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An extra-relaxing beverage for the coldest time of the year.

It’s that time of year, when winter’s icy fingers start reaching out to chill our bones. While piling on extra layers of clothing is one way to fight off the cold, it’s often a more effective strategy to warm yourself up from the core, say, with a relaxing cup of hot soup.

And hey, wouldn’t that cup of soup be even more relaxing if it was alcoholic?

That’s the inarguable logic behind this new offering from Japanese food and beverage company Mitsubishi Shokuhin. Created in partnership with Toyo Beverage and soy sauce/soup stock maker Yamasa, Nihonshu no Dashiwari is exactly what its name translates to: sake mixed with traditional Japanese soup stock (dashi).

It’s meant to be drunk hot, and the cup it comes in is microwave safe (recommended heating times are 30 seconds for 1,500-watt microwaves, 60 seconds for 600 watts, and 70 seconds for 500 watts). And no, this isn’t like rum cake where the heat burns off all the alcohol, as even after microwaving the sake soup retains a 4-percent alcohol content.

▼ So gulping one down for a breakfast-on-the-go before work is probably a bad idea.

The ratio of Nihonshu no Dashiwari is one part sake to three parts dashi. That dashi is based on Yamasa’s Shoyu Shirodashi stock, made with kombu (kelp), bonito flakes, mackerel, and soy sauce. Despite the marine-intensive ingredient list, dashi isn’t particularly fishy tasting (it’s commonly used for udon and soba noodle broths, as well as oden stewed dishes), and Mitsubishi Shokuhin boasts that Nihonshu no Dashiwari has a smooth yet complex flavor profile that balances sweet, salty, and tart notes.

Nihonshu no Dashiwari is on sale now, priced at 198 yen (US$1.90). And if you want yet another unique way to enjoy sake, don’t forget that Mos Burger’s sake milkshake is right around the corner.

Source: PR Times via Entabe, Yamasa
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更新が滞り、ご心配をおかけいたしましたが、まるはとても元気です。
この間に――
Sorry, I’ve been slow on blog post update.
Maru is doing just fine.
By the way…

「同居人が一人増えました。」
Maru:[We have a new housemate.]


それに伴い、追いかけっこや、走り回って遊ぶのが大好きなまるの
良い遊び相手になってくれることを願って――
And I found a new friend for Maru to play with,
maybe a partner for him to enjoy chasing and running around together…

「このおかしな生き物はなんですか。」
Maru:[What is this funny creature, pal?]


動物病院で里親募集していたチビ猫を家族に迎えました。
６歳まで１人で育ってきたまるのためにと、２週間という長いトライアル期間を設けていただき、
３日目には、生後２か月のチビ猫と対等に追いかけっこする６歳児の姿が。
A kitten came to our house from an animal hospital
as a new member or our family.
Maru has been our only cat for six years.
So we first had the kitty for two weeks to see
if Maru and he can get along well with each other.
But in only three days, the six-year old cat and
the two-month young kitty started to have fun time together.



「すばしっこい奴め！」
Maru:[Hey, you’re so quick!]



現在、心配していたチビ猫との関係は、期待していた以上に良好。
まるの気分次第では、一つの箱に入って朝まで寝ていることも。
今後は不定期更新となりますが、まるは元気にしていますので、心配しないでくださいね。
Now, they seem to like each other more than I thought.
When Maru is in a good mood, he even let the small one sleep
in his own box all night.

From now on, I will be updating this blog randomly.
But please don’t worry as Maru is doing fine.

Shrek, a domesticated sheep in New Zealand, hid in a cave during shearing season for six years. His wool continued to grow until he was finally caught and given a haircut. Modern Farmer interviewed Dr. David Thomas, an expert on sheep, about shearing:

Modern Farmer: Let’s get right down to business. Will wool just keep growing and growing if humans don’t cut it off?

Dave Thomas: For domestic sheep like the Merino [Shrek's breed], the answer is yes.

MF: So domestic sheep have evolved based on the way we groom them?

DT: That’s right. Primitive sheep like Bighorns in the West still shed most of their wool every year. And domestic sheep, the ones raised primarily for their meat, will do some shedding. But for the majority of sheep, there is continual, year-round wool growth.

MF: Shrek was obviously an extreme case, yes?

DT: It’s very rare for wool to get that long. We do hear stories from people with just a few sheep at home, who have a hard time finding a shearer.

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(Photos: Modern Farmer)