Oct. 20th, 2012 06:24 pm
KodoGuru S2 Ep.2: Drama Notes
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earth_colorsEp. 2: "Black Tempura on Rice of Ningyo-cho, Nihon-Bashi, Chuo Ward"
Episode Synopsis. Inogashira goes around the old cultural town of Ningyo-cho, looking for Japanese gifts to send to his European female friend. Since his friend is expecting a child, Inogashira wants to get her something for her pregnancy as well as an item that denotes Japanese culture. While looking for shops, he stops by a tea shop called "Mori no En" and tries out their sweets made with green tea. Later on, as he was browsing in a shamisen shop, he feels the need to eat something that's classically Japanese... and so, tempura comes to mind. He goes around the area searching for a tempura-ya until he smells the aroma of frying foods. It was coming from a shop called "Tempura Nakayama"...
(info and pic: tvtokyo)
Drama Notes:
Nihonbashi-Ningyocho. Known to give off old-fashioned vibes of downtown Tokyo of the Edo Period, Ningyo-cho is also known as "Doll Town" (so-called because it was famous for its puppet plays and theaters of long ago). Many long-established eateries and shops are to be found here. Several annual market events are also held here such as the chinaware market fair in August, and the Dolls Market Fair and the Radish Fair in October. This is also the main setting of the 2010 TBS drama, Shinzanmono starring Abe Hiroshi.
(info: homepage)
Suiten-gu. The shrine for Suiten (or Suijin), the "Shinto deity of water, the sea, fishing folk, fertility, easy delivery, motherhood and children." There are many similar shrines in Japan but Suiten-gu is known for the statue of a dog and her puppy (above left pic), which is visited/touched by pregnant women hoping for a safe and easy delivery of their babies (This is also the reason why Inogashira mentioned "a dog" when waiting for his ten-don). They also buy haramaki (belly band or tummy wrap) and lucky charms (above right pic) for the same intentions as well.
(info and pix: rurousha, blackcabbit)
Amazake Yokocho Street. Accoring to enakamura.blogspot, "Old neighborhood with lots of sweets shops, bento shops, and traditional music instruments. Being located near Meiji-za, you see some old businesses supporting the traditional art performances, such as box makers, shamisen shops, kimono shops."
Japanese green tea. Mentioned in this drama are Hojicha (roasted in a porcelain pot over charcoal) and Matcha (fine powder green tea, the tea in which the Japanese tea ceremony is centered around).
Ningyo-yaki. According to menu-tokyo, ningyo-yaki is a Japanese "doll-shaped" sweet snack made of kasutera cake with anko filling. Born in Ningyo-cho, the traditional ningyo-yaki depicts the facial features of shichifukujin (seven gods of good fortune) and bunraku puppets.
(pic: ja.wiki)
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Zenzai. It is said to be a thicker type of shiruko (sweet red bean soup). In Western Japan, it is made from mixture of paste and crushed beans. It is often served with something salty or sour on the side, such as pickles to help counter its sweet taste.
(info: delectablehodgepodge) (pic: japanese-ken)
Fish used in tempura. Mentioned in this episode are megochi or flathead fish, and kisu or Japanese whiting. Other popular fishes used in tempura are hirame (flounder), haze (goby), shirauo (whitebait), ayu (sweetfish), and tai (sea bream).
(info: bento)
Shijimi clams. Known as Corbiculidae or "basket clams." Used in soups, it is said to be good for your liver especially if you're a drinker.
(info: dailyfoodporn) (pic: tomostyle)
Episode Synopsis. Inogashira goes around the old cultural town of Ningyo-cho, looking for Japanese gifts to send to his European female friend. Since his friend is expecting a child, Inogashira wants to get her something for her pregnancy as well as an item that denotes Japanese culture. While looking for shops, he stops by a tea shop called "Mori no En" and tries out their sweets made with green tea. Later on, as he was browsing in a shamisen shop, he feels the need to eat something that's classically Japanese... and so, tempura comes to mind. He goes around the area searching for a tempura-ya until he smells the aroma of frying foods. It was coming from a shop called "Tempura Nakayama"...
(info and pic: tvtokyo)
Drama Notes:
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| Featured Eatery: Tempura Nakayama (天ぷら 中山) Address: 1-10-8 Nihonbashi, Ningyo-cho, Chuo Ward, Tokyo Tel. no: 03-3661-4538 Nearest Station: 3 min walk from Suitengumae Station; 226 m from Ningyo-cho Station More pix and info: tabelog (map) | Featured Sweet Shop: Mori no En (森乃園) Address: 2-4-9 Nihonbashi, Ningyo-cho, Chuo Ward, Tokyo Tel. no: 03-3667-2666 Nearest Station: 3 min walk from Ningyo-cho station; 134 m from Ningyo-cho Station More pix and info: obobutea (map) |
Nihonbashi-Ningyocho. Known to give off old-fashioned vibes of downtown Tokyo of the Edo Period, Ningyo-cho is also known as "Doll Town" (so-called because it was famous for its puppet plays and theaters of long ago). Many long-established eateries and shops are to be found here. Several annual market events are also held here such as the chinaware market fair in August, and the Dolls Market Fair and the Radish Fair in October. This is also the main setting of the 2010 TBS drama, Shinzanmono starring Abe Hiroshi.
(info: homepage)
Suiten-gu. The shrine for Suiten (or Suijin), the "Shinto deity of water, the sea, fishing folk, fertility, easy delivery, motherhood and children." There are many similar shrines in Japan but Suiten-gu is known for the statue of a dog and her puppy (above left pic), which is visited/touched by pregnant women hoping for a safe and easy delivery of their babies (This is also the reason why Inogashira mentioned "a dog" when waiting for his ten-don). They also buy haramaki (belly band or tummy wrap) and lucky charms (above right pic) for the same intentions as well.
(info and pix: rurousha, blackcabbit)
Amazake Yokocho Street. Accoring to enakamura.blogspot, "Old neighborhood with lots of sweets shops, bento shops, and traditional music instruments. Being located near Meiji-za, you see some old businesses supporting the traditional art performances, such as box makers, shamisen shops, kimono shops."
Japanese green tea. Mentioned in this drama are Hojicha (roasted in a porcelain pot over charcoal) and Matcha (fine powder green tea, the tea in which the Japanese tea ceremony is centered around).
Ningyo-yaki. According to menu-tokyo, ningyo-yaki is a Japanese "doll-shaped" sweet snack made of kasutera cake with anko filling. Born in Ningyo-cho, the traditional ningyo-yaki depicts the facial features of shichifukujin (seven gods of good fortune) and bunraku puppets.
(pic: ja.wiki)
Zenzai. It is said to be a thicker type of shiruko (sweet red bean soup). In Western Japan, it is made from mixture of paste and crushed beans. It is often served with something salty or sour on the side, such as pickles to help counter its sweet taste.
(info: delectablehodgepodge) (pic: japanese-ken)
Fish used in tempura. Mentioned in this episode are megochi or flathead fish, and kisu or Japanese whiting. Other popular fishes used in tempura are hirame (flounder), haze (goby), shirauo (whitebait), ayu (sweetfish), and tai (sea bream).
(info: bento)
Shijimi clams. Known as Corbiculidae or "basket clams." Used in soups, it is said to be good for your liver especially if you're a drinker.
(info: dailyfoodporn) (pic: tomostyle)
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