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get to know me game !!!
thanks for tagging me em (@peachenle) i appreciate it :DDD and im tagging emma (@asahicore) and sky (@bruh-changbin) !
super long bbut my answersa re under the cut <333
birthday: dec 17
favourite colour: orange
do you have pets? not anymore i had two goldfish though one called nemo and the other called speedy and speedy died which made me so upset that i cried for hours and wrote a poem about it.. so distraught my parents just returned the other fish to the pet shop
how tall are you? 169 cm
how many pairs of shoes do you own? .. too many, i’m really trying to cut back on buying shoes but i love them :/// i think i rotate between about 6 pairs though .. and i rarely wear shoes without some kind of platform at least
favourite song: immortal by kid cudi !
favourite movie: get out
who would be your ideal partner? .. i think if i had to use an idol to describe their personality they’d be a lot like jay.. i think we have a lot of similar traits and he’s someone with a lot of traits that i admire !!!
do you want children? i think i do but i don’t want think i want to give birth .. and i want 1 or 2 .. i really want to be an aunt though.. all the fun of motherhood with none of the stress
have you gotten in trouble with the law? if going to parties that end up getting locked off counts then yes ?
what colour socks are you wearing? i do not wear socks at home.. but i wore a white pair to uni today
favourite type of music: im easy on genre so im not sure but .. maybe trap.. some form of rap or r&b for sure
how many pillows do you sleep with? i sleep w 4 on the bed but i have 1 head so i use 1 pillow..
what position do you sleep in? on my side in like a relaxed(???) fetal position
what don’t you like when you’re sleeping: i can fall asleep in like any conditions but im also a light sleeper.. oh i don’t like thunder when im sleeping !!! or at all
what do you have for breakfast: these days i have a hot matcha and warm cereal
have you ever tried archery? a handful of times when i was like 13 or so it was tons of fun and i was like super into the hunger games so i felt like katniss which made it like at least a million times more fun
favourite fruit: pineapple !
are you a good liar? yes in theory but im pretty forgetful so practically no not really
what’s your personality type? infp !
innie or outie? innie ..
left handed or right handed? ight but when i was younger i started using my left hand but my mum thought it looked weird and made me change 😭
favourite food: curry flavoured maggi noodles .. flames
favourite foreign food: chicken katsu curry or pizza
am i clean or messy? my room is messy but im clean
most used phrase: probably omds / oh my days .. i’ve started saying oh brother a lot recently 😭 and also “man..” like .. okay i just finished doing this and obviously my most used phrase word whatever is like are you kidding..
how long does it take for you to get ready: this morning i got ready in like 25 minutes including showering, picking my outfit, putting it on, skincare, and makeup (in fairness, i was a mascara lip gloss babe today so .. yeah) .. it really just depends what i’m doing, where i’m going, who i’m going with..
do you talk to yourself? constantly .. but in like vlog style narration 😭😭😭 and with an american accent..?
do you sing to yourself? yes a lot
are you a good singer? i scored super high in my singing exam in high school so yeah but like im not like .. predebut era good more like if you heard me singing along to something you might tilt your head and be like hmm
biggest fear? throwing up
are you a gossip? yes..
do you like long or short hair? on me i prefer longer hair but im easy on other people i don’t really care.. unless you’re jake in which case don’t cut your hair pleaaaaaaaaase
favourite school subject: english ! i really loved history as well so it’s such a close second
extrovert or introvert: introvert
what makes you nervous: my own death.. and not on a me standpoint but like im worried about my family and stuff
who was your first real crush? the older brother of my best friend .. it didn’t work out because i was like 13 and he was 20 and a decent human being
how many piercings? zero 😭
how many tattoos? 5
how fast can you run? not very ..
what colour is your hair? black
what colour are your eyes? brown
what makes you angry: people who spoil movies and shows and stuff when they just hit netflix two seconds ago like how do you know the plot twist of a 3 hour movie that’s been out for 6 minutes like what’s wrong with you.. i think people should wait like at least a week before tweeting spoilers and stuff come on
do you like your name? not really.. i have an awesome middle name though.. but im too anxious to use it as my actual name .. idk
do you want a boy or a girl as a child? a kid’s a kid 🤷
what are your strengths? my curiosity ! i’ve picked up a lot of useful (subjective) skills / knowledge just out of curiosity around the topic.. like i have a basic understanding of spanish (could travel to spain and talk to people and survive) because i found out violetta was dubbed over 😭😭😭 i know my way around photoshop even though my actual talent for design is questionable.. i only ever got into fashion bc i wanted to know what the rappers i liked were talking about, i started learning how to read hiragana in 2020 after watching like the first couple episodes of haikyuu (and then i got hyper fixated on acnh and didn’t do anything else for months), i learned how to read hangul after watching a kdrama 2 summers ago like if i want to know something i’ll find out
what are your weaknesses? also my curiosity i think because like.. im curious to a fault.. i also have like no self confidence .. like i really do not believe in myself at all, procrastination
what is the colour of your bedspread? green !colour of your room: the walls are like a creamy beige off white-ish colour and then i have a bunch of like mismatched wood tones all over.. idk how to answer this
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drop the soup recipes 🙇
omg okay so I'll give u the simplified versions under the read more, if u want any more detailed lmk!
canja - so I started by shredding my soy fillet w my hands as I would a chicken breast, then I got smth super similar to it. u can use jackfruit for this too, or actual mock chicken. then u want to dice onion and garlic (and celery if u like it! I'm not a fan), and cube ur potato and carrot into medium small cubes so they cook faster. then you'll sautee the aromatics along with the veg chicken and a large pinch of salt. once they're starting to get golden brown, add the veggies and ur white rice. sautee until everything is nice and fragrant (be careful not to burn the garlic and onions). season to taste (I did salt and turmeric for that gorgeous yellow color), cover w water or veg broth and allow it to simmer until the rice and veggies are cooked through. then I added a crack of black pepper and served :)
caldo verde - first i cut up my smoked tofu in slices and then pierce them with a paper roll to get that round sausage shape. if using actual veg sausages there's no need. then i dice my potatoes, garlic and onion. sautee the aromatics in a pan, then add the tofu or sausages until seared in both sides (or just toss it around to make the aromatics nice and smoked as well. we want to impart the smokey flavor into the soup). also, you want to cover this lightly with olive oil, bc actual meat is very fatty and we want to mimic that. add the potatoes, salt, cover w water and allow it to simmer until potatoes are falling apart. remove the tofu sausages and blend until smooth. then i sear the tofu once again both sides (it'll have gotten soggy and plump w water during simmering, so we want to add some texture into it again) and add the potato soup. then u want to slice ur kale thinly (not dinosaur kale, some other type) and add that too. then serve w a drizzle of olive oil and a crack of black pepper :)
corn soup - super easy, blend a can of corn (abt 200g) ALONG with the corn water, don't drain it! then use the can to measure another can of water, and salt. blend it until smooth and strain, discarding the pulp. then sautee finely diced onion and garlic, add the strained corn liquid and bring to a boil. allow it to thicken, and if necessary add some corn starch slurry until thickened to ur liking. for the accompanying chicken, I diced some jalapeño without the seed very finely, sauteed that in plenty of olive oil, then I added the chicken (made using the same method as the canja), turmeric, smoked paprika, salt and cumin. then I served it along with the soup as pictured :)
tomato soup - fairly straightforward, I just sautee onions and garlic, then add one can of whole peeled tomatoes, salt and seasonings (I use paprika and black pepper). let this simmer for abt 20 minutes, then blend with creamer of choice (I use homemade cashew milk!), back to the pan, adjust the seasonings and that's it. the end result is super silky and tomato-y, one of my fav soups
minestrone - this one I pretty much just followed a recipe (the other are more or less creations or adaptations I worked on myself) so I'll link it here, u can use any minestrone recipe of ur liking. highly customizable!
split pea w kale - first u want to cook the split pea until it falls apart completely and becomes soupy. if ur brazilian/have a pressure cooker, i do 15-20 minutes after it's pressurized, with a drizzle of vegetable oil so it doesn't foam up. once cooked, u can blend it or not, I don't. then, you'll (again lol) sautee ur garlic and onion, add ur cooked and diced potatoes (I cook them in the microwave! just poke holes all over with a fork, wrap in a paper towel and cook until soft. depends on the size of ur potato and the power of ur microwave, do two minutes at a time and see. it's gonna come out VERY hot and with the skin coming out. wait until it cools and remove the skin!). sautee the potatoes with ur aromatics and seasonings. I do smoked paprica, garlic powder and lemon pepper. once the potatoes are nice and coated in the seasonings, add ur split pea liquid and stir. add salt, bring to a boil and then add ur kale (sliced thinly like in the caldo verde). and that's it! ready to serve w a drizzle of olive oil :) sometimes I make it without the potatoes or the kale, really the only constant is the split pea.
red lentil alphabet soup - this one is VERY customizable, u can use whatever veggies u like. the basis is red lentil. so you'll start by sautéing ur garlic and onion (sometimes I do ginger too), add ur red lentil and veggies. I usually do potatoes, carrot and mandioquinha/arracacha. then add ur seasonings (also highly customizable! I usually do garlic powder, turmeric, smoked paprika and such. sometimes gochujang and miso paste too) and salt to taste. allow everything to cook until al dente. then add ur small cut pasta (I obv used alphabet macaroni but whatever tiny pasta works!) and simmer until fully cooked. and that's it! I believe the last soup pictured is the same as that minus the pasta. just lentil and veggies ;)
aaaand that's it! general notes: I always start with the onions and then add the garlic once the onions are translucent. the onion cooks slower and the garlic may burn if we add both at the same time. so when I say sautee garlic AND onion this is what i mean. first garlic, then onion.
my soups are not diet food by any means, so add a lot of olive oil! it's good fat, and helps keep you satiated. also, just makes the soup better and more satisfying in general. a lot of the bad rep soup gets is bc ppl think it's bland. so add fat and season well!
not pictured are my mandioquinha soup and roasted carrot soup, I believe. If you'd like the recipe for those lmk :)
#mine#i spent like an hour typing this and trying to figure out how to add a read more on mobile but nothing worked so i did on pc lol shit app#feel free to ask anything if it wasnt clear enough!#if any br mutuals want the link for the soy fillets i use i can drop that i buy them online! they're REALLY useful and very cheap#im using them to make katsu curry today!
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The Freedom of Expression Ep 22 - Soba restaurant Hosojimaya.
J: Um, its a programme edition of The Freedom of Expression, right here?
K: Yes, we're finally on location, kinda.
J: We're finally on location. So this place has been recommend on local area tv shows before. I'd like us to pay a visit to that restaurant.
K: Not that one!?
J: The one and only..you can see the sign. I can't say that I come here every week, but I come at least twice a month. I've lived nearby here for 15 years, so I must have come here about 150 times.
K: You really have been coming here, havn't you?
J: I have. Can you see the sign? It says 'Soba restaurant Hosojimaya'. Today we will try out the legendary Hosojimaya. *clapping* Thank you. *Kaoru gets some hand sanitizer* Oh, please do that, please do that. Ok, Kaoru, can you go in first.
T: The door says 'hand operated'.
J: So, what do you think after getting inside? It really has the atmosphere of a soba restaurant, doesn't it? Ah, here's the menu. Well, its a soba restaurant, so of course it has many types of delicious soba noodles, but the thing I always order is on the in-house special menu. Here it is, Half curry with chinese style soba noodles. Its a small size curry rice with, well, we would call it ramen. Once you try this, you won't be able to stop..its so...Can you smell that good smell?
K: Yeah, I can.
J: Well, we can't convey the smell to the viewers...I mean, everything on the menu is delicious, but I generally go for this.
*sitting down at table*
What shall we do, shall we go for Half curry with chinese style soba noodles?
K: Yes, I will.
J: Will you? Shall we talk about stuff while eating it?
T: Because I revere Fujii sensei so much, I'd like to try the Katsu curry with raw onion that Fujii sensei ate, if they can do it.
J: Oh, you're gonna go for that? So shall we order? Im certainly going for Half curry/chinese soba. Won't you feel like eating it when you see it?
T:...
K: Hahaha
T: Ahh, what should I do?! I can only look forward to that. Thats all I can do.
J: You can only look forward to it? Well, actually, the operating hours for this place are already over for today, but I asked especially for them to open for us.
T: Ah, thank you so much.
J: Ok, well..Excuse me, can we order please.
T: Please.
J: *Gesturing to himself and Kaoru* Us two will have Half curry/Chinese soba. And, sorry, but one of us would like to have something different...*gestures to Tasai*
T: Can you do the Katsu curry with raw onion that Fujii sensei ate? You can?! Thank you! I'm so happy.
J: *To staff* How long has this place been operating? *To K, T* He's the third generation.
Staff: Probably 43 years.
J: 43 years?
T: Do you really come here, Joe?
J: *To staff* No, no, I do come here a lot, don't I!?
Staff: Yeh, he's been coming here since before I started to work here.
J: See!
T: You weren't lying!
J: I wasn't!
K: If you were lying to would be pretty risky to take it this far.
J: It would be! Like I said on this show before, this place is near the Shogi Hall, and a lot of Shogi players come here, but thats not the reason I first came here. I can't really remember why. I mean, I live near here...but, even if you just look at it from outside, it looks nice doesn't it? You can't lose with this type of place. Well, today, if you eat this and don't find it delicious, I will shave my head!
T: Really?!
J: Haha, not really, I just wanted to see your reaction. I saw a sparkle in Kaoru's eyes. Well, if anyone comes here and asks for half curry/chinese soba which Joe Yokomizu recommends, just be aware that it does sometimes sell out. What time does the restaurant stay open till? Lunch time is until about 2:00 or 2:30. And then in the evening they open from about 17:00..but it does sell out quite quickly, so rather than getting here just before closing time, do try to come with a bit of time to spare. The fact that its far from the station is perhaps what makes it seem like a gourmet place. Its not like a so-called famous restaurant in front of the train station.
T: I see
J: Restaurants in front of the station get a lot of chance customers, its less about the taste, and more about the convenience. Like, the food comes out quickly and stuff. Thats a possiblity with that type of place, but a restaurant thats far from the station has to get more local customers, and a lot of repeat customers, so if the food doesn't taste good they won't be able to....I'm talking a lot today, aren't I?
K: You are. But, if you didn't talk...
J: Yeh, Im the only one who's talking. But after you eat, we'll get your reactions. I'll keep trying until then. Well, today we are gonna have the half curry, but here in Sendagaya - Jingu mae, it is said to be a curry battleground. There are a lot of delicious curry restaurants. But Hosojimaya's curry is a soba restaurant's curry, so its less spicy than some of the others, but its delicious. *To Kaoru* Do you like curry?
K: Yes..I grew mold in it once before though.
T: Oh, yeh.
J: Ah, you said, that legendary curry. Um, Hosojimaya's curry has a bit of meat in it, but not big pieces, just enough that you can pair it with either noodles or fried culet, and it won't get in the way. Ahh, my mouth is starting to water.
K: Haha.
J: Actually, because we're on location today, I've not eaten since last night.
T: Me too.
K: Yeh, I was told to come hungry too.
J: Ahh, this is great.
T: Its a gourmet report. *1
K: Its the first time I've done this.
J: Dir en grey doing gourmet reports doesn't usually happen, right.
K: It doesn't. Its the first time for me.
T: So this is gonna be quite rare footage.
J: Yes! You know, doing food reports is surprisingly difficult.
K: Really?
J: You always end up saying 'Yummy!'
K: *laughing* I don't know if I'll say that.
J: Ah, the food is here!
K: That was quick.
J: Kaoru, yours first. What do you think?
K: Wow, looks great! You can tell just by looking at it.
J: Right?! Its a winner.
T: Amazing
J: Half curry/Chinese soba is here.
K: I'll start with the soup.
T: Ahh, looks so good.
J: How is it? I love this so much. Its here! Look at these soba!
K: Ahh, your curry is here!
T: This is man's food!
J: I'll get katsu curry later. Oh, Kaoru! You started eating?
T: Fujii sensei ate this?
J: He did...Yummy...Yummy. How is it?
K: Mmm, delicious.
J: This must be tough for people watching, thier mouths will be watering. This has a lot of extras in it, ???*2, also pork, it has tonnes. How is the Katsu curry?
T: Delicious.
J: I bet it is. Fujii sensei...
T: The portion is big.
J: Yeah.
T: When I eat this and think of the shogi players, its kinda moving.
K: Shogi players won't be able to concentrate*3 if they are hungry.
J: Right. Ah, Kaoru tried the curry!
K: Ah!
J: He said 'Ah'. How is it?
K: Delicious.
J: We can see that, haha. At our age, we don't often eat carbs with carbs, do we?
K: Right.
J: So this is a good chance, if you come here.
This curry is still really nice even after its cooled down...
.....Look, Camerman, Kaoru has finished. That was quick! He's faster than me. Kaoru is finished!
K: I enjoyed that, thank you.
J: A word from you Kaoru, now that you've finished?
K: Yummy.
J, T: Hahaha.
J: You said it!
T: We got there in the end.
J: If we use other peoples' catchphrases too much, ????. That was simple.
J: ???
T: He's good at pretending *4
J: Scary! Ahhhh, that was delicious!
K: Yeah, but..
J: Ahh, the soup?
K: Yeh, the soup, and the onions, I want to rake them up all into one spoon.
J: Hahaha...So, that was Hosojimaya. Look, here's the menu, there are a lot more things on the menu.
K: Its difficult to know what to choose.
J: By the way, the Katsu curry is 980yen. And the Half curry/chinese noodles that we had is 1250yen. Opening hours on Sat are till 2:30pm. Its closed on Modays and public holidays. From 3:00pm to 5:30pm its closed for preparations. Open from 5:30pm onwards. The address is Shibuya ward, Sendagaya, 2-29-8, Hosojimaya. Tel: 30400921
T: Joe, you don't need to go that far.
J: No, just in case people want to contact. Well you can find the details on Tabelog.
T: Kaoru, would you like to say a final word?
K: Gochisousamadeshita/I enjoyed this meal. Im blissfully full. If you are nearby, please come here to try it out, and say Joe recommended it, right?
J: Yes.
K: Gochisousamadeshita.
J: Gochisousamadeshita.
T: Gochisousamadeshita. It was yummy!
J: Yummy!
*1, 3 Couldn't clearly hear, but I think thats the gist.
* 2 Couldn't catch, some ramen ingredient.
*4 This exchange I couldn't make out explicitly, but they are talking about the phase 'まいう~\maiuuu', which is a phrase used by TV comedy personality Ishizuka Hidehiko when he does gourmet reports, and is a play on the word 'umai/delicious'. Also, how to translate that? Yummy?
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The Freedom of Expression - Ep 19, Shogi player Fujii Souta continues with a streak of the baseball equivalent of no hitters.
K: This is Dir en grey's Kaoru, starting this week's installment of The Freedom of Expression. Joe san, Tasai san, welcome....So, how's it going recently?
T: I'm watching Youtube quite a lot.
K: Oh, really?
T: Yeah. Quite a lot.
K: Have you found something you like?
T: Well, I'm watching various things, one of them was Dir's unofficial footage from when you were young. It came up as 'Recommend for you', and I thought..'Oh, they're young!'.
K, J: Hahaha.
J: Isn't that obvious?
K: Well, yeh, haha. Like when everything was really disordered?
T: It was kinda disorderly like that, everyone was getting excited. But you were probably all really young.
J: By getting excited you mean like, gathering in a circle and going 'Oughh!!'
T: Yeh, I saw something like that. I thought 'Wow, they're doing this kind of thing!?'.
K: Well, we still do that, even now.
T: Ah?
K: Yeah.
T: Oh, really? And then, there was one with the band members backstage doing something I really like..Um, don't you all play with remote control toys? Sometimes?
K: Uh uh uh
T: I really love that. That kind of fun chattering.
J: I don't understand this thing at all, what you are raving about, Tasai san, haha. Really?
T: Its like, usually, behind the scenes..
K: Its the bits you don't see.
T: Yeah.
J: Ahh.
T: Isn't is quite rare for people in bands to be into remote control toys?
K: I don't know whether we're 'into' them... *laughs*
J: Hahaha
T: That bit stuck with me strangely, it looked like fun. And I also like remote control toys.
K: Oh, you like them too?
T: Yeah. And, normally, you don't see those kind of stage performers doing that.
J: But, the Dir members don't play with remote control toys do you?
K: No, well at that time..
J: You used to?
T: They did, kinda.
J: Who did? Was it you Kaoru?
K: It was a present we recieved off a fan.
J: Ahh, I see, the kind of thing you can build and stuff?
T: Yeh, yeh, yeh, thats what they did. It looked really good.
J: Well, recently you havn't been able to play any live shows, but, Kaoru, how do you spend your time backstage before playing a show these days?
K: Hm, how do I spend my time?..I don't really do anything especially.
J: Relatively normally?
K: Mmm, yeah.
J: I covered a Dir en grey live show once with Rolling Stone magazine. Where was it again?
K: Osaka
J: Oh, was it Osaka? Well, certainly, just as the show was about to start you all gathered in a circle..
T: Ahh, really?
J: That is really cool, right?
T: Yeah, its good.
J: Should we do that here? Next time before we start recording?
J, T: Hahaha
T: Should we yell?
K: Haha, that would be so lame. A little bit difficult, haha.
J: No no no
T: It would be quite tough, haha.
J: Whhy can't we? I wanna try it! Just once, only once I wanna try.
T: We're not gonna.
J: We're not?
T: No.
Kami: Can I join in?
J: Oh, he's here! What is it, Kami?
Kami: Um, can I join in your circle?
J: Can Kami join in the circle too?
Kami: Yeah.
K: He can join, but he can't really put his hand in the middle can he?
J: You could just use your voice, right Kami?
Kami: Yeah, just my voice.
K: But the timing would probably be..
J: A bit off?
K: Yeh, I don't think he'd be in time.
J: You're right. But Kami..
Kami: It might seem a bit flat with only my voice.
K: You know, back then, our make up and stuff used to take such a long time to do, we had to arrive at the venue in the morning.
J: Ahh.
K: So we had time to spare. So we used to have fun like that quite a bit. But now, we tend to arrive at the last minute, well, I mean with just enough time to do what needs doing, so we don't really have a lot of spare time.
J: I see.
T: Well, including remote control toys, I have quite a lot of hobbies, things I like. And one of those hobbies is Shogi (Japanese Chess).
J: Oh, you like Shogi?
T: Yes, and today I'd like to go with a news story concerning Shogi....If you mention Shogi at the moment...Joe, do you know about this?
J: Of course! Fujii Souta san, right?
T: Yeah. Well Fujii Souta, who ranks at 7th dan, recently began his championship title match. Its named the 'Keisei Title'. So, the first game started at the Shibuya Shogi Hall on the 8th of July, and 7th dan ranking Fujii won this first game.
J: Its brilliant isn't it?
T: Yes, so he won the game in 157 moves, but he himself responded with, 'It was a really narrow margin, and I didn't have much time, so towards the end, I felt as if I was playing without knowing what to do'. But to Shogi fans, even though he said that, they think he was reading into every move untill the end. It took about 30 moves at the end. I mean, in Shogi, continuing with 50 vs 50 gets really tough. There is always this pulling from each side...For example, if you lose one pawn in the piece toss, if you are playing a pro, they will extend thier lead from there, and you will lose. So you have to make sure you continue at a decent pace for how ever many hours. I thought the way he won in the end was really cool. The current title holder, Watanabe was close to victory at about 120 moves. He put Fujii in check. From the viewers perspective, White looks cool making check, right?
K: Its looks as if its closing in?
T: Yeah, it looks as if its closing in, but this check was a little tired. Still, if Fujii had made one mistake, Watanabe might have won. He's a pro though, so he didn't make a mistake. This went on for thirty odd moves, with Fujii preventing check perfectly each time, and eventually he won in the end. Its incredible.
J: It is, yeah.
T: He's 17 years old!
K: Right.
J: Sevent..?
K: Seventeen.
T: What were we doing at 17 years old?
K: Haha, at 17?
J: Only lewd/dirty stuff.
K: Hahaha.
J: Im serious, really!
T: Really? *laughing* What does that mean?
J: Well, I'm still the same now. But I was about ten times worse back then.
K: Haha.
T: So, within this story there is the thing about Fujii san's winning meal..
J: Ah, yes yes yes. I just heard about this on Monday, but I was doing a live broadcast on InterFM, and a listener...ah, I think it was relayed on Ameba, you could listen on the radio and watch on Ameba. It was just about the time for them (the shogi players) to have lunch, and apparently Watanabe san ate Unaju (grilled eel on rice in a lacquered box).
T: Yes, it cost 3600yen.
J: Yeh, and then Fujii Souta san ordered a Katsu curry from Hosojimaya. And Hosojimaya is my favourite noodle restaurant.
T: Ehh?!
J: Really! I mean, its a noodle restaurant, but everyone who goes there almost always orders Half curry with chinese noodles.
T: What is that?
J: Well, a half sized curry and rice, with a bowl of chinese noodles. Thier curry together with chinese noodles tastes soo good!
K: You're really excited about this, aren't you?
J: Last week I was...???*1 I'm old, I get easily excited, I'm getting so excited with corona waining a bit now. But it really is delicious! And this place is about a 1 min walk from the Shogi Hall...Hosojimaya. So, whenever I go, I often meet shogi players, and I once met and shook hands with the former Shogi Master, Moriuchi san.
T: Moriuchi san...you shook hands with him?!
J: Yes.
T: Moriuchi san is a really great guy, isn't he?
J: He's like nobility.
T: Yeh, yeh, yeh.
J: He was dressed magnificently, almost vintage looking, as a shogi player. Similarly, people like Sato san, and players from the era of Habu Yoshiharu, players who are less emphasised...they saw him too, and were like, 'Ah! Moriuchi san!', and shook his hand. There are alwsys tonnes of shogi players in this restaurant. But it must have been tough for Hosojimaya..
K: After the news got out?
J: Because the next day after this news was out, TV reporters turned up at thier door. And, then I went there the day after too , but Im a regular customer, so they welcomed me in. I ordered my usual half curry with chinese noodles for 1250 yen, but for me they never take the small change from me, they let me have it for 1000 yen.
T: Ehh, you are a real regular!
K: Are you allowed to say that?
J: Yeh, I think its probably ok? *laughs*
K: Hahaha.
J: Ah, but the restaurant asked me if 1000 yen was ok, I said of course!...well, i don't know about the price and stuff now though...There might be some people who go there after watching this, but they shouldn't ask for 250yen off, just because I got it. But it really is delicious. Kaoru, do you having any kind of 'winning meal'?
K: Winning meal?
J: Like an important thing you have to eat before playing a live show or something?
K: No, I don't.
J: Or something you eat while you are recording?
K: No..
T: Haha
K: When we do a live show, we have a buffet provided.
J: Oh, right yeh, at a live show.
K: But, actually in Tokyo, we often get bentos. Like from Kiyoken, steamed dumpings..or sometimes Torikyu.
J, T: Ehh?
T: That sounds nice.
K: Also, Kinbe.
T: Oh, Kinbe, yeh.
J: What was that?
K: Kinbe.
T: Its quite famous..
J: Oh, fish?
K: Yes
J: Oh, yeh yeh yeh.
K: You can see it at train stations and stuff.
J: Like at ???*2?
K: Yeh yeh yeh. That makes me quite happy.
J: It raises the tension, right?
T: Yeah.
J: Ah, I see. Well, its important isn't it?
T: That steamed dumping bento sounds really good..
K: Haha
J: Yeah.
K: We often get those in Kawasaki or Yokohama and stuff.
J: Steamed dumping bentos?
K: Yeah.
J: Ahh, yeh, food is really important.
K:I wanna go to this place (Hosojimaya). Won't it be busy though?
J: I think it'll probably be ok. Its quite far from the station, its not the type of place loads of people go. Should we go?
K: Oh, yes please.
J: Really though, this place's Half curry with chinese noodles! Hosojimaya's half curry with chinese noodles!
T: Are you in league with them?
K: It sounds like you have an arrangement with them or something?
J: Haha, no, I don't.
K: You do!
J: Saying I have an agreement in exchange for 250yen off is not like one of those scandals at Dentsu! Forgive me! Its a cute arrangement, right?!
T: *laughing* Its cute.
K: But this person (Fujii) likes Katsu Curry?
J: Yeah, Katsu Curry. If it was something like ramen, it might impart fate and make the game longer, right?
K, T: Mm, yeah.
J: Noodles would do that...but the Katsu curry is also really delicious. Anyway, Kaoru, do you like Shogi?
K: I had a shogi set in my family home, I used to play.
J: Oh, you can play?
K: Well, I don't know about now...I'm not that good at it. I only used to play with my dad. Also, they have shogi pages in the sports newspapers don't they?
J: Yes
K: I used to try and copy that and play on my own.
T: Ehh?
J: Right, well next time...I can also play shogi..let's have a tournament with the three of us.
K: No, I'm not really that good at it.
T: Hahaha
J: For once, I feel like I could win. Tasai san, do you play well?
T: I would play seriously.
K: Hahaha
T: But if it became a fight between us..
K: Yeah..
J: Well yeah..
T: I would go for it.
K: I wonder if Kami can play?
J: Kami, can you play Shogi? What do you think?
K: I can play Yama kuzushi (an easier game which uses Shogi board and pieces).
T: Hehehe
K: Ahh
Kami: Or Mawari Shogi and stuff (again, a kids' game which uses shogi pieces). Im good at those games. I would beat Fujii Souta at those. Yama kuzushi shogi and mawari shogi.
J: I see.
Kami: Also, Hasami shogi.
J: Oh, Hasami shogi. I played that when I was little. So, Kami, if we do a 'The Freedom of Expression' Shogi tournament, please take part.
Kami: Yes, I will.
J: And the winner can get a Katsu curry from Hosojimaya.
K: Oh yeah.
T: Oh, that sounds good.
J: I think its a good plan.
Kami: I've been checking out the reviews of Hosojimaya online since earlier. On Tabelog (restaurant review site).
J: On Tabelog?
K: Hahaha
T: I thought he was being quiet!
J: It looks good though, right?
Kami: Yeah, it looks really good.
J: But curry in noodle restaurants is really great, isn't it?
K: Ahh, yeah.
J: Right?! Its kinda..
T: Sweet
J: Yeah, sweet, and it is soo good in this half curry with chinese noodles set.
T: Do they have Katsudon too?
J: Yeah, they do.
Kami: I really wanna eat there.
J: You do?
Kami: Yes, I really want to.
T: Me too.
K: Ok, shall we go?
J: Lets go! All of us.
K: Yeah.
T: Joe, you arrange it for us.
J: Ok.
K: Well, lets finish this episode here. Please subscribe. Thank you very much.
J, T, Kami: Thank you.
*1, 2 Couldn't catch
P.S. I'm not a Shogi player.
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