December, the last month of 2015 has begun!
And today, my son became 6 months old♡
I visited the Gotokuji temple near my place with my son.
Colored leaves were about to start and they were so beautiful♡
Since it’s already December but it’s still not so cold here in Tokyo.
I think you can enjoy the autumn leaves a little bit more this year!!!
What do you think they are? Close! But it’s not the Micky Mouse. 
These are the the glass bowls by IWAKI
What is more, these bowls are good match with stainless whisks.
Making the Daigaku Imo takes a little effort, but it is a Japanese sweet that is as popular as roasted sweet potatoes. The crunchy surface and chewy texture are addictive. Moderately sweet caramel syrup is also appetizing. Enjoy with green tea or Hoji-cha (roasted green tea)!
For me, Daigaku Imo was between snacks and meal. When I was young, on days when I had no appetite, I had to eat only the Daigaku Imo that I bought from outside. That is the Daigaku Imo for me.
At my son’s kindergarten, there is an opportunity to experience sweet potato harvesting in the fall. He brings fresh sweet potatoes at home. It’s too much for my family, so I usually distribute them to my neighbors and moms. Other than that, I usually just grill it or use for the Nikujaga and the Japanese curry rice instead of potatoes.
This sweet syrup-covered sweet potato is called “Daigaku Imo” in Japanese and is a sweet snack made from fried sweet potatoes covered with hard sugar cane.
“Daigaku” means the university and “Imo” means potatoes in general. You may wonder why it’s called “University”. There are several stories but I heard that there was a student from the Tokyo University who made this Daigaku Imo and sold at school to earn money for his study.
The Japanese sweet potatoes have purple color outside and beautiful creamy yellow color on the inside. These Japanese sweet potatoes are very popular overseas, and recently, branded potatoes like Japanese beef have come out. There are Beni Haruka(紅はるか), Anno Imo(安納芋), Beni Azuma(紅あずま), Silk sweet(シルクスイート) etc.
Recipe : Daigaku Imo
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on July 10, 2015. The post has been updated in September 20, 2020 with more information for the dish and with new images.
I have been looking for a butter case for a long time and I finally found my favorite one!
It’s NODA HORO Butter Case 450g produced by the Japanese manufacturer Noda Horo (http://www.nodahoro.com/).
I usually buy a CALPIS Butter (450g) at the supermarket so this butter case is the perfect size and easy to stock. Additionally, its look in the fridge is very SIMPLE and BEAUTIFUL
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There are several fixed menus on lunch time. My recommend menus are hamburger, fried shrimp and fried chicken with vinegar and tartar sauce.
This time, I ordered the hamburger. It always comes with Miso soup and Japanese rice.
(Don’t you think it’s really western-style Japanese meal? I think so!)
When you cut the meat, you can see and taste the juicy sauce from the hamburger! Yummy!!
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