Kozue used to be in this branch, but she got married soon after we arrived in Tsuruoka and now lives in Sendai. But she occasionally comes home to visit and has us over to dinner. She and her mother make us a feast fit for a king and queen. On our actual anniversary, we dined with Kozue, her husband and her parents.
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| Delicious Soba and green salad, a tofu dish, and basil spring rolls and dipping sauce. The drink looks like water, but it is actually homemade plum juice. In Japan, you are always given a warm, wet cloth to clean up before you start a meal. |
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| Octopus rice. It was delicious. |
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| Kozue and her mother. In this picture, you can also see chips (so American) and mango salsa. Kozue served her mission in America and learned how to make this salsa and chips. |
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| Watermelon, Lemon Bars (that we brought) and mugichau for dessert. Mugichau is a very popular drink in Japan. It is Wheat tea. |
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| They taught me how to use the burst mode on my phone, so I tried it out on them. The pictures are a little blurry. |
Kozue's dad actually had a party to attend that evening. But he called from the party and said he wanted to come home- that he wanted to see Hinton san. So he came home early. That made us happy. We had a delightful evening. As usual, they sent us home with gifts- this time garden spoils from their huge garden- including fresh basil, which I have not been able to find here.
3 comments:
How nice! It looks so delicous! I absolutely love reading about all your adventures.
That food looks so delicious - Especially those basil rolls. What cute friends you have and how wonderful to have the opportunity to "break bread" with so many Japanese people on your mission. They say that is the best way to get to know people.
What a wonderful family and the dinner looks so delicious! I think that is so cute that Kozue's dad wanted to come home to see you! You two are definitely making a difference there!
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