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KodoGuru S2 Ep.4: Drama Notes
Ep. 4: "Brazilian Cuisine of Oizumi-machi, Oora District, Gunma Prefecture"
Episode Synopsis. Inogashira travels outside of Tokyo, this time, to Brazil, that is, a Japanese-Brazilian community in Oizumi, Gunma Prefecture. He meets with an old senpai of his who wants to set up an aesthetic salon. He marvels at how different his senpai, who was once conservatively uptight, had become. However, Inogashira is unceremoniously set aside as an unexpected meeting arises for his friend. His friend's teen-aged daughter gets asked to show Inogashira around town, a task which doesn't seem too pleasing for the young girl. Still, she obliges and takes him to a kiosk that sells Brazilian confectioneries. Later, before going back home, he decides to have a late lunch, and since he's in "Brazil"... he tries out a shop called "Restaurant Brazil..."
(info and pic: tvtokyo)
Drama Notes:
Oizumi, Gunma. Two towns were merged in 1957, Ookawa-mura and Koizumi-machi, and thus, Oizumi was born. It is said that 10% of the population in Oizumi are foreign residents, mostly Japanese-Brazilians.
(info: wiki)
Picanha. Pronounced as pee-con-ya, with stress on the con. It is the rump cap part of the cow. As honestcooking puts it, "It is a triangular cut from the top of the, that’s right, rump region of the cow, and just like our rumps, it has a beautiful layer of fat. It is not a muscle that moves much during the animal’s life, and so, remains tender." Interestingly enough, grilling picanha for Brazilians is said to have started only during the 1960s, when this particular meat cut was introduced by Hungarian butchers.
(pic: culturetravelguide)
Feijoada. Considered as Brazil's national dish, this Portuguese hearty stew is made with beans, pork and beef.
(info: wiki)
Churros. Fried dough pastry, sprinkled with sugar or dipped in chocolate, a churro has two types in Spain: the thin kind (and sometimes knotted) and the other which is long and thick (porra).
(info: wiki) (pic: momo6kitchencreations)
Guarana. A plant that is common in Brazil, it is used in sweetened or carbonated soft drinks and energy drinks, since it is rich in caffeine. It is the main flavor of a brand of softdrink called "Guarana Antarctica."
(info: wiki)
Caipirinha. Brazil's most beloved cocktail made with cachaça (sugar cane rum), sugar and lime.
(info: wiki) (pic: cucabrazuca)
Japanese-Brazilians. Tens of thousands of Japanese have migrated to Brazil starting in 1906 in search of a better life. Brazil was in need of workers for its coffee plantations since coffee was their main export product at that time. As of 2000 it is said that there were between 1.4 and 1.5 million people of Japanese descent in Brazil... largely concentrated in the states of São Paulo and Paraná.
(info and pic: wiki)
Episode Synopsis. Inogashira travels outside of Tokyo, this time, to Brazil, that is, a Japanese-Brazilian community in Oizumi, Gunma Prefecture. He meets with an old senpai of his who wants to set up an aesthetic salon. He marvels at how different his senpai, who was once conservatively uptight, had become. However, Inogashira is unceremoniously set aside as an unexpected meeting arises for his friend. His friend's teen-aged daughter gets asked to show Inogashira around town, a task which doesn't seem too pleasing for the young girl. Still, she obliges and takes him to a kiosk that sells Brazilian confectioneries. Later, before going back home, he decides to have a late lunch, and since he's in "Brazil"... he tries out a shop called "Restaurant Brazil..."
(info and pic: tvtokyo)
Drama Notes:
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| Featured Eatery: Restaurante Brazil [ブラジル] Address: 5-5-3 Nishi Koizumi, Oizumi-machi, Oora District, Gunma Prefecture Tel. no. 0276-62-0994 Nearest Station: 240 m from Nishi-Koizumi Station More pix and info: tabelog (map) | Featured Sweet Shop: Kiosk Cibrasil [キオスケ・シブラジル] Address: 3-13-342 Sakata, Oizumi-machi, Gunma Prefecture Tel. no: 0276-20-1020 Nearest Station: 824 m from Nishi-Koizumi Station More pix and info: tabelog (map) |
Oizumi, Gunma. Two towns were merged in 1957, Ookawa-mura and Koizumi-machi, and thus, Oizumi was born. It is said that 10% of the population in Oizumi are foreign residents, mostly Japanese-Brazilians.
(info: wiki)
Picanha. Pronounced as pee-con-ya, with stress on the con. It is the rump cap part of the cow. As honestcooking puts it, "It is a triangular cut from the top of the, that’s right, rump region of the cow, and just like our rumps, it has a beautiful layer of fat. It is not a muscle that moves much during the animal’s life, and so, remains tender." Interestingly enough, grilling picanha for Brazilians is said to have started only during the 1960s, when this particular meat cut was introduced by Hungarian butchers.
(pic: culturetravelguide)
Feijoada. Considered as Brazil's national dish, this Portuguese hearty stew is made with beans, pork and beef.
(info: wiki)
Churros. Fried dough pastry, sprinkled with sugar or dipped in chocolate, a churro has two types in Spain: the thin kind (and sometimes knotted) and the other which is long and thick (porra).
(info: wiki) (pic: momo6kitchencreations)
Guarana. A plant that is common in Brazil, it is used in sweetened or carbonated soft drinks and energy drinks, since it is rich in caffeine. It is the main flavor of a brand of softdrink called "Guarana Antarctica."
(info: wiki)
Caipirinha. Brazil's most beloved cocktail made with cachaça (sugar cane rum), sugar and lime.
(info: wiki) (pic: cucabrazuca)
Japanese-Brazilians. Tens of thousands of Japanese have migrated to Brazil starting in 1906 in search of a better life. Brazil was in need of workers for its coffee plantations since coffee was their main export product at that time. As of 2000 it is said that there were between 1.4 and 1.5 million people of Japanese descent in Brazil... largely concentrated in the states of São Paulo and Paraná.
(info and pic: wiki)