In the morning after dropping off my daughters at nursery school, I went to the pool and swam my usual two thousand meters. I imagined I was a fish. Just a fish, with no need to think, not even about swimming. Next I showered, changed into a T-shirt and shots, and started pumping iron.
(South of the Border, West of the Sun; by Haruki Murakami)
Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
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Monday, 29 June 2009
fish of the day / trivia question 1
The fish in batter of the English "national dish" of fish and chips
shares an origin
with the similar fish in batter of Japanese tempura
Q: Did the English get their battered fish from the Japanese tempura
or
did the Japanese get their tempura from English battered fish
or
... ?
shares an origin
with the similar fish in batter of Japanese tempura
Q: Did the English get their battered fish from the Japanese tempura
or
did the Japanese get their tempura from English battered fish
or
... ?
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