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redwhitenpandas

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Aug 14, 2009 18:04

I got a letter from home. Kiku was surprised that I wasn't doing anything during summer, or rather, that there wasn't school activity every day ( Read more... )

my family is large, letter from home, prank

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sacre_blu August 14 2009, 16:34:49 UTC

What is "umeboshi"?

redwhitenpandas August 14 2009, 16:48:41 UTC

Traditional Japanese sweets. Kiku told me that they were delicious. He likes them, I think.

1/2 2zero1 August 14 2009, 16:44:37 UTC

Those are delicious!

2zero1 August 14 2009, 16:45:41 UTC

W-wait they aren't sweet....

ooc: he's familiar with asian foods =O.

redwhitenpandas August 14 2009, 16:50:37 UTC

Kiku told me they were.

You know them?

2zero1 August 14 2009, 17:43:34 UTC

Yup!

I'm chinese, but I also know a lot about japanese food too.

They're actually kind of sour...

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spell_truth August 14 2009, 16:58:36 UTC

"Sweet" is not the right word for umeboshi...

redwhitenpandas August 14 2009, 17:01:18 UTC

Are you Japanese?

spell_truth August 14 2009, 17:02:04 UTC

I was born and raised in the UK, but my parents are. And I was in Japan just last month.

redwhitenpandas August 14 2009, 17:06:22 UTC

So you have eaten these before?

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akaj1sh1 August 14 2009, 23:00:29 UTC

Umeboshi? They're good in onigiri and other dishes from time to time, but they're definitely not sweet~

Still, I like umeboshi and other tsukemono in general. Though not the beni shōga. I hate that one. Ah, sorry, that's red ginger.

redwhitenpandas August 14 2009, 23:04:04 UTC

Well, that is what Kiku said. It has been some time since I myself have eaten one.

I am not really sure, most Japanese food doesn't have too much taste to me.

akaj1sh1 August 15 2009, 00:09:29 UTC

At least now you know that that isn't the case. Kiku, you said? Is that person Japanese? Maybe they were going to pull a prank on you if they said that.

As for thinking that Japanese food doesn't have much taste... well, I guess that really depends on the person, but I personally like various Japanese dishes as they have different tastes. Or, you haven't been exposed to the different varieties of all the various prefectural specialties.

redwhitenpandas August 15 2009, 14:43:44 UTC

Yes, he is a sibling of mine. Maybe. I will ask him about that later.

It does not. It lacks spices.

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ruddystampede August 16 2009, 02:27:13 UTC

U...mi...bo...shi? *doesn't know from foreign food... at least not the modern type*

redwhitenpandas August 16 2009, 02:36:09 UTC

It seems to mean "Plum" and... some more. My Japanese is not very good.

ruddystampede August 16 2009, 02:41:42 UTC

Plums are good! Mmmmm, I wish I could try some.

redwhitenpandas August 16 2009, 02:46:08 UTC

I can send you one.

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