A World Through Lenses » Food http://awtlblog.vitsco.com Our world through the lenses. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:50:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Japanese “Collectible?” Knives http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/2011/02/japanese-collectible-knives/ http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/2011/02/japanese-collectible-knives/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 06:03:48 +0000 phoenix http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/?p=4596 While this site is filled with a lot of Japanese collectible toys, I’ve got some other merchandises that’s made in Japan and is of a little collectible value (to some). I’m talking about Japanese knives. Now I’m not a knife enthusiast, but I do like a sharp knife may it be on the cutting board [...]]]> While this site is filled with a lot of Japanese collectible toys, I’ve got some other merchandises that’s made in Japan and is of a little collectible value (to some). I’m talking about Japanese knives. Now I’m not a knife enthusiast, but I do like a sharp knife may it be on the cutting board for cooking, for craft, or any other things that I do with the help of a blade. And of course I wouldn’t mind if the knife also happens to look good. Why Japanese knives? Well because Japanese knives are harder and retains their edge sharpness better than your typical knives like Wusthof or Henckels from Germany. Although I think German manufacturers are playing catch up with their product lines and have recently introduced new products with features previously seen only in Japanese knives. But like I said, I’m not a knife enthusiast, so I just stick with what I know and what I know that works. The other reason why I choose Japanese knives is that these Japanese knives that I purchased are all hand made by relatively small blacksmiths. This makes me really appreciate the art of making knives by hand rather than machine stamped production from large manufacturers. And I’ve always appreciated fine craftsmanship.

This first knife is a Tenmi-Jyuraku (天味寿楽) Damascus Santoku 180mm by Hiromoto. Santoku, or in Japanese 三徳 (loosely translated into Three Virtues), can be considered as a small version of the chef’s knife. I bought this one online from Japanese Chef’s Knife a long time ago. Today Japanese Chef’s Knife with their fast and cheap flat rate shipping service directly from Seki City – Japan’s knife capital, is still one of the places that I go to for Japanese knives. In fact I looked around in the local shops and on the Internet, buying from Japanese Chef’s Knife is still one of the cheapest and sometimes fastest way to get these Japanese knives.


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Permalink | Tags: | Categories: Food, Miscellaneous | No comment ]]> http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/2011/02/japanese-collectible-knives/feed/ 0 Nendoroid Mini Skit Series Episode 01 Mung Bean Monogatari http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/2009/11/mung-bean-monogatari/ http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/2009/11/mung-bean-monogatari/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:29:00 +0000 kainushi http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/?p=1653 We all have been told as kids that we are not supposed to play with our food… but I say why not? Especially when there are important life lessons to be learned from it… Today we shall have Konata from Lucky Star, Saber Lion from Fate/tiger colosseum and Tsuruya-san from Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu teach us creativity and the ability to improvise can save the day in a time of crisis…

So let the show begin~~~~


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Permalink | Tags: , , , , , | Categories: Food, Nendoroid, Toys | No comment ]]> http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/2009/11/mung-bean-monogatari/feed/ 0 Curry Potato http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/2009/10/curry-potato/ http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/2009/10/curry-potato/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:57:08 +0000 kainushi http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/?p=1066 Wanted to test out the new curry powder I bought recently and  after looking around the kitchen, found some long-neglected mini potatoes lying around… curry potato it is then… Typically curry potatoes are made as a stew but I happened to be baking a quiche today so I thought why not maximize the oven use [...]]]> Wanted to test out the new curry powder I bought recently and  after looking around the kitchen, found some long-neglected mini potatoes lying around… curry potato it is then… Typically curry potatoes are made as a stew but I happened to be baking a quiche today so I thought why not maximize the oven use and roast the potatoes as well? And if I may say so myself, the finished product is not bad at all… XD

Curry potato 1


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Permalink | Tags: | Categories: Food, Mecha, Toys | No comment ]]> http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/2009/10/curry-potato/feed/ 0 Pasta arts? http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/2009/10/pasta-arts/ http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/2009/10/pasta-arts/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:03:12 +0000 phoenix http://blog.vitsco.com/?p=97 So who says your every day food are just for your mouth, it sure can be a feast for your eyes too. Here’s three pasta dishes that we made recently. A bit of artistic inspiration came over me and here’s the result.

Pasta #1


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Permalink | Tags: | Categories: Food, Photography | No comment ]]> http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/2009/10/pasta-arts/feed/ 0 Oden http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/2009/09/oden/ http://awtlblog.vitsco.com/2009/09/oden/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:31:32 +0000 phoenix http://blog.vitsco.com/?p=58 We made oden today and invited Rin and Kanu over for a photo shoot. Rin and Kanu both had their miko dress on, perfect for the occasion.

Rin’s modeling in her mini miko dress:

Rin with fox mask Rin with fox mask to the side


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