The idea to start a blog came when I discovered that my husband and I were going to move to Japan. I was in LA, with my most glamorous ladyfriends, when I thought that I could share my delicious experiences living and adapting in a different place and time(zone). Yes, delicious, because I am here to talk about food.
You see, food tells you a lot about people: their openness to try new things, the sense of community, a person's strength (and vulnerability). If you go to a place, any place, and choose to only sample the dish that looks most closest to what's familiar, what's to say that a lack of openness to things that are different ends with the palate?
I always did love the story of Alice in Wonderland: a young, inquisitive girl trying to make sense of the cultural absurdities of Wonderland. She engages in all sorts of exchanges with the locals, often resulting in her getting more confused or facing the possibility of getting her head chopped off. But my favorite part of the story is how food is a catalyst for unearthing the different possibilities of one's fate, understanding where she is and where she could be going.
In short, I love food.
For all intents and purposes, attached is a relevant picture.
http://i.imgur.com/0S11I.jpg
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