Tabata Mitsuru is a Japanese underground rock guitarist, bassist, vocalist and composer. Began his music career in the early 80s with Noizunzurie. Founder member of The Boredoms in 1986. Currently plays solo, with Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno, Zeni Geva, and many more.
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Lunch 04 Nov. 2010
“ Hikone champon at Hikone champon tei. “Champon is a Japanese noodle dish with origins from China. It originated from Fujian cuisine, as it was invented by the owner of a Chinese restaurant, Shikairo, in Nagasaki, Japan.” from Wikipedia. Hikone champon in Hikone, Shiga is different. it was invented by the owner of restaurant “Okabe”. Soup is made from skipjack tuna and sea weed. I like Nagasaki’s original champon but I like this one too. Simply taste and delicious.”
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17th Nov. 2010
“Lunch or dinner? No, it’s big breakfast”
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Dinner. 25th. Nov. 2010.
“Samgyeopsal at Korean restaurant in Shin Okubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Samgyeopsal is a popular Korean dish. Commonly served as an evening meal, it consists of thick, fatty slices of pork belly meat. This is for two servings but we ate it by three persons and it was still heavy for 3 people.”
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Breakfast. 27th Nov. 2010.
”Egg and seaweed on the congee at home. It is good when the condition of stomach and intestines is ill. I’ve caught a cold.”
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Lunch at my parents’ house. 15th Dec 2010.
“Nishinsoba is a Japanese noodle dish originated from Kyoto. Hot Japanese soba noodle soup topped with migakinishin. Migakinishin is a sweet stewed dried fish of the Pacific herring. People like me who grew up in Kyoto love it as a soul food.”
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Lunch at home. 26th Dec. 2010.
“A breaded pork cutlet curry. This is absolutely not good for dieting. However, I want it badly sometimes. It’s difficult to keep off it because katsu-karē is a king of Japanese curry.”
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Brunch at home. 27th Dec. 2010.
“Grilled mackerel with grated daikon, boiled spinach topped dried bonito flakes, nattō with raw egg, dried young sardines added Japanese sichuan pepper, tsukemono, rice and miso soup.”
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Dinner at home. 29th Dec. 2010.
“It was a bōnenkai (japanese drinking party that takes place at the end of the year). Pyenro is a kind of nabemono flavored with sesame oil with origins in Guangxi, China. It is stewed pork, chicken, chinese cabbage, and cellophane noodles in dried shiitake soup. After serving it on small plates, add salt and red pepper as seasoning individually.”
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