Welcome to Japan!

From the end of April to the beginning of May, we have consecutive holidays. So this week is called “Golden Week.”

April 29 as Showa Day (showa no hi) is the holiday when the Emperor Showa (former emperor) was born.
May 3 as Constitution Day (Kenpo kinen no hi) is the holiday when the present Constitution was established in 1947.
May 4 as Greenery Day (Midori no hi) is the day to get in touch with Nature.
May 5 as Children’s Day (Kodomo no hi) is the day to pray for healthy growth of boys of the family. In the past, May 5th was an important day to drive away evil spirits and sickness.

If weekends come together during Golden Week, it becomes longer vacations.
Even weekdays is included, some companies take the weekdays as Golden Week.

Though a lot of Japanese travel overseas I took a trip in Japan.
I went to the Ise-Shima area of Mie prefecture in central Japan to play golf at the ise-shima country club(Japanese) and to enjoy the amusement park called Spain Village.



I am about to knock a golf ball around!

After I enjoyed golf, we had really delicious beef for dinner called Matsuzaka Beef!!





These are the set.
In addition to them, a drink and dessert are served.



I had this Matsuzaka beef hamburger set.

What I most love for delicious Japanese beef is when you put it in your mouth, it melts! You don't have to bite it!

I think many foreign people know about Kobe Beef, but Matsuzaka Beef is also famous.

The Ise-Shima area is one of the popular tourist destinations in Japan.

You can also enjoy these below.

Ise shrine
Toba aquarium
Mikimoto Pearl Island
Cruising in the Ise bay (dolphin watching)



If you want me to guide, I can always do that!

I often make sweets.
If I tell my friends I like cooking, they get surprised.
They mean I don't seem to be like that kind of person...

Anyway,
I want to share this simple recipe with you.


-Ingredients-
5 Eggs (bigger ones are better)
Milk 500ml
Granulated suger 120g


-How to make-

1.
Put 60g of suger into a frying pan (21cm in diameter) and set an induction heater at the highest(strongest?)
Don't stir it.
Let the suger caramelize till it gets darker color as below.



Then stir the frying pan to spread it even and leave the pan on a wet cloth.

2.
Put all eggs, milk and the rest of suger 60g into a food processor and pulse 37 times which you can make the pudding the most delicious!



3.
Put it into the frying pan which caramel is left and set the temperature at 90 degree centigrade and heat it covered for an hour. (if eggs and milk were cold in making then heat it 10 more minutes)




Finished!




I actually ate two pieces right after I made it...