Gnawed satsumaimo
Written by: adekun on 26 October, 2009 7:14 am - Filed under: garden — 1 Comment »
The sweet potatoes were harvested over the weekend. There wasn’t really much harvesting to be done. The dozen slips that were planted never really got going this year. It seems to be the same story elsewhere; a bad summer, lots of rain etc. Half of them had familiar nibble marks and headed straight to the kitchen. The rest are so few in number and misshapen that they will not be given away.
Hakusai and garlic
Written by: adekun on 19 October, 2009 5:08 pm - Filed under: garden — No Comments »
Both the hakusai and garlic should have been planted at the beginning of the month. At least now they are in. This season far fewer cloves were planted. Three rows of twenty-four. 10 rows of the usual 6-piece white, 10 Shanghai and the remainder Aomori. The hakusai were spaced 45 cm apart with another row offset to keep them fairly close together.
Asahi Lager
Written by: adekun on 15 October, 2009 10:03 pm - Filed under: beer review — 3 Comments »
7
5%
¥254
Brewer Asahi
Style Rice Lager
Unremarkable, but not unpleasant. Can’t read the kanji. Mentions 1958. Has what looks to be the war flag of the Imperial Japanese Army behind Hokusai’s tsunami on the can.
Sudachi
Written by: adekun on 8 October, 2009 4:24 pm - Filed under: japan — 2 Comments »
Sudachi
Whilst uncommon overseas, here, sudachi is a cheaper alternative to the lime. It is quite similar in taste and smell, perhaps stronger. They are smaller than my impression of a lime. When in season, usual fayre get a dressing, as do chūhais.
Supermarkets prices equate to:
One imported lime = three imported lemons
Three imported lemons = six sudachi
To the gym
Written by: adekun on 1 October, 2009 11:40 pm - Filed under: blog — 2 Comments »
I’ve wanted to go the gym since the first summer’s digging ended. A lack of real commitment and the talk of money had relegated the scheme. The garden doesn’t provide the amount and sort of exercise I think I should be getting. In addition, heaps of rice hasn’t met the calories of missed English ale. Continue reading
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