It's Friday and it's hot. Yes I think today is the hottest it's been in Tokes this year and personally I love it! Of course I say this from the comfort of my air conditioned office but I mean it (except when commuting and some hot sweaty guy's sweaty skin is rubbing against your arm). Martine and I have talked about this before but have any of your Tokyo dwellers out there noticed JUST how hot Shibuya station is (particularly on the 1st floor from the Ginza sen exit down to around where you walk over to the Inokashira-sen. Sometimes I think that if for some reason I couldn't get out of there, I'd die from the heat. Yes die.
But I digress. My new obsession is black sesame pudding. They just recently started selling these at my work cafeteria and it is the most delicious dessert I've had in a long time. It's cool, it's tasty, it melts in your mouth, it's not too sweet and you end up with the sweetest aftertaste of black sesame seeds in your mouth. They also cost a measley 60 yen (and yes I've been tempted to buy two) They look gross being a slate grey colour and I only have a crap phone pic for you, but here is my latest obsession:
I'm on the verge of a long weekend here in Japan and I'm excited. Monday is Marine Day in Japan and that means we are going to head to the ocean where the sand is black, but the beer and fun will be overflowing. Have a good one!!!
Loved the photos for the calender. The one at the crossing brilliant. I am not so sure on the other hand about the black sesame pudding but hey, if i see one around, i will try it on your reccomendation! Have fun at the beach on Monday, i wanted to go, but my boyfriend said "It is too cold for the beach, we should wait until August or September" I laughed at him, but he still claims it would be too cold. So if all Japanese people are having that same thought you might be lucky and get most of the beach, black sand and all, to yourselves.
Posted by: lulu | July 14, 2006 at 09:03 PM
oh yes, i've had black sesame porrige from our local vegetarian korean place and it's so yummy! totally understand that obsession :)
Posted by: gleek | July 14, 2006 at 11:59 PM
That looks delicious! Happy Marine Day!
Posted by: Mariko | July 15, 2006 at 10:23 AM
Friday in Tokyo was SO stinking hot! My friend and I were outside all day and we almost died. Really.
Have fun at the beach!
Posted by: molly! | July 16, 2006 at 12:12 PM
Interesting absession... it does look gross but after you explain the taste i might actually like it. one of my favorit stuff there was aloe yogrute stuff. drinks and what not.. very soothing in the summers
Posted by: RisingSunOfNihon | July 20, 2006 at 12:22 PM
the first time i saw any grey desert was goma ice cream somewhere in tokyo. This looks equally exciting.
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Posted by: rikki | July 26, 2006 at 07:11 PM
Oh that pudding looks so good! I wonder if there's any way to make it as I'm sure it's really hard to find here in the US
Posted by: Sarah | August 12, 2006 at 01:36 AM