タコスを作りました!と言っても、タコスのパッケージを買ったので、調味料パウダーを炒めたひき肉に交ぜて、野菜を切るだけの簡単料理です(^^)タコスは大抵の人は美味しいと思う料理なのに何でアメリカ・メキシコ以外ではあまりメキシカンレストランを見かけないんでしょう?Eもタコス・ファヒタス等のメキシカン料理が大好きなのでフランスでアメリカのタコスチェーン店、タコベルが出店したら大人気になると思うのですが、アジア・ヨーロッパ進出計画はないのかな・・・?
Made some tacos! Well, actually just purchased a taco kit so it's an easy recipe, just add the flavor powder to cooked minced meat and cut vegetables :) Most people think tacos are delicious but I wonder why we don't see many Mexican restaurants outside of the U.S. and Mexico? E loves Mexican food such as tacos and fajitas so I think that if American tacos franchise Taco Bell opens up in France it will be a huge success but I guess they don't have any plans to come into Asia or Europe...?
2011-09-12
2011-09-11
9/11
あの身も凍るような事件から10年が経ちました。学校から戻ると、母が顔面蒼白でテレビにくぎ付け。最初はその映像は映画のワンシーンとしか思わず、気に留めなかった。だが母がこれが現実に起きた、姉と連絡がとれないと緊張した声で言う。当時、姉はワシントンの大学院に通っており、ペンタゴン(国防総省)がそう遠くなかった。幸い、数時間後に姉と連絡をとることができ、無事を確認しました。
多くの犠牲がでた想像を絶する事件。理由は何であれ、大抵被害にあうのは無実な人々。 何が正しいかは誰もが決められない。だけど、命は尊い、唯一それだけは正しいと思う。
10 years has gone by since that incident which sent shivers down my spine. I came back from school and saw my mother's pale face glued to the TV. I didn't think much of the footage thinking it was a scene from a movie. But my mother told me in a nervous voice that it's happening for real and that we can't get in touch with my sister. At the time, my sister was going to graduate school in Washington and it wasn't very far from the Pentagon. Luckily, after a few hours we got in touch with her and confirmed her safety.
An incident which no one could have imagined and with many losses. Whatever the reason, it is usually the innocent who suffer. Nobody can decide what is right and wrong. But I think the only thing that is right is that life is precious.
多くの犠牲がでた想像を絶する事件。理由は何であれ、大抵被害にあうのは無実な人々。 何が正しいかは誰もが決められない。だけど、命は尊い、唯一それだけは正しいと思う。
10 years has gone by since that incident which sent shivers down my spine. I came back from school and saw my mother's pale face glued to the TV. I didn't think much of the footage thinking it was a scene from a movie. But my mother told me in a nervous voice that it's happening for real and that we can't get in touch with my sister. At the time, my sister was going to graduate school in Washington and it wasn't very far from the Pentagon. Luckily, after a few hours we got in touch with her and confirmed her safety.
An incident which no one could have imagined and with many losses. Whatever the reason, it is usually the innocent who suffer. Nobody can decide what is right and wrong. But I think the only thing that is right is that life is precious.
2011-09-09
震災から半年・・・ Half a year from the earthquake
私の両親は二人とも宮城県出身。父の実家は津波に流され、母の実家は津波に耐えたのも、ヘドロが流れ込み、家の中がめちゃくちゃに。半年経って、母は今、田舎に戻っています。母は今は何を思っているのだろうか?伯父に送ってもらった写真では、凄まじい破壊の爪痕が見れる・・・海外で生まれ育った私は、2~3年ごとの夏休みに両親の田舎に戻るのが楽しみだった。従兄弟が多く、毎回、姉が率先してゲームを作ったり、花火をしたり、伯父や従兄弟が育てた野菜や果物を食べた。帰国してからは東京に住むようになったけど、今でも日本の想い出と言うと宮城で過ごした夏休み。
約半年経ちますけど、私は忘れない。皆さんも忘れないで下さい。
My parents are both from Miyagi Prefecture. My father's family house was washed away from the tsunami and my mother's family house endured it but the house is in shambles due to the sludge that washed inside. Half a year has gone by and my mom is currently back in Miyagi. I wonder what my mother is thinking right now. In the pictures my uncle sent me, I can see the aftermath of massive destruction... As I grew up overseas, I always looked forward to going to my parent's hometown every 2-3 years for summer vacation. I have many cousins and every time my sister would be the one to create games, we would have fireworks, and ate the vegetables and fruits my uncle and cousins made. After we returned to Japan we lived in Tokyo, but even now my memories of Japan are the summers I spent in Miyagi.
It's been almost half a year, but I will not forget. Everybody, please do not forget.
約半年経ちますけど、私は忘れない。皆さんも忘れないで下さい。
My parents are both from Miyagi Prefecture. My father's family house was washed away from the tsunami and my mother's family house endured it but the house is in shambles due to the sludge that washed inside. Half a year has gone by and my mom is currently back in Miyagi. I wonder what my mother is thinking right now. In the pictures my uncle sent me, I can see the aftermath of massive destruction... As I grew up overseas, I always looked forward to going to my parent's hometown every 2-3 years for summer vacation. I have many cousins and every time my sister would be the one to create games, we would have fireworks, and ate the vegetables and fruits my uncle and cousins made. After we returned to Japan we lived in Tokyo, but even now my memories of Japan are the summers I spent in Miyagi.
It's been almost half a year, but I will not forget. Everybody, please do not forget.
2011-09-08
夏のデザート Summer Dessert
パリではもう秋になりましたが、日本ではまだ夏日が続いているようなので、夏のデザートを紹介したいと思います!
実は私はあまりデザート類が好きではなく、滅多に自ら買うことがありません。たまーに急激に食べたくなる時はありますが、ほとんどの場合は甘いお菓子やケーキよりフルーツを好んで食べます。日本ではフルーツは美味しいし、場合によっては高級品なので、お客様にデザートとして出すことはできますが、フランスではフルーツは安いし、デザートの国なのでフルーツだけ出すと味気ない感じがします。そこで、私はイチゴを白ワインと砂糖に半日から一日つけたものをデザートを作ることに。なお、この中にミントかバジルを入れるのもお勧めです。フルーツとお酒好きの私にはぴったりで、お酒を飲まないけど、甘いものが大好きな夫も好きなメニューです。
残暑に甘酸っぱいイチゴデザートはいかがでしょうか?(^^)
It's already autumn in Paris but it seems summer days still continue in Japan so I would like to introduce a summer dessert!
Actually, I am not a big fan of desserts and I rarely buy them myself. At times I suddenly want to have one but most of the time I prefer eating fruits over sweet cookies and cakes. In Japan, fruits are very tasty and some are considered deluxe goods so you can serve them to your guests but in France, fruits are not that expensive and it would seem dull as this is the country of desserts. So I decided to make a strawberry dessert, marinated in white wine and sugar for half a day to a day. I also recommend putting in mint or basil in this. This is great for myself who loves wine and fruits and my husband who doesn't drink but loves sweet things.
How about some sweet and sour strawberry dessert for late summer? :)
実は私はあまりデザート類が好きではなく、滅多に自ら買うことがありません。たまーに急激に食べたくなる時はありますが、ほとんどの場合は甘いお菓子やケーキよりフルーツを好んで食べます。日本ではフルーツは美味しいし、場合によっては高級品なので、お客様にデザートとして出すことはできますが、フランスではフルーツは安いし、デザートの国なのでフルーツだけ出すと味気ない感じがします。そこで、私はイチゴを白ワインと砂糖に半日から一日つけたものをデザートを作ることに。なお、この中にミントかバジルを入れるのもお勧めです。フルーツとお酒好きの私にはぴったりで、お酒を飲まないけど、甘いものが大好きな夫も好きなメニューです。
残暑に甘酸っぱいイチゴデザートはいかがでしょうか?(^^)
It's already autumn in Paris but it seems summer days still continue in Japan so I would like to introduce a summer dessert!
Actually, I am not a big fan of desserts and I rarely buy them myself. At times I suddenly want to have one but most of the time I prefer eating fruits over sweet cookies and cakes. In Japan, fruits are very tasty and some are considered deluxe goods so you can serve them to your guests but in France, fruits are not that expensive and it would seem dull as this is the country of desserts. So I decided to make a strawberry dessert, marinated in white wine and sugar for half a day to a day. I also recommend putting in mint or basil in this. This is great for myself who loves wine and fruits and my husband who doesn't drink but loves sweet things.
How about some sweet and sour strawberry dessert for late summer? :)
2011-09-05
Song Heng
最近ベトナム料理にはまっており、今日もイスラエル友達3人とマレ地区にあるベトナムレストランに行ってきました。目当ては店の人気メニュー、ボブン。細い米麺の下にあっさりとした甘いソース、レタスの千切り、もやしが入っており、上には牛肉と細切れと揚げ春巻きが乗っています。今回初めて食べましたが、さっぱりとしてとっても美味しかったです!同じくボブンをオーダーした友達もしばし会話がなくなるほど夢中に食べました(笑)女性からすると野菜もたっぷりとることができ、更に小さいサイズがあるのでサラダ感覚で食べることができ、男性の意見としては、揚げ春巻きとお肉ががっつり入っているので、食べ応えがあると。
フランスは移民の国であるため、各国のレストランを味わうことができます。色んな世界を楽しむことができるのはフランスの魅力の一つと言えるでしょう。
Recently I have been hooked on Vietnamese food and so again I went to a Vietnamese restaurant in Marais today with my 3 Israelis friends. We went in search of the restaurant's most popular menu, Bobun. Underneath the thin rice noodles are lettuce, brussels sprouts, a light and sweet sauce, and on top are shredded meat and fried spring rolls. This was the first time to eat Bobun and it was light and very delicious! My friends who ordered Bobun as well were absorbed in eating that we stopped talking for awhile :) From a woman's point of view, there are a lot of vegetables and a small portion can be chosen so you can eat it as if it were a salad and from a man's point of view, it's filling because there are fried spring rolls and a pile of meat.
France is a country of immigrants and you can enjoy restaurants from all sorts of countries. I think the fact that you can enjoy many worlds is part of France's charm.
Song Heng
3 rue Volta 75003
01 40 78 31 70
フランスは移民の国であるため、各国のレストランを味わうことができます。色んな世界を楽しむことができるのはフランスの魅力の一つと言えるでしょう。
Recently I have been hooked on Vietnamese food and so again I went to a Vietnamese restaurant in Marais today with my 3 Israelis friends. We went in search of the restaurant's most popular menu, Bobun. Underneath the thin rice noodles are lettuce, brussels sprouts, a light and sweet sauce, and on top are shredded meat and fried spring rolls. This was the first time to eat Bobun and it was light and very delicious! My friends who ordered Bobun as well were absorbed in eating that we stopped talking for awhile :) From a woman's point of view, there are a lot of vegetables and a small portion can be chosen so you can eat it as if it were a salad and from a man's point of view, it's filling because there are fried spring rolls and a pile of meat.
France is a country of immigrants and you can enjoy restaurants from all sorts of countries. I think the fact that you can enjoy many worlds is part of France's charm.
Song Heng
3 rue Volta 75003
01 40 78 31 70
2011-09-04
ユニクロ Uniqlo
ユニクロのパリ第一号店が2009年にオープンしてから今も衰えずフランス人に大人気です。街の中心にあるオペラ駅と大手デバートのギャラリー・ラファエットに近いという最高の立地もあり、訪れる人数が半端ないです。日本人からしたら想像しにくいですが、ユニクロはフランスではお洒落ブランドとしてのステータスを築いており、街中、ファッショニスタがユニクロの白い紙袋を持ちながら颯爽と歩いているのを頻繁に見かけます。前にも話したように、多くのフランス人は「シンプル・イズ・ベスト」という考えがあるため、ユニクロの高品質で安い、そしてシンプルなデザインがフランス人の心をつかんだようです。
私は日本ではユニクロがあまり身体にフィットしないため(私はどちらか言うと外国人体型で肩幅が広く、腕が長め、腰幅もあります)、あまり買ったことな かったのですが、パリでは品質が良くて安い洋服があまりないため最近ユニクロに入ってみました。駄目もとで試したチノパンツがぴったりフィットして思わず衝動買い!そして後ほど調べたらやはり海外用にサイズを調整しているようです。体型に合う服を見つけたのは嬉しいのですが、やはり自分は小柄な日本人とは違うと少し微妙な気持ちになりました・・・(^^;
Since its opening in 2009, Uniqlo's first store in Paris is still very popular among the French. There are tremendous number of people coming in as it's in the best location, near centrally located Opera station and major department store, Gallerie Lafayette. It's hard to imagine from a Japanese point of view but Uniqlo has established status as a trendy brand and you can often see fashionistas strutting around the city carrying the white Uniqlo paper bag. As I mentioned before, many French have the mentality of "simple is best" so the great quality but cheap and simple design of Uniqlo has really captured the French hearts.
I didn't buy Uniqlo clothes much in Japan as they didn't fit me well (I have a body which is more of a foreigner's, my shoulders are wider, arms are longer, and I have hips), however as there aren't many clothes that are cheap but good quality so I went to Uniqlo the other day. I tried on chino pants thinking I have nothing to lose and ended up buying them immediately as they were a perfect fit! Later on I did some research and found out that they have altered the size for foreigners. I was happy to find clothes which fit my body but it left me a bit confused thinking that I really am different from the smaller built Japanese... :|
私は日本ではユニクロがあまり身体にフィットしないため(私はどちらか言うと外国人体型で肩幅が広く、腕が長め、腰幅もあります)、あまり買ったことな かったのですが、パリでは品質が良くて安い洋服があまりないため最近ユニクロに入ってみました。駄目もとで試したチノパンツがぴったりフィットして思わず衝動買い!そして後ほど調べたらやはり海外用にサイズを調整しているようです。体型に合う服を見つけたのは嬉しいのですが、やはり自分は小柄な日本人とは違うと少し微妙な気持ちになりました・・・(^^;
Since its opening in 2009, Uniqlo's first store in Paris is still very popular among the French. There are tremendous number of people coming in as it's in the best location, near centrally located Opera station and major department store, Gallerie Lafayette. It's hard to imagine from a Japanese point of view but Uniqlo has established status as a trendy brand and you can often see fashionistas strutting around the city carrying the white Uniqlo paper bag. As I mentioned before, many French have the mentality of "simple is best" so the great quality but cheap and simple design of Uniqlo has really captured the French hearts.
I didn't buy Uniqlo clothes much in Japan as they didn't fit me well (I have a body which is more of a foreigner's, my shoulders are wider, arms are longer, and I have hips), however as there aren't many clothes that are cheap but good quality so I went to Uniqlo the other day. I tried on chino pants thinking I have nothing to lose and ended up buying them immediately as they were a perfect fit! Later on I did some research and found out that they have altered the size for foreigners. I was happy to find clothes which fit my body but it left me a bit confused thinking that I really am different from the smaller built Japanese... :|
2011-09-03
ロリータ Lolita
一昨日から読み始めたのがウラジーミル・ナボコフの「ロリータ」。主人公はハンバート・ハンバート、一見ハンサムで知的な紳士だが、実は彼は少女にしか興味を抱けないというダークな裏がある。少女なら誰でも良いという訳ではなく、妖艶な色気がある女の子「ニンフェット」でなければいけない。そしてある日、彼は12才のドロレス(ロリータ)と出会い、激しく恋に落ちる。概要だけを聞くと気味悪い話にしか思えませんが、読むと面白おかしく書いてあるので、不思議と主人公がそんなに悪い人に見えなくなります。
「ロリータ」はその性的内容から最初は様々な出版社から出版拒否されましたが、一旦世に出回ると、大ヒットとなりました。恐らく過激な内容が話題となったのでしょうが、実はとても良くできた小説であり、ナボコフは独自のメロディでハンバート・ハンバートの暗い世界を美しい音楽のように奏でます。
The day before yesterday I started to read Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita". The main character, Humbert Humbert at first seems like a handsome and intelligent gentleman but he has a darker side to him that can only be interested in young girls. However it can't just be any young girl, she has to be a sensual and alluring "nymphet". One day he meets 12 year old Dolores (Lolita) and falls madly in love. When you hear only the summary it sounds like a creepy story but when you actually do read it, it's written in a humorous way that strangely the main character doesn't seem like such a bad guy anymore.
"Lolita" was turned down by several publishers because of its sexual content but once it was published, it became a huge hit. I presume the radical content was what attracted interest but it is actually a very well written novel. Humbert Humbert's dark world is conducted by Nabokov's unique melody and played like beautiful music.
「ロリータ」はその性的内容から最初は様々な出版社から出版拒否されましたが、一旦世に出回ると、大ヒットとなりました。恐らく過激な内容が話題となったのでしょうが、実はとても良くできた小説であり、ナボコフは独自のメロディでハンバート・ハンバートの暗い世界を美しい音楽のように奏でます。
The day before yesterday I started to read Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita". The main character, Humbert Humbert at first seems like a handsome and intelligent gentleman but he has a darker side to him that can only be interested in young girls. However it can't just be any young girl, she has to be a sensual and alluring "nymphet". One day he meets 12 year old Dolores (Lolita) and falls madly in love. When you hear only the summary it sounds like a creepy story but when you actually do read it, it's written in a humorous way that strangely the main character doesn't seem like such a bad guy anymore.
"Lolita" was turned down by several publishers because of its sexual content but once it was published, it became a huge hit. I presume the radical content was what attracted interest but it is actually a very well written novel. Humbert Humbert's dark world is conducted by Nabokov's unique melody and played like beautiful music.
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