In Japan, holidays are abundant, except for Christmas as it’s not celebrated here.
You can just name it!
Golden Week that will be given almost one week holiday in May, almost one month of holidays in the summer(for students) with lots of festivals as well, and so on ..
And last week, we here had san renkyuu - 三連休 (three straight holidays) last week. Um, never I observed if there’s holiday within one month or not, so generally I have no idea what kind of holiday it is. Not good one, aite? But wait, I knew it this time. So last Sunday, November 23 is the kinrou kansha no hi – 勤労感謝の日( Labor Thanksgiving Day). And the good thing is that, in Japan such kind of compensating holiday exists. Lets say if national holiday falls either in Sat or Sun, then there will be furikaekyuujitsu 振替休日(compensating holiday) for the next day. That’s why we got holiday on last Monday to replace the Sunday one.
This time, I had lot of fun, well.. not going somewhere, but had lot of parties!! Which means cooking experiments for me..
Recently my sensei initiated kinda like weekly chakai – 茶会 (Tea Party) in the lab, where all the lab members gather, having tea and some snacks while raising any free topic. My sensei is the one who loves hiking, I still remembered when he invited me to Takao-san for hiking with his family. To make it short, during the chakai, he offered us to go somewhere for hiking. It’s only me who seemed so excited, even giving crazy idea for marathon, wotzz??!!! Unfortunately, all of them didn’t show interest. Then, somehow, my ex-tutor senpai popped up the idea of having BBQ. I then suggested them the BBQ area in the dorm, while last time my house warming party plan inviting the lab members not yet realized. (it’s just done only to some friends). So it’s gotta be good idea.
Started by reserving the BBQ area two weeks before, planning of what foods to serve, what sightseeing spots I could tell ’em around here. It then turned out to be good on the day.. Everybody’s so great, they shopped in JUSCO near Toyosu beforen Indonesia. Lots of good food – Australian Beef, Yellow Chicken (we called it like ayam kunyit), veggies, snacks, beers, wine, and so on..
While as for me, I shopped in Shinokubo and prepared the ingredients on Friday after going back from lab. It was the first time for me shopping for Indonesian ingredients. Believe me, I’m not that longing for Indonesian Food, so I basically prepare my cook from common supermarket. Well, I just amazed why all the stuffs are xpensive!!
Its kinda like Ademsari somehere around 500yen (60,000 Rp ?? omaigat), Minyak Kayu Putih 700yen(84rb), really small one, oh My!!
I bought 800g Halal Chicken, shallots, kecap manis, bumbu kacang, and green bean – longin for bubur kacang ijo. huhu..
Guess wat I’d plan to prepare? Yup, yup.. It’s Lontong Sate Ayam and Fried Ragout Bread – Angel version. (2nd time try for the Ragout ones)
Haha, seemed like impossible project, u know I hate cooking, bad cook and never really crossed my mind of the hours spent for cooking.
I’d planned of preparing the peanut sauce by myself, but really ran out of time, so just bought the instant sauce. And the bad news, daun pisang was not sold in the shop as we need to reserve for that beforehand. ha ha..
There in the experiment laboratory (read: public kitchen), the chaotic started @abt 10 PM, the chicken I bought was the whole chicken, I assumed it’s the breast only. oh no!!
Rather than grumbling, I then prepared the Ragout with the sausage, fish meat, mushroom, carrot while preparing for lontong as well. Without daun pisang, I replaced it with the plastic wrap and tied ’em wif thread, boiled for three hours. It’s done around 2AM, crazy me experimenting that late in the kitchen. Then early in the morning, I rushed to Hanamasa to buy chicken meat for the satay.
Yokatta, finally made it, while all the members came at about 1, we prepared the food, setting up the BBQ equip, ate, chatted, and had fun until 6 PM. It’s tiring but really enjoyed it. Whilst I’m also proud of my “mendadak dangdut” ability of cooking. LOL. But unluckily, I was getting back my allergy due to drinking beer and wine (though it’s only 13,5%).. Yeah, I should admit I am suck in drinking those alcohols. Huhu, it’s still here on my back, red ones as I scretched ’em due to the itchiness. What should I dooo?? huhuhu..
And.. my Japanese Resident Assistant on my floor celebrated bday, as I prepared two sets of Ragout, I just presented it to the party. Everybody was wondering what it’s, they thought of mini pizza, haha.. and said it’s good. Thanks Angel for the recipe! 😉 Umm, one more thing, I’m clueless if is it the reason of having holiday that made me so motivated to do more experiments, haha.. I cooked India Chicken Curry, which for me looks more like rendang. It’s too bulky cook that I shared to friends..
And this morning I cooked bubur kacang ijo.. yummy.. it’s good for feet, suggested by previous ballet teacher.
Well, well.. I think I should really care for the weight management control as well. *sigh*
More BBQ pic, here
These are the Ragout pic and also the India Chicken Curry.
I guess I should fasting for eating good food for next week, too much oily food this week. Yup, working out harder, and studying harder for the 10days to go JLPT. Yeayyy!!!
ga ada poto orang sama sekali . huahuaa
haha, iya zet.. orang jpg rada ga suka dipublish gitu fotonya.. jadi liat hidden nya aja, ada link nya khan.. hihihi..
looks very yummy wil. next trial, put more breadcrumbs then store it in the fridge for sometime (half an hour or you even can do it one night before and fry it only when its ready to serve) so that when u fry the bread crumbs will still stick nicely with the ragout.
But your picture have succesfully tempted me to try your ragout version with fishmeat this weekend 🙂
tempat bbqnya asyik tuh , Fried Ragout Bread , hmm pasti enak nih ..
aaahhhh how come,…so many holidays mah?
singapore 19 days only leh!
ow dirimu alergi alkohol??
huaah saya mau nasi uduuuk…
@Angel : I didn’t write it in detail, but I kept them for one night. 🙂 Yep, breadcrumb’s less, its due to the amateur me for spreading the white egg. it’s the hardest part for me, ha ha.
@Susie : iya asyik.. Ragoutnya enak, boleh dicoba Sus, mampir ke tempat Angel aja, banyak resep2 di blog dia.. he he..
@bebek : haha, Singlish is coming.. haha..
@Pythia : yo i, gatell neh merah2 badannya..
Nasi uduk ayo kesini.. tp gampang kok buatnya.. 🙂
anoo..itu breadnya sekilas keliatan kayak bakwan (gorengan:P) hihi
Waa pertanyaannya itu 13% diminum berapa banyak ci wil ? ;;)
mo dibawain sojukah hahahaha
@tata : iya, itu hasil kreasi pertama, daku juga berpikiran yg sama.. haha.. yg kedua mirip pizza, LOL.. tapi ga sempet foto, dah hectic bbq, sate aja kaga foto. 😛
itu cuman minum 1 gelas, oh no.. tengss.. bawain nori aja ta.. lol.. j/k
iya ragoutnya kayak bakwan goreng hahaha..g sampe bingung…is this the ragout??? :p
duh sateeeee…beneran dipanggang…disini sate itu di oven…aneh dah rasanya…
huaa BBQ-ann! udah lama ga BBQ-an. *ngiler*
di jepang ada tempat khusus BBQ-an ya?
wah asiknyaaaaaaaa…. bbq an rame2 emang mantap ya… 🙂
ooooh… all food looks yummy!!!
bubur kacang hijau is good for feet???? so, how many bowls per day does it take to be a great ballet dancer? (kebetulan bikin nih, dua hari lalu, dan masih ada :p) will i fly like a bird on my dancing feet once i finished the 10th bowl? :))))
btw, your mendadak dangdut cooking style is impressive!! should do that again once I come back to Tokyo!
mwahaha .. mendadak dangdut ya wil , tapi kliatannya si oke tuhh si ragout 🙂
mangnya sering2 makan kacang ijo baik buat kaki ?? ighh koq daku baru tau yaa ..
btwei .. gw pindah blog ke http://www.michellnaki.blogspot.com
tengkiuuUuuuu
Jd wkt itu lu ikutan hiking gak sm sensei n the fam? hihihihii..gw suka hiking, apalagi di utan huahahahahah 😆
Oh di Jepun ada chicken halal jg ya? bagus donk ya 🙂
Keren ya tempat bbqnya, bersih 🙂
Great testimony why living in Japan is great.
I envy you for a) having this system of compensating days off and b) being at the center of a great number of nice people during a mouthwatering BBQ.
The one thing I pity you for is the fact that you are allergic to innocent beverages like beer and wine. It’s very unfair, it’s almost torture.
Bbq pics nya kyk cooking mama yang di NDS yaa 🙂
Liburnya banyakan mana sama di Indo Wil???
wow… keliatan enak2 nih… mau dong dimasakin sate 😀
bisa masak juga ta?
halal chicken buat apa wil? temen lab ada yg muslim ta?
di sini temen2ku nyebutnya bukan halal chicken tapi oinori chicken LOL
kapan2 pengen dong wil ngrasain masakanmu haha
kayake berbakat jadi koki tuh haha
Golden Week.. sounds great!!
You can buy your ingredients from indonesia and sell it to your frens to earn great profit. well, it’s a chance to consider yourself a sales apprentice.
Oh dear.. i presume that 2 am is the 2 am u replied my message… oops.. thx for the help tat nite despite ur tight cooking experiment schedule.. 🙂
oh my God.. my stomach grumbles as i read your food and cooking story.. 😦
@Sanz : sorry to tell u, yup that’s ragout, not bakwan! haha.. yeah the satay is grilled, yummy.. putting in oven wif grilled function maybe? 🙂
@Angels : yup, but this one is in my dormitory..
@Arman : yeah Man 🙂
@Merlyna : haha, that’s what my ex ballet teacher told us, well.. that time we just nodded and believed it right away without finding out about the scientific reason.
Googling, and found the benefit of green beans of helping us bone up as it contains vit K that’s important for strong bones. So I guess the teacher wants us to have strong bone to point with our pointe shoes. 😛 So, you can consume 10 bowls and let’s practice ballet together later when you come. And for “mendadak dangdut” cooking, sure, I’ll be more than pleased to have another BBQ party with you. 🙂 Sooo?? when u’re coming?
@Colson : Yup, in some extent. But I envy you for the easiness to cross all those Shengen countries.
Pity me, I should do more practice for drinking, LOL..
@Sherly : ah, bisa aja. Ayo weekend sambil programming sambil nyate.. 🙂
@yan9n : haha, iya soalnya itu awalnya buat ragout, karena ntar di pesta ada temen2 Uzbekistan, Pakistan yg muslim. 🙂 Tp apa daya, haha, akhirnya diganti hambaga ikan and sosis. hehe.. Ayam Halalnya dijadiin kari. 😛
itu tempat BBQ na uda di sediain ?! ga perlu bayar ?
@Pit : iya gratis say buat residence.. 🙂
wil .. dikauw jadi lasik-kah ?
This is my first comment for you right. huehehe…
waks….. my sist can cook…??? ( although just bbq)
why i just realize it now, seharusnya gw dimasakin wkt cie masih di indo. T_T
idih enak bener yah! tempatnya luas begitu, udah ada bangku udah ada tungku, disini ada yang begituan bakalan norak semua dah hahahah ^^
hmmmmmmmm…liat makanannya jadi laper…slurrrpsss…
Duhh…jadi lapar………
Nasi uduknya sama nggak rasanya dengan di Jakarta?
enak banget tuh…
pagi2…dingin2…
makan nasi uduk….
waw…maknyusss
Kalau tempat BBQ nya seperti itu aku nggak akan pulang man!!!!!!!
Foto2 sampai bulukan, makan sampai mau pingsan pulang baru pas malem saat nyamuk tiba2 menggigitku
mmmhh…yummy…
gileee…kolestrol smua (kcuali lontong tentunya :P).
Cooking Experiments?
mmmhh…asiiknyaaa…ikutan dong!!!
Willy masak, poppy makan 😛
@pitshu : he he.. di Indo khan enak, dah diurusin semuanya.. tinggal bayar.. 🙂
@uncle bob : hi, thanks dah mampir. 🙂
daku juga laper deh skrg.
@edratna : hi bu, ya lumayanlah.. plus “rendang” lagi. 😛
@rayearth2601 : thanks dah mampir.. maknyus juga deh. hihi
@evelynpy : ya ela, ini jadi narsis foto.. haha
@Poppy : mmh, yang bbq ga minyak2 banget kok.. makanya tuh “rendang” dibagi2 ke temen2.. ihihi
@ライ : have no idea, why ur comment’s one of the unapproved one, no worry Lai! 😉
Sales apprentice? haha, will consider bout it. 😛
@Jules : hiking di hutan2? wadoh, ama si hmm ya.. 😛 daku jadi hiking ama sensei and family nya.
Oya, link di atas dah di unlisted, soalnya sensei ku request utk tidak di open public, hihihi..