04/01/2014

Celebrating sakura — on the plate

Sakura…

sakura © Tokyo Food File

 

Sakura…

Kyoto sakura © Tokyo Food File

 

And more sakura…

Mitsukoshi sakura noren © Tokyo Food File

 

Celebrating under the blossoms...

Hanami taruzake 1 © Tokyo Food File Hanami taruzake2 © Tokyo Food File

 

And on the plate.

Ostü sakuraniku © Tokyo Food File

 

Sakura-niku has long been the euphemism for horse meat (a.k.a. ba-niku), on account of its vivid red colour. 

Consider this a taster for my column tomorrow [April 2] …which is now up on-line here.

I'll put up a full post as soon as I can. In the meantime, here is a map link…

Apr 1, 2014 5:20:39 PM | cherry blossom, food and drink, food photos, hanami, horse meat, Italian, Japan Times, sakura, sakura-niku, spring, Yoyogi-Koen

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