Moro kyuu - cucumber with miso

miso is a traditional japanese seasoning made from soybeans. boiled soybeans are fermented with mold (Aspergillus oryzae) for many months or more. japanese people use it for cooking for many hundred years. especially miso soup is a common dish and essential for japanese.

we sometimes dip fresh cucumber in miso and eat it. we call it moro kyuu.

today i tried some other vegetables with 2 homemade misos from my friends.

and ate with organic brown rice.

miso is produced by microorganisms and uses less energy. if you use pressure cooker to boil soybeans, you can save energy more.

ingredients

organic homemade miso

cucumber

white radish (daikon)

carrot

organic brown rice

Gado Gado indonesian salad

gado gado is an authentic indonesian vegetable salad with peanuts sauce dressing. the indonesian peanuts sauce is originally made with indonesian stone mortar and some people use blade grinder to make it recently. but unfortunately i didn't have indonesian stone mortar so i made sauce with thai ceramic mortar... it took more than half hour to make it...
the sauce was too thick but it was pretty delicious.

ingredients of peanuts sauce dressing

peanuts
garlic
red chilies
coconut sugar
vegan shrimp flavor paste (kapi jay) instead of dried shrimp paste
lime juice
soy sauce
salt
tamarind paste
water to dilute

Yum Wun Sen, more sustainable life

Yum Wun Sen: Thai taste vermicelli salad

only vegan can reduce energy consumption much but i want to recommend better way.

that's a raw food but many people don't accept 100% raw food.

there are lots of traditional half-raw foods in thailand and in other countries.

i recommend thai traditional half-raw food "yum wun sen" or "spicy vermicelli salad"

it's easy to make and very tasty.

you use electricity or gas only for cooking vermicelli and mushrooms (boil a few mins).

ingredients

vermicelli

jew's ear mushroom

tomato

chinese tofu

green onion

onion

coriander leaves

chili

wheat gluten

garlic

celery

roasted peanuts

soy sause

salt

lime juice

traditional half-raw food natto & hmong rice

traditional half-raw food to reduce energy consumption.

there are lots of traditional half-raw foods in the world. these aren't 100% raw, but no need to consume much gas and electricity for cooking. some foods are fermented. people have had these traditional foods for thousands years, so these fresh half-raw foods are good for our health, too.

1, natto (fermented soybean), soy sauce, green onion and mustard
2, hmong's organic rice and sticky rice
      with order made chopsticks given by sempai.

natto is japanese traditional food made from soybean fermented with bacillus subtilis.
it's easy to digest and popular as a breakfast. it's rich source of protein, mineral etc.
some people don't like it because of its strong smell.

natto is usually served with rice and someone add soy sauce, chopped green onion, mustard etc. to taste.

today i had natto with hmong's rice + sticky rice (3:1).
when i stayed at hmong's village, villagers gave me their rice.
it tastes really great.
i thanks hmong people in huai pum village, phayao province. 

pico de gallo

Pico de Gallo

pico de gallo is popular food in middle and south america.

very easy to make it and delicious.

Ingredients

red onion tomato
cilantro chile
lime salt

chop all vegetables and add into the bowl.

add salt and lime juice. mix thoroughly.

num tok for sustainable life

northern-east thai food or arhan isan has half-raw foods for sustainable life.

num tok or grilled meat salad isan style is one of them. we, vegans use tofu instead of grilled pork, beef etc. i recommend to be a frozen tofu and boil or fry it. you just boil or fry tofu only a few minutes and mix with thai herb.

ingredients:

Tofu (recommend to freeze for one night)

sawtooth coriander

red onion

chili powder

roasted rice

salt

soy sause

brown sugar

lime juice

serious flood in thailand

i prepared some foods for flood in thailand.

1. rice with seaweed

2. cheese like chinese tofu

3. pickled cabbage

4. pickled carrot

heavy rain in this evening.

home gardening and raw foods to reduce the energy consumption

now is time to think about environment.

more than 320 people were killed by the flood in thailand. one of the causes of this year's flood crisis is forest clearing.we should reconsider our behavior.

i'm vegan but i think vegan is not enough for sustainable life. so i decided to have more raw foods rather than before.

this is chili from my balcony garden. i made vegetarian nam phrik kapi from my chili.(but other ingredients are from the local market at phutthabucha temple)

i had fresh vegetable with nam phrik kapi(center). i bought vegetarian kapi

from vegetarian shop near wongwien yai. you can find it at JJ vegetarian society, too.

vegetarian festa in thai

vegetarian festival 2011 started yesterday in thailand. for vegan people like me, it is very convenient to find foods because we can buy foods everywhere...

i think it is very good custom for both health and environment. it was reported that animal production requires more energy and water than wheat and vegetable.

if we become vegetarian (or even reduce meat consumption), we can solve food shortage in developing countries (especially in african countries).

japan has great custom and culture.

macrobiotic is one of the most good food culture which is benefit for health and environment.

rastafarians' ital food is very cloth to japanese macrobiotic, having rice, beans, vegetable, fruits and some small fish.

vege festa, that would be a very good opportunity for many people to think about environmental issue...

fried rice - reduce oil consumption

many people like fried rice, but they are anxious about it's high calories.

i also love fried rice but anxious about too much oil consumption and water pollution.

so when i wanna have a fried rice, i don't fry rice???

1. first, i prepare vegetables, tofu etc.

2. boil or steam 1 with salt or soy sauce. (or fry with a little oil)

3. mix 2 and a little sesame oil with rice. (not fry)

you can enjoy fried rice flavor....

balcony gardening

balcony gardening is good way for sustainable living.

it's also easy even for the people who loves in an apartment like me.

i am growing sweet basil, holy basil, coriander leaves etc...

peppermint, red chili, green onion are also easy to cultivate.

tofu fried with basil and larb(laos salad)

after i came back from disaster volunteer in japan.

most of my plants were died....

so i am planing to grow more vegetables in this rainy season.

My favorite Indian restaurant in Bangkok"Punjab Sweet & Restaurant"

i love indian foods, especially "masala dosa" is one of the most favorite foods. i often have masla dosa...

and vegetarian is one choice to save our planet, because vegetable needs less energy consumption for its production than animal meats.

my favorite indian restaurant in bangkok is "punjab sweets and restaurant" located at phahurat

area. i often go there to have masala dosa.

this is masala dosa which is very popular southern snack.

northern thali for lacto-vegetarian.

set menu of masala dosa (southern set)

very delicious italian "Margherita 579" in kyoto - power of volunteer 3

since i came back from volunteer in japan, many weeks had past and work busy everyday. but i still remember the beautiful taste of "Margherita 579" in kyoto. actually that is not vegan or vegetarian restaurant, but chef has enough experience on macrobiotic, so his dishes was so delicious and healthy. i strongly recommend "Margherita 579" to vegans and macrobiotic people.

mr. inayama, who is a saw player and is also a teacher in shiga univ. , bring me there. because he is friends with chef.

he is planing to give a concert for disaster victims both in tohoku area and in thailand(to raise contribution)

Boild vegetable with soy mayonnaise sauce and miso-garlic sauce

spaghetti peperoncino

sandwich

sweets

Viva Tarija: プロジェクト始動！？

素晴らしいです。本校は最近リサイクルが徹底しなくなってきました。また引き締めないといけません。

natural vegetable and brown rice restaurant "genmai harmony" in osaka - power of volunteering 2

today i wanna recommend natural foods restaurant "genmai harmony" near nishi nakajima minamigata st. i really enjoyed the healthy and true healthy foods with delicious brown rice there. the owners pay attention to the safety of ingredients.

so i strongly recommend "genmai harmony"!

during edo era, many upper class people were suffering from curious disease "edo wazurai" but poor people didn't get it. now we call it beriberi and know it's caused by a deficiency of vitamin b.

why did the rich people or even middle class people who had lived in edo for many years got baribari, but poor people who were living in town or countryside did not?

because the people in urban city didn't like to have brown rice which contains vitamin b...

now many people are interested in macrobiotic and organic foods and some people also try to have brown rice...

i also love brown rice.

service lunch set

two lunch set menus

macrobiotic restaurant in kyoto - power of volunteering

today i would like to recommend a macrobiotic restaurant in kyoto."Vege Note" i went there with two univ. teachers and enjoyed vegan cuisine there. they had various kinds of foods, authentic japanese, chinese, western etc. and all dishes were pretty delicious. i was also impressed with their detail of foods and attentiveness to the customers.

so i got the power of volunteering.

you might know why i recommend it if you go there or even just see the pics i took there.

i strongly recommend "Vege Note"

http://www.vegenote.com/

millet and cream croquette with tartare sauce

pasta with fresh tomato sauce

spring vegetable kinpira

millet spring roll

egg plant with fermented tofu

Friends support my volunteering: Home-Cooked Meals

Japanese people who live in foreign countries for many years tend to prefer Home-cooked meals rather than authentic Japanese cuisine like Sashimi or Sushi, and home-made meals also could give me the power. All my friends understand what I need, and made great home-made meals for me. I sincerely appreciate your support.

I loved all the dishes that my friends cooked for me, but today I could show you some of them.

The first three dishes were home=made meals by P' Mew in Yokohama!

First was a break fast. I love her all dishes. Thank you very much.

Next was Vegetable Yakisoba or Fried noodle by P' Mew. It was also tasty. Than you P' Mew.

It was Curry Rice by P' Mew. Thank you sincerely.

Teacher Kumiko who is Kikuchi san's wife also made foods for me. It was also delicious and Chinese taste gave me the power to work as volunteer. She is also great teacher. Thank you Teacher Kumiko!

These dished were made by Mama-Yamashita who is a mother of Jasmine or Mari-chan. Her menu was also great and her daughter mari- chan is also cute. Thanks for your help.

It is traditional Japanese Home-made meals by Japanese mothers that was made by all moms in our countries but now we are very hard to find it!

This was made by Satoe- chan's mother and tastes perfect. I think all Japanese should have this taste for the reconstruction of Japan!

Thank you Satoe- chan's Mom!

Friends support my volunteering: Hot Pot

I went back to Japan to help disaster victims. I worked as a volunteer worker for a week, but I think I couldn't carry out my duty without my friends support...

I sincerely thank for any friends who made the great dishes for me.

Hot pot is one of the great dish for vegans and some of friends also made hot pot for me.

Actually for no-vegans, only vegetable hot pots maybe miss something.... Thank you so much.

Some no-Vegans ask me how can we get a protein... The answer is Tofu and Wheat Gluten!

Tofu and Wheat gluten is very important protein sources for vegans. All friends put Tofu and/or Wheat Gluten into the hot pot so I could get the power to work as a volunteer worker.

Many people know the tofu but wheat gluten is not popular like tofu. But in Japanese food culture wheat gluten is very popular as "FU=麩" or "O- FU=お麩".

Japanese people use FU for hot pot because it tastes good and good for health, too.

Northern Thai Curry Noodle=Khao Soi (Vegetarian)

I wanna recommend authentic northern thai cuisine "Khao Soi.=Curry Noodle!

Usually it's not vegetarian dish, but we can order vegetarian khao soi at

food court of Thai Vegetarian Society(JJ)".

When I was in Chiang mai (more than 10 years ago!), I often had it.

(I wasn't vegetarian or vegan st that time so I had Chicken Khao Soi.

But I think Vegetarian one is also delicious for both vegans and non-vegans...

You can try it at food court of thai vegetarian society.

Let's reduce meat consumption to save energy!

Many people who wanna be vegetarians would be in trouble about no feeling satisfaction after meals. Because of its' lightly flavor... But there is a good idea to avoid this problem... That is "Indian Food". Many of Indians are vegetarians (but not vegan=they have milk). Indian spices could give beautiful taste to your vegetable dishes.

Actually I have ever introduced Indian cuisine but they are not easy to make for not-Indians(me too). So today I recommend "Curry Udon". That's a Indian-Japanese hybrid cuisine! It is not necessary to mix many kinds of spices like authentic Indian dishes... You just add some curry powder or garam masala powder into your udon...your lightly flavor udon without meat would be change to the delicious curry udon

noodle!

Indian spicy cuisine can not only help to reduce the meat consumption but also good for health=reduce medical expenses...