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sukiyaki dinner すっきゃきぃ
I thought sukiyaki was very popular in the U.S....I mean, there is even a Japanese song that became famous as "sukiyaki song". But I can't find any sukiyaki restaurant here in NY...it's only on a menu at some Japanese restaurant, but not a speciality store that specifically makes sukiyaki. I see some shabu shabu restaurant, though. My son fell in love with sukiyaki when my parents spoiled him with sukiyaki using a very special beef called "Hida beef"(similar to Kobe beef) this past summer in Japan. It's basically a hot pot made with iron skillet which grills the beef first. Then you add a special sauce made with sake, sugar and soy sauce. Then throw in some vegetables and you have Sukiyaki. It used to be a very luxurious dish for many Japanese since beef used to cost fortune. Now, everyone can enjoy this comfort hot pot without breaking the wallet...and once a luxury, it always seems a luxury...sweet!
この夏、息子は私の両親に飛騨牛のすき焼きの味を覚えさせられた。。。ありがた迷惑とはこのことよ。まず、私はどちらかと言うとしゃぶしゃぶ派だ。すき焼きは実はあまり好きじゃない。だいだいここアメリカでもすき焼きは日本レストランのメニューにあるものの、しゃぶしゃぶの様に専門店はない。お肉も日本食料品店までいかなくては、すき焼き専門のお肉はなかなか入手が難しい。が、一度味を覚えた我が息子はだまっちゃいない。すっきゃきぃ!すっきゃっきぃ!あああ、うるさ〜〜い!
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I got this sliced beef at a Korean store near by. It's definitely too thick for making sukiyaki and doesn't even come close to "Hida beef", but hey, what ever works....or I'll make it work...will power!
このお肉、近所の韓国食料品店で買いました。好き焼き肉にしては、そうとう分厚い、しかも飛騨牛には似ても似つかぬ代物。が、贅沢言ってる場合ではない。成せばなる,成さねばならぬすき焼き当番。
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In Japan, people usually crack a raw egg in a bowl and dip the ingredients in the pot as they eat. Raw egg sounds shocking to people here....I know. Unless you're a snake or Rocky, who eats raw egg? Well, it happens to be a staple food in Japan, especially for breakfast. It's like, there's nothing like a hot steaming rice covered with raw egg......Aaaaah, the amusement of learning different way of living and culture! It's so deep, man.
母方の親戚はかなりのすき焼き好きだ。五人兄弟で育った母親が結婚して一番感動したのは、父がすき焼きをした際、『これ、君が全部食べていいよ』と言った事だそうだ。よかったね。。。親戚の所に行くと、時々すき焼きをしてくれる。皆、慣れた仕草でそれぞれコン、と生卵を割ってシャカシャカ。アメリカ人が見たらビビる光景だろうなあ。
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Sukiyaki bento box...the best part of "a day after"
翌日のすき焼き弁当。ぺろりと奇麗に食べてありました。
by hungry-witch | 2010-01-06 10:30 | dinner
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