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Wow, have been doing VERY little knitting lately - just don't seem to have any time. Too busy enjoying this summer weather taking walks at night, AND drinking with friends.
Edible Grasshoppers
I want to share a photo with you - it's of GRASSHOPPERS! Edible ones. We went out last night with a bunch of friends and had a few beers at our local, Mississippi, and then moved onto another local establishment (don't know what it's called) but it was old school with an irori (sort of like a fireplace in the middle of the table) in the middle of the table. Anyway, the guy suggested that we try INAGO - I thought it was some type of fish, but it wasn't......it was grasshoppers. I just couldn't bring myself to eat them - you can judge for yourself - would have you put those in your mouth???? Darin said they were pretty good.
Yummy Vietnamese food in Kichijoji
Also if you are looking for good Vietnamese food in Tokyo, I recommend Hue-Do in Kichijoji - it is run by Vietnamese people and the food is delicious. You can check out their full menu on-line - we had #30, 42, and 50!!! YUM, YUM! And if you take a print out of their homepage to the restaurant, then you will get a 10% discount on all food (applies til the end of August). They also offer a 1000 yen lunch buffet during the week.
grasshoppies (I think that sounds cuter)
hi, just stumbled upon this blog.. the banner caught my attention:) As for the grasshoppers, I've eaten grasshoppers as part of Oaxacan (Mexican) cuisine - you wrap them in tortillas with LOTS of guacamole and salsa and they are great. However, those ones were really tiny unlike the ones in your photo. These look kinda icky.
Posted by: lili | June 20, 2004 at 12:48 PM
The grasshoppers do look disgusting!
I love Vietnamese food. I had something like #25 on that menu this week for dinner.
Posted by: Clara | June 20, 2004 at 03:25 PM
I ate fried grasshoppers in a fancy restaurant in Mexico City once. Just like that, with no toppings or anything. They were tasty!
Posted by: Becky | June 21, 2004 at 06:01 PM
ewww.... you know, japanese school kids have to bring lunchbox every day at junior high school. one day, one of my lunch buddies Moechan opened her lunchbox and the moment i saw that brown bugs beside of beautiful shinin' rice, i had no idea what they were... she was like, "these are so TASTY!" (not Nasty but she said Tasty) "my grandma from Yamagata specially sent it to us to TOkyo" few seconds later, picking up one INAGO(grasshopper) with her chopsticks, and and and... *tears in MY eyes* she put it in her mouth. "aww... CHO OISHII!!!!" eww..... *gero gero*
i guess the reason why i don't have major culture shock neither in the US nor in Europe is that I get culture shock in my country the most.
Posted by: masha | June 25, 2004 at 11:55 AM