Showing posts with label japanese food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label japanese food. Show all posts
Monday, July 30, 2018
Perks
There are still only about 3,500 Japanese people in Berlin, which makes me quite a minority...
Friday, July 27, 2018
Monday, March 5, 2018
Self-Sacrifice
I made sushi for 15 people last week and for reason, even though I hadn't made any for myself, I was full by the time I was done. Magic!
Monday, January 22, 2018
Friday, January 19, 2018
Expiration
But it's my auntie's homemade miso and I brought it back home even though it was heavy so I'm going to eat it if it kills me!
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Monday, January 15, 2018
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Monday, August 25, 2014
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Tarako doodles
For some reason I'm veeery sleepy today so I'm going to cheat and update some silly doodles I drew last week.
This drawing of G and me is inspired by this awesome Japanese commercial of a cod roe (tarako) spaghetti sauce from the company Kewpie.
This drawing of G and me is inspired by this awesome Japanese commercial of a cod roe (tarako) spaghetti sauce from the company Kewpie.
Friday, June 7, 2013
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Friday, August 10, 2012
Love Stinks
You might remember this little girl from We've Just Met....she's superawesome! (Well, both of them.)
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Asian Mother: On Sale!
In other news, copies of An Idiot's Guide to Dining with an Asian Mother are now for sale! Whoop!
An Idiot's Guide to Dining with an Asian Mother is a little booklet about the dos and don'ts when meeting and dining with an Asian mom for the first time. I think my inspiration for this came from a scene in Amy Tan's novel Joy Luck Club where one of the daughters brings home her all-American boyfriend home for what ends up being a disastrous dinner. The best part of it all was how oblivious the boyfriend was to the fact that he'd made a horrible first impression on her family. As someone whose boyfriends have mostly been non-Asian, this was a pretty relatable scene. (Though it's never been that bad, fortunately.)
Eating is a hugely important concept in Japanese and most other Asian cultures. My Japanese friends are constantly uploading photos of food on Facebook. 70% of the conversations between my mom and me is food-related. Whenever my family travels, it's for one sole reason: good food. (Okay, not true of Scotland...but still!) This is why I think that by far the easiest way to set a positive (or negative) first impression on Asian moms is at the dinner table.
Obviously I couldn't include everything I wanted to cover in a little 18-page booklet, but I picked and chose the funniest and the most basic rules. Some tips are particular to Japan (ie. the bowing rule doesn't apply to all Asian countries) and some are international, but yes. Hopefully it's somewhat helpful. And entertaining.
Wow. tl;dr? Here's how you can buy mybaby book:
They are hand-bound with love (love!) and cost 2 euros each + shipping (0.90 euro within Germany and 1.45 euro elsewhere). By the way, the shipping will be the same if you purchase 2 copies to be sent to the same address. (A-mazing!) So yes. Buy two and give the other one to your (Asian, non-Asian, or inner-Asian) mom. Or just buy one. And I'll write/draw something nice in it for you.
Anywho. If you're interested in purchasing a copy, message me at horibe (at) gmail (dot) com with your mailing address and email address, and I'll send you a PayPal payment request. Thanks!
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私の初ミニコミック An Idiot's Guide to Dining with an Asian Mother、発売開始しました！
このミニコミックを作ろうと思ったきっかけは中国系アメリカ人作家のエイミー・タンの小説「ジョイ・ラック・クラブ」。中国系アメリカ人の主人公が白人(アメリカ人)の彼氏を実家に呼ぶシーン。食卓でのタブーを連発し最悪な第一印象を残した上、それに気づきもしない彼にあきれる彼女に私は深く同情したのを覚えている。
いままで（というか今も）日本人じゃない彼氏がほとんどだったが、親に彼氏を紹介するにあたって身にしみて感じたのが、「第一印象は食卓で決まる」。そこで大事ないくつかの基本的なルールをおもしろおかしく描いてみたのが今回のミニコミック。そんなに深い内容のものではないけど...面白ければ結構！日本人と付き合っている友達にでもあげてください。:)
値段は一冊２ユーロ+送料で、ドイツ国内は+90セント、その他は1.45ユーロです。２冊までは送料は変わらずお送りできます。お問い合わせは horibe (あっと) gmail.comまで。お名前、送り先住所とメールアドレスもお知らせください。
Eating is a hugely important concept in Japanese and most other Asian cultures. My Japanese friends are constantly uploading photos of food on Facebook. 70% of the conversations between my mom and me is food-related. Whenever my family travels, it's for one sole reason: good food. (Okay, not true of Scotland...but still!) This is why I think that by far the easiest way to set a positive (or negative) first impression on Asian moms is at the dinner table.
Obviously I couldn't include everything I wanted to cover in a little 18-page booklet, but I picked and chose the funniest and the most basic rules. Some tips are particular to Japan (ie. the bowing rule doesn't apply to all Asian countries) and some are international, but yes. Hopefully it's somewhat helpful. And entertaining.
Wow. tl;dr? Here's how you can buy my
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| My babies! Woot. |
Anywho. If you're interested in purchasing a copy, message me at horibe (at) gmail (dot) com with your mailing address and email address, and I'll send you a PayPal payment request. Thanks!
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私の初ミニコミック An Idiot's Guide to Dining with an Asian Mother、発売開始しました！
このミニコミックを作ろうと思ったきっかけは中国系アメリカ人作家のエイミー・タンの小説「ジョイ・ラック・クラブ」。中国系アメリカ人の主人公が白人(アメリカ人)の彼氏を実家に呼ぶシーン。食卓でのタブーを連発し最悪な第一印象を残した上、それに気づきもしない彼にあきれる彼女に私は深く同情したのを覚えている。
いままで（というか今も）日本人じゃない彼氏がほとんどだったが、親に彼氏を紹介するにあたって身にしみて感じたのが、「第一印象は食卓で決まる」。そこで大事ないくつかの基本的なルールをおもしろおかしく描いてみたのが今回のミニコミック。そんなに深い内容のものではないけど...面白ければ結構！日本人と付き合っている友達にでもあげてください。:)
値段は一冊２ユーロ+送料で、ドイツ国内は+90セント、その他は1.45ユーロです。２冊までは送料は変わらずお送りできます。お問い合わせは horibe (あっと) gmail.comまで。お名前、送り先住所とメールアドレスもお知らせください。
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Guest Strip by Josh Bauman!
Moin moin from Bremen!
For today's comic I present to you: my first ever guest strip drawn by the brilliant Josh Bauman of Caffeinated Toothpaste! I've been hanging out with the Josh and the awesomely-talented illustrator/monster-tamer Johan at their studio lately. It's an awesome experience
You can check out Josh's daily comic at www.caffeinatedtoothpaste.com (my guest strip for his site will be featured at 6:00PM CEST today) and Johan's illustrations at http://www.johanpotma.com/.
For today's comic I present to you: my first ever guest strip drawn by the brilliant Josh Bauman of Caffeinated Toothpaste! I've been hanging out with the Josh and the awesomely-talented illustrator/monster-tamer Johan at their studio lately. It's an awesome experience
You can check out Josh's daily comic at www.caffeinatedtoothpaste.com (my guest strip for his site will be featured at 6:00PM CEST today) and Johan's illustrations at http://www.johanpotma.com/.
Now off to go running!
Monday, March 19, 2012
Dining with an Asian Mother
I'm working on a silly little booklet called An Idiot's Guide to Dining with an Asian Mother. This was originally to be the assignment for another art college I was applying to, but since I accepted elsewhere, I'm working on slowly finishing it up for myself. Here's a sneak peek at the cover and a page from the booklet. It looks pretty bare now, but I'm thinking of being brave and using some colour (for once!).
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| Of course, G and Mama are my models. |
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