Iku cooked mochi yesterday. Mochi are wonderful whitish, very hard, brick-shaped objects. You might be tempted to use them as construction toys, or maybe as doorstops. However, their magic happens when they are heated in an oven or grill. Then they swell and become soft and mushy, and very sticky. You can top them with cheese, nori, soy sauce or whatever, and eat them. Amazing! Also, they taste great. そか そか そか…
I have lately been involved in three strange events on the verge of the surreal. I think that the reason for that is that the world is coming to an end. More specifically, it will end on March 24th, 2006, at 14:00. If all goes well, it will start again a couple of hours later, more or less the same as before, except that I’ll have one more certificate. Read the rest of this entry »
There was a shakuhachi concert today at the Cité Universitaire. For those that do not know, shakuhachi is a traditional Japanese flute with five holes made with a bamboo stem. While I am not a great fan of shakuhachi melodies, I find the individual sound of each note extremely beautiful. Very soothing, it reminds me of peaceful natural scenes and the passing of seasons –sure enough, all things we Westeners tend to associate with Japan.