Hello friends ! Welcome back to The Ritual of Reading. June is upon us, it’s practically almost gone and I feel the summer speed taking me by surprise. It seems just yesterday I was sharing my timid first steps towards…
Hey there, welcome back to The Ritual of Reading. Today I have a bit of a vlog video for you, from my morning spent at the Paris Book Festival this April. 40 years after the inauguration of the Paris Book…
Hello my friends !It’s been a while since I’ve done a tag, it’s not something I do very often, but it is something I enjoy watching tremendously. And it’s a good thing I do, otherwise I would have never known…
Hello, friends ! I feel like I need to say “I’m back !” After an extended month in my virtual Japan, it really feels like I’ve travelled, when in reality it’s only been 10 books, 6 teas, a few walks…
I couldn’t have ended my Japanese reading month without preparing something that makes me travel far far away. And how could I have resisted the urge of cooking when reading Ito Ogawa’s bestselling novel The restaurant of love regained. This…
Ingredients (for 1 portion) : 2 bunches of Japanese buckwheat noodles (Soba)5 tbsp tsuyu soup base150ml room temperature water1 pickled plum (umeboshi)roasted nori seaweed for toppingfreshly chopped shiso leaves (optional)a few drops of roasted sesame oil Cook your noodles as…
Ingredients : 3 small eggplants (i find they have less seeds than the larger ones)1 tbsp white miso paste100ml water3 tbsp mirin2 tbsp soy sauce2 tbsp agave syrup1 tbsp roasted sesame oilfreshly chopped chives Cut the eggplant in half and…
Ingredients : 1 thick tuna steak1/2 tsp grated ginger1tbsp soy sauce1tsp ponzu sauce1tbsp mirin3tbsp orange juice1tsp roasted sesame oil Mix everything except for the tuna in a small jar and set aside for 20 minutes at least, so the flavours…
風物詩fuubutsushi The things – feelings, scents, images – that evoke memories or anticipation of a particular season.Nostalgia that occurs when something triggers memories from a specific season. I have lived all of my life thus far in countries with 4…
As you all know by now, I’ve decided to dedicate my month of April 2022 to reading and celebrating Japanese culture. So when I saw the big announcement over on Jack and Shelly’s channels of a Picture Book Readathon in…
