taking pictures despite other peoples' whispers. ;-) Oishiso.
Posted by Jonny
> Amanda --- To tell you the truth, I lied on my stomach to take that picture… Well, I’m going to stay away from the park for a while ;P
> pinkcocoa --- I know you love picnic. Food tastes better outdoors, don’t you think? : )
> Lemon --- Welcome to my site! I’m glad that you liked my picture, especially the last one :D
> MrsT --- You just have to come here someday and share our cherry blossom craze : )
> Jonny --- Thanks. I feel so rewarded.
Posted by obachan
I would love to visit Japan, especially during Hanami. But until then I will enjoy your lovely blog :-)
Posted by Dagmar
Hi obachan,
The cherry blossoms are so beautiful, aren't they? It's been a while since I've been in Japan to see the cherry blossoms. I miss it a lot.
Your obento looks so yummy as well. I've never had onigiri with green peas in it before, but it sounds delicious. I must try it sometime. Most often, I'll have onigiri (or musubi) with umeboshi.
Posted by Reid
What a wonderful picnic lunch Obachan.. so inspiring..as opposed to my o-so-blah sandwich and water bottle at the park.
Posted by keona
Gorgeous! I went to so many fun hanami parties while in Kagoshima...this is making me sad.
Looks delicious.
Posted by Sarah
Obachan, the last picture, heee.. the bentou sellers can consider it as an advertisment pic. ;)
Posted by fish fish
> Dagmar --- Thanks for visiting :D I’m going to add some more Hanami pics to my another blog, so please enjoy the spring in Japan!
> Reid --- I wish you would be able to do hanami in Japan again. Onigiri with umeboshi is a classic, isn’t it? I love it, too. Do try the green peas onigiri, too. I like it when the proper amount of saltiness brings out the subtle sweetness of green peas. But some people (including my sister) don’t like tasting the subtle sweetness with rice.
> keona --- Thank you. Oh come on, you’re being too modest about your lunch. Anyway, everything tastes good outdoors, doesn’t it?
> Sarah --- Oh Sarah, hope you don’t get too home-sick (Kagoshima-sick?). It must have been so nice there.
> fish fish --- Thanks! :D Hmmm… I might hear from some bento sellers soon???
Posted by obachan
Hi obachan, the cherry blossoms are so pretty. Are they edible?
I think they were whispering about you lying on your stomach in the park. Can imagine that this would not be considered in the height of decorum.
Posted by umami
Hi umami,
Yeah, they are edible. Here’s sakura (cherry blossom) jelly , and on top of this sakura anpan (bread with sweet red-bean-paste filling, 2nd from left) is a salt-preserved sakura. Cute, isn’t it?
Posted by obachan
Hi Obachan, I so wish I was there... (not just for the delicious looking obento!) I just realised that I haven't had Japanese rice for ages (my husband doesn't like sticky rice), it's sad, I know...
Posted by keiko
Hi keiko,
I wish we had a "dokodemo door" so that you could visit my kitchen and eat loads of Japanese sticky rice when your husband is taking a shower or something! :)
Posted by obachan
obasan;
Obento looks so delicious...The cherry blossom, too.
I lived in Japan for 2 years and was able to enjoy both. I miss the food, the sites and the people.
This site is great for me. It gives me a little of Japan in photos...
thanks
Posted by Carlyn
Hi Carlyn,
So glad to hear that you liked your stay in Japan. Come visit my site any time you miss Japanese food :D
Posted by obachan
Hi Obachan,
Natsukashiiiii! I lived in Tokyo for 3 years and miss lots of things about it, of which ohanami is among the top 10. Well, keep feeding us little bits of Japan please, especially the food ^_^ !
Posted by Vivilicious
Sorry for the repeat posts, I kept getting an error message and thought the comment had not been posted, oops!
Hi Vivilicious,
Don't worry. I deleted the repeated ones :)
I'm so glad to hear that my blog is giving "Natsukashiii" feeling to anyone. Itsudemo mini kite kudasai ne.
Posted by obachan
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