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Asakusa today.Asakusa geisha parlor dance.The summer session has started again.…
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This is home made gari- pickled fresh young ginger, often served with sushi. To make it, thinly sliced ginger is briefly boiled, squeezed and then pickled in a sweet vinegar mixture made with rice vinegar, dashi, sugar and salt. The anthocyanin pigments in the ginger react with the vinegar, giving it a lovely pink colour.
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Shinshoga, or fresh young ginger, is in season in early summer. Light, aromatic, and tender, it’s often pickled in sweet vinegar to make Gari, the pink ginger comminly served with sushi.
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Asakusa today.Behind the Kannon, a Fuji-san plant market is being held.It’…
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Asakusa today.The 14th Akita Kanto Asakusa Festival was held.Asakusa Roku-ku Br…
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notice.The 9th Ken-no-kai, an independent performance by Ukonjo Onoe, who parti…
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