Today I have been here one week and I think the gods shone down on me today because I got to be the model twice for the shiatsu massage class. The massage was so good that all I wanted to do was sleep and enjoy the relaxation, but work in the kitchen called. I learned how to make Kimpira tonight. It entails making matchstick slices of carrots, burdock (root vegetable that can be found in most Asian stores) and Hijiki. Burdock is a long brown root that helps to cleanse the liver while Hijiki is a seaweed that looks like black thin short noodles. It is very high in minerals and helps to nourish the blood. They saute them all together and them simmer them in a little water for 20 minutes. The two roots are very yang in nature so the help to nourish and energize the body.
The kitchen was fun tonight and the chef was in a good mood that he even started to sing. One of the songs he sang was "That's Amore' now I have the song in my head and I don't know if I will be able to get it out before I go to bed. Oh by the way I was more confident with my new knife and I am really get a handle on it. (a little kitchen humor).
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You can make me some when you get home, it is one of my favorite dishes and burdock is so good on all levels. How do you like you knife? Which brand did you get? I bought my first really good knives when I started cooking macrobiotic many years ago and they really do make a difference, you will never go back to using a dull knife again or someone else's. Thanks for posting.
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