#daigaku imo

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Daigaku Imo (Japanese Candied Sweet Potatoes)

#okonomikitchen #asian #recipe #recipes #potato #japanese #japanese food #asian food #japanese recipe #japanese recipes #sweet potato #daigaku imo #snacks #savoury #vegan recipe #vegan recipes #vegan #veganism #vegetarian #glutenfree #gluten free #sweet potatoes

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大学芋 daigaku imo - candied sweet potatoes (x)

#food cw #sweet potatoes #daigaku imo #just one cookbook #I have been doing so much cooking recently and it's so nice #it wipes me out completely but then I have *food*

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Social, Cultural, & Political Things to Help Understand Buddy Daddies - Part 2

Hey there, everyone! Since my first post covering topics like these went over so well, and since I found a few more things I can talk about in these first four episodes that involve a social, cultural, and/or political aspect of Japan, I decided to make a second post. 

I type these posts up on my desktop, since that is easier, but after posting, I will go back on mobile and edit in ALT text for the photos. This post is also likely to be very lengthy and image heavy, but I hope you all enjoy the information provided. Also, if anyone has any extra insights, please feel free to share that information. I love learning, and always am learning, so any corrections or further info is always appreciated.

We are going to be starting off with a few simple, quick, and “easy” topics, so to speak. Now, let’s get started!

1. Rock - Paper - Scissors

In Ep.3, we see Kazuki and Rei decide who will go and purchase the sweet potato for Miri. In order to decide this, they use Rock-Paper-Scissors. In Japan, the game is called janken and is used in classrooms to decde everything: which row or group in class will go first? Janken. There is a tie, who will win the game? Janken. A student or students are out of class today so there is some extra food left over, who will get it? Janken.

In many cases, this will be use to decide orders as well (like the winner goes first or last and then it goes in ascending or descending order from there). And it won’t just be between two people, they’ll do huge groups. When I worked as an ALT, I would often just trust my students or the JTE (Japanese Teacher of English) or Homeroom Teacher to figure out who won and lost, because I would always lose track... ^ ^;

Anyway, this way of deciding things is viewed as unbiased and a sort of “third-party” decision maker. A nice way to have a decision made without ruffling any feathers. And, we sometimes see using Rock-Paper-Scissors to decide things within the workplace and business world.

Some examples of this are provided on the website Japan Daily, which will be linked below. The website does lean a bit into Orentialism, imo, but it also has some good history and info on Rock-Paper-Scissors in Japan and these real life examples of it being used in a business/work environment are great:

2. Baked Sweet Potato - Street Food

Baked sweet potato is a very common street food in Japan in the fall and winter months. They are cheap, smell delicious, are delicious, and are a great way to warm up cold hands. Nowadays, many are sold out of small, white vans like the one shown in Buddy Daddies. 

(Image from Asahi Imports).

They are usually eaten plain and the inside tends to be a light, off-set white. Like ice cream trucks, the sweet potato vendors will usually set up shop around playgrounds, school areas, parks, etc. basically any place where a large crowd is likely, and they will usually shout out that they have sweet potatoes. In a similar way to the vendors walking around selling food, drinks, and peanuts at a baseball game or something.

You can read more about this winter time snack over at Asahi Imports, which will be linked below (they also make mention of daigaku imo, which is a dish you’ll see in Japanese school lunches in the fall and winter months, and which is very yummy!).

3. Obake - Ghosts 

I was watching a reaction video to episode 3 of Buddy Daddies, and the reactor was like, “Isn’t she afraid of ghosts?” And, well, that made me think of a very popular song and book in Japan called おばけなんてないさ (Obake Nante Nai sa). It is a very famous children’s song and (later) picture book in Japan. The song was first broadcast on an NHK program called “Minna no Uta” in 1966. This info is from the website Hello Project Lyrics Wiki, and will be linked in the comments below.

When I worked at a Japanese cram school back here in the States, we had a bunch of copies of the books, and all the teachers had the book and song memorized. All the parents were familiar with it too, and it was taught in the youngest class, since the book and song is for the 0 - 2 year old age range.

Here is a Youtube video with the book and the song being sung to it. Warning: This song WILL get stuck in your head. The beat is very simple and easy to remember, so you’ll definitely end up humming it, even if you don’t know the lyrics.

I’ll link to English lyrics that I found for this song in the comments. But the general gist is that there is no such things as ghosts, they aren’t real, but if they were, I (a child) would be afraid of them. So the song goes on to tell of how you can befriend a ghost instead, and not be afraid of them anymore. 

Miri is 4 years old, and can write her name, speak and understand well, and has good coordination skills. So there has been some level of education, so she has likely heard this song before. And therefore probably isn’t afraid of ghosts on a more conceptual level, though she still equates them with “bad guys,” lol. If she hasn’t learned it or heard it yet, she probably will now that she is in daycare.

There are four more issues/aspects that I plan on discussing, so I’ll put those under a Read More due to length and them being slightly less lighthearted.

4. Animal Rights

When I watched reaction videos to the first episode, many people were upset at the cat being returned to the box (and the cat even just being in a box to begin with). I was too, of course, but I also knew where this scene was coming from. For this section, I will be citing the article: Challenging, inadequate animal welfare in Japan, which I will link to below. Though, I also came across the article Why You Shouldn’t Buy a Pet in Japan, which I will also be linking below, since I think it is worth the read. 

Basically, Japan has laws in place, and they get revised every 5 or so years, however, they are very vague and the general public knowledge of animal rights is farther behind than in other industrialized nations. In the other article that I will be linking below, they mention that about 90% of pets in Japan are bought through pet stores, rather than through adoptions or rescues. So, as the other article states, abandonment of pets is rather high, especially because of how trend-based pet ownership is in Japan.

Things like pet cafes can really influence pet trends. I’ve been to two myself, an Owl Cafe in Osaka and a Hedgehog Cafe in Tokyo. 

That was a number of years ago now. And while those experiences were AMAZING! I do think about the ethics of it all and think, if I were to return to Japan some day for a visit, those kinds of cafes wouldn’t be on my To Do list.

However, there are groups and organizations to help fight for animal rights in Japan. Since this section of the post was inspired by the scene with the cat in the box, I’ll highlight the cat based one mentioned in the article:

So that’s good to hear!

5. Parenting Style

Another thing I noticed during reaction videos were the responses to scenes like the above, where Miri is kicking at the back of Rei’s car seat and whining, “I wanna go swing!” As well as to scenes like below, where Miri caused all of Kazuki’s food supplies and materials to spill all over the ground. 

All of them have made mentioned that moments like those require strict discipline. But, Japanese parenting style differs a bit when it comes to things like this. In an article entitled: Japanese Parenting Style - And Differences From the West, which will be linked to below, we get this bit on discipline:

Basically, it is saying that Japan isn’t really big on punishment because Japanese children learn to behave by learning the importance of cooperation and harmony through other social groups like school and sports. This is definitely true. What I’ve seen is that the expectation is that the children still don’t fully understand the ins-and-outs of society yet.

I worked at a Japanese daycare, so our job was to take a gentle parenting approach, to help explain to the child why what they did was hurtful or harmful or dangerous. And one of our goals was to help the children learn how to play amicably with each other. 

That’s not to say that I haven’t seen children be yelled at or anything like that. I have. But it is usually the teachers that take on that mantel, especially at the junior high school level. That’s when you get stuff like students have to practice bowing during an assembly over and over and over again until they get it just right, especially if that assembly is a rehearsal for an important event, like graduation ceremonies.

Bringing this back to Miri though. Now that she is in daycare, she will start to receive this gentle parenting approach to learning how to co-exist with others, which will eventually result in more positive behaviors (or, that is the ultimate goal, anyway). Miss Anna will likely provide a lot of that guidance as the head daycare teacher.

6. Snack Bars

Miri’s mother works at a Snack Bar and, over on the official website, it states that her job is as both the Mama and singer at the Snack Bar and that she is 34 years old. But what is a Snack Bar and what is a Mama?

Snack Bars were started in 1964 to work around government laws that prevented adult entertainment establishments from staying open after midnight, by offering light snacks, that changed the category that they fell under, thus they could stay open. The Mama of the Snack Bar is basically the one in charge of the Snack Bar.

They are similar in ways to Hostess Bars, but on the cheaper side. You can read about more of the details about how they run and what not at the website Metropolis Japan, which I will link to in the comments.

Another thing about Snack Bars is that, while they don’t sell sex, they sell the fantasy and illusion of sex:

They are also a outdated nowadays (with their peak being back in the 80s), so there is a general seedy vibe about them. It may seem like an okay place to take kids from the name alone, but they are very much so adult-only spaces. Also, as we saw with Miri’s mother, likely a place and setting where the exploitation of women happens.

7. Casinos and Gambling in Japan

We saw Kazuki do some gambling in Ep. 1. Something you may have noticed, however, was who lured him in:

And what the outside of the establishment looked like:

Two young and sexy women and a bright, sparkling pink building named “FAIRY LIPS.” You probably guessed that this isn’t a legal gambling establishment. Casinos and gambling are still largely illegal in Japan, with some exceptions like lottery. The ones that are illegal are likely being run by Yakuza. 

However, some changes have gone into affect in more recent years, especially as a way to attract tourists. 

Over on the Wikipedia page about Gambling in Japan (which will be linked below in the comments), it talks about how Japanese lawmakers approved a bill in July 2018 that officially allows casinos in the country. However, they come with a lot of restrictions, such as Japanese locals only being able to visit them three times per week or ten times a month, and Japanese visitors will be charged 6,000 yen entrance fees to discourage addiction. 

And...that’s it for this post! Thank you all for reading this far and for all the love and support you’ve all shown to my previous post (and other meta posts I’ve made). I really and truly appreciate it! I’ll be keeping an eye out for topics like these in future episodes. Though, those posts should be a lot shorter, since I’ll be going on an episode-by-episode basis, instead of in bulk like this.

Until next time! 

#Buddy Daddies #Kazuki Kurusu #Rei Suwa #Miri Unasaka #Misaki Unasaka #Japanese culture and society #Japanese politics #long post #meta post #image heavy post #Youtube

[angelkin-food-cake]

Some crunchy cat treats for a cat kin? Savory preferred but sweet is good too. Vegetarian please, dairy free if possible (a little cheese is okay just not too much). Please nothing with rosemary, I am very allergic :( thank you so much!

Hi there! Here's some treats for you = 3

Whole Wheat Seed Crackers 

Vegan Spinach & Sesame Crackers

Pumpkin Chickpea Fritters

Tod Man Khao Pod (Thai Corn Fritters)

Matcha Frosted Pistachio Shortbread Cookies

Seafoam Candy

Daigaku Imo (Deep Fried Sweet Potatoes In Syrup) 

Homemade Green Tea Pocky

Hope this work out for you. ♥ Thanks for the request!

If you appreciate my content please leave a tip ♥

#ask #anon #otherkin #catkin #cat therian #therian #request

[pancakeke]

I bought vegetable japanese sweet potatoes (opposed to the dessert) so I can try making daigaku imo again and hopefully not jack up the sugar temperature this time

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29. preferred pasta noodle?

5. favorite form of potato?

28. last meal on earth?

(asking the important questions dkdjdns)

Indeed indeed!! Thank you for asking these most important of questions☺️☺️

5. Favorite form of potato?

I Love potatoes, so this one is difficult lol. Short answer, fries. I love fries sm. Long answer, as long as it’s fried in some form I will eat potatoes forever. But Like specifically, There are these sweet potato fries that I’ve never seen made since moving out of Japan that I used to get all the time, where it had like a candylike but still somewhat savory finish on the outside? I liked those the best. (I looked it up, they’re called daigaku imo.)

28. Last meal on earth?

Difficult🤔 tempted to say sushi bc I know you know that sushi is one of my favorite things to eat ever, but honestly,,,,, I think just like a pizza would be grand. There’s this one place in the last place I lived that made this awesome pizza with pickles on it? The base was a cream sauce. It was So good, so that pizza specifically, and maybe a glass of raspberry ice tea to drink with it😌

29. Preferred pasta noodle?

Can’t go wrong with macaroni noodles, but my favorites are those ones that have stuff inside them🥰 (tortellini I think).

#thank you Cherry💕 #ask game #aaa tbis made me hungry lol

[true-king-of-monsters]

The japanese have daigaku imo which are sweet carmelized sweetpotato and we need to bring that shit to the west

Damnit, Anon. Ya got me craving that.

[umikan]

Daigaku imo: patate douce, sauce soja pour un mix incroyable

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#japanesesweets #japanesesnacks #daigakuimotreat #tastytreats #daigakuimo

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Daigaku Imo University Sweet Potatoes Experience the ultimate comfort food with Daigaku Imo University Sweet Potatoes - a warm and satisfying treat that will transport your taste buds to culinary heaven.

#daigakuimo #universitysweetpotatoes #sweetpotatouni

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Japanese Candied Sweet Potato Daigaku Imo Indulge in the delicious world of Japanese Candied Sweet Potato Daigaku Imo - a mouthwatering treat that will make your taste buds dance.

#daigakuimohashimoto #japanesesnack #japanesedessert #daigakuimo #candiedpotato

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221121 Started selling sweets🍠

Today was the day I started something new at work.

In our company, which is involved in agriculture, we have a lot of free time during the off-season, which is the winter.

So I proposed to my boss that we make sweets using the farm products and sell them at farm stands.

The parent company agreed. So we took sanitary tests, bought all the materials we needed, and finally today we started making sweets.

Today we made a sweet potato snack called "Daigaku imo." These sweets are made by deep-frying or baking sweet potatoes and dipping them in a special honey.

They are a little imperfect, but we managed.

Half of them were sold, one of which was bought by the president of our company.

No matter what it is, it is a great pleasure when a product I created sells for the first time.

Next time I will make it better, and I want to sell everything.

今日は仕事で新しいことを始める日でした。

農業に取り組む我が社では、農閑期である冬はとても暇です。

そこで私は、収穫した農作物を使ってお菓子を作り、直売所で売ることを、上司に提案しました。 親会社からも承諾を得たので、衛生検査を受けたり、資材を買い集めて、とうとう今日からお菓子作りが始まりました。

今日作ったのは「大学いも」というさつまいものお菓子です。このお菓子は、揚げたり焼いたりしたさつまいもに、特製の蜜を絡めたものです。 少し不完全ですが、なんとかなりました。

半分は売れましたが、そのうち一つは我が社の社長が買っていました。 どんなものでも、自分が生み出した商品が、初めて売れたときの喜びはひとしおです。

次回はもっと上手く作って、全て売り切れることを目指します。

【本日の学び】

・can't help〜「〜せずにはいられない」 There's so much I don't understand, I can't help but learn. わからないことだらけだから、勉強せずにはいられないんだ

・It's still a small initiative, but〜 今は小さな取り組みだけれど、、、 →initiativeって主導権って意味だけじゃないらしい

・Is that so? Drixから聞き返された。多分「そうなの？」って意味だと思う

・It's been a while.「久しぶりだね」 英語には「久しぶり？」的な表現がないから「長い時間がたった」っていうこの表現で代替するらしい

・Have you ever heard of〜？ 　Do you know〜？だと相手の知識を試すようで失礼だからこう聞く方が良いらしい

#英語日記 #English diary #農業 #agriculture #お菓子 #sweets

[nguyenthiennhuong]

Cách làm khoai lang ngào đường - Daigaku Imo đúng chuẩn kiểu Nhật

Cách làm khoai lang ngào đường – Daigaku Imo đúng chuẩn kiểu Nhật

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[true-king-of-monsters]

Looking a pictures of daigaku imo, it looks like literally candied japanese sweet potato wedges. Daigaku imo also means “college potatoes” since apparently they were sold at colleges. Bro if colleges sold that on campus, they would get so much funding

NOW YER TALKIN!