I had a lovely day on Sunday. I went to a friend’s family home in Anjo, where I was shown how to make onigiri (something I have attempted and failed before!). It’s actually a lot easier than I thought – once you know how!
First you make a ball of rice. Then you make a hole in it with your finger and stick the filling in (maybe salmon, or bonito or something). Then you shape them into sort of triangular shapes, like this:
Then you wrap them in seaweed (nori) like this:
See the ones with the tempura prawns sticking out? They’re ‘tenmusu’ – a Nagoya speciality.
After a gorgeous home-cooked lunch, we all went off to Laguna Gamagori to see the winter illuminations. First we went on a ferris wheel to enjoy the view. Then, we took a short boat cruise around the harbour, and saw the boats all dressed-up for Christmas. It was really pretty! (And very cold!)
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After returning to Anjo, I was surprised with a beautiful birthday cake and a whole family singing ‘happy birthday’ to me! My birthday is next Saturday, but I didn’t expect anything like this!
The cake was really delicious! So light and fluffy!
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Here’s the Yamamoto family – they were so kind to me!
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I was also lucky enough to receive a gift – my first ‘yutanpo’. A ‘yutanpo’ is a Japanese style hot water bottle – something I really need at the moment! And mine is Rilakuma shaped!!
You just fill the orange bottle with boiling water and zip it into the back of Rilakuma’s head, then enjoy a cozy sleep. So… if I’m blogging less at the moment, you can blame Rilakuma! I never want to get out of bed again! The amazing thing is, it stays warm through until the morning! You gotta love Japanese inventions! 😀
Wow, we just got back from Laguna as well.. isn’t it fun? A Nagoya gal myself I LOVE tempura Onigiri… YUM
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Yeah, Laguna was really nice! And tenmusu is excellent!! I wish I could make tempura myself!
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