Sep. 28th, 2014 07:13 pm
KodoGuru S4 Ep.8: Drama Notes
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earth_colorsEp. 8: "Oxtail soup and Acai bowl of Asagaya, Suginami Ward, Tokyo"
Episode Synopsis:
Drama Notes:
Featured Eatery:
Yo-Ho's Cafe Lanai
[ヨーホーズ カフェ ラナイ]
Address:
Tokyo, Suginami Ward,
Asagaya Minami (South) 2-20-4,
NH Bldg 2, 1st flr.
Tel No: 03-6383-1298
Nearest Station:
4 min walk from JR Asagaya Station
More pix: tabelog, facebook,
buzzplus, yaguchikeiko03
(map)
Asagaya. It's located in Suginami Ward, west of Shinjuku. Its name comes from a combination of two words: "asai" (sounds like "Acai"! ^ ^), meaning "shallow" and the geographical noun "yachi" meaning "marsh". As shown in this episode, there are bustling shopping/dinging streets surrounding the station (Pearl Road, Star Road, etc). It has two festivals: the Tanabata Festival (1st week of July) which features paper mache displays (pic above), and the Asagaya Jazz Streets (last weekend of October). Films like Ring, Ring 2 and Death Note were shot here as well.
(info: wiki) (pic: komekami)
Japanese influence on Hawaiian cuisine. The first wave of Japanese immigrants (albeit "illegal", numbering 150 people) who arrived in Hawaii was in 1868, followed by the "legal" immigrants (sanctioned by authorities on both sides, pic above) of 1885. They mostly worked in sugarcane and pineapple plantations. They introduced katsu, sashimi, and made soy sauce and tofu. Their noodles such as udon and soba, tempura, nori and furikake became popular in Hawaii as well.
(info: "America the Edible: A Hungry History, From Sea t Dining Sea" by Adam Richmond) (pic: worldofemigration)
Acai Bowl. It is a palm tree cultivated in some South American countries. Its fruit, acai berries are now being marketed as a health fruit. It is reportedly popular in Hawaii, importing frozen acai pulp, to make the healthy breakfast called the Acai Bowl. It is added with other ingredients like fruits, coconut milk, granola and nuts.
(info: wiki, huffingtonpost) (pic: ameba)
Oxtail Soup. Not much info on who originally first introduced this dish to Hawaii, but one source says it's the Chinese. But it was the Japanese-Okinawans who embraced this dish and modified it by using ingredients found on the island (maybe the peanuts). Still, there are many versions of oxtail soup in Hawaii. There's the Vietnamese version (with lots of vegetables and herbs), Filipino (with dark, sweet glazed broth), Chinese (with citrus peel and star anise), and Korean (served with kimchi).
(other info: shawna3377) (pic: mo-hawaii)
Kinako Bar [きな粉バー]. Kinako is whole roasted soy beans grounded into powder. It's marketed as roasted soy bean flour. It is added or to coat mochi and other sweets. It can also be drank by adding it to milk or soy milk. What Goro ate in this episode was the Kinako Bar, with ingredients similar to the Spanish polvoron. Here's a recipe from recipe.rakuten:
(info: wiki)
Directions:
a) Preheat the oven at 170°C. Lay an oven sheet over a baking tray.
b) Put all the ingredients in a bowl, and mix by hand. It's done once it becomes a lump. Pat and stretch dough by hand on top of oven sheet to a thickness of 1 cm, and pat down until it becomes uniformed. Cut into strips using a knife, and separate each strip a bit from each other.
c) Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes while watching the process. The dough is finished cooking once it becomes brown. Allow to cool before eating.
Notes: It's supposed to have a soft texture. Do not prolong the baking process because the kinako was already roasted and too much baking can give it a bitter taste. You can also add dried fruits or orange zest.
Sanuki Udon. A brand of noodles from Kagawa Prefecture that has a chewy and firmer texture and a square or angular shape. If you watched the 2006 movie "Udon", this film was shot in Kagawa, and featured this udon. In this Kodoku no Gurume episode, they mentioned that Sanuki Udon is popular in Waikiki. They're probably referring to the Japanese udon chain Marukame Udon that opened a branch in Waikiki in 2011, and has been having long queues of loyal patrons and curious tourists (above right pic).
(info: wiki; pennyandrusty) (pic: hyakkoma, tripadvisor)
Baka no hitotsu oboe. Literal translation: "A fool remembers only one thing". A proverb that means a fool who knows only a few things, is limited to doing the same things repeatedly.
(info: languagerealm)
Kamehameha. The King of Hawaii who reigned from 1782 - 1819. His name which means "One who is set apart" in Hawaiian, was also used as the name of Goku's famous energy attack in Dragon Ball Z. It was the wife of Dragon Ball's creator Akira Toriyama who came up with the name. In the story, Goku studied in the Turtle School of fighting arts, and so the name of the attack has to have an element of "kame" (turtle). "Kamehameha" was suggested since it means "Turtle Destruction Wave" in Japanese, and that using such a ridiculous-sounding name would make it more memorable.
(info: wiki, dragonball.wikia)
Other Hawaiian dishes mentioned (with above pix from left to right):
Loco Moco Plate. A plate of white rice usually topped with a hamburger patty sunny-side up egg, with gravy. Recipe: bigislandgrinds (pic: wiki)
Mochiko Chicken. Mochiko or Mochigomeko is made by grinding cooked glutinous rice. This is the flour that is used to coat Mochiko Chicken. Recipe: food. (pic: hitosara)
Poke. It means "to cut". Raw salad served as appetizer. Recipe (and pic above) for Ahi Poke, that uses yellow fin tuna: cookingchanneltv.
Edamame Garlic. Edamame is immature soy beans still in the pod. In Japan, they are commonly steamed/boiled and salted. In Hawaii, they're commonly sauteed with chili and garlic. Recipe: cookinghawaiianstyle. (Pic: wherela)
Episode Index: (link)
Episode Synopsis:
Goro arrives this time at Asagaya Station. On the way to a business appointment, he stops by an old candy store and plays a nostalgic game with a vintage arcade baseball machine. Next he meets with the owner of a nearby pool hall, Ishikawa (Wada Soko), who is asking Goro the necessary goods for installing a new counter bar. Somehow, while watching a game of pool, Goro suddenly is reminded of food and feels hungry. He abruptly ends the meeting and under the glare of the blazing sun, he wander the streets. Soon, he finds a shop sign with the word, "Hawaii" written on it. It belonged to "Yo-Ho's Lanai Cafe", a refreshing eatery that offers Hawaiian themed menu. Inside, Goro is greeted with a Hawaiian blue walls and displays, as well as the cheery greetings of its proprietor (Terajima Susumu) and his wife (Horiuchi Keiko)...
Drama Notes:
Featured Eatery:
Yo-Ho's Cafe Lanai
[ヨーホーズ カフェ ラナイ]
Address:
Tokyo, Suginami Ward,
Asagaya Minami (South) 2-20-4,
NH Bldg 2, 1st flr.
Tel No: 03-6383-1298
Nearest Station:
4 min walk from JR Asagaya Station
More pix: tabelog, facebook,
buzzplus, yaguchikeiko03
(map)
Asagaya. It's located in Suginami Ward, west of Shinjuku. Its name comes from a combination of two words: "asai" (sounds like "Acai"! ^ ^), meaning "shallow" and the geographical noun "yachi" meaning "marsh". As shown in this episode, there are bustling shopping/dinging streets surrounding the station (Pearl Road, Star Road, etc). It has two festivals: the Tanabata Festival (1st week of July) which features paper mache displays (pic above), and the Asagaya Jazz Streets (last weekend of October). Films like Ring, Ring 2 and Death Note were shot here as well.
(info: wiki) (pic: komekami)
Japanese influence on Hawaiian cuisine. The first wave of Japanese immigrants (albeit "illegal", numbering 150 people) who arrived in Hawaii was in 1868, followed by the "legal" immigrants (sanctioned by authorities on both sides, pic above) of 1885. They mostly worked in sugarcane and pineapple plantations. They introduced katsu, sashimi, and made soy sauce and tofu. Their noodles such as udon and soba, tempura, nori and furikake became popular in Hawaii as well.
(info: "America the Edible: A Hungry History, From Sea t Dining Sea" by Adam Richmond) (pic: worldofemigration)
Acai Bowl. It is a palm tree cultivated in some South American countries. Its fruit, acai berries are now being marketed as a health fruit. It is reportedly popular in Hawaii, importing frozen acai pulp, to make the healthy breakfast called the Acai Bowl. It is added with other ingredients like fruits, coconut milk, granola and nuts.
(info: wiki, huffingtonpost) (pic: ameba)
Oxtail Soup. Not much info on who originally first introduced this dish to Hawaii, but one source says it's the Chinese. But it was the Japanese-Okinawans who embraced this dish and modified it by using ingredients found on the island (maybe the peanuts). Still, there are many versions of oxtail soup in Hawaii. There's the Vietnamese version (with lots of vegetables and herbs), Filipino (with dark, sweet glazed broth), Chinese (with citrus peel and star anise), and Korean (served with kimchi).
(other info: shawna3377) (pic: mo-hawaii)
Kinako Bar [きな粉バー]. Kinako is whole roasted soy beans grounded into powder. It's marketed as roasted soy bean flour. It is added or to coat mochi and other sweets. It can also be drank by adding it to milk or soy milk. What Goro ate in this episode was the Kinako Bar, with ingredients similar to the Spanish polvoron. Here's a recipe from recipe.rakuten:
(info: wiki)
Kinako Bar
(recipe and pic by kooloko)
Ingredients:
(recipe and pic by kooloko)
Ingredients:
120 g of Kinako (toasted soybean flour)
4 Tbs of Sugar
1 egg (medium size)
2 Tbs of oil
Directions:
a) Preheat the oven at 170°C. Lay an oven sheet over a baking tray.
b) Put all the ingredients in a bowl, and mix by hand. It's done once it becomes a lump. Pat and stretch dough by hand on top of oven sheet to a thickness of 1 cm, and pat down until it becomes uniformed. Cut into strips using a knife, and separate each strip a bit from each other.
c) Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes while watching the process. The dough is finished cooking once it becomes brown. Allow to cool before eating.
Notes: It's supposed to have a soft texture. Do not prolong the baking process because the kinako was already roasted and too much baking can give it a bitter taste. You can also add dried fruits or orange zest.
Sanuki Udon. A brand of noodles from Kagawa Prefecture that has a chewy and firmer texture and a square or angular shape. If you watched the 2006 movie "Udon", this film was shot in Kagawa, and featured this udon. In this Kodoku no Gurume episode, they mentioned that Sanuki Udon is popular in Waikiki. They're probably referring to the Japanese udon chain Marukame Udon that opened a branch in Waikiki in 2011, and has been having long queues of loyal patrons and curious tourists (above right pic).
(info: wiki; pennyandrusty) (pic: hyakkoma, tripadvisor)
Baka no hitotsu oboe. Literal translation: "A fool remembers only one thing". A proverb that means a fool who knows only a few things, is limited to doing the same things repeatedly.
(info: languagerealm)
Kamehameha. The King of Hawaii who reigned from 1782 - 1819. His name which means "One who is set apart" in Hawaiian, was also used as the name of Goku's famous energy attack in Dragon Ball Z. It was the wife of Dragon Ball's creator Akira Toriyama who came up with the name. In the story, Goku studied in the Turtle School of fighting arts, and so the name of the attack has to have an element of "kame" (turtle). "Kamehameha" was suggested since it means "Turtle Destruction Wave" in Japanese, and that using such a ridiculous-sounding name would make it more memorable.
(info: wiki, dragonball.wikia)
Other Hawaiian dishes mentioned (with above pix from left to right):
Loco Moco Plate. A plate of white rice usually topped with a hamburger patty sunny-side up egg, with gravy. Recipe: bigislandgrinds (pic: wiki)
Mochiko Chicken. Mochiko or Mochigomeko is made by grinding cooked glutinous rice. This is the flour that is used to coat Mochiko Chicken. Recipe: food. (pic: hitosara)
Poke. It means "to cut". Raw salad served as appetizer. Recipe (and pic above) for Ahi Poke, that uses yellow fin tuna: cookingchanneltv.
Edamame Garlic. Edamame is immature soy beans still in the pod. In Japan, they are commonly steamed/boiled and salted. In Hawaii, they're commonly sauteed with chili and garlic. Recipe: cookinghawaiianstyle. (Pic: wherela)
Episode Index: (link)
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I'm glad Wilki was able to finish up the spot checking!
While watching Goro eat that oxtail soup I really started wanting to eat some also!!! Maybe for lunch at work tomorrow we might be making a take-out order of some!! Haha
Loco Moco makes a great breakfast!! Altho if it's a big serving might need a nap afterwards haha. Especially if there's a lot of brown gravy on top to go along with the 2 liquid egg yolks!!