Hello! Autumn is said to be the season of appetite in Japan (syokyoku no aki). One of the common items eaten during cold seasons is grilled sweet potatoes, or yaki-imo. These sweet potatoes come in various varieties and differ in their sweetness levels, texture and more. Grilled sweet potatoes is a snack enjoyed by Japanese, and can be found commonly in supermarkets, street vendors, or even vans driving around the neighbourhood – a jingle, or announcement is played through speakers as the van goes around, announcing the arrival of freshly grilled sweet potatoes. Many also choose to grill their sweet potatoes at home, whether through ovens or in hotplates like […]
Tag: Japanese food
“Tsuki-ichi” at Event21
The another one of Event21 company culture that we do in every month called “Tsuki-ichi”. There are 2 Japanese words; one is “Tsuki” mean a month and two is “ichi” mean one (number). when we bring it together it mean “Once a month” For us, it’s mean the activity that we hold once a month in each branch. What kind of activity we do in each month? For Nara, we usually do anything that make us communicate together (such as have a lunch together ans etc.) and for this month, it is “Tonjiru soup” “Tonjiru soup” is Japanese miso soup which put a pork (you may have ever seen when […]