I live in Kyoto and go to Kyoto Sangyo University Monday through Friday. Monday’s schedule is very hard because I have to wake up early. It sucks. I don’t like to wake up early, but this Monday it felt good to wake up 5 a.m. Now I leave my home early every day. I like the coolness, silence, and light traffic of the early morning. I bike to school in the mornings. My bike has taken me to many beautiful and interesting places, like the Heian Shrine for instance.
June 25, 2007
Heian Shrine Morning
June 11, 2007
Natto & Mayonaise
Some people say that natto should be mixed with katsuo sauce and mustard. However, I believe that natto should be mixed with mayonaise. First, mayonaise in natto is very tasty. I’m not sure about what foods go well with mayoniose, but this combination is good. A bit of vinegar and sweetness in the mayonaise matches the taste and texture of natto. Next, mayonaise mixes with natto easily. Perhaps this is because natto goes well with raw eggs, green onions, mustard, katsuo sauce, and zyako (tiny fish). Mayonaise is made of eggs and vinegar, so we don’t need to mix raw eggs. Mayonaise should just be squeezed on top of natto. Finally, Mayonaise is
