
I thought that I would bring back the things I would miss about Japan, written back in 2007 on my former blog juliajima. Because, it just so happens that I continue to miss these things. Almost all the time. I lived there for 2 years, and it was pretty amasing.
Here is the first part of a 3-part series.
there are so many things that keep popping into my mind. thought i'd start to make a list.
1. juicy juicy kinkans: these tiny, bite-sized citrus fruits that look like minature oranges. only in japan, sour, and delicious. eaten whole, peel and all. loaded with vitamin C and great for colds. actually, they have natural enzymes that work as a cough suppressant. last night i went to my favorite hangout, to order my favorite drink- vodka, soda, halved kinkans, lemon liqueur and a dash of sweetness of some sort, complete with a tiny fork to nibble on the kinkans between sips. my friend the restaurant owner/bartender fumio-san lowered his eyes at my request. "juli-chan, the kinkans are finished. out of season. no more kinkans." SHOCK. devastation. disbelief. a tad dramatic you say? its just that i am in love with this fruit. and they don't exist anywhere else. i like the little things so much that i smuggled two bags first into the states, then into canada when i went in march. and we all know how the americans are serious sticklers when it comes to bringing fresh fruit into the country.
Like them too and have seen them several times in Chinatown- but they call them Kumquats. And I thouhgt the Kumquat season would be more in the wintertime!? But obviously I'm wrong.
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