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Non-no, April, 2002 - YUKI article Tasty Gohan 
Some stuff I'm really into lately. First of all, charred logs. In my house, when I make rice, I put that in! I brought the one that I had in the rice maker, so it has little bits of rice on it (laugh). When you put this in, it makes the rice unbelivebly tasty. The rice comes out nice and soft and each and every grain is shiny. It seems to be because of the millions of little holes in the wood, they have negative-ion power, which softens the water. "Ways to become healthy right away" said that using the charred wood is really good. I was interested in it before, then when I tried it, it blew my mind (laugh). I'm really hieshou, but when I put this in my bath my whole body becomes nice and warm. It also has deoderizing power, so I have it in a basket by the bed, and in the living room, all over the house. It's kind of like "Hana Maru Market." What, am I Yakkun?! (laugh)
Anyway, it has great effects. After making rice or using it in the bath tub I wash and dry it so it can be reused. This process is the hardest part. Since there is a lot of water for the bath tub I have to use forty of them, so I have to wash them all and line them up in the tub to dry them out every four days. Isn't there a better way to use the power of nature? Oh, come to think of it, I remember talking to Chara about charred wood and she said "choubintan", it's actually "binchoutan" (smoked wood logs), (laughs)
Next is the cookbook that I use a lot. This is really good. Why? Because it's easy to udnerstand! I have other books on women's cooking, but I don't care how they live, please just tell me how to make it! Just like that. The way to get good flavor in a soup, how to cook vegetables... I have it in the kitchen just for when I forget, because it has details and pictures on how to do it right. When I open the fridge and "There's only potatoes" I look in the book for cooking that uses potatoes. [to be completed at a later date] |