December 2021

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[How to Make a Good Highball]

We would like to introduce how to make a delicious "whisky and soda," which in Japan we have the custom of calling it a "highball." Fill the glass to the brim with ice, chill the whisky and the glass well, pour in the soda water a little at a time so that it does not hit the ice, and finally use a muddler to lift the ice from the bottom just once. Please take a look at the reference video as well.

Nousaku's Beer Cup
https://www.shokunin.com/en/nousaku/glass.html

Reference Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hhmjr6PhFM

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Beaver Bread is a bakery that opened in 2017 in Higashi Nihonbashi, a district lined with wholesale stores.

The combination of the dough, which is packed with flavor, and the carefully selected ingredients is superb, and the more you bite into it, the more delicious it becomes.

The owner-chef, who is also the founder of the company, worked as a chef at Bigot and at a boulangerie in Ginza. This bread is a must-try for those who like Bigot and German hard bread, as there are fans who say that "everything is delicious" and "I want to eat it every day."

On weekends, people tend to line up, so the best time to visit is during the early afternoon on weekdays when it is free.

It is located 16 minutes by train or 35 minutes on foot from our Ginza Showroom, so why not take a stroll and stretch your legs?

Beaver Bread
https://goo.gl/maps/JUwfn7Rv1GsVKQKr7
Ginza Showroom (Open from 9:00-18:00 on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday)
https://www.shokunin.com/en/showroom/ginza.html 

References
https://www.facebook.com/beaver.bread/
https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1302/A130204/13215647/
https://www.coto-lab.com/instructor/tabid220.html?cid=156&acv=on

肉巻き

[Meat-rolled Rice Ball]

This is a meat-rolled rice ball we made the other day, a local delicacy from Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture. This time, we tried again, making the rice balls even bigger and using more pork.

After marinating the pork in the sauce and wrapping it around the rice ball, coat the surface with a small amount of water-soluble potato starch to keep the pork from falling off the rice ball even when it is turned over. After browning the surface of the pork with a brush and applying the sauce, the pork on the sides is cooked and topped with white sesame seeds. In addition to sesame seeds, the rice balls can also be arranged by mixing in shavings or commercial powdered dashi.

Try this when you want a hearty rice ball. The one in the photo is for two cups of rice.

Rikucho Ogasawara's Onigiri Iron Plate
https://www.shokunin.com/en/rikucho/onigiri.html 

Reference (recipe)
https://www.betterhome.jp/onlinebook/3110