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Translation - Duet December 2009
In December's issue of Duet Kanjani8 talks about... food! The boys discuss what they'd like their girlfriends to make them, their own cooking talents and of course Subaru takes some time to make fun of Taeko.
Scans can be found at Jesychan's journal!
Q: What is the taste of your mother's cooking?
Yoko: Vegetable consomme soup. She's puts potato, onion, and bacon in it. It's been a while since I've eaten it, so I've forgotten the taste.
Subaru: Regular curry. At the store, they sell the roux that has meat or vegetables already in it, but at my house we ate plain curry.
Hina: Sardine hamburger. My mom loves Japanese cooking so in my house it was always hamburger made not with meat, but with minced fish. I always used to think that was the normal way. That's why when I was in elementary school, I saw a hamburger my friend had and I was really shocked. I said, “Is that really supposed to be made with meat?!” (LOL). But now I think that the reason I was so healthy as a kid was because of food like that, so I am grateful. Coincidentally, I had a hamburger bento today.
Maruyama: Karaage and kasujiru (a soup made with sake).
Yasuda: Macaroni salad. My mom puts less mayonnaise in it, so it's a low-calorie version.
Nishikido: Miso soup!! It has enoki mushroom, wakame (seaweed), aburaage (sweet fried tofu). Also, peppers stuffed with meat. I love chicken, so she always makes the stuffed peppers with minced chicken for me.
Ohkura: Nimono (boiled food). Daikon and usuage (fried tofu) and sesame oil boiled in mirin, soy sauce and sugar. It's so yummy.
Q: What is your favorite item to eat on top of white rice?
Yoko: Curry rice. As for me, I don't really care for white rice. I don't eat plain rice by itself so if I'm forced to answer, I guess I like it with salmon.
Subaru: Nori. Seaweed seasonings would be even better.
Hina: Green tea. I love Ochazuke (a soup/dish made with rice in green tea).
Maru: This isn't something I invented, but first you make a pocket in the rice. Then you put in tsukudani and crack an egg. Finally, you stir it up and eat it. It's the best!
Yasu: Mayonnaise. I'm not really a mayoler but I love mayo-rice. White rice covered in mayo and soy sauce. I've eaten it that way since I was a kid.
Ryo: I don't need anything to go with rice. If I have to say something, salt. One time, without a side dish, I ate the largest bowl of rice - 3gou (this is the biggest size bowl of rice you can order).
Ohkura: Natto. A big huge serving with green onions and eggs.
Q: When you return to your hometown, what's your favorite thing to eat?
Yoko: I always go eat at make-your-own okonomiyaki place. They have this green pea tempura stuff that they put in it. Also takoyaki. You can get 15 pieces for 100yen (1USD).
Subaru: Takoyaki. No wait, takoyaki with the sauce flavor.
Hina: A yakitori place where the chicken is exotic tasting. It's good food and you get a lot for the price!
Maru: I often go to a restaurant that has seafood salad. With the dressing and the yams in it, I always feel full after eating it. It's also good for when I am on a diet.
Yasu: Akashiyaki (an eggy version of takoyaki originating in Akashi, Hyogo). When I was little and we went to a restaurant, I couldn't choose between akashiyaki and takoyaki so I ate both.
Ryo: Either my mom's cooking, or there is a sameki udon shop. I usually always order bukkake udon (cold udon with different toppings), with tenpura bits, leeks and ginger. Its the absolute best!
Ohkura: One of my mom's meals. Anything she makes would be good because I love the flavor of her cooking.
Q: Tell us something that you always keep in your fridge.
Yoko: Beer. Water. Zero-calorie cola. I don't drink beer everyday but when I want to drink it, it's nice to have it there.
Subaru: Some good bottled water from Nagano. Every morning, the first thing I do is drink some water, so I bought some good water through mail order. Also, mayonnaise. I go through mayo so fast, I always keep some extra in my fridge.
Hina: Beer, water, and vegetable juice. The beer is there in case someone comes over to hang out.
Maru: Vegetable juice and jelly.
Yasu: Beer. I keep a lot of different kinds cold in the fridge so that I can choose depending on my mood. I also keep milk in the fridge so I can eat it with my corn flakes.
Ryo: Oolong tea. By chance, I just put some more oolong tea in there today. I also have some Sanuki udon, and different types of chilled noodles. It looks like all I eat is noodles (LOL).
Ohkura: Beer. And also, instant coffee powder.
Q: If the world was ending, what one thing would you want to eat?
Yoko: Shark fin ramen? Ah, no that's not it. Curry. Because it's a comfort food. Eating it heartily makes me feel happy somehow. If it's possible, I'd like it to be chicken curry. And hard boiled egg as a topping would be good.
Subaru: If the world was ending, I'd be eating rice carefree. I really like rice, so I'd cook and eat a big bowl of white rice.
Hina: In Kansai, there's a place that sells margarita pizza. With it's mozzarella and olive oil, I have no doubt that it's the best in Japan. It's a two hour drive from Osaka, but its worth it.
Maru: In the future, my wife's cooking. But if it's ending now, I'd want my mom's kasujiru.
Yasu: Horumon nabe. A year and a half ago I discovered it at my favorite restaurant. I put Kimchi in it so it was super spicy but yummy! I went two times last week, and also the day before yesterday.
Ryo: If it was the last meal, I'd want to eat my mom's cooking one more time. Ah! Wrong, wrong! It'd be my wife's cooking. Miso soup, kinpira, dried daikon, and hijiki (dried seaweed strips) would be best!
Ohkura: Curry. I'd make curry with my family. With beef tendon, carrots, onions and potatoes.
Q: What snack do you like to eat while drinking alcohol?
Yoko: Usually when I'm drinking, its during a meal so I don't really need a snack. But if I am snaking while drinking, it'd be something like crab miso* or blue cheese. But that would make me fat...
Subaru: Nothing. When I drink, I just want to drink.
Hina: I don't know a lot about what goes good with alcohol, but if we're talking about wine, it's cheese I guess. My favorite cheese is camembert.
Maru: Pickled fish. I really love pickled fish. Oily sardines and anchovies I guess. My friend came over one time and told me that he wanted to eat more trendy snacks when at my house *laughs*.
Yasu: I used to like to eat salami but recently, I don't eat anything but herring. And sometimes kakipii (kaki mochi and peanuts).
Ryo: I won't drink unless I've had a meal first. So, whenever I am drinking, my stomach's already full. I don't really need a snack.
Ohkura: When I drink wine, it's cheese. I love blue cheese. For weak alcohol, cucumber tossed with salt and kelp. And dressed with sesame oil. As expected, sesame oil is a necessity for man. I always keep sesame oil in my refrigerator. I really use it a lot.
* This isn't actually a miso; it's something that's dug out of crab shells that has the same texture as miso paste. It sound gross, but its super yummy.
Q: What food would you want your girlfriend to cook for you?
Yoko: I would happy if she could make me something with whatever is in the fridge.
Subaru: Anything would be good enough. I would just be really thankful that she's cooking for me. Because my mom's cooking is deplorable (?!)* , I'd eat anything my girlfriend makes for me.
Hina: I guess... curry. It can be chicken or pork, or anything really. I really won't complain about anything she makes for me since I can't cook for myself.
Maru: Nikujaga. Or whatever her own specialty is.
Yasu: I wonder... I think aaaaaaanything would be good. Sanraantan soup with the spicy vinegar is really good. This is something I make for myself. I'd also like it with lots of vegetables because it's healthy that way.
Ryo: I'd want her to cook her specialty for me. If she doesn't have a specialty, chilled noodles would be good. I could eat that every day of the year. If possible, I'd want it made with cucumber, egg, and ham. As far as roast pork goes, ham is my favorite.
Ohkura: Curry. This is my lifelong dream. It's great if she can make it quickly because I'm the type of person who likes to go to bed early at night. If she's adding vegetables, then they have to be soft. Its okay if the curry isn't thick if there's veggies in it. If there's no vegetables, then I want it to be thick.
* the (?!) was literally in the magazine like they were shocked that Subaru doesn't like his mom's cooking. Somehow this makes me like Taeko even more. She's so cute!!! <3 *fangirls over Suba's mommy*
Q: Please tell us about a kansai food item that isn't well-known.
Yoko: Beef horumon.You can get it at supermarkets in Osaka, but not in Tokyo. Most people put it in udon or okonomiyaki, but I like to put it in nabe too. I wish it was available everywhere.
Subaru: I don't know! I'm kansaijin, and surprisingly, I don't even know *sweats*!
Hina: I don't know if it's unknown, but pongashi (a puffed rice). When I was a kid and I played over at my grandpa's house, he always gave me some.
Maru: Dango with a salty sweet filling. Do you know it? Yatsuhashi too, recently there's been an increase in the salty type. My favorite is the chocolate.
Yasu: Egg-tarts. Before the butai performance at Shochikuza, I gave some to everyone because I thought they would like them. The day before I'd bought them at a bakery.
Ryo: It's kasu udon and akashiyaki, right?!
Ohkura: Takosen. It's a type of big rice cracker. Also, sunny-side-up fried eggs with takoyaki sauce.
Q: Tell us about something you make that you are proud of.
Yoko: Mizutaki. Being able to cook for yourself is fundamental, things like nabe. Recently, I've been eating nabe about 5 times a week.
Subaru: A while ago I made some curry that was super yummy. The best part was the onions. I finely chopped 4 onions and sauteed them until they were golden. Then I mixed up yogurt and beef and added it. That's when the depth of the flavor came out. Compared to my mom's curry, it was superb*laughs*!
Hina: Gyoza. My recipe is pork, chicken, shiso (a minty kind of leaf), cabbage, sesame oil, salt and pepper. I don't use beef at all. You eat it with grated daikon and ponzu (a citrusy soy sauce). In the past, I made it for Subaru's birthday party (*That's so cuuuuute!! HE COOKED FOR SUBA!*)
Maru: To be honest, it's the curry that you boil in the bag!! *laughs* I boiled it for myself once. Incidentally, it was super spicy. Raging spiciness is okay, but you don't expect it from the bag curry. The label should say “Raging Hot” if they're going to sell it *laughs*
Yasu: Okra in soy sauce, salt, raayu (spicy oil), and tabasco sauce. Super spicy things are yummy.
Ryo: Spinach stirfry with mushroom and bacon and then at the end, I put sesame dressing and croutons on it. Its like a warm salad. I really looooooooooove mushrooms.
Ohkura: Curry. My curry is... normal. For a secret ingredient, I put coffee in it. I've tried various things in it, but eventually I figured that normal curry is the best. I don't just make curry though. I also make chinese and italian food often. I make things like pasta or steak tartar. Even after I get married, I still want to cook after we settle down together.
Q: What legendary meal has left an impression on you?
Yoko: Shark fin ramen. I don't really care for shark fin, but this was so yummy.
Hina: The margarita pizza I talked about earlier.
Subaru: It's Napolitan (a famous pasta dish in Japan). This happened quite a while ago after my friend and I had been out drinking all night. I woke up the next morning and my friend was gone, but he left a note that said, “It's napolitan” along with a big huge bowl of Napolitan *laughs*. The next time I saw him I gave him a tsukkomi and asked why he made napolitan and then ran away.
Maru: It's different from the question asked because its not really a legend but one time at home I tried making japanese-style omelette rice. I put crispy plum and fish and bean sprouts in the fried rice but when I added water to it, it got really runny. Worst of all, the egg didn't get fluffy at all. We all sat down to eat and my little sister said, “I don't want any.” *tears*. I was really sad...
Yasu: In Hokkaido, I had some seafood curry. I went to a local restaurant and it turned out to be delicious. I don't know where the seafood came from but it was really like having the ocean in my mouth.
Ryo: When I was in elementary school, my family had sukiyaki but my mom mixed up the salt and sugar by mistake and it was super salty. For a while afterwards, I was traumatized, but somehow it was still funny.
Ohkura: Breaking an egg against a dish. The egg yolk breaks a little as it tings against the dish. I thought I could make sunny side up eggs. It has the impression of being something easy to make but it didn't taste good at all *laughs*. Rather than the egg coming out nicely, it exploded.
Q: What food do you absolutely hate/refuse to eat?
Yoko: Cucumbers and celery.
Hina: There isn't really anything I won't eat except maybe bugs like cricket wings. I also can't eat cilantro if I know it's in the food. But if its well-hidden I can eat it.
Subaru: Shiitake mushrooms, little tomatoes, and also okonomiyaki. Whether its meat, or shrimp or anything that seems tasty -- if it comes together well and tastes good, I like it.
Maru: There's not really anything I refuse to eat, but in my entire life, I've never been able to finish peppers, peas, parsley, and goya (bitter gourd - famous Okinawa food. I'm with Maru here. It's nasty ><)
Yasu: Natto. I can't stand the smell.
Ryo: The truth is that lately, I've been trying my hardest to eat all of the things that I dislike. I've even been eating all my fish properly!
Ohkura: There isn't anything, although in the past I didn't like cilantro.
Q: What is your favorite seasoning?
Yoko: Raayu (Spicy oil stuff). Usually I can't handle ethnic-type spiciness but I love raayu and chinese mustard.
Subaru: Mayonnaise. It's the all-purpose seasoning!
Hina: I don't have one. I like everything. I suppose if I have to choose, I would say ponzu.
Maru: Salt. There's cherry blossom rock salt and all different kinds.
Yasu Raayu (spicy oil stuff xD). It has a lot of uses besides in ramen.
Ryo: Mayonnaise. And even though its not a seasoning, I really like ginger too.
Ohkura: Sesame oil!
Q: What did you have for dinner last night?
Yoko: Kaitenzushi (conveyor belt sushi). I ate fish liver, high quality tuna, saury, and 4 plates of mackeral.
Subaru: Tonkotsu ramen. It was late at night after work and I went with the manager whose the same size as me.
Hina: An oden* combination platter, Ochazuke, tuna teriyaki -- the necessary foods when you go to an izakaya.
Maru: Miso nabe. It had finch eggs in it.
Yasu: I didn't eat last night. I had lunch, but by dinnertime my stomach was still full.
Ryo: Sukiyaki.
Ohkura: I went with the staff to an izakaya and we had all the common menu items.
*Oden are superhot pieces of food boiled in a hot soup base. See Episode 3 of Kanpani ^^
Q: What is your ideal breakfast?
Yoko: I don't eat a normal breakfast.
Subaru: White rice, miso soup, fish, a little bowl of veggies. A balanced meal is really important. It's important to have control over your own health. I'm already 28 afterall.
Hina: Anything is good, but I think seafood is fundamental.
Maru: Fried eggs, rice with natto, cold tofu, and red miso soup.
Yasu: The menu could be anything, I just want to eat it with my wife. But, bread and rice would be good. Miso soup is also a must. In the past, I liked fried eggs with chives. My grandma taught me how to make miso soup from Asami, Oshima, so that would be good.
Ryo: Like in a scene from an American movie, I'd buy a hot dog and walk around eating it. Its just one of those things I've always wanted to do.
Ohkura: rice, fried fish, natto, and miso soup. As for fish, kinmedai is the best.
Q: What is your favorite type of sweets?
Yoko: Cheesecake. Normally, I don't like sweets but there is one shop I go to that I love.
Subaru: I don't really eat a lot of sweets, but I do eat eclairs.
Hina: I don't usually eat sweets. But if I had to choose, cheesecake.
Maru: Eeeeeeh, I like all sweets. Sadly, even konbini sweets!
Yasu: Mitarashi dango. There is a takoyaki shop near my house that sells it. I've eaten it there from the time I was a kid and its cheap - only 50yen a skewer!
Ryo: I don't have one. Nothing comes to mind.
Ohkura: taiyaki (a fish shaped pancake thing filled with sweet red bean paste). I don't like the white kind that is popular now, but the oudou kind with the dark filling.
Scans can be found at Jesychan's journal!
Q: What is the taste of your mother's cooking?
Yoko: Vegetable consomme soup. She's puts potato, onion, and bacon in it. It's been a while since I've eaten it, so I've forgotten the taste.
Subaru: Regular curry. At the store, they sell the roux that has meat or vegetables already in it, but at my house we ate plain curry.
Hina: Sardine hamburger. My mom loves Japanese cooking so in my house it was always hamburger made not with meat, but with minced fish. I always used to think that was the normal way. That's why when I was in elementary school, I saw a hamburger my friend had and I was really shocked. I said, “Is that really supposed to be made with meat?!” (LOL). But now I think that the reason I was so healthy as a kid was because of food like that, so I am grateful. Coincidentally, I had a hamburger bento today.
Maruyama: Karaage and kasujiru (a soup made with sake).
Yasuda: Macaroni salad. My mom puts less mayonnaise in it, so it's a low-calorie version.
Nishikido: Miso soup!! It has enoki mushroom, wakame (seaweed), aburaage (sweet fried tofu). Also, peppers stuffed with meat. I love chicken, so she always makes the stuffed peppers with minced chicken for me.
Ohkura: Nimono (boiled food). Daikon and usuage (fried tofu) and sesame oil boiled in mirin, soy sauce and sugar. It's so yummy.
Q: What is your favorite item to eat on top of white rice?
Yoko: Curry rice. As for me, I don't really care for white rice. I don't eat plain rice by itself so if I'm forced to answer, I guess I like it with salmon.
Subaru: Nori. Seaweed seasonings would be even better.
Hina: Green tea. I love Ochazuke (a soup/dish made with rice in green tea).
Maru: This isn't something I invented, but first you make a pocket in the rice. Then you put in tsukudani and crack an egg. Finally, you stir it up and eat it. It's the best!
Yasu: Mayonnaise. I'm not really a mayoler but I love mayo-rice. White rice covered in mayo and soy sauce. I've eaten it that way since I was a kid.
Ryo: I don't need anything to go with rice. If I have to say something, salt. One time, without a side dish, I ate the largest bowl of rice - 3gou (this is the biggest size bowl of rice you can order).
Ohkura: Natto. A big huge serving with green onions and eggs.
Q: When you return to your hometown, what's your favorite thing to eat?
Yoko: I always go eat at make-your-own okonomiyaki place. They have this green pea tempura stuff that they put in it. Also takoyaki. You can get 15 pieces for 100yen (1USD).
Subaru: Takoyaki. No wait, takoyaki with the sauce flavor.
Hina: A yakitori place where the chicken is exotic tasting. It's good food and you get a lot for the price!
Maru: I often go to a restaurant that has seafood salad. With the dressing and the yams in it, I always feel full after eating it. It's also good for when I am on a diet.
Yasu: Akashiyaki (an eggy version of takoyaki originating in Akashi, Hyogo). When I was little and we went to a restaurant, I couldn't choose between akashiyaki and takoyaki so I ate both.
Ryo: Either my mom's cooking, or there is a sameki udon shop. I usually always order bukkake udon (cold udon with different toppings), with tenpura bits, leeks and ginger. Its the absolute best!
Ohkura: One of my mom's meals. Anything she makes would be good because I love the flavor of her cooking.
Q: Tell us something that you always keep in your fridge.
Yoko: Beer. Water. Zero-calorie cola. I don't drink beer everyday but when I want to drink it, it's nice to have it there.
Subaru: Some good bottled water from Nagano. Every morning, the first thing I do is drink some water, so I bought some good water through mail order. Also, mayonnaise. I go through mayo so fast, I always keep some extra in my fridge.
Hina: Beer, water, and vegetable juice. The beer is there in case someone comes over to hang out.
Maru: Vegetable juice and jelly.
Yasu: Beer. I keep a lot of different kinds cold in the fridge so that I can choose depending on my mood. I also keep milk in the fridge so I can eat it with my corn flakes.
Ryo: Oolong tea. By chance, I just put some more oolong tea in there today. I also have some Sanuki udon, and different types of chilled noodles. It looks like all I eat is noodles (LOL).
Ohkura: Beer. And also, instant coffee powder.
Q: If the world was ending, what one thing would you want to eat?
Yoko: Shark fin ramen? Ah, no that's not it. Curry. Because it's a comfort food. Eating it heartily makes me feel happy somehow. If it's possible, I'd like it to be chicken curry. And hard boiled egg as a topping would be good.
Subaru: If the world was ending, I'd be eating rice carefree. I really like rice, so I'd cook and eat a big bowl of white rice.
Hina: In Kansai, there's a place that sells margarita pizza. With it's mozzarella and olive oil, I have no doubt that it's the best in Japan. It's a two hour drive from Osaka, but its worth it.
Maru: In the future, my wife's cooking. But if it's ending now, I'd want my mom's kasujiru.
Yasu: Horumon nabe. A year and a half ago I discovered it at my favorite restaurant. I put Kimchi in it so it was super spicy but yummy! I went two times last week, and also the day before yesterday.
Ryo: If it was the last meal, I'd want to eat my mom's cooking one more time. Ah! Wrong, wrong! It'd be my wife's cooking. Miso soup, kinpira, dried daikon, and hijiki (dried seaweed strips) would be best!
Ohkura: Curry. I'd make curry with my family. With beef tendon, carrots, onions and potatoes.
Q: What snack do you like to eat while drinking alcohol?
Yoko: Usually when I'm drinking, its during a meal so I don't really need a snack. But if I am snaking while drinking, it'd be something like crab miso* or blue cheese. But that would make me fat...
Subaru: Nothing. When I drink, I just want to drink.
Hina: I don't know a lot about what goes good with alcohol, but if we're talking about wine, it's cheese I guess. My favorite cheese is camembert.
Maru: Pickled fish. I really love pickled fish. Oily sardines and anchovies I guess. My friend came over one time and told me that he wanted to eat more trendy snacks when at my house *laughs*.
Yasu: I used to like to eat salami but recently, I don't eat anything but herring. And sometimes kakipii (kaki mochi and peanuts).
Ryo: I won't drink unless I've had a meal first. So, whenever I am drinking, my stomach's already full. I don't really need a snack.
Ohkura: When I drink wine, it's cheese. I love blue cheese. For weak alcohol, cucumber tossed with salt and kelp. And dressed with sesame oil. As expected, sesame oil is a necessity for man. I always keep sesame oil in my refrigerator. I really use it a lot.
* This isn't actually a miso; it's something that's dug out of crab shells that has the same texture as miso paste. It sound gross, but its super yummy.
Q: What food would you want your girlfriend to cook for you?
Yoko: I would happy if she could make me something with whatever is in the fridge.
Subaru: Anything would be good enough. I would just be really thankful that she's cooking for me. Because my mom's cooking is deplorable (?!)* , I'd eat anything my girlfriend makes for me.
Hina: I guess... curry. It can be chicken or pork, or anything really. I really won't complain about anything she makes for me since I can't cook for myself.
Maru: Nikujaga. Or whatever her own specialty is.
Yasu: I wonder... I think aaaaaaanything would be good. Sanraantan soup with the spicy vinegar is really good. This is something I make for myself. I'd also like it with lots of vegetables because it's healthy that way.
Ryo: I'd want her to cook her specialty for me. If she doesn't have a specialty, chilled noodles would be good. I could eat that every day of the year. If possible, I'd want it made with cucumber, egg, and ham. As far as roast pork goes, ham is my favorite.
Ohkura: Curry. This is my lifelong dream. It's great if she can make it quickly because I'm the type of person who likes to go to bed early at night. If she's adding vegetables, then they have to be soft. Its okay if the curry isn't thick if there's veggies in it. If there's no vegetables, then I want it to be thick.
* the (?!) was literally in the magazine like they were shocked that Subaru doesn't like his mom's cooking. Somehow this makes me like Taeko even more. She's so cute!!! <3 *fangirls over Suba's mommy*
Q: Please tell us about a kansai food item that isn't well-known.
Yoko: Beef horumon.You can get it at supermarkets in Osaka, but not in Tokyo. Most people put it in udon or okonomiyaki, but I like to put it in nabe too. I wish it was available everywhere.
Subaru: I don't know! I'm kansaijin, and surprisingly, I don't even know *sweats*!
Hina: I don't know if it's unknown, but pongashi (a puffed rice). When I was a kid and I played over at my grandpa's house, he always gave me some.
Maru: Dango with a salty sweet filling. Do you know it? Yatsuhashi too, recently there's been an increase in the salty type. My favorite is the chocolate.
Yasu: Egg-tarts. Before the butai performance at Shochikuza, I gave some to everyone because I thought they would like them. The day before I'd bought them at a bakery.
Ryo: It's kasu udon and akashiyaki, right?!
Ohkura: Takosen. It's a type of big rice cracker. Also, sunny-side-up fried eggs with takoyaki sauce.
Q: Tell us about something you make that you are proud of.
Yoko: Mizutaki. Being able to cook for yourself is fundamental, things like nabe. Recently, I've been eating nabe about 5 times a week.
Subaru: A while ago I made some curry that was super yummy. The best part was the onions. I finely chopped 4 onions and sauteed them until they were golden. Then I mixed up yogurt and beef and added it. That's when the depth of the flavor came out. Compared to my mom's curry, it was superb*laughs*!
Hina: Gyoza. My recipe is pork, chicken, shiso (a minty kind of leaf), cabbage, sesame oil, salt and pepper. I don't use beef at all. You eat it with grated daikon and ponzu (a citrusy soy sauce). In the past, I made it for Subaru's birthday party (*That's so cuuuuute!! HE COOKED FOR SUBA!*)
Maru: To be honest, it's the curry that you boil in the bag!! *laughs* I boiled it for myself once. Incidentally, it was super spicy. Raging spiciness is okay, but you don't expect it from the bag curry. The label should say “Raging Hot” if they're going to sell it *laughs*
Yasu: Okra in soy sauce, salt, raayu (spicy oil), and tabasco sauce. Super spicy things are yummy.
Ryo: Spinach stirfry with mushroom and bacon and then at the end, I put sesame dressing and croutons on it. Its like a warm salad. I really looooooooooove mushrooms.
Ohkura: Curry. My curry is... normal. For a secret ingredient, I put coffee in it. I've tried various things in it, but eventually I figured that normal curry is the best. I don't just make curry though. I also make chinese and italian food often. I make things like pasta or steak tartar. Even after I get married, I still want to cook after we settle down together.
Q: What legendary meal has left an impression on you?
Yoko: Shark fin ramen. I don't really care for shark fin, but this was so yummy.
Hina: The margarita pizza I talked about earlier.
Subaru: It's Napolitan (a famous pasta dish in Japan). This happened quite a while ago after my friend and I had been out drinking all night. I woke up the next morning and my friend was gone, but he left a note that said, “It's napolitan” along with a big huge bowl of Napolitan *laughs*. The next time I saw him I gave him a tsukkomi and asked why he made napolitan and then ran away.
Maru: It's different from the question asked because its not really a legend but one time at home I tried making japanese-style omelette rice. I put crispy plum and fish and bean sprouts in the fried rice but when I added water to it, it got really runny. Worst of all, the egg didn't get fluffy at all. We all sat down to eat and my little sister said, “I don't want any.” *tears*. I was really sad...
Yasu: In Hokkaido, I had some seafood curry. I went to a local restaurant and it turned out to be delicious. I don't know where the seafood came from but it was really like having the ocean in my mouth.
Ryo: When I was in elementary school, my family had sukiyaki but my mom mixed up the salt and sugar by mistake and it was super salty. For a while afterwards, I was traumatized, but somehow it was still funny.
Ohkura: Breaking an egg against a dish. The egg yolk breaks a little as it tings against the dish. I thought I could make sunny side up eggs. It has the impression of being something easy to make but it didn't taste good at all *laughs*. Rather than the egg coming out nicely, it exploded.
Q: What food do you absolutely hate/refuse to eat?
Yoko: Cucumbers and celery.
Hina: There isn't really anything I won't eat except maybe bugs like cricket wings. I also can't eat cilantro if I know it's in the food. But if its well-hidden I can eat it.
Subaru: Shiitake mushrooms, little tomatoes, and also okonomiyaki. Whether its meat, or shrimp or anything that seems tasty -- if it comes together well and tastes good, I like it.
Maru: There's not really anything I refuse to eat, but in my entire life, I've never been able to finish peppers, peas, parsley, and goya (bitter gourd - famous Okinawa food. I'm with Maru here. It's nasty ><)
Yasu: Natto. I can't stand the smell.
Ryo: The truth is that lately, I've been trying my hardest to eat all of the things that I dislike. I've even been eating all my fish properly!
Ohkura: There isn't anything, although in the past I didn't like cilantro.
Q: What is your favorite seasoning?
Yoko: Raayu (Spicy oil stuff). Usually I can't handle ethnic-type spiciness but I love raayu and chinese mustard.
Subaru: Mayonnaise. It's the all-purpose seasoning!
Hina: I don't have one. I like everything. I suppose if I have to choose, I would say ponzu.
Maru: Salt. There's cherry blossom rock salt and all different kinds.
Yasu Raayu (spicy oil stuff xD). It has a lot of uses besides in ramen.
Ryo: Mayonnaise. And even though its not a seasoning, I really like ginger too.
Ohkura: Sesame oil!
Q: What did you have for dinner last night?
Yoko: Kaitenzushi (conveyor belt sushi). I ate fish liver, high quality tuna, saury, and 4 plates of mackeral.
Subaru: Tonkotsu ramen. It was late at night after work and I went with the manager whose the same size as me.
Hina: An oden* combination platter, Ochazuke, tuna teriyaki -- the necessary foods when you go to an izakaya.
Maru: Miso nabe. It had finch eggs in it.
Yasu: I didn't eat last night. I had lunch, but by dinnertime my stomach was still full.
Ryo: Sukiyaki.
Ohkura: I went with the staff to an izakaya and we had all the common menu items.
*Oden are superhot pieces of food boiled in a hot soup base. See Episode 3 of Kanpani ^^
Q: What is your ideal breakfast?
Yoko: I don't eat a normal breakfast.
Subaru: White rice, miso soup, fish, a little bowl of veggies. A balanced meal is really important. It's important to have control over your own health. I'm already 28 afterall.
Hina: Anything is good, but I think seafood is fundamental.
Maru: Fried eggs, rice with natto, cold tofu, and red miso soup.
Yasu: The menu could be anything, I just want to eat it with my wife. But, bread and rice would be good. Miso soup is also a must. In the past, I liked fried eggs with chives. My grandma taught me how to make miso soup from Asami, Oshima, so that would be good.
Ryo: Like in a scene from an American movie, I'd buy a hot dog and walk around eating it. Its just one of those things I've always wanted to do.
Ohkura: rice, fried fish, natto, and miso soup. As for fish, kinmedai is the best.
Q: What is your favorite type of sweets?
Yoko: Cheesecake. Normally, I don't like sweets but there is one shop I go to that I love.
Subaru: I don't really eat a lot of sweets, but I do eat eclairs.
Hina: I don't usually eat sweets. But if I had to choose, cheesecake.
Maru: Eeeeeeh, I like all sweets. Sadly, even konbini sweets!
Yasu: Mitarashi dango. There is a takoyaki shop near my house that sells it. I've eaten it there from the time I was a kid and its cheap - only 50yen a skewer!
Ryo: I don't have one. Nothing comes to mind.
Ohkura: taiyaki (a fish shaped pancake thing filled with sweet red bean paste). I don't like the white kind that is popular now, but the oudou kind with the dark filling.