[Page of 30] TATE: The Diary of a Japanese Man | TATE: The Diary of a Japanese Man

2020-08-13

Maybe we Japanese should not be proud of today’s Unagi culture

Unagi is representative of one of Japan’s traditional foods. The majority of Japanese people like Unagi. Of course, I like it. Unagi is a dish consisting of broiled eel with sauce on rice. Unagi means eel. Unagi is so delicious but I feel slightly depressed every time I eat Unagi. This is because we Japanese may be eating poached eels ...

Culture/Food

2020-08-02

The Edo Style Broom is useful and beautiful

The broom is an essential home cleaning tool for me. Many families in Japan mainly use the vacuum cleaner for cleaning their house. In contrast, I almost never use the vacuum cleaner. I think that the vacuum cleaner is an exaggerated tool. Even just having the broom and the dustpan would be enough for my home cleaning. Not to brag,...

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2020-07-26

What is the attraction of sushi?

When the Covid-19 pandemic is over, I would like to go an authentic sushi restaurant. I want to eat Sushi soon. So I end up thinking of sushi these days. By the way, what is the attraction of sushi? Sushi represents a traditional Japanese dish. However I think that the majority of Japanese people may not answer this question. They...

Culture/Food

2020-07-23

The sound of Furin makes me feel elegant and tasteful

Summer in Japan is really hot and humid. The average temperature during summer has gone up in Japan. If I can’t stand the summer heart, I turn on the air conditioner. By the way, in the past, the air conditioner and the electric fan didn’t exist. Ancient Japan must have been hot in summer but, not so hot as today....

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2020-07-23

The rice cooked in an earthenware pot is really delicious

The rice cooked in an earthenware pot is really delicious. A rice cooker can’t compete with an earthenware pot in terms of bringing out the best taste. Cooking rice in an earthenware pot does not take time and effort. I have a small Japanese earthenware pot, and it was made for cooking rice. It is a simple pot, and it...

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