Action (GIF) at the White Kitchen in Kin Town

Consider It a Controlled Burn

 

 

The kitchen wasn't really bouncing around that much; it was me, using a cellphone.

To do this guy justice, I'll have to go back someday with a real camera and tripod.

It must have cost me about twenty-five bucks, to get the flames, I wanted for this animation.

When I got home, I told the wife, "Look, I bought a whole week's worth of groceries."

There was fried rice, assorted chunks of deep fat-fried chicken and, whatnot.

If you want to find out, which order, he's cooking, to make all that fire, just ask.

That meal is still in my fridge, waiting for me to reheat it in a microwave.

See, I watched him, do the fried rice and fried chicken but, they didn't make any big flames.

When the Mama, in the kitchen, figured out, what I needed, she told the Papa.

There was no way, I needed another meal, to carry home but, I wanted a big fire.

So, I paid her for, whatever  he's cooking and, waited for the flames to start jumping.

Tell them, you want the order that makes a big fire and, they'll hook you up, I bet !

BTW, That's the White Kitchen if, you're looking for a good meal in Kin Town.

Nobody in the village, cooks better fried rice, fried chicken or, whatnot's than, that guy.

If, you're into following maps, it's located HERE.

Why Don't They Have a Be Kind to Radishes (大根) Week ?

The Neighbor Gave These to My Wife

 

 

That's probably because he knows the way I am.

These daikon (radishes) probably weren't the best, to display at the market.

But, they make great subjects for photography.

And, I do blogging stuff, too.

My cameras were back at the office.

So, I propped them up on the wife's chair, quick, before she washes them and chops them up.

And, shot the image with my cell-phone .

Title:  Just a Couple of Radishes Watching TV

The thought, occurred to me, I should probably lug a DSLR home with me every night.

It may be too late to get another photo of these characters.

They might have already been cooked.



Related Link: Daikon (大根) Japanese Radish Photos

Banana Leaves in the Rain: Photos

Somebody has to stop the rain in Okinawa, Japan.

Outdoor photographers have minimum daily requirements for sunshine.

The sun isn't shining and it's raining so, here's what you get, today.

The photo above, was taken from the underside of a banana leaf.

Here is what it looks like out from under the leaf, in the rain.

Banana leaves make terrific umbrellas, as long as they haven't been shredded by a typhoon.

 

As a special bonus, after shooting the banana leaves from both sides, there it is.

You get to see what a banana tree looks like in the rain, too.

Around here, we get to see banana trees, everyday and probably take them for granted.

There all all sorts of things banana trees and the leaves have been used for.

Just for the heck of it, I dug this up for those who enjoy cooking

Around the World: 10 Ways to Cook With Banana Leaves

Shoot.  If it doesn't quit raining soon, my landlord will be missing one of those banana leaves.

I forgot my umbrella !

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The Burning Bento Mystery Solved (Images)

A bento (boxed lunch in Japan) is one of the cheapest meals you can buy.

 

Like most folks, these days, I try to be economical.

 Look at that meal.

For only 300 yen I got all sorts of nourishment. It's healthy stuff, too.

There was chicken, pork, fish, rice, noodles and veges.

One of the servings, I call, sweet potato meat loaf. I don't know what it really is.

But, it looks like meat loaf and tastes like sweet potatoes.

The mystery part of this meal happened while I was outside the office on a smoke break.

Guys should stick to Barbecuing

 

The bento got popped into the microwave after I checked over, thoroughly.

Any fool knows, you should remove the rubber bands from the box.

And, thanks to Amy Chavez, from Japan Times, I always check for plastic grass.

The stuff would probably melt in the oven.

So, if I find any, I throw it away and crack-up laughing, thinking about Amy's story.

Two minutes in the microwave is all it takes to get this meal steaming hot.

 So, I went out the front door for some Okinawa sunshine and a cigarette.

Too bad there's not a place around here I could set up my barbecue grill.

That's where guys outshine women, as far as cooking goes.

Microwave cooking and washing machines, that's where the gals do best.

The Scent of Burning Plastic

 

There was some kind of mayonnaise on the chicken.  It didn't take long to figure that out.

Well, if I get cancer, I don't want it coming from burning plastic.

So, the stuff with melted bento box lid on it, I didn't eat.

There weren't any feral cats around when I got done so, I buried the rest in my planter.

All that's growing there, right now, is my shamrocks.

If this little experiment works, I could become a millionaire.

Maybe, we'll have laminated shamrocks by St. Patrick's Day !

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Never Met A Goya Chanpuru I Didn't Like. Travel Photo

              Here's a photo of my favorite food in all of Okinawa, Japan.  Meet Goya Chanpuru.

Goya, the fruit, looks like a bumpy cucumber and it's some fairly powerful stuff.  Known as Bitter Melon, or Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia) the goya plant is chock full of anticancer, anti-inflamitory, antimalarial, antivirus, compounds, chemicals, and vitamins. It tastes pretty bitter because there are probably more good things packed into that bumpy-looking cucumber than all the stuff on the shelves at your corner drug store.

But, take two disgusting foods like Spam and the-most-bitter-vegetable-or-fruit-I've-ever-experienced-in-my-life, Goya and cook them up with a bunch of sake, soy sauce, eggs and tofu and I love the stuff.

The original recipe would have real pork in it, not that Spam stuff.  But, I must have hit this island when people couldn't afford real pork so, I've acquired the taste for that canned meat.
It just seems to add something to the flavor.  When the wife ain't looking, I slip most of the meat to the dogs.  Hah !  They're animals, too, you know.  They like their Spam goya-flavored and I like my Goya Chanpuru Spam-flavored.  Don't tell the wife.  OK ?

Now, I'm no chef so, I really have no clue how you'd make the stuff.  If I tried, I bet there would be one heck of a mess in the kitchen.  I consume massive quantities. It's the kind of meal, I can eat three times a day and if there's enough leftover, have it again for breakfast tomorrow.

Anyone who travels to Okinawa should not pass up a chance to eat this dish.  In fact,  I think it should be named a UNESCO World Heritage Okinawan Cultural Asset because I never met a Goya Chanpuru I didn't like !

This will be my contribution to Budget Travelers Sandbox for TRAVEL PHOTO THURSDAY
Stop by and visit; they have some real pretty Korean gals all dressed up and dancing over there.


For anyone so inclined here's a link to a recipe for GOYA CHANPURU you could experiment with.  I really don't think it would taste as good as Mrs. RyukyuMike's but, don't tell her I said that, either.  OK ?