You will note that Francesca suggests that you make this with thighs, which is a bit more work than chopping up boneless breasts, but no doubt yields a bit more poultry flavor push. So, when trying to figure out what to do with my weekly delivery of boneless chicken breasts, I was tickled to land on Francesca’s Oyako Don. I am pretty sure I once paid for a bowl of it completely in tip quarters.Īs the years went by and my palate expanded, oyako don ceased to be my go-to item on the Japanese menu, though I am pretty sure I had a good bowl of it at Robata-Ya, one of my favorite spots in Los Angeles, on a sort-of chilly night (read: 60 degrees) last year. I ate it alone while thumbing a copy of Spy magazine. I ate it with friends as they sucked down their half-price hamachi, and regaled me with tales of conquests at the Aztec Lounge. But I soon became addicted to oyako don, a simple bowl of rice, chicken and eggs that set me back all of $4.99. While some of my friends would hit the sushi specials at I-think-Sushi-Boy, I, a girl from Kalamazoo who had grown up on rump roast and canned corn, was not ready for that. Does this make you feel nostalgic and historically-obsessed about the street? Here is a nice read.) (There might have been a French restaurant, too. Mark’s Place of incense, thumb rings and bad pizza by the slice, and a few random inexpensive eateries, including one Japanese place, which I believe was called Sushi Boy. Those things are huge and expensive.When I was a college student living in New York in the late 1980s, two deficiencies in my life –- cash and food knowledge -– often came together along St Mark’s Place. These are 'koinobori' which yes, is koi, or carp! Carps are known and often depicted as going upstream through a river or waterfall (and one of the few fish that can) and according to Chinese legends (where the tradition of Kodomo No Hi actually originated from), once the carp reaches the top of the waterfall, they become dragons 🐉! Koinoboris are now used to symbolize both family (if you look closely, they range in size from Dad, Mom, and Child) and hopes that a child will grow up to face the currents of life. If you've ever been to Japan this time around, you might have seen these huuuuuuuge fish kite looking things flying around town. Speaking of South Korea.Didn't receive anything on either days? Don't worry, there's always Black Day next month on the 14th where singles who didn't receive anything on the past two months eat jajangmyeon (I'll give you a hint - it's black-ish looking) in misery 😉 Now, White Day is celebrated not only in Japan, but in many Asian countries, including South Korea, Vietnam, and China. From there, it evolved to white chocolate, and now today, there's everything from regular chocolate to jewelry as a return gift. Originally, it was called 'White Day' because it was marketed to sell marshmallows. Their plan worked though, because White Day is still a thing now. There are several theories on how and why this holiday actually started, but the most popular theory is that in the 70s, the confectionery industry started it up as 'return day' for men to say thank you to the women that gave them chocolates (and their hearts, maybe) a month before. March 14th? Does the date seem kinda familiar? That's right, it's exactly a month after Valentine's Day.

Girls and women of all ages stay up the night before crafting their best handmade chocolate sweets to give to men, whether it be friends ( tomo-choko), someone they want to confess their love to or someone they love ( honmei-choko), or just someone as a polite V-Day gesture ( giri-choko).

However, in Japan, the tradition's been reversed.

In the US, traditionally, chocolates, flowers, and gifts are given from a man to a woman. ASo what's White Day? Let's back up a little.

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