tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post115338166129509596..comments2024-02-17T19:56:14.419+09:00Comments on Obachan's Kitchen & Balcony Garden: Obon in My Hometownobachanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146311760014752971noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1154869166164530282006-08-06T21:59:00.000+09:002006-08-06T21:59:00.000+09:00anonymous commenterWhen you said fish cakes, I was...<B>anonymous commenter</B><BR/>When you said fish cakes, I wasn’t sure why it was related to this post … Sorry, I don’t have any fish cake recipe, but yeah, I agree. Home-made ones must be better (and contain no chemical additives.)obachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146311760014752971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1154747296397467002006-08-05T12:08:00.000+09:002006-08-05T12:08:00.000+09:00The fishcake looking vegan flowers, I mean. Anywa...The fishcake looking vegan flowers, I mean. Anyway, I'm thinking about fishcakes. I forgot: that one must use alchohol like sherry in the fishpaste.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1154746953882853252006-08-05T12:02:00.000+09:002006-08-05T12:02:00.000+09:00The picture of the pretty fish cakes reminds me of...The picture of the pretty fish cakes reminds me of an easy recipe for homemade fish cakes. Store bought is getting more and more flavorless. I think the real thing would be quite an indulgence. A commercial maker told us once that it was basically just real white fish mashed into a paste with a binding ingredient like egg or corn starch (add seasoning if you wish) and then deep fried. *but to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1154650524050614592006-08-04T09:15:00.000+09:002006-08-04T09:15:00.000+09:00Hi nokomarie,Yeah, she is pretty persistent. :DI c...Hi nokomarie,<BR/>Yeah, she is pretty persistent. :D<BR/>I can imagine how your family could react if you would start collecting seaweed and cooking it in the kitchen. Let me tell you, the smell is so.... <BR/>Anyway, for those who do not have the culture of cooking up seaweed to get agar solution, it would be a lot easier and safer to buy kanten at the oriental market (unless you really want to obachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146311760014752971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1154618595025539862006-08-04T00:23:00.000+09:002006-08-04T00:23:00.000+09:00Judging from the size of the drying mat you show, ...Judging from the size of the drying mat you show, your mother must be very persistant.<BR/><BR/>I collect rockweed and seawater for steaming shellfish but I have yet to try collecting other seaweed from around here and trying to cook it up. It's just not done and even though I have the books to identify them my family would probably have a fit. I think I would have to cover up by saying I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1153882529710348442006-07-26T11:55:00.000+09:002006-07-26T11:55:00.000+09:00こんにちは!そうです。自宅でトコロテンとかヨウカンとか作っちゃうんですよ。すごく美味しいかどうかは、...こんにちは!<BR/>そうです。自宅でトコロテンとかヨウカンとか作っちゃうんですよ。すごく美味しいかどうかは、まあちょっと言葉を濁したいところですが・・・。<BR/>このクラフティはとっても気に入ったので、また作ろうと思ってます。obachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146311760014752971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1153831479640098202006-07-25T21:44:00.000+09:002006-07-25T21:44:00.000+09:00こんにちは!テングサから、寒天つくるんでしょうか、、、ご自宅で?!いいなー。下段のクラフティ、すごく...こんにちは!<BR/>テングサから、寒天つくるんでしょうか、、、ご自宅で?!いいなー。<BR/><BR/>下段のクラフティ、すごく美味しそうです!cavacavienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02552298881945659731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1153660584962065582006-07-23T22:16:00.000+09:002006-07-23T22:16:00.000+09:00tabehodaiOh, yeah, it’s zucchini bread season now....<B>tabehodai</B><BR/>Oh, yeah, it’s zucchini bread season now. Thanks for reminding me. <BR/>I’m glad to hear that you liked your first zucchini bread. Hope you had a nice weekend like I did.<BR/><BR/><B>edmame</B><BR/>Well, I guess Indian food didn’t accompany the religion back then because we couldn’t grow Indian spices here in Japan. <BR/>Different foods for盂蘭盆会? Well, 盂蘭盆会is already over in obachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146311760014752971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1153639830617365652006-07-23T16:30:00.000+09:002006-07-23T16:30:00.000+09:00wow. our local japanese community here in californ...wow. our local japanese community here in california just celebrated obon a couple of weeks ago. they had the dancing and set another record, more than 1000 dancers on the street. it was trully awesome. and the food was great, but not as traditional as yours of course :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1153607188104713392006-07-23T07:26:00.000+09:002006-07-23T07:26:00.000+09:00hi obachan, there's lots of kite flying, but none ...hi obachan, there's lots of kite flying, but none as cool as the japanese designs!! <BR/>$$$ too, aren't they?<BR/><BR/>RE: 盂蘭盆会<BR/>you're right, holiday esp. for buddhist families. wonder why indian food didn't travel as far as religion back then:P could use some curry. i just remembered, Qing ming jie was officially taught in schools, but they tied it to one of the political fathers in taiwan.moorlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13819910131512490360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1153565946585368062006-07-22T19:59:00.000+09:002006-07-22T19:59:00.000+09:00Hi,I remembered that you liked zucchini breads. I ...Hi,<BR/>I remembered that you liked zucchini breads. I just baked one following this recipe and I liked it! http://bread.allrecipes.com/az/ZucchiniBreadIV.asp<BR/><BR/>It's the first time I'm eating zucchini! I'm still waiting for more of your zucchini stories.<BR/><BR/>Have a good weekend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1153531560821866582006-07-22T10:26:00.000+09:002006-07-22T10:26:00.000+09:00pinkityAbalone picking is so much fun, isn't it? I...<B>pinkity</B><BR/>Abalone picking is so much fun, isn't it? It was a lot of work to turn over the rocks in the tidepool, but it was worth it. :) <BR/><BR/><B>edmame</B><BR/>Yeah, it does sound similar. And it's so interesting that people fly kites on that day. But don't Chinese people also celebrate urabon-e 盂蘭盆会 (same thing as what I called obon in this post) in summer? I thought that custom obachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146311760014752971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1153443123756120702006-07-21T09:52:00.000+09:002006-07-21T09:52:00.000+09:00those tengusa are so colorful! obachan, i think ch...those tengusa are so colorful! obachan, i think chinese have something similar to obon, called qing ming jie (http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/festival/qingming/qingming.html)<BR/>but we've never done it since we're (or were:P) christian.moorlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13819910131512490360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421337.post-1153394892517700962006-07-20T20:28:00.000+09:002006-07-20T20:28:00.000+09:00Wow.. That is so cool.. catching abalone on the be...Wow.. That is so cool.. catching abalone on the beach like that. I've just came back from one too in Malaysia :) Unfortunately, we've only got dead corals and little silver fishes by the shore...<BR/>I truly enjoyed this post!Pinkityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01630294023266300675noreply@blogger.com