Even at my own house, foreign food culture!
When I was in Sao Paolo, my wife learned Brazilian cooking. Sometimes, we enjoy it. This is "mukekka". It's a fish or shellfish dish made with coconut milk.
In my garden, I raise "kuushinsai" (phakboon.) I also have coriander, and small peppers. These are essential for making Thai food!
Are they simple and easy for anyone to make? I want to try, maybe…
They're a little difficult.
I've heard of people who like to make foreign dishes, but you're the first I've heard of that grows vegetables!
It seems that phakboon can be cultivated even in places with a salty ground, so in places that were hit with a tsunami, it's expected that this will help with desalination.
Imootochan
Today's dinner is Thai. I used the phakboon that I grew in my garden. This is "Fried phakboon". It's really delicious when you use vegetables you grew yourself.
I also like "samutan" papaya salad from the north part of Thailand. It's hard to find fresh papaya in Japan, so I use carrots.
I also like samutan! I don't have any papaya, so I gave up, but, you can make it with carrots?! I'll try that next time!
I see!!! Is the flavor the same?
They're similar. The texture too.
Master
When you're living overseas or traveling, there are many things to look forward to. And, no matter what country to go to, "Eating" is a simple experience you can have at any time, don't you think?
I've been to many different countries until now. Also, I've lived for 15 years total in 3 different countries. There, with the local people, I was able to eat the local foods together and try many different tastes. When I'm abroad I really feel like I am living in a foreign country, I feel like I am living in a place with people from a different background, and I enjoy that foreign country's culture.
Now, I live in Japan. Even in Japan, I still enjoy the food culture of the countries I visited.