It's my favorite time of year in Japan. The summer is filled with festivals. And every year for the past ten years I've been going to the Azabu Juban Festival. The main event for me and my friends is the International Bazaar where you can travel around the world in just a few hours...by eating the cuisines of about 30 different countries. With the crowds getting ever larger every year, I have come up with a motto for me and my friends - "Eat! Drink! and Leave!". Eat as many different cuisines as you can, down it with a beer or two (or some mango juice, etc.), and then leave before the area gets even more crowded. The festival is held for three days (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday), and starts at 3:00pm and lasts until 9:00pm. I was meeting my friends on Sunday at 2:15pm and as Mikako and I arrived a little early, we started off by eating a couple of items from the Japanese food-stalls. We started off with a jumbo pork skewer, followed by some large tako-yaki (octopus snack, filled with a whole little octopus) with our friend Uchi which I enjoyed with my Orion Beer from Okinawa.
日本で僕の大好きな時期が来ました。夏だ！祭り三昧だ！特に毎年恒例の麻布十番納涼祭りだ。僕はこの祭りもう十年以上も行ってます。目的はいつもの様に国際バザールで世界ヶ国の屋台が出て、その国の定番料理が味わえる。今年も約３０ヶ国の料理が楽しめる。毎年、人の人数が増え続けて、僕が今年のモットーを「食べる！飲む！去る！」と友達を誘い、本当にそうゆう感じで楽しめた。この祭りはいつも金、土、日で行われる。時間は昼３時から夜９時まで。私たちは日曜日の２：１５ｐｍに行きました。僕と美香子はちょっと早めに着いて、最初に食べた物は日本の屋台で豚バラの串焼きとでっかいたこ焼き。食べたたこ焼きはイイダコが丸ごと入ってた。友達のウッチと合流して、一緒にたこ焼きを食べた。僕は沖縄のオリオンビールも飲みました。
And now for the variety of food:
さて、今年食べた世界ヶ国の料理：
Swedish meatballs with cranberry sauce / スウェーデンのミートボール
Tunisian brique / チュニジアのブリック
Tunisian couscous / チュニジアのクスクス
Laotian curry / ラオスのカレー
Italian rice croquette / イタリアのライスコロッケ
Too many picture for one post - to be continued...
写真がありすぎて、つづく。。。
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