Japanese Cooking

So that I can become a real person instead of just a pseudo-person I am learning to cook. Since I am in Japan I am learning to cook some Japanese foods. My absolute favorite dish is boiled Japanese pumpkin (kabocha). There is a fairly complicated recipie in my cook book but my friend Ayumi taught me how to cook it the real Japanese way.

You take half a pumpkin and cut off the rind. Slice into long slices and then small chunks. Put them in the pot. Pour in a few cups of water, a splash and a half of soy sauce and a handful of sugar. DOn't forget a healthy amount of Mirin. Boil until done.

And you are finished. I have made this four or five times, and each time it is succulen and warm and filling. Next will be some kind of tofu dish. Today the kitchen, tomorrow the world- I could see it, can't you?