Final Book Evaluations of My Partners

Partner 1

Name: Saeko Onishi

Book's Title: Food and Feast in Tudor England

Summery of its content: This book is on food life of people who are between upper and lower class in Tudor England. In this era, everything was decided by their social class. People of upper class spent much money on preparing banquet so that they could show off how gorgeous it is to their guest.

What she liked best about the book: The book is written by clear English and has many color pictures.

Some of the book's flaws: The author does not know how much fresh fruits or vegetables they ate at that time.

Partner 2

Name: Shoko Izumi

Book's Title: Good Growing Why Organic Farming Works

Summery of its content: We can learn how organic foods are good for our health and the current situation of organic farming.

What she liked best about the book: She can be familiar with healthy foods.

Some of the book's flaws: This book is too detailed, so some technical wors are difficult.

Partner 3

Name: Mikoto Ishida

Book's Title: The Sociology of Food

Summery of its content: The culture of food is written with various countries' histories. The differences of gender and social class are also written.

What she liked best about the book: She was surprised at the difference of gender about eating, so the chapter is best for her.

Some of the book's flaws: It is hard to understand the contents of this book for her.

The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal

<Oil Boosts Energy Shares>

A lot of Asian markets were affected badly because Turkish combat attacked Russian one. However, the price of oils were increased. Oil price is directly connected to many foods and of course rising the oil price make the food price high. So consumers is unfavorable the situation.

<Slow Consumer Spending In U.S. Signals Caution>

The eagerness to buy declined slowly and they became apt to save their money though their salaries were increased. In America, the amount of personal consumption equals more than two-thirds of total U.S. products. The tendency shows that they became consider their future carefully and have a sense of danger about their money. Of course, the change affects American food market. The slow consumption makes the consumption of food decrease. Therefore, the supply exceeds the demand and finally the price of food will be lower than before. That is to say, the food in America will be chaper gradually.

Thankful for Private Property

<The first thanksgiving teaches the importance of economic freedom>

There is a thanksgiving Day in America. That day is one of U.S. holidays and celebrates the thanks of the harvest. In the old days, the Governor adviced farmers that they will give corn the people they trusted. The plan was succeeded and much more corn became to be planted.

 

 

Nagoya Food (Nagoyameshi) Part 2

Tenmusu and Tebasaki and Hitsumabushi

Today, I will introduce Tenmusu and Tebasaki and Hitsumabushi.

Tenmusu is Onigiri with shrimp tempura. Some stores put shrimp tempura on the top of Tenmusu and others stores put in shrimp tempura in Onigiri. I suppose that the former style is more popular than the latter I have ever seen.

Tebasaki is one of the fried chickens and the part is used the tip of chicken wigs. There are some flavours like Tare, salty and so on. The Tebasaki in this picture is Shio flavour.

Finally, I introduce Hitsumabushi. The food came from Nagoya and was used eels. The eels with salty-sweet Tare put on rice. Hitsumabushi is well known as expensive foods in Nagoya.

These foods are so tasty and so please try to eat them if you have a chance to go to Nagoya.

Restaurant Review 2

Restaurant Video

URL: https://youtu.be/xUReQbtwkkY





I went to Yaffa Organic Cafe with Shoko.
She put the video in her blog, so please see her blog.

Restaurant Evaluation

Data: Mon, January 4th, 2016.
Time: 12:00~13:30
Total Cost: 1100yen

<Service and the inside of the cafe>

1. greet you politely or frirenfdy? 5/10

2. Seat you and deliver menu and wet towels in few minutes? 7/10

3. deliver the meals in 15minutes? 6/10

4. guide to the place that your bags put? 8/10

5. the cleanliness of the toilet 8/10

6. the cleaning of the floor, chairs and tables 9/10

7. the interior design  and atmosphere 10/10

8. clerk's expression and manner 6/10

<Meals Eavaluation>

French Bread: taste  2/5  quality  1/5  quantity  3/5  appearance  3/5
Salad: taste   3/5  quality  3/5  quantity  4/5  appearance  3/5
Pasta: taste   4/5  quality  3/5  quantity  4/5  appearance  5/5
Organic Tea: taste   4/5  quality  3/ 5 quantity  3/5  appearance  4/5

Restaurant Review

Reastaurant Review

I went to "yaffa organic cafe" in Shibya with Shoko.
This restaurant is in the first floor in Tokyu Stay Hotel and uses some organic ingredients in all menu.

Yaffa Organic Cafe has outdoor seats and maybe guests uses this place in warm seasons like spring and summer. Of course, no one used this seats when we went to there. The reason is only it was cold.
But if you use in spring or summer, you would be able to feel comfortable and enjoy eating meals more.

In this day, there are four lunch set menu: organic and unpolished rice lunch, organic vegetables' soup lunch, organic pasta lunch and organic vegetables' special lunch. Almost of the menu contains selectable drinks and salad.  If women order lunch menu, they woukd be full. Also, there is a luch cake which are used organic bananas although I did not order it. The contents of kunch menu is changed every day. So, anyone enjoys eating different meals.

The price is not high and the quantity of meals is much. Organic vegetables' special lunch is 1500yen and the rests of lunch set menu are 1100yen.

I ordered a psta lunch. The menu consisted of a drink, mein dish, two appetizers. I choose an organic tea. Mein dish is a peperoncino with nature farming brocolies and whitebaits. Appetizers are green salad and a pieace of French Bread. I felt it was tasty.

 The number of seats are not many, but the interior decoration is beautiful and a homelike atmosphere. Also, there are full of many customers in the cafe and there are some foreigners although that day was weekday.

This day are well-known reastaurant and many mass media deal with the cafe. So, if you are interested in the yaffa organic cafe, please vsit there and enjoy eating!


Yaffa Organic Cafe
〒150-0002  Shibuya Ward Shibuya 3-27-5 the first floor in Tokyu Stay Hotel Building
Access: It takes 5 minutes on foot from new South entrance of Shibuya Station.
Opening hours: From 11.5 a.m. to 23p.m.
Website: http://www.yaffa.jp

Do you know Nasi Goreng?

Nasi Goreng

Hi, today I'll introduce Nasi Goreng.
Do you know it? Have you ever heard it?

Nasi Goreng is a popular dish in Indonesia.　Nasi means rice and　goreng means fried in Indonesia. Indonesian put nashi goreng with egg fried sunny-side up or raw tomatoes and cucumbers.
Last week, I was given it by a member of the volunteer club I belong to. He went to Bali and bought them for our members. 
I have eaten it for the first time, but I feel it's very tasty. I also suppose the taste is suitable for Japanese.
If you have a chance to eat it, Please try to eat it!