tonight meal

I've enjoyed dinner tonight because I have a day off tomorrow.
Duinen dubbel, It's not bad all, but not so good.





the pasta sauce was made with Komatsuna and Shirasu. This is one of my favorite.




after dinner, I sipped a sake, Kuroushi. I think it's stronger than usual. nice balanced. I think that I should try Atsukan(warmed sake).



The cigar was Sancho Panza. It was the first time to puff it. and I liked this. It's inexpensive and nice balanced.

villers trippel

It's the first time to drink this beer. It tastes fruity and hoppy. It's not so strong, and nice balanced. Not bad. I drunk it with pasta. the pasta sauce was pork meat sauce with cabbage, raizins, and dried porcini mushroom. I didn't add water, only the liquid soaking porcini and the moisture of cabbage. I added little balsamic.

westmalle

I've drunk a Belgium beer tonight, Westmalle, Dubbel. It's a nice balanced beer. amber color and nice bitter taste. Silicon cork is getting popular in these years.

beer in the daytime

Today is a holiday in Japan. So that, I'm lazing in my room with beer and some foods. Today's beer was Palm, a Belgium beer. It tastes fruity(little berry) and light alcohol. and the food was pita bread with sausage and curry(simmer with lentil, corn, and some raisin). It was a cozy brunch.

kiriboshi daikon

Kiriboshi daikon is one of popular Japanese dried vegetables. It's a dried shredded daikon radish. People soak it with water for 10 or 20min, and usually use it as simmered dish(Nimono) or salad(sunomono). This product is produced in cold winter. I cooked sunomono with it tonight. I mixed it with carrot, and cut kombu(edible kelp cut tangle). and I boiled down the water that kiriboshi daikon soaked. it become sweeter, because, this daikon includes sweetness. You know, Champagne is added some sugar to go second fermentation. that sugar is made from ond of Daikon. Didn't you know that? I've been told this by champagne winery. Anyway, the liquid became sweeter. and I added su(Japanese vinegar), mirin, nam pla, and Szechuan hot bean paste in the liquid. and I made sure that this sauce tastes okay, and I dressed with it.

I also cooked simmered livers and gizzard with soy-sauce, sake, mirin, and water. and I added little balsamic vinegar.



Tonight drink was Belgian beer, Leff Brune Bruin. Yeah, I knew I loved this beer!

beans and sosages

Tonight, I ate simmered beans, carrot, salted pork, and sausages. the salad was tomato, spinach, and mushroom. Just dressed with salt, pepper, olive oil, and vineger. It's simple salad. Of course, I drunk belgian beer. Chimay. The red label tastes mild and nice cherry flavor. a cozy dinner.

rochefort

Rochefort No6, One of Trappistes beers. This beer tastes fruity, light taste. and I ate a pasta with it. The pasta was pork ragu with takenoko(bamboo shoots) and fennel seeds.