Okroshka

Hello. I would like to introduce "okroshka (окрошка)" today.

It is Russian cold soup which contains small diced hard-boiled eggs, onions, bologna sausage, small thin strips of cucumber and mashed potatoes. It is flavored with vinegar, salt and sour cream which called "kvass."

Kvass is a fermented beverage made from black or regular rye bread. It include 1-2.5% of alcohol, however, drunk as a kind of soft drink in Russia. 

I have eaten this soup in a Russian and Uzbek restaurant which Uzbeks run in Korea with my Russian friends and I think this soup is a suitable dish for upcoming hot and humid summer in Japan.





Here is the recipe.  If you are interested in okroshka, try to make it.

http://www.mydeliciousmeals.com/recipe/russian-okroshka

My favorite food

Recentry, I made breakfast myself.
And I usually made omelet for breakfast.
The recipe of omelet is easy, and the ingredients are cheap.
But there are various seasonings for omelet. When I eat withe rice, I make omelet salty. When I eat with bread, I sweeten omelet.
If I want some ingredients, I can add the bit of sausage or ham.
You can change taste as you like! So I like omelet.

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My Golden Week in Hirosaki

Between Golden Week, there is "Cherry Blossom Festival" in Hirosaki Castle.
I went there four times.
At first time, I went there at night with my parents. After that, we went to tarvan.
The second time, I sit there for saving seat for father's party. It was good weather for reading book!
Third time I went there with my friend. We had some food at stall.
The forth time, I walk botanical garden in castle with my grand parents. There were various flowers blooming.

I tired for walking in castle, but I enjoyed the festival!

My Golden Week

I devoted my Golden Week to Yosakoi !

First, our Yosakoi circle held a cherry blossom viewing party in Hirosaki Park as a welcome party for new students. This is an annual year event. A lot of freshmen participated in the party, so we had a very good time.

Second, we joined the Yosakoi Spring Festival held in Aomori city on May 5th.  This is one of the biggest Yosakoi events in Aomori, and every year, a lot of teams from not only Aomori but Hokkaido or outside the prefecture, join this festival !

For the rest of the week, I was practicing and practicing very hard !

My Golden Week was so tough, but I really enjoyed !!

Golden Week and Food

 Last Golden Week, I went to Seibien with my friends by bicycles.
Seibien is in Hirakawa city and it is known for the stage of "The Secret World Of Arrietty".
Riding bicycles made us tired, but the scenery is beautiful filled with green.
The Japanese garden is impressive and we also could a tree which has lived from Gouzoku age!
In short, we were satisfied with this trip.

 At lunch time, we ate "Miso Curry Butter Corn Ramen".
I know it is popular in Aomori, but this was the first time to eat.
I was surprised that the taste is mild although it looks heavy.
The sense of taste is different, so I can't explain well.
If you like ramen, should try this!

No Golden Week

My classes at the University of Maine finished on May 9th, and I left the US the next day.  That's why I didn't have Golden Week this year.

I stopped in Philadelphia and Los Angels before coming back to Japan.

I'm just going to say, that was exhausting.  I couldn't sleep well in the planes because of the narrow seats.  I got a window seat in each plane so i couldn't even go to the bathroom because I would feel sorry for the person sitting next to me.  I really felt Japanese in those moments.

Anyway, I am really happy that i met you guys in this class, and I would love to get along with you all.
I still feel tired, but I will do my best in this class.


Sincerely,


Tasuku Kimura