Live…Love…Eat…Dream…Fukuoka! A blog about how to see Fukuoka through the eyes of a local and the curiosity of a tourist!
Niku-jaga(肉じゃが) is a dish that reminds Japanese people of their mother’s home cooking.
Ingredients (serves 4):
I was supposed to head out to Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture with a couple of friends to see the Oniyo Fire Festival, but most of them backed out due to the really low temperature that winter night. Indeed, it was not weather suitable for going outdoors, especially at night. But I was not about to miss experiencing this tradition that has been going on for the past 1,900 years on January 7. Continue reading →
Pork Ginger served with lettuce.
They say in Japan, the wife holds the power because she holds the wallet. This is true, but what truly makes her powerful is her power to make (or not make) your lunch bento! So, if you want to yield more power at home learn some bento recipes from me! (Of course, holding the wallet will help a lot too!)
Ginger Pork is one good (and very quick to prepare)dish for Bento (lunch box). It can be Donburi, if you put it on top of rice! For this meal however, we had it at home so I can’t show you (yet) how to arrange it for bento. Basically, bento meals must be quick to make (depending on how early you get up in the morning). Continue reading →
Choppy Mitoma (Click for larger photo)
I have been to Mitoma once, during Autumn and saw some decent waves and a LOT of (though more on the small choppy category) and a LOT of surfers. It is on the eastern part of Fukuoka, passed Island City. I did not have chance to return since then until one winter day in December. I checked out the forecast and saw a 6 foot swell heading towards Mitoma so I decided to go catch the train going there and check it out (and perhaps brave it out there with a wetsuit if things seemed tempting enough.) It was blown out and empty (I guess I forgot to check the wind in the forecast) so I just enjoyed the view of the eerily empty beach and returned to the highway to walkfurther north east to check out a spot I read about in a map, Shingu. It was a train station (of the same name) away from Mitoma but I decided to walk there instead.
A-Frame Shingu: Its hard to tell from the photo the size of the waves without juxta-positioning it, but those were about shoulder to head high waves. The dark thing where the waves crash is a breaker that spits out nice sets.
