The origami crane has special significance in Japan. Thousand Origami Cranes (千羽鶴, Senbazuru?) is a group of one thousand origami paper cranes held together by strings. An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane, such as long life or recovery from illness [...]
Does the foodie in your life eat food from around the world? Perhaps she’d like one of these gadgets in the kitchen 1. Spanish Paella Pan and Ingredients Paella is the national dish of Spain. It’s a complex dish of rice, safron, seafood, chicken, rabbit, and other meats. Each region has their own specialty and [...]
You’ll destroy the evil sushi empire with these Luke Skywalker blue light saber chopsticks Or maybe you prefer the Darth Vader version Even Yoda’s lightsaber gets into the action You can wash down the sushi with saki filled star wars cups Related articles by Zemanta Yoda Shows His Wrinkly Face in Star Wars: The Force [...]
If you get hungry looking at food in your manga cartoon books, just grab this cook book and start making your next meal. It’s illustrated by Chihiro Hattori and features 27 basic Japanese recipes. Related articles by Zemanta Manga Farming grows plants from twisted comic books (dvice.com) Manga Farming (neatorama.com) Manga and skepticism (blogs.discovermagazine.com)
This sushi set has a deep, cobalt blue glaze that stands out on the table. It may not make your sushi taste better, but it certainly will look fabulous. These bowls would be great for your miso soup. Related articles by Zemanta Sushi on a stick (boingboing.net) Review – House of Sushi and Noodles (chicagoist.com) [...]
This sushi set designed by Stefano Giovannoni in 2008 features whimsical birds and clouds that will make your meal delightful. The set contains a small dish for soy sauce, large plate, chopstick rest in bone china, set of chopsticks in PA and a silk place mat. This is a limited edition, like many Alessi items, [...]
