food weekend

Mmm.. the kitchen saturday morning was filled with the aroma of Sweet Sour Spareribs that were simmering for our Naginata get together at noontime.
The bottle of White Peach flavored nigori sake has to be chilled
so it will be like biting into a cold, juicy Hakuto (white peach), according to Nadine of The Sake Shop.
Nigori goes well with spicy flavors so I hope people will try a bit with the ribs.

Hakutos, big fragrant and juicy sweet,  are wonderful late summer fruits in Japan which we used to look forward to indulging in as we got ready to return to Tokyo after spending the summer in Honolulu.

Our get together was held, as usual, at Janie and Isao's lovely home.  Here is Isao explaining a game he had made for some of the guys.

Miura Sensei and Koko chatting by Kent's homemade appetizers.
His desserts are amazing too.

Kent Sempai and Koko who was happy to see a cello again.

Today, Sunday, I tried my new lock that I had found so unexpectedly at J's Knicknacks.  It was a perfect fit- easy to maneuver!
After gym, we went to the New Food and Products Fair.

I spent a lot of time at the Hawaii Chocolate Festival section sampling locally grown chocolates and coffees.

Locally produced honey from bees on the Big Island.
By tasting the honeys from various flowers, one after the other,
you can taste the subtle differences between them.
In this case, Ohia, Christmas Berry and Macadamia nut.  

There were creative fudge flavors like "carrot cake" sold here, but I ended up with plain chocolate.
Well,  I replenished any calories I had lost at gym this morning, but it was worth it.