A dinner party was held at the Hirano residence, featuring the currently popular Suntory All-Free commercial hot pot, "Pork and Shredded Cabbage Hot Pot."

On a Sunday afternoon, I visited the Hirano residence, and while we were chatting over tea, Mr. Hirano said, "I think I'd like to have hot pot tonight♪" and Junko was wondering, "What kind of hot pot should we have?" Coincidentally, the same hot pot came to mind for both Junko and me, so we quickly decided to have that...

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The early-harvested bamboo shoots from Satsuma Town, Kagoshima Prefecture, a town famous for its bamboo, are fragrant and have an excellent texture!

鹿児島は日本一のタケノコの産地。竹林面積も日本一で、大名竹、古参竹、唐竹、孟宗竹、それに緑竹、真竹、四角竹など種類も豊富です。 その豊富な種類から、鹿児島は1年中さまざまなタケノコを味わうことができます。早掘りタケノコは...

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As is customary at the end of the year, I help out with making New Year's Eve soba noodles at my family's restaurant, "Shokujidokoro Mine," in Makinohara.

Along National Route 150 in Makinohara, at the corner of the Shizunami Coast entrance intersection, you'll find "Shokujidokoro Mine," a Japanese restaurant where you can enjoy handmade soba noodles, eel, and set meals, with a soba banner flying and an orange, hand-dyed noren curtain swaying in the breeze. Actually, this is my family's restaurant. My parents opened it when I was little...

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Year-end party following "Mochi-making party 2013" at the Hase residence of first-class architect Moriyasu Hase Architectural Planning.

Just before the curve where the steakhouse "Asakuma" in Shikatani is located, you'll see a wooden house with a distinctive pentagonal roof – the Hase residence, with its minimalist design and dignified presence. As the year draws to a close, Mr. Hase declares, "These days, a man who doesn't even make mochi (rice cakes) is unacceptable!"...

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The performance at Tempura Tenkin, where they dip their hands into the piping hot pot and fry the tempura with gusto, is a must-see.

Tenkin is a long-established tempura restaurant where you can always see a line of customers outside. The proprietress can be seen opening the sliding door and calling out, "How many people are in your party?", confirming the number of people outside. Even in the cold winter, the line never ends during lunchtime. Lunchtime hours...

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