Tako? Tacos!
So once again we’re staying put for the holidays, and having a little casual get-together for some other holiday orphans. We’ve got a fairly large pork roast in the freezer that I’m thinking will become a very nice pot of slow cooked tacos al pastor. I’ve never been a fan of traditional Thanksgiving food, and this is easier, so it suits me just fine. Although I actually think sensei was a bit disappointed I wasn’t doing the stereotypical American feast.
Speaking of Japanese class!! Remember the mystery soup? I got my hands on another box of it. The ingredients list reads: anise, cinnamon, nutmeg, cumin, basil and bay leaves. But I did a quick google search of the image and found a bunch of places selling it online! Still have no idea how to pronounce it, though.
Happy hunting!
OH. One more thing: I’m going to take updates down to two days a week instead of three. New comics will be Mondays and Fridays. You guys are okay with that, right? No one will think less of me?
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
卤味 (滷味) [lǔwèi in Mandarin] refers to a pot-stewed dish (the meat is stewed with soy sauce and spices and strained before serving, like in the picture on your packet).
If you’re lucky, you can find “卤蛋” [lǔdàn] at some of the Asian supermarkets. They’re hard-boiled eggs made with the same spices and soy sauce, and are so, so tasty!
Oh, and 包 [bāo] is a packet, like in 包子 or Chinese buns :)
@Steph! Thank you!! This is super helpful!
So I just had a conversation with the kyoto sensei at my school about making tako tacos. It actually sounds… maybe delicious? Now if only I could find tacos at my local supermarket….